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A visit to the Dickson 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 Dickson Cemetery ...

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

44.2756, -86.0417

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

The Dickson Cemetery is located in Manistee County<2>.

The county seat for Manistee County is located in Manistee. Manistee lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west of the Dickson Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Dickson Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Dickson Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Brethren Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Brethren Cemetery is located in Manistee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brethren Cemetery
  • Pleasantview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Pleasantview Cemetery is located in Manistee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantview Cemetery
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Riverview Cemetery is located in Manistee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
  • Old School House Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Old School House Cemetery is located in Manistee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old School House Cemetery
    • The Old School House Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Brown Twp. Cemetery
    • Brownstown Cemetery
    • Browntown Cemetery
    • Old Schoolhouse Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #187 <5>
  • Miller Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Miller Cemetery is located in Manistee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
  • Wellston Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Wellston Cemetery is located in Manistee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellston Cemetery
  • Maple Grove Twp. Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Norwalk Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Fernwood Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Fernwood Cemetery is located in Manistee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernwood Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fernwood Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Wellston.
    • The Fernwood Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Dublin Cemetery
    • Old Dublin Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2245804 <5>
  • Bear Lake Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Bear Lake Cemetery is located in Manistee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Lake Cemetery
  • Onekama Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Onekama Cemetery is located in Manistee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onekama Cemetery
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Manistee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
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    • Lother Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Lother Cemetery is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lother Cemetery
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
    • Lakeview Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
    • Old Stronach Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Old Stronach Cemetery is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Stronach Cemetery
    • Irons Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Irons Cemetery is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irons Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Irons Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Irons.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2255276 <5>
    • Marilla Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Marilla Cemetery is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marilla Cemetery
    • Onekama Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Onekama Cemetery is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onekama Cemetery
    • Meade Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Chalker Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Chalker Cemetery is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalker Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Dickson Cemetery.

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

  • Brethren
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Udell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Udell is located in Manistee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Udell
  • Wellston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Chief Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Chief Lake is located in Manistee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chief Lake
  • Kaleva
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Norwalk
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Norwalk is located in Manistee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
  • Dublin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Dublin is located in Manistee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
  • Onekama Junction
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Onekama Junction is located in Manistee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onekama Junction
  • Douglas
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Douglas is located in Manistee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
  • Onekama
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Irons
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bear Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Filer City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Filer City is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filer City
    • Parkdale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Parkdale is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkdale
    • Eastlake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Eastlake is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastlake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 509 people
    • Oak Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Oak Hill is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
      • Oak Hill has also been known as:
      • Oakhill
    • Humphrey
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Humphrey is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphrey
    • Free Soil
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Yuma
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Yuma is located in Wexford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
    • Henry ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Henry is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
    • Manistee
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Malcolm
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Malcolm is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
    • Pomona
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Pomona is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
    • Copemish
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Millerton ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Millerton is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
    • Sauble
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Sauble is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauble
    • Harlan ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Harlan is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan

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 Dickson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Manistee County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Dickson Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Michigan:
  • Pages specific to Manistee 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 Dickson Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #624671  (Dickson Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #624671 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: Manistee
      • Est. Elev: 219 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Brethren
      • Location given for Dickson Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.2755604     Lon: -86.0417471
      • 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 Manistee, 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 from Point A (ie- Dickson 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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