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A visit to the East Leland 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 East Leland Cemetery ...

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

45.0175, -85.7165

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

The East Leland Cemetery is located in Leelanau County<2>.

The county seat for Leelanau County is located in Leland. Leland lies just to the west of the East Leland Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the East Leland Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the East Leland Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Beechwood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Beechwood Cemetery is located in Leelanau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Cemetery
  • Leland Catholic Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Leelanau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
  • Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Wenceslaus Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Michael Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Michael Cemetery is located in Leelanau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michael Cemetery
  • Immaculate Conception Catholic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Swedish Mission Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Kilwy Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Kilwy Cemetery is located in Leelanau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilwy Cemetery
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Leelanau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
  • Omena Presbyterian Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Omena Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Omena Cemetery is located in Leelanau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omena Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Grindstuen Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Grindstuen Cemetery is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grindstuen Cemetery
    • Sutton Twp. Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Sutton Twp. Cemetery is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton Twp. Cemetery
    • Onominese Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Onominese Cemetery is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onominese Cemetery
      • The Onominese Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Onominee Indian Cemetery
    • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    • Leelanau Twp. Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Leelanau Twp. Cemetery is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leelanau Twp. Cemetery
    • Cleveland Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Cleveland Cemetery is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Cemetery
    • Bingham Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Bingham Cemetery is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham Cemetery
    • Old Indian Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Old Indian Cemetery is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Indian Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the East Leland Cemetery.

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

  • Lake Leelanau
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Leland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Suttons Bay
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Manseau ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Manseau is located in Leelanau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manseau
  • Peshawbestown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Peshawbestown is located in Leelanau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peshawbestown
  • Omena
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Schomberg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Schomberg is located in Leelanau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schomberg
  • Onominee ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Onominee is located in Leelanau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onominee
    • Onominee has also been known as:
    • Onominese
    • Onomonese
    • Onuminee
    • Onumunese
  • Bodus
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Bodus is located in Leelanau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodus
  • Bingham
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Bingham is located in Leelanau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
  • Northport
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Shalda Corners ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Shalda Corners is located in Leelanau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shalda Corners
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Isadore ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Isadore is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isadore
    • Old Mission
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Port Oneida ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Port Oneida is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Oneida
    • Cedar
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Maple City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Hatchs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Hatchs is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchs
    • Mapleton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Mapleton is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
    • Solon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Solon is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
    • North Manitou
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • North Manitou is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Manitou
    • Glen Arbor
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)

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 East Leland Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Leelanau County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The East Leland 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 East Leland Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Michigan:
  • Pages specific to Leelanau 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 East Leland Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #625224  (East Leland Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #625224 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: Leelanau
      • Est. Elev: 241 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Gills Pier
      • Location given for East Leland Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.0174987     Lon: -85.7164739
      • 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 Leelanau, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- East Leland 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.