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A visit to the Bay Port Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Bay Port Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bay Port Cemetery:

43.8281, -83.3769

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bay Port Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Bay Port Cemetery is located in Huron County<2>.

The county seat for Huron County is located in Bad Axe. Bad Axe lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the east of the Bay Port Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Bay Port Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Bay Port Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bay Port Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Old Bay Port Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Borgia Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The St. Borgia Cemetery is located in Huron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Borgia Cemetery
  • St. Francis Borgia Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • First Methodist Memorial Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Mennonite Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Huron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mennonite Cemetery
  • Michigan Ave. Mennonite Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Pigeon River Mennonite Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Cross Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Cross Cemetery is located in Huron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cemetery
    • The Cross Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cross Lutheran Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #335 <5>
  • Grand Lawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Huron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
  • St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • St. Paul Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Paul Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Huron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • The St. Paul Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Linkville Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #944 <5>
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. John's Lutheran Cemetery is located in Huron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Sebewaing.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #989725 <5>
    • Assembly of God Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Holy Family Catholic Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • New Salem Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Caseville Twp. Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Caseville Twp. Cemetery is located in Huron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseville Twp. Cemetery
      • The Caseville Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Caseville Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #234 <5>
    • St. Roch Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Roch Cemetery is located in Huron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Roch Cemetery
      • The St. Roch Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Roch RC Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #736673 <5>
    • St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery is located in Huron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery
      • The St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Peters Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1695 <5>
    • Oliver Twp. Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Oliver Twp. Cemetery is located in Huron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Twp. Cemetery
      • The Oliver Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Grant Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2153738 <5>
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Huron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Elkton.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1504 <5>

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bay Port Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bay Port Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Bay Port
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Valley Island
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Valley Island is located in Huron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Island
  • Ora Labora
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ora Labora is located in Huron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ora Labora
    • Ora Labora has also been known as:
    • Ora et Labora
  • Kilmanagh
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Kilmanagh is located in Huron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilmanagh
  • Pigeon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Berne
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Berne is located in Huron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
  • Sebewaing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Owendale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Elkton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Caseville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Bach
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Bach is located in Huron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bach
  • Unionville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Gagetown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Bay Park
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Bay Park is located in Tuscola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Park
    • Colling
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Colling is located in Tuscola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colling
    • Pinnebog
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Pinnebog is located in Huron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnebog
    • Elmwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Elmwood is located in Tuscola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Nearby communities with newspapers ...

The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Bay Port Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Huron County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bay Port Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Bay Port Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Michigan:
  • Pages specific to Huron County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:

    • Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

    Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

    We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Bay Port Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #620790  (Bay Port Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #620790 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
      • BGN Class: cemetery
      • County: Huron
      • Est. Elev: 182 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Bay Port West
      • Location given for Bay Port Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.8280713     Lon: -83.3769049
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Huron, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bay Port Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add.
    <5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
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