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A visit to the German 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 German Cemetery ...

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

44.9175, -83.4830

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

The German Cemetery is located in Alpena County<2>.

The county seat for Alpena County is located in Alpena. Alpena lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north northeast of the German Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the German Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km] of the German Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Sanborn Twp. Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Sanborn Twp. Cemetery is located in Alpena County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanborn Twp. Cemetery
  • Hubbard Lake Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Hubbard Lake Cemetery is located in Alpena County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Lake Cemetery
  • Flowers Grave
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Flowers Grave is located in Alcona County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Grave
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Flowers Grave is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Spruce.
  • Caledonia Twp. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Caledonia Twp. Cemetery is located in Alcona County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia Twp. Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Caledonia Twp. Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Spruce.
    • The Caledonia Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pleasant View Cemetery
    • Spruce Cemetery
    • Spruce Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2290666 <5>
  • St. Matthew Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The St. Matthew Cemetery is located in Alpena County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthew Cemetery
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Alpena County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
  • Salem Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Alpena County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Alpena County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Cross Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Alpena.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #742 <5>
  • Herron St. Rose's Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Alcona County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Black River.
    • The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Black River Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #219 <5>
  • Grace Lutheran Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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    • Hebrew Benevolent Society Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Alpena County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Alpena County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Alpena.
      • The Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Alpena Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #474 <5>
    • Spratt Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • The Spratt Cemetery is located in Alpena County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spratt Cemetery
    • Mt. Joy Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Mt. Joy Cemetery is located in Alcona County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Joy Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Joy Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Alcona.
      • The Mt. Joy Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Alcona Cemetery
      • Haynes Twp. Cemetery
    • Greely Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Greely Cemetery is located in Alpena County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greely Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Greely Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Flanders.
      • The Greely Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Green Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2220618 <5>
    • Maple Ridge Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • The Maple Ridge Cemetery is located in Alcona County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Maple Ridge Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Barton City.
      • The Maple Ridge Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Barton City Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1008 <5>
    • Twin Lake Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • The Twin Lake Cemetery is located in Alcona County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lake Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Twin Lake Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Lincoln.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1766601 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

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

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

  • Ossineke
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Spruce
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hubbard Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Alpena Junction
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Alpena Junction is located in Alpena County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpena Junction
  • Lost Lake Woods
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Lost Lake Woods is located in Alcona County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Lake Woods
  • Alpena
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • McHarg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • McHarg is located in Alpena County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHarg
  • Herron
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Herron is located in Alpena County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herron
  • Hubbard Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Hubbard Lake is located in Alcona County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Lake
  • Black River
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Alcona
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Alcona is located in Alcona County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcona
  • Lachine
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Lincoln
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Flanders
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Flanders is located in Alpena County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders
    • Cathro
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Cathro is located in Alpena County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathro
    • Barton City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Long Rapids
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Long Rapids is located in Alpena County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Rapids
    • Gustin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Gustin is located in Alcona County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gustin
    • Harrisville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Leroy
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Leroy is located in Presque Isle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy

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 German Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Alpena County.

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

  • Pages specific to Michigan:
  • Pages specific to Alpena 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 German Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #626753  (German Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #626753 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: Alpena
      • Est. Elev: 231 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Ossineke
      • Location given for German Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.9175118     Lon: -83.4830309
      • 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 Alpena, 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- German 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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