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A visit to the Emmet County Poor Farm 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 Emmet County Poor Farm Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Emmet County Poor Farm Cemetery:

45.4667, -84.7833

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

The Emmet County Poor Farm Cemetery is located in Emmet County<2>.

The county seat for Emmet County is located in Petoskey. Petoskey lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southwest of the Emmet County Poor Farm Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Emmet County Poor Farm Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Emmet County Poor Farm Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Emmet County Poor Farm Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Alanson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Alanson Cemetery is located in Emmet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanson Cemetery
  • Maple River Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Maple River Cemetery is located in Emmet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple River Cemetery
  • Mennonite Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Emmet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mennonite Cemetery
  • Ayr Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Little Traverse Twp. Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Little Traverse Twp. Cemetery is located in Emmet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Traverse Twp. Cemetery
    • The Little Traverse Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Conway Cemetery
    • Hitchings Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #308 <5>
  • St. Mary's Indian Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Sacramentine Monastery Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bear Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Bear Creek Cemetery is located in Emmet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Cemetery
  • Ohioville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Ohioville Cemetery is located in Cheboygan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohioville Cemetery
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Curtiss Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • McKinley Twp. Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Harmon Grave
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Harmon Grave is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmon Grave
    • Oak Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
    • Burt Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Burt Cemetery is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt Cemetery
    • Starr Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Starr Cemetery is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starr Cemetery
    • Indian River Catholic Shrine Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
    • Lakeview Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
    • St. Francis Solanus Indian Mission Church
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Joy Valley Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Joy Valley Cemetery is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy Valley Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Joy Valley Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the southeast of Petoskey.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #820 <5>
    • Riggsville Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Riggsville Cemetery is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggsville 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 Emmet County Poor Farm Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Emmet County Poor Farm Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Alanson
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Brutus
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Oden
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ponshewaing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Ponshewaing is located in Emmet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponshewaing
  • Burt Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pellston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Conway
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Wildwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Wildwood is located in Cheboygan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
  • Roaring Brook
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Roaring Brook is located in Emmet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Brook
  • Ramona Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Ramona Park is located in Emmet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramona Park
  • Bay View
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Kegomic ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Kegomic is located in Emmet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kegomic
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Van
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Van is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
    • Wequetonsing
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Wequetonsing is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wequetonsing
    • Indian River
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Giauque Beach
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Giauque Beach is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giauque Beach
    • Topinabee
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Harbor Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Petoskey
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Marsh Corner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Marsh Corner is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Corner
    • Levering
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Forest Beach
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Forest Beach is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Beach
    • Veery Point
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Veery Point is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veery Point
    • Riggsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Riggsville is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggsville
    • Stutsmanville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Stutsmanville is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stutsmanville

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 Emmet County Poor Farm Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Emmet County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Emmet County Poor Farm Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Emmet County Poor Farm Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Michigan:
  • Pages specific to Emmet 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 Emmet County Poor Farm Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2360207  (Emmet County Poor Farm Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2360207 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: Emmet
      • Est. Elev: 203 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Alanson
      • Location given for Emmet County Poor Farm Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.4666667     Lon: -84.7833333
      • 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 Emmet, 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' (or 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- Emmet County Poor Farm 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.