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A visit to the Kenton 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 Kenton Cemetery ...

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

46.4933, -88.8899

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

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

The county seat for Houghton County is located in Houghton. Houghton lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Kenton Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Kenton Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 22 miles [35.4 km] of the Kenton Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Kitchie Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Kitchie Cemetery is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchie Cemetery
  • Kitchie Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Kitchie Cemetery is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchie Cemetery
  • Trout Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Trout Creek Cemetery is located in Ontonagon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Creek Cemetery
  • Agate Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Agate Cemetery is located in Ontonagon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agate Cemetery
  • Sidnaw Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Sidnaw Cemetery is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidnaw Cemetery
  • Paynesville Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The Paynesville Cemetery is located in Ontonagon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville Cemetery
  • Bruce Crossing Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • The Bruce Crossing Cemetery is located in Ontonagon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce Crossing Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bruce Crossing Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Bruce Crossing.
    • The Bruce Crossing Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hillside Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #190 <5>
  • Interior Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Interior Cemetery is located in Ontonagon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interior Cemetery
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Barclay Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Barclay Cemetery is located in Ontonagon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay Cemetery
  • Rousseau Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • The Rousseau Cemetery is located in Ontonagon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rousseau Cemetery
  • Covington Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • The Covington Cemetery is located in Baraga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Ewen Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • The Ewen Cemetery is located in Ontonagon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewen Cemetery
    • Covington Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • The Covington Cemetery is located in Baraga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington Cemetery
    • Alston Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • The Alston Cemetery is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alston Cemetery
    • St. Henrys Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Irish Hollow Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • The Irish Hollow Cemetery is located in Ontonagon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Hollow Cemetery
    • Methodist Rose Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • The Methodist Rose Cemetery is located in Ontonagon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist Rose Cemetery
    • Watersmeet Twp. Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Methodist Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Methodist Cemetery is located in Ontonagon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist Cemetery
    • Maple Grove Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Ontonagon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Woodawn Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Woodawn Cemetery is located in Ontonagon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodawn Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Kenton Cemetery.

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

  • Kenton
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Kenton is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
  • Trout Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Sidnaw
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Agate
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Agate is located in Ontonagon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agate
  • Paynesville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Paynesville is located in Ontonagon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
  • Gem
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Gem is located in Ontonagon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
  • Watton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Bruce Crossing
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Paulding
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Rousseau
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Rousseau is located in Ontonagon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rousseau
  • Fuller
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Fuller is located in Gogebic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
  • Wasas
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Wasas is located in Ontonagon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasas
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Craigsmere
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Craigsmere is located in Ontonagon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigsmere
    • Robbins
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Robbins is located in Ontonagon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
    • Wainola
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Wainola is located in Ontonagon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wainola
    • Covington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Ewen
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Nisula
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Nisula is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nisula
    • Watersmeet
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Gibbs City ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Gibbs City is located in Iron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs City
    • Atkinson ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Atkinson is located in Iron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
    • Mass City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Vermilac
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Vermilac is located in Baraga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilac
    • Rockland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)

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 Kenton 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 Kenton Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Kenton 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 Kenton Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1620414  (Kenton Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1620414 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: 372 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Kenton
      • Location given for Kenton Cemetery:
      • Lat: 46.4932767     Lon: -88.8898617
      • 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' (or 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- Kenton 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.
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