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A visit to the Kargi 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 Kargi Cemetery ...

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

46.9138, -88.5632

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

The Kargi Cemetery is located in Houghton County<2>.

The county seat for Houghton County is located in Houghton. Houghton lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north of the Kargi Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Kargi Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Kargi Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Askel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Askel Cemetery is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askel Cemetery
  • Elo Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Elo Cemetery is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elo Cemetery
  • Keweenaw Bay Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Keweenaw Bay Cemetery is located in Baraga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keweenaw Bay Cemetery
  • Assinins Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Assinins Cemetery is located in Baraga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assinins Cemetery
  • Pequaming Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Pequaming Cemetery is located in Baraga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequaming Cemetery
  • Chassell Twp. Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Chassell Twp. Cemetery is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chassell Twp. Cemetery
  • Pelkie Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The Pelkie Cemetery is located in Baraga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelkie Cemetery
  • Baraga Village Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jacobsville Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Jacobsville Cemetery is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsville Cemetery
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
  • L'Anse Twp. Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The L'Anse Twp. Cemetery is located in Baraga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for L'Anse Twp. Cemetery
  • Pinery Indian Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Pinery Indian Cemetery is located in Baraga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinery Indian Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Aura Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Aura Cemetery is located in Baraga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aura Cemetery
    • Atlantic Mine Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • The Atlantic Mine Cemetery is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic Mine Cemetery
    • Alston Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Alston Cemetery is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alston Cemetery
    • Forest Hill Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
    • American Legion Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Lutheran Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Toivola Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Toivola Cemetery is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toivola Cemetery
    • St. Henrys Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Henrys Cemetery is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Henrys Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Henrys Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Nisula.
      • The St. Henrys Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Nisula Lutheran Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2273104 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Kargi Cemetery.

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

  • Elo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Elo is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elo
  • Keweenaw Bay
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Keweenaw Bay is located in Baraga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keweenaw Bay
  • Pelkie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Bear Town
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Bear Town is located in Baraga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
  • Portage Entry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Portage Entry is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Entry
  • Pequaming
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Pequaming is located in Baraga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequaming
  • Jacobsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jacobsville is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsville
  • White City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • White City is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
  • Chassell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Baraga
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Champion Mine
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Champion Mine is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion Mine
  • Painesdale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Painesdale is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painesdale
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Hazel
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Hazel is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel
    • Baltic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Baltic is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltic
    • South Range
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Toivola
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • L'Anse
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Dodgeville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Dodgeville is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
    • Atlantic Mine
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Atlantic Mine is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic Mine
    • Hurontown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Hurontown is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurontown
    • Lake Roland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Lake Roland is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Roland
    • Houghton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Dreamland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Dreamland is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dreamland
    • Dollar Bay
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Hancock
      (14 miles [22.5 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 Kargi Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Houghton County.

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

  • Pages specific to Michigan:
  • Pages specific to Houghton 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 Kargi Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #629462  (Kargi Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #629462 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: Houghton
      • Est. Elev: 217 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Otter Lake
      • Location given for Kargi Cemetery:
      • Lat: 46.9138192     Lon: -88.5631838
      • 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 Houghton, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kargi 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.