A visit to the Champion Hill 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 Champion Hill Cemetery ...
The Champion Hill Cemetery is located in Benzie County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Almira Cemetery
- The Almira Cemetery is located in Benzie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almira Cemetery
- Benzonia Twp. Cemetery
- Blaine Cemetery
- 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 <2>
- Bland Cemetery
- The Bland Cemetery is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bland Cemetery
- The Bland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jacktown Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #126 <2>
- Brundage Cemetery
- The Brundage Cemetery is located in Benzie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brundage Cemetery
- Crystal Lake Cemetery
- The Crystal Lake Cemetery is located in Benzie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake Cemetery
- Empire Catholic Cemetery
- Gilmore Cemetery
- The Gilmore Cemetery is located in Benzie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore Cemetery
- Green Briar Cemetery
- The Green Briar Cemetery is located in Benzie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Briar Cemetery
- Homestead Cemetery
- The Homestead Cemetery is located in Benzie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead Cemetery
- Joyfield Cemetery
- 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 <2>
- Lake Ann Cemetery
- The Lake Ann Cemetery is located in Benzie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ann Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Lutheran Cemetery
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Benzie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- Memorial Park
- The Memorial Park is located in Benzie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- New Inland Cemetery
- The New Inland Cemetery is located in Benzie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Inland Cemetery
- Old Inland Cemetery
- The Old Inland Cemetery is located in Benzie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Inland Cemetery
- Platte Cemetery
- The Platte Cemetery is located in Benzie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Thompsonville Cemetery
- Weldon Cemetery
- The Weldon Cemetery is located in Benzie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
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 Champion Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Aral ‑ Historic
- Aral is located in Benzie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aral
- Aral has also been known as:
- Otter Creek
- Arcadia
- Bendon
- Bendon is located in Benzie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bendon
- Benzonia
- Beulah
- Burdickville
- Burdickville is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdickville
- Copemish
- Elberta
- Empire
- Frankfort
- Griner Station
- Griner Station is located in Benzie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griner Station
- Griner Station has also been known as:
- Print
- Henry ‑ Historic
- Henry is located in Manistee County
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- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Honor
- Humphrey
- Humphrey is located in Manistee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphrey
- Interlochen
- Jacktown ‑ Historic
- Jacktown is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
- Jacktown has also been known as:
- Osborn
- Karlin
- Karlin is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karlin
- Lake Ann
- Malcolm
- Malcolm is located in Manistee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
- Nessen City
- Nessen City is located in Benzie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nessen City
- Pavlovic Corner
- Pavlovic Corner is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavlovic Corner
- Platte River
- Platte River is located in Benzie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte River
- Pomona
- Pomona is located in Manistee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Thompsonville
- Wallin
- Wallin is located in Benzie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallin
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 Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Benzie County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Champion Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benzonia
- Beulah
- Empire
- Frankfort
- Thompsonville
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 Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Benzie 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 Champion Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #623057 (Champion Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #623057 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: Benzie
- Est. Elev: 206 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Beulah
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Benzie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Champion Hill Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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