A visit to the Beechwood 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 Beechwood Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Beechwood Cemetery:
45.0397, -85.7393
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Beechwood Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Beechwood Cemetery is located in Leelanau County<2>.
The county seat for Leelanau County is located in Leland. Leland lies just to the southwest of the Beechwood Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Beechwood 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 Beechwood Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Beechwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Leland Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- East Leland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The East Leland Cemetery is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Leland Cemetery
- St. Wenceslaus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Michael Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Michael Cemetery is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michael Cemetery
- Immaculate Conception Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Onominese Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Onominese Cemetery is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onominese Cemetery
- The Onominese Cemetery has also been known as:
- Onominee Indian Cemetery
- St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Swedish Mission Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kilwy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Kilwy Cemetery is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilwy Cemetery
- Omena Presbyterian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Omena Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Omena Cemetery is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omena Cemetery
- Grindstuen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Grindstuen Cemetery is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grindstuen Cemetery
- Sutton Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Sutton Twp. Cemetery is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton Twp. Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Leelanau Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Leelanau Twp. Cemetery is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leelanau Twp. Cemetery
- Old Indian Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Indian Cemetery is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Indian Cemetery
- Cleveland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Cleveland Cemetery is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Cemetery
- Northport Point Columbarium 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 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Beechwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Beechwood Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Leland
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lake Leelanau
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Suttons Bay
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Manseau ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Manseau is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manseau
- Peshawbestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Peshawbestown is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peshawbestown
- Omena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Onominee ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Onominee is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onominee
- Onominee has also been known as:
- Onominese
- Onomonese
- Onuminee
- Onumunese
- Schomberg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Schomberg is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schomberg
- Northport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bodus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bodus is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodus
- Shalda Corners ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shalda Corners is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shalda Corners
- Port Oneida ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Port Oneida is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Oneida
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Isadore ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Isadore is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isadore
- Bingham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bingham is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
- North Manitou
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Manitou is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Manitou
- Maple City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Old Mission
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hatchs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hatchs is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchs
- Glen Arbor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Solon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Solon is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
- Mapleton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mapleton is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Glen Haven ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Haven is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
- Burdickville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burdickville is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdickville
- Crescent ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Crescent is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
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 Beechwood Cemetery. The following communities are located in Leelanau County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Beechwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Leland
- Maple City
- Northport
- Suttons Bay
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Beechwood Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Leelanau 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 Beechwood Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1623087 (Beechwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1623087 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: Leelanau
- Est. Elev: 183 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gills Pier
- Location given for Beechwood Cemetery:
- Lat: 45.0397203 Lon: -85.7392519
- 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 Leelanau, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Beechwood 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |