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A visit to the Finnish Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Finnish Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   45.9722°   (45° 58' 19")

Lon:   -83.6536°   (-83° 39' 12")

The Finnish Cemetery is located in Chippewa County<2>.

The county seat for Chippewa County is located in Sault Sainte Marie. Sault Sainte Marie lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<3> to the northwest of the Finnish Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Finnish Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Drummond Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Drummond Cemetery
    • The Drummond Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Drummond Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Drummond.
    • The Drummond Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Drummond Island Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #389 <5>
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Riverview Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
  • Bob Hill Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bob Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bob Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bob Hill Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
  • Tenby Bay Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tenby Bay Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Tenby Bay Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Little Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Little Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
  • St. Boniface Catholic Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Grace United Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grace United Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Grace United Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Hilton Beach (ON).
    • The Grace United Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hilton Beach United Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2422853 <5>
  • Goetzville Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goetzville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goetzville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Goetzville Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
  • Forest Lawn / Thessalon RC Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Lawn / Thessalon RC Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Forest Lawn / Thessalon RC Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Bruce Mines Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bruce Mines Cemetery
    • The Bruce Mines Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bruce Mines / Trunk Road Cemetery
    • Trunk Road Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2459997 <5>
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Bruce Mines / Taylor Street Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Anderson Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Anderson Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
    • Cloudslee Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • St. Joseph Twp. Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Humphrey Maple Grove Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Desbarats Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Johnston Family Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnston Family Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnston Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Johnston Family Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
    • Stalwart Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stalwart Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stalwart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stalwart Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
    • Sunset Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Finnish Cemetery.

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

  • Johnswood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnswood
    • Johnswood is located in Chippewa County
  • Drummond
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drummond
    • Drummond is located in Chippewa County
  • De Tour Village
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Scotch Block
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Milford Haven
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milford Haven came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<8>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Haven
  • Tolsmaville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Tenby Bay
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Thessalon
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Nestorville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nestorville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<8>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestorville
  • Carterton
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carterton came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<8>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterton
  • Outlook
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Outlook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<8>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outlook
  • Goetzville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goetzville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goetzville
    • Goetzville is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goetzville <7>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Hilton Beach
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Livingstone
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livingstone came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<8>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingstone
    • Livingstone Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livingstone Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<8>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingstone Creek
    • Glen Otter
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Otter came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<8>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Otter
    • Bruce Mines
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Dayton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dayton came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<8>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
    • Little Rapids
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Rapids came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<8>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rapids
    • Ansonia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ansonia came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<8>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonia
    • Bruce Station
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruce Station came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<8>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce Station
    • Kentvale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kentvale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<8>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentvale
    • Cloudslee
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Sowerby
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sowerby came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<8>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowerby
    • Harmony
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Finnish Cemetery:

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 Finnish Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #625973  (Finnish Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #625973 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Meade Island
    • County: Chippewa         Elev: 195
    • Location given for GNIS #625973 (Finnish Cemetery)

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

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 Chippewa, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Finnish Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.9722, Longitude: -83.6536       In this case, the coordinates for the Finnish Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<8>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.




 

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