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A visit to the Crystal Lake 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 Crystal Lake Cemetery ...

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

44.6558, -86.2407

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

The Crystal Lake Cemetery is located in Benzie County<2>.

The county seat for Benzie County is located in Beulah. Beulah lies just to the east southeast of the Crystal Lake Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Crystal Lake Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> of the Crystal Lake Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Benzie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
  • Gilmore Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Gilmore Cemetery is located in Benzie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore Cemetery
  • Blaine Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • 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 <5>
  • Benzonia Twp. Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Joyfield Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • 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 <5>
  • Champion Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Champion Hill Cemetery is located in Benzie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion Hill Cemetery
  • Pilgrim Home Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • The Pilgrim Home Cemetery is located in Manistee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Home Cemetery
  • Homestead Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • The Homestead Cemetery is located in Benzie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead Cemetery
  • Platte Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Platte Cemetery is located in Benzie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Cemetery
  • Conway Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • The Conway Cemetery is located in Manistee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway Cemetery
  • Pleasonton Twp. Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Weldon Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Weldon Cemetery is located in Benzie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Memorial Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • The Memorial Park is located in Benzie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
    • Empire Catholic Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Springdale Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Springdale Cemetery is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale Cemetery
    • Brundage Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • The Brundage Cemetery is located in Benzie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brundage Cemetery
    • Bland Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 <5>
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
    • Lakeview Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
    • Almira Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • The Almira Cemetery is located in Benzie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almira Cemetery
    • Maple Grove Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Crystal Lake Cemetery.

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

  • Frankfort
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Elberta
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Benzonia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Beulah
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Honor
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Aral ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Aral is located in Benzie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aral
    • Aral has also been known as:
    • Otter Creek
  • Arcadia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Malcolm
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Malcolm is located in Manistee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
  • Empire
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Humphrey
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Humphrey is located in Manistee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphrey
  • Platte River
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Platte River is located in Benzie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte River
  • Jacktown ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jacktown is located in Leelanau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
    • Jacktown has also been known as:
    • Osborn
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Bear Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Henry ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Henry is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
    • Thompsonville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Wallin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Wallin is located in Benzie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallin
    • Copemish
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Bendon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Bendon is located in Benzie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bendon
    • Burdickville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Burdickville is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdickville
    • Onekama
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Nessen City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Nessen City is located in Benzie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nessen City
    • Lake Ann
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Glen Arbor
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Glen Haven ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Glen Haven is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven

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 Crystal Lake 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 Crystal Lake Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Crystal Lake 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 Crystal Lake Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #624183  (Crystal Lake Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #624183 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: 220 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Frankfort
      • Location given for Crystal Lake Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.6558315     Lon: -86.2406515
      • 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 Benzie, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Crystal Lake 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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