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A visit to the Indian Burial Ground ...

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 Indian Burial Ground ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Indian Burial Ground:

45.9719, -84.6217

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

The Indian Burial Ground is located in Mackinac County<2>.

The county seat for Mackinac County is located in Saint Ignace. Saint Ignace lies just to the southwest of the Indian Burial Ground .

Open a Google Map centered on the Indian Burial Ground.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> of the Indian Burial Ground.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Indian Burial Ground, with the nearest first.

  • Carp River Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Carp River Cemetery is located in Mackinac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carp River Cemetery
  • St. Ignace Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Ignace Cemetery is located in Mackinac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Ignace Cemetery
  • Indian Village Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Mackinac Island Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • St. Anns Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The St. Anns Cemetery is located in Mackinac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anns Cemetery
  • Ft. Mackinac Post Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Simmons Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Simmons Cemetery is located in Mackinac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
  • St. Ignace's Catholic Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Lakeside Cemetery is located in Mackinac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Cemetery
  • Father Marquette's Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Italian Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Italian Hill Cemetery is located in Mackinac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italian Hill Cemetery
  • Brevort Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The Brevort Cemetery is located in Mackinac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevort Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Immaculate Conception Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Gros Gap Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Gros Gap Cemetery is located in Mackinac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gros Gap Cemetery
    • Edgewood Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Edgewood Cemetery is located in Mackinac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Cemetery
      • The Edgewood Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Cedar Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #437 <5>
    • Fenlons Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Fenlons Cemetery is located in Mackinac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenlons Cemetery
    • Rockview Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Rockview Cemetery is located in Mackinac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockview Cemetery
    • Lakeview Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
    • Mackinaw City Bible Church Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • McRae Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The McRae Cemetery is located in Mackinac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae Cemetery
    • Olive Church Grove Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • St. Rudyard Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • The St. Rudyard Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Rudyard Cemetery
    • South Rudyard Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • The South Rudyard Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rudyard Cemetery

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 Indian Burial Ground.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Indian Burial Ground, with the nearest first:

  • Pontchartrain Shores
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Pontchartrain Shores is located in Mackinac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontchartrain Shores
  • British Landing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • British Landing is located in Mackinac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for British Landing
  • Mackinac Island
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Mackinac Island is located in Mackinac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackinac Island
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
  • Saint Ignace
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Simmons ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Simmons is located in Mackinac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons
  • Hessel
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Moran
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Allenville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Allenville is located in Mackinac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
  • Gros Cap
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Gros Cap is located in Mackinac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gros Cap
  • Cedarville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Mackinaw City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Fibre
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Fibre is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fibre
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Port Dolomite
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Port Dolomite is located in Mackinac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Dolomite
    • Dryburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Dryburg is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryburg
    • Pointe Aux Pins
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Pickford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Rudyard
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Kenneth
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Kenneth is located in Mackinac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneth
    • Point Nipigon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Point Nipigon is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Nipigon
      • Point Nipigon has also been known as:
      • Point Nip-i-gon
    • Dick
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Dick is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dick
    • Carp Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Stalwart
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Stalwart is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stalwart
    • Stirlingville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Stirlingville is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stirlingville
    • Ozark
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Ozark is located in Mackinac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
    • Kinross
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)

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 Indian Burial Ground. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mackinac County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Indian Burial Ground.

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 Indian Burial Ground:

  • Pages specific to Michigan:
  • Pages specific to Mackinac 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 Indian Burial Ground:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2359956  (Indian Burial Ground)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2359956 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: Mackinac
      • Est. Elev: 178 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Saint Martin Island
      • Location given for Indian Burial Ground:
      • Lat: 45.9719444     Lon: -84.6216667
      • 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 Mackinac, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Indian Burial Ground) 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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