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A visit to the Joy Valley 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 Joy Valley Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Joy Valley Cemetery (FG ID #820)

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 Joy Valley Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Joy Valley Cemetery

Lat:   45.3194°   (45° 19' 9")

Lon:   -84.8195°   (-84° 49' 10")

The cemetery is located in Emmet County<3>.

As an estimate, the Joy Valley Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the northwest of Petoskey.

The county seat for Emmet County is located in Petoskey. Petoskey lies just to the west northwest of the Joy Valley Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Joy Valley Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Curtiss Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Bear Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bear Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bear Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bear Creek Cemetery is located in Emmet County
  • Maple Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sacramentine Monastery Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacramentine Monastery Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacramentine Monastery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sacramentine Monastery Cemetery is located in Emmet County
  • Duncan Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duncan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duncan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Duncan Cemetery is located in Charlevoix County
  • Dunkard Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunkard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunkard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dunkard Cemetery is located in Charlevoix County
  • Chandler Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chandler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chandler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Chandler Cemetery is located in Charlevoix County
  • Howard Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Howard Cemetery is located in Charlevoix County
  • Little Traverse Twp. Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • St. Francis Solanus Indian Mission Church
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Francis Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Silver Lake Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Rondo Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rondo Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rondo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rondo Cemetery is located in Cheboygan County
    • Indian River Catholic Shrine Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian River Catholic Shrine Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian River Catholic Shrine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Indian River Catholic Shrine Cemetery is located in Cheboygan County
    • Ohioville Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ohioville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ohioville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ohioville Cemetery is located in Cheboygan County
    • Alanson Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alanson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alanson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Alanson Cemetery is located in Emmet County
    • Boyne Valley Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boyne Valley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boyne Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Boyne Valley Cemetery is located in Charlevoix County
    • St. Augustine Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Augustine Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Augustine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Augustine Cemetery is located in Charlevoix County
    • Okiron Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Okiron Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Okiron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Okiron Cemetery is located in Charlevoix County
    • Emmet County Poor Farm Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emmet County Poor Farm Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emmet County Poor Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Emmet County Poor Farm Cemetery is located in Emmet County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Joy Valley Cemetery.

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

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 Joy Valley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Emmet County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Joy Valley Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Joy Valley Cemetery:

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 Joy Valley Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #629407  (Joy Valley Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #629407 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: Epsilon
    • County: Emmet         Elev: 226
    • Location given for GNIS #629407 (Joy Valley Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #820

The official website for Emmet County: www.co.emmet.mi.us/

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

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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 Joy Valley Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.3194, Longitude: -84.8195    
<3>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Emmet, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.




 

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