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A visit to the Hebrew Benevolent Society 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 Hebrew Benevolent Society Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hebrew Benevolent Society Cemetery:

45.0625, -83.4647

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

The Hebrew Benevolent Society Cemetery is located in Alpena County<2>.

The county seat for Alpena County is located in Alpena. Alpena lies just to the east of the Hebrew Benevolent Society Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Hebrew Benevolent Society Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Hebrew Benevolent Society Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Wilson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Alpena County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
  • Cathro Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Cathro Cemetery is located in Alpena County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathro Cemetery
  • Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Pilgrims Rest Cemetery is located in Alpena County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
  • Herron St. Rose's Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Sanborn Twp. Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The Sanborn Twp. Cemetery is located in Alpena County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanborn Twp. Cemetery
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Alpena County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
  • St. Catherine's Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • German Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • The German Cemetery is located in Alpena County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Cemetery
  • St. Matthew Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Matthew Cemetery is located in Alpena County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthew Cemetery
  • Salem Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Bell Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Long Rapids Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • The Long Rapids Cemetery is located in Alpena County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Rapids Cemetery
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    • Greely Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Hubbard Lake Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Hubbard Lake Cemetery is located in Alpena County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Lake Cemetery
    • Flowers Grave
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • 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.
    • St. Paul Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Paul Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Presque Isle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Lutheran Church Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Paul Lutheran Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Posen.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #414784 <5>
    • Leer Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Caledonia Twp. Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 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>
    • Spratt Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Spratt Cemetery is located in Alpena County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spratt Cemetery
    • Presque Isle Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • The Presque Isle Cemetery is located in Presque Isle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presque Isle Cemetery
    • St. Casimir's Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Casimir's Cemetery is located in Presque Isle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Casimir's Cemetery
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • 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>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Hebrew Benevolent Society Cemetery.

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

  • Alpena Junction
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Alpena Junction is located in Alpena County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpena Junction
  • Alpena
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • McHarg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • McHarg is located in Alpena County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHarg
  • Cathro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Cathro is located in Alpena County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathro
  • Herron
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Herron is located in Alpena County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herron
  • Leroy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Leroy is located in Presque Isle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
  • Ossineke
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Bell ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Bell is located in Presque Isle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
  • Lachine
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Long Rapids
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Long Rapids is located in Alpena County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Rapids
  • Flanders
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Flanders is located in Alpena County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders
  • Hubbard Lake
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Spruce
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Polaski
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Polaski is located in Presque Isle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polaski
    • Presque Isle
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Posen
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Posen is located in Presque Isle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Posen <6>
    • Black River
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Lost Lake Woods
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Lost Lake Woods is located in Alcona County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Lake Woods

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 Hebrew Benevolent Society 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 Hebrew Benevolent Society Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Alpena
    • Alpena lies less than 2 miles<3> to the East (E) of the Hebrew Benevolent Society Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alpena.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpena
  • Hillman
    • Hillman lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the West (W) of the Hebrew Benevolent Society Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hillman.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman

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 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 Hebrew Benevolent Society 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 Hebrew Benevolent Society Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2492464  (Hebrew Benevolent Society Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2492464 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: 187 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Alpena
      • Location given for Hebrew Benevolent Society Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.0625     Lon: -83.4647222
      • 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Hebrew Benevolent Society 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.