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A visit to the Champion Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 Champion Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   46.7869°   (46° 47' 12")

Lon:   -87.9647°   (-87° 57' 52")

The Champion Cemetery is located in Marquette County<2>.

The county seat for Marquette County is located in Marquette. Marquette lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Champion Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 29 miles [46.7 km] of the Champion Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Big Bay Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Bay Cemetery
    • The Big Bay Cemetery is located in Marquette County
    • The Big Bay Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Powell Twp. Cemetery
  • Skanee Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Skanee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Skanee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Skanee Cemetery is located in Baraga County
  • Old Skanee Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Skanee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Skanee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Skanee Cemetery is located in Baraga County
  • Aura Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aura Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aura Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Aura Cemetery is located in Baraga County
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Marquette County
  • Pinery Indian Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pinery Indian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pinery Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pinery Indian Cemetery is located in Baraga County
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeview Cemetery
    • The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Marquette County
  • St. Johns Catholic Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Catholic Cemetery
    • The St. Johns Catholic Cemetery is located in Marquette County
    • The St. Johns Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Champion Village Cemetery
  • Pequaming Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pequaming Cemetery
    • The Pequaming Cemetery is located in Baraga County
  • Herman Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Herman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Herman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Herman Cemetery is located in Baraga County
  • Humboldt Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Humboldt Cemetery
    • The Humboldt Cemetery is located in Marquette County
  • Clarksburg Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clarksburg Cemetery
    • The Clarksburg Cemetery is located in Marquette County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • L'Anse Twp. Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the L'Anse Twp. Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the L'Anse Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The L'Anse Twp. Cemetery is located in Baraga County
    • Ishpeming Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ishpeming Cemetery
      • The Ishpeming Cemetery is located in Marquette County
    • Assinins Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Assinins Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Assinins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Assinins Cemetery is located in Baraga County
    • Baraga Village Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baraga Village Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baraga Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Baraga Village Cemetery is located in Baraga County
    • Jacobsville Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jacobsville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jacobsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jacobsville Cemetery is located in Houghton County
    • Republic Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Republic Cemetery
      • The Republic Cemetery is located in Marquette County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Republic Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Republic.
    • Negaunee Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Keweenaw Bay Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keweenaw Bay Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keweenaw Bay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Keweenaw Bay Cemetery is located in Baraga County
    • Northland Chapel Gardens
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Northland Chapel Gardens
      • The Northland Chapel Gardens is located in Marquette County
      • The Northland Chapel Gardens has also been known as:
      • Northland Chapel Garden Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Champion Cemetery.

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

  • Dodge City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
    • Dodge City is located in Marquette County
  • Big Bay
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Burns Landing
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Landing
    • Burns Landing is located in Marquette County
  • Alder
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder
    • Alder is located in Marquette County
  • Homeier
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Homeier. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeier
    • Homeier is located in Marquette County
  • Skanee
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skanee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skanee
    • Skanee is located in Baraga County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skanee <6>
  • Michigamme
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Michigamme have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigamme
    • Michigamme is located in Marquette County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Michigamme <6>
  • Champion
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Clowry
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clowry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clowry
    • Clowry is located in Marquette County
  • Beacon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
    • Beacon is located in Marquette County
  • Nestoria
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestoria
    • Nestoria is located in Baraga County
  • Humboldt
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
    • Humboldt is located in Marquette County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Diorite
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diorite
      • Diorite is located in Marquette County
      • Diorite has also been known as:
      • Diotrite
    • Clarksburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
      • Clarksburg is located in Marquette County
    • Barnes - Hecker Mine ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barnes - Hecker Mine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes - Hecker Mine
      • Barnes - Hecker Mine is located in Marquette County
    • Pequaming
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequaming
      • Pequaming is located in Baraga County
    • Greenwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
      • Greenwood is located in Marquette County
    • Buckroe
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buckroe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckroe
      • Buckroe is located in Marquette County
    • South Greenwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Greenwood
      • South Greenwood is located in Marquette County
      • South Greenwood has also been known as:
      • Greenwood Station
    • North Lake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lake
      • North Lake is located in Marquette County
    • West Ishpeming
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Ishpeming. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ishpeming
      • West Ishpeming is located in Marquette County
    • L'Anse
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for L'Anse. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for L'Anse
      • L'Anse is located in Baraga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,825 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for L'Anse <6>
    • Ishpeming
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jacobsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsville
      • Jacobsville is located in Houghton County
    • Keweenaw Bay
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keweenaw Bay
      • Keweenaw Bay is located in Baraga County
    • Baraga
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)

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 Champion Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marquette County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Champion Cemetery:

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 Champion Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #2336785  (Champion Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #2336785 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: Mountain Lake
    • County: Marquette         Elev: 445
    • Location given for GNIS #2336785 (Champion Cemetery)

The official website for Marquette County: www.co.marquette.mi.us/

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

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 Marquette, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Champion Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.7869, Longitude: -87.9647       In this case, the coordinates for the Champion Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.
<7>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.




 

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