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A visit to the Fort Wilkins Cemetery ...


We aren't confident of the location of the Ft. Wilkins Cemetery, so consider the above location as an estimate.<1>


Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Ft. Wilkins Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <2> website: The Ft. Wilkins Cemetery (FG ID #2269497)

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 Ft. Wilkins Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ft. Wilkins Cemetery has been estimated.

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ft. Wilkins Cemetery

Lat:   47.4666°   (47° 27' 59")

Lon:   -87.8585°   (-87° 51' 30")

The Ft. Wilkins Cemetery is located in Keweenaw County<3>.

. Eagle River lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<4> to the west of the Ft. Wilkins Cemetery .

Name Variations for Ft. Wilkins Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Ft. Wilkins Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Ft. Wilkins State Park Cemetery
  • Post Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 Ft. Wilkins Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Michigan:
  • Pages specific to Keweenaw County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Ft. Wilkins Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 15 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of the Ft. Wilkins Cemetery.

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

    • Copper Harbor
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Bete Grise
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bete Grise
      • Bete Grise is located in Keweenaw County
    • Wyoming
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyoming have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
      • Wyoming is located in Keweenaw County
    • Eagle Harbor
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Central
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
      • Central is located in Keweenaw County
    • Phoenix
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
      • Phoenix is located in Keweenaw County
    • Gay
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay
      • Gay is located in Keweenaw County
    • Traverse Bay
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traverse Bay
      • Traverse Bay is located in Houghton County
    • Mohawk
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Continue List   (6 more) ...
      • Fulton
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
        • Fulton is located in Keweenaw County
      • Ahmeek
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Copper City
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper City
        • Copper City is located in Houghton County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
      • Allouez
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allouez have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allouez
        • Allouez is located in Keweenaw County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allouez <5>
      • Kearsarge
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kearsarge have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearsarge
        • Kearsarge is located in Houghton County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kearsarge <5>
      • Wolverine
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverine
        • Wolverine is located in Houghton County

    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 Ft. Wilkins Cemetery. The following communities are located in Keweenaw County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 9 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Ft. Wilkins Cemetery.<7>

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

    • Copper Harbor Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Keweenaw County
      • The Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Eagle River Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #405 <2>
    • Cliff Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • The Cliff Cemetery is located in Keweenaw County
      • The Cliff Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hillside Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cliff Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #722 <2>
    • Cliff Catholic Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Ahmeek Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Ahmeek Cemetery is located in Keweenaw County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ahmeek Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<4> to the southeast of Ahmeek.
      • The Ahmeek Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Calvary Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ahmeek Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #12 <2>
    • Centennial Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Maple Hill Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Hill Cemetery

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

    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 Ft. Wilkins Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2112224  (Fort Wilkins State Park Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #2112224 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: Fort Wilkins
      • County: Keweenaw         Elev: 192
      • Location given for GNIS #2112224 (Fort Wilkins State Park Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #2269497

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

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>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.
    <3>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Keweenaw, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <4>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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Ft. Wilkins Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.4666, Longitude: -87.8585       In this case, the coordinates for the Ft. Wilkins Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <6>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.
    <7>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.




 

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