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A visit to the Bear Lake 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 Lake Cemetery ...

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

44.3883, -86.1431

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

The Bear Lake Cemetery is located in Manistee County<2>.

The county seat for Manistee County is located in Manistee. Manistee lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southwest of the Bear Lake Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Bear Lake Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Bear Lake Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Fairview Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Manistee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Manistee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
  • Onekama Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Onekama Cemetery is located in Manistee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onekama Cemetery
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Manistee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
  • Onekama Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Onekama Cemetery is located in Manistee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onekama Cemetery
  • Old School House Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Old School House Cemetery is located in Manistee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old School House Cemetery
    • The Old School House Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Brown Twp. Cemetery
    • Brownstown Cemetery
    • Browntown Cemetery
    • Old Schoolhouse Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #187 <5>
  • Norwalk Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Pleasantview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Pleasantview Cemetery is located in Manistee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantview Cemetery
  • Conway Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Conway Cemetery is located in Manistee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway Cemetery
  • Miller Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Miller Cemetery is located in Manistee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Riverview Cemetery is located in Manistee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
  • Maple Grove Twp. Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Pleasonton Twp. Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Pilgrim Home Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Pilgrim Home Cemetery is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Home Cemetery
    • Brethren Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Brethren Cemetery is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brethren Cemetery
    • Springdale Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Springdale Cemetery is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale Cemetery
    • Dickson Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Dickson Cemetery is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Cemetery
    • Joyfield Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Joyfield Cemetery is located in Benzie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyfield Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Joyfield Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of Benzonia.
      • The Joyfield Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Joyfield Twp. Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #821 <5>
    • Blaine Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Blaine Cemetery is located in Benzie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine Cemetery
      • The Blaine Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Blaine Twp. Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #125 <5>
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Marilla Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Marilla Cemetery is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marilla Cemetery
    • Thompsonville Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Thompsonville Cemetery is located in Benzie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bear Lake Cemetery.

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

  • Bear Lake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Onekama
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Norwalk
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Norwalk is located in Manistee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
  • Chief Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Chief Lake is located in Manistee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chief Lake
  • Onekama Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Onekama Junction is located in Manistee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onekama Junction
  • Douglas
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Douglas is located in Manistee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
  • Kaleva
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Humphrey
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Humphrey is located in Manistee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphrey
  • Malcolm
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Malcolm is located in Manistee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
  • Brethren
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Arcadia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Henry ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Henry is located in Manistee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Parkdale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Parkdale is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkdale
    • Udell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Udell is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Udell
    • Eastlake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Eastlake is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastlake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 509 people
    • Copemish
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Manistee
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Oak Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Oak Hill is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
      • Oak Hill has also been known as:
      • Oakhill
    • Filer City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Filer City is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filer City
    • Thompsonville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Wellston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Pomona
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Pomona is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
    • Nessen City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Nessen City is located in Benzie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nessen City
    • Benzonia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)

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 Lake Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Manistee County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bear Lake 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 professional and volunteer 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 Lake Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Michigan:
  • Pages specific to Manistee 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 Lake Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1618665  (Bear Lake Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1618665 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: Manistee
      • Est. Elev: 285 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Bear Lake
      • Location given for Bear Lake Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.3883355     Lon: -86.1431419
      • 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 Manistee, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bear Lake 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.