A visit to the Cemetery Island ...

We aren't confident of the location of the Cemetery Island, so consider the above location as an estimate.<1>

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Cemetery Island. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <2> website: The Cemetery Island (FG ID #2354870)

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

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Cemetery Island ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cemetery Island has been estimated.

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

Lat: 48.0965° (48° 5' 47")

Lon: -88.5700° (-88° 34' 11")

The Cemetery Island is located in Keweenaw County<3>.

. Eagle River lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<4> to the south southeast of the Cemetery Island .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Cemetery Island:

Pages specific to Michigan:
Pages specific to Keweenaw County:
Cemetery Information and Directories:
- From Find-A-Grave:
- The Cemetery Island (FG ID #2354870)
- From Cyndi's List:
- Cemeteries of Michigan
- Cemeteries of Keweenaw County
- Cemetery Junction:
- Directory for Michigan
- From FamilySearch:
- Cemeteries Wiki for Michigan
- From Interment.net:
- Cemeteries of Michigan
About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Cemetery Island itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church

List of neighboring communities ...

The following community is within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4> of the Cemetery Island.

Silver Islet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Islet came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Islet

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

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of only one cemetery that is within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4> of the Cemetery Island:<6>

Isle Royale Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Isle Royale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Isle Royale Cemetery is located in Keweenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Isle Royale Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2354871 <2>

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

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 Cemetery Island:

Referenced GNIS Record ...
GNIS ID #2107466 (Cemetery Island Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #2107466 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Mott Island
- County: Keweenaw Elev: 185
- Location given for GNIS #2107466 (Cemetery Island Cemetery)
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2354870

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>	An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>	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.
<3>	If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Keweenaw, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<4>	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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Cemetery Island. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.0965, Longitude: -88.5700 In this case, the coordinates for the Cemetery Island have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>	If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<6>	While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<7>	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.