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A visit to the Covington 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 Covington Cemetery ...

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

46.5486, -88.5421

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

The Covington Cemetery is located in Baraga County<2>.

The county seat for Baraga County is located in L'Anse. L'Anse lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Covington Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Covington Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 25 miles [40.2 km] of the Covington Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Covington Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Covington Cemetery is located in Baraga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington Cemetery
  • Sidnaw Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Sidnaw Cemetery is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidnaw Cemetery
  • Herman Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Herman Cemetery is located in Baraga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman Cemetery
  • Kitchie Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • The Kitchie Cemetery is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchie Cemetery
  • Kitchie Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • The Kitchie Cemetery is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchie Cemetery
  • L'Anse Twp. Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • The L'Anse Twp. Cemetery is located in Baraga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for L'Anse Twp. Cemetery
  • Pelkie Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • The Pelkie Cemetery is located in Baraga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelkie Cemetery
  • Kenton Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • The Kenton Cemetery is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton Cemetery
  • Baraga Village Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Alston Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Alston Cemetery is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alston Cemetery
  • Pinery Indian Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Pinery Indian Cemetery is located in Baraga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinery Indian Cemetery
  • St. Henrys Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Henrys Cemetery is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Henrys Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Henrys Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Nisula.
    • The St. Henrys Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Nisula Lutheran Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2273104 <5>
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Assinins Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • The Assinins Cemetery is located in Baraga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assinins Cemetery
    • Lakeview Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
    • Hematite Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • The Hematite Cemetery is located in Iron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hematite Cemetery
    • Rousseau Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Rousseau Cemetery is located in Ontonagon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rousseau Cemetery
    • Trout Creek Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • The Trout Creek Cemetery is located in Ontonagon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Creek Cemetery
    • Pequaming Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • The Pequaming Cemetery is located in Baraga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequaming Cemetery
    • Keweenaw Bay Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • The Keweenaw Bay Cemetery is located in Baraga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keweenaw Bay Cemetery
    • Askel Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • The Askel Cemetery is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askel Cemetery
    • Elo Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • The Elo Cemetery is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elo Cemetery
    • Aura Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • The Aura Cemetery is located in Baraga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aura Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Covington Cemetery.

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

  • Covington
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Watton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Vermilac
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Vermilac is located in Baraga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilac
  • Alberta
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Alberta is located in Baraga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
  • Sidnaw
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Nestoria
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Nestoria is located in Baraga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestoria
  • L'Anse
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Baraga
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Kenton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Kenton is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
  • Pelkie
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Hazel
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Hazel is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel
  • Bear Town
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Bear Town is located in Baraga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Nisula
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Nisula is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nisula
    • Michigamme
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Pequaming
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Pequaming is located in Baraga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequaming
    • Keweenaw Bay
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Keweenaw Bay is located in Baraga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keweenaw Bay
    • Trout Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Elo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Elo is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elo
    • Atkinson ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Atkinson is located in Iron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
    • Amasa
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Gibbs City ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Gibbs City is located in Iron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs City
    • Rousseau
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Rousseau is located in Ontonagon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rousseau

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 Covington Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Baraga County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Baraga
  • L'Anse
    • L'Anse lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Covington Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for L'Anse.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for L'Anse
  • Sidnaw
    • Sidnaw lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Covington Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sidnaw.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidnaw

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 either 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 Covington Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Michigan:
  • Pages specific to Baraga 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 Covington Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #623923  (Covington Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #623923 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: Baraga
      • Est. Elev: 484 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Covington
      • Location given for Covington Cemetery:
      • Lat: 46.5485515     Lon: -88.5420814
      • 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 Baraga, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Covington 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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