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A visit to the Brethren 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 Brethren Cemetery ...

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

44.3108, -86.0215

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

The Brethren Cemetery is located in Manistee County<2>.

The county seat for Manistee County is located in Manistee. Manistee lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Brethren Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Brethren Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Brethren Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Dickson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Dickson Cemetery is located in Manistee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Cemetery
  • Pleasantview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Pleasantview Cemetery is located in Manistee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantview Cemetery
  • Maple Grove Twp. Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Riverview Cemetery is located in Manistee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
  • Old School House Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • 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
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Miller Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Miller Cemetery is located in Manistee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
  • Wellston Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Wellston Cemetery is located in Manistee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellston Cemetery
  • Bear Lake Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Bear Lake Cemetery is located in Manistee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Lake Cemetery
  • Marilla Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Marilla Cemetery is located in Manistee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marilla Cemetery
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Manistee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
  • Onekama Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Onekama Cemetery is located in Manistee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onekama Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Fernwood Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Fernwood Cemetery is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernwood Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fernwood Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Wellston.
      • The Fernwood Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Dublin Cemetery
      • Old Dublin Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2245804 <5>
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
    • Lakeview Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
    • Onekama Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Onekama Cemetery is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onekama Cemetery
    • Springdale Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Springdale Cemetery is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale Cemetery
    • Pleasonton Twp. Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Lother Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The Lother Cemetery is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lother Cemetery
    • Section 16 Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Section 16 Cemetery is located in Wexford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Section 16 Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Brethren Cemetery.

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

  • Brethren
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Kaleva
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Chief Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Chief Lake is located in Manistee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chief Lake
  • Udell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Udell is located in Manistee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Udell
  • Wellston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Norwalk
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Norwalk is located in Manistee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
  • Bear Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Onekama
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Onekama Junction
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Onekama Junction is located in Manistee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onekama Junction
  • Dublin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Dublin is located in Manistee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
  • Douglas
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Douglas is located in Manistee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
  • Henry ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Henry is located in Manistee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Humphrey
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Humphrey is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphrey
    • Irons
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Copemish
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Yuma
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Yuma is located in Wexford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
    • Pomona
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Pomona is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
    • Parkdale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Parkdale is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkdale
    • Eastlake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Eastlake is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastlake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 509 people
    • Filer City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Filer City is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filer City
    • Malcolm
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Malcolm is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
    • Harlan ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Harlan is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
    • Manistee
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Oak Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 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
    • Harrietta
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Bagnall
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Bagnall is located in Wexford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagnall
    • Thompsonville
      (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 Brethren 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 Brethren Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Brethren 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 Brethren Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1622461  (Brethren Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1622461 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: 220 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Brethren
      • Location given for Brethren Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.3108378     Lon: -86.0214697
      • 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brethren 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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