A visit to the Iron River Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Iron River Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Iron River Cemetery (FG ID #1731069).
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 Iron River Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Iron River Cemetery:
46.1028, -88.6364
The Iron River Cemetery is located in Iron County<2>.
The county seat for Iron County is located in Crystal Falls. Crystal Falls lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east of the Iron River Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Iron River Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 29 miles [46.7 km] of the Iron River Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Iron River Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Resthaven Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Resthaven Cemetery is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resthaven Cemetery
- Stambaugh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Stambaugh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Stambaugh Cemetery is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stambaugh Cemetery
- Bates Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Bates Cemetery is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates Cemetery
- Rosehill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Burial Ground
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Indian Burial Ground is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Burial Ground
- Martin Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Florence County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Lakeview Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Forest County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
- Hematite Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Hematite Cemetery is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hematite Cemetery
- Crystal Falls City Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Long Lake Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- The Long Lake Cemetery is located in Florence County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake Cemetery
- Katakikon Indian Village Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- St. Marys Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Brown County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Florence County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Forest Home Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- The Forest Home Cemetery is located in Forest County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home Cemetery
- Sagola Twp. Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Interior Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Interior Cemetery is located in Ontonagon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interior Cemetery
- Hildegard Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- The Hildegard Cemetery is located in Vilas County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hildegard Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Florence County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Sidnaw Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- The Sidnaw Cemetery is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidnaw Cemetery
- Kitchie Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- The Kitchie Cemetery is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchie Cemetery
- Kitchie Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- The Kitchie Cemetery is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchie Cemetery
- Watersmeet Twp. Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Iron River Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Iron River Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Iron River
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mineral Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mineral Hills is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Hills
- Stambaugh
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Stambaugh is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stambaugh
- Bates Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Caspian
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gaastra
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chicagon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Atkinson ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gibbs City ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pentoga
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nelma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tipler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Amasa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alpha
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Clinch ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Crystal Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Balsam
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Balsam is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsam
- Stager
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mastodon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
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 Iron River Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Iron County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Iron River Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Crystal Falls
- Florence
- Iron River
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 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 Iron River Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Iron 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 Iron River Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #1731069
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2129521 (Iron River Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2129521 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: Iron
- Est. Elev: 476 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Iron River
- Location given for Iron River Cemetery:
- Lat: 46.1027778 Lon: -88.6361111
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Iron, 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- Iron River 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |