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A visit to the Bear Creek 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 Bear Creek Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bear Creek Cemetery:

45.4000, -84.8611

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

The Bear Creek Cemetery is located in Emmet County<2>.

The county seat for Emmet County is located in Petoskey. Petoskey lies just to the west southwest of the Bear Creek Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Bear Creek Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Bear Creek Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Little Traverse Twp. Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Little Traverse Twp. Cemetery is located in Emmet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Traverse Twp. Cemetery
    • The Little Traverse Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Conway Cemetery
    • Hitchings Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #308 <5>
  • Curtiss Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Alanson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Alanson Cemetery is located in Emmet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanson Cemetery
  • St. Francis Solanus Indian Mission Church
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Joy Valley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Joy Valley Cemetery is located in Emmet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy Valley Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Joy Valley Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the southeast of Petoskey.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #820 <5>
  • Emmet County Poor Farm Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Francis Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Emmet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
  • Mennonite Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Emmet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mennonite Cemetery
  • Ayr Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Maple Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Charlevoix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
      • The Maple Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Clarion Cemetery
    • Ohioville Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Ohioville Cemetery is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohioville Cemetery
    • Maple River Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Maple River Cemetery is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple River Cemetery
    • Starr Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Starr Cemetery is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starr Cemetery
    • Duncan Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Duncan Cemetery is located in Charlevoix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
    • Dunkard Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Dunkard Cemetery is located in Charlevoix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard Cemetery
    • St. Mary's Indian Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bear Creek Cemetery.

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

  • Conway
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Oden
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Kegomic ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Kegomic is located in Emmet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kegomic
  • Bay View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Ponshewaing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ponshewaing is located in Emmet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponshewaing
  • Petoskey
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Alanson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Ramona Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Ramona Park is located in Emmet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramona Park
  • Roaring Brook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Roaring Brook is located in Emmet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Brook
  • Wequetonsing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Wequetonsing is located in Emmet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wequetonsing
  • Harbor Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Wildwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Wildwood is located in Cheboygan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Burt Lake
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Brutus
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Bay Harbor
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Forest Beach
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Forest Beach is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Beach
    • Walloon Lake
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Zenith Heights
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Zenith Heights is located in Charlevoix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenith Heights
    • Stutsmanville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Stutsmanville is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stutsmanville
    • Bay Shore
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Bay Shore is located in Charlevoix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Shore
    • Pellston
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Marsh Corner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Marsh Corner is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Corner
    • Indian River
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)

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 Bear Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Emmet County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bear Creek Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites 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 Bear Creek Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Michigan:
  • Pages specific to Emmet 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 Bear Creek Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2360210  (Bear Creek Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2360210 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: Emmet
      • Est. Elev: 200 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Alanson
      • Location given for Bear Creek Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.4     Lon: -84.8611111
      • 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 Emmet, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bear Creek 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.