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Introduction ...

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 Keweenaw Bay Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Keweenaw Bay Cemetery

Lat:   46.8705°   (46° 52' 13")

Lon:   -88.5232°   (-88° 31' 23")

The Keweenaw Bay Cemetery is located in Baraga County<2>.

The county seat for Baraga County is located in L'Anse. L'Anse lies just to the south southeast of the Keweenaw Bay Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> of the Keweenaw Bay Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Kargi Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kargi Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kargi Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kargi Cemetery is located in Houghton County
  • Askel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Askel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Askel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Askel Cemetery is located in Houghton County
  • Assinins Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Assinins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Assinins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Assinins Cemetery is located in Baraga County
  • Elo Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Elo Cemetery is located in Houghton County
  • Baraga Village Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baraga Village Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baraga Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Baraga Village Cemetery is located in Baraga County
  • Pequaming Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pequaming Cemetery
    • The Pequaming Cemetery is located in Baraga County
  • Pelkie Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pelkie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pelkie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pelkie Cemetery is located in Baraga County
  • L'Anse Twp. Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the L'Anse Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the L'Anse Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The L'Anse Twp. Cemetery is located in Baraga County
  • Pinery Indian Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pinery Indian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pinery Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pinery Indian Cemetery is located in Baraga County
  • Aura Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aura Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aura Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Aura Cemetery is located in Baraga County
  • Jacobsville Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jacobsville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jacobsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jacobsville Cemetery is located in Houghton County
  • Chassell Twp. Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chassell Twp. Cemetery
    • The Chassell Twp. Cemetery is located in Houghton County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Alston Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alston Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Alston Cemetery is located in Houghton County
    • St. Henrys Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Henrys Cemetery
      • The St. Henrys Cemetery is located in Houghton County
      • 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>
    • Old Skanee Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Skanee Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Skanee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Skanee Cemetery is located in Baraga County
    • Mountain View Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Houghton County
    • Skanee Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Skanee Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Skanee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Skanee Cemetery is located in Baraga County
    • Forest Hill Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Houghton County
    • American Legion Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the American Legion Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the American Legion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The American Legion Cemetery is located in Houghton County
    • Herman Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Herman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Herman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Herman Cemetery is located in Baraga County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Keweenaw Bay Cemetery.

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

  • Keweenaw Bay
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keweenaw Bay
    • Keweenaw Bay is located in Baraga County
  • Bear Town
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
    • Bear Town is located in Baraga County
  • Pequaming
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequaming
    • Pequaming is located in Baraga County
  • Elo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elo
    • Elo is located in Houghton County
  • Pelkie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pelkie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelkie
    • Pelkie is located in Baraga County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelkie <7>
  • Baraga
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • L'Anse
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for L'Anse. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for L'Anse
    • L'Anse is located in Baraga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,825 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for L'Anse <7>
  • White City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • White City is located in Houghton County
  • Portage Entry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Entry
    • Portage Entry is located in Houghton County
  • Jacobsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsville
    • Jacobsville is located in Houghton County
  • Chassell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chassell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chassell
    • Chassell is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chassell <7>
  • Hazel
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hazel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel
    • Hazel is located in Houghton County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Painesdale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painesdale
      • Painesdale is located in Houghton County
    • Champion Mine
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion Mine
      • Champion Mine is located in Houghton County
    • Nisula
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nisula
      • Nisula is located in Houghton County
    • Baltic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltic
      • Baltic is located in Houghton County
    • Skanee
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skanee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skanee
      • Skanee is located in Baraga County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skanee <7>
    • Toivola
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Dodgeville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
      • Dodgeville is located in Houghton County
    • Alberta
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
      • Alberta is located in Baraga County
    • South Range
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Lake Roland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Roland
      • Lake Roland is located in Houghton County

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 Keweenaw Bay Cemetery. The following communities are located in Baraga County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Keweenaw Bay Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Baraga
    • Baraga lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Keweenaw Bay Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Baraga.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baraga
  • L'Anse
    • L'Anse lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Keweenaw Bay Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for L'Anse.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for L'Anse

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 helpful 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 Keweenaw Bay 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 Keweenaw Bay Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #629643  (Keweenaw Bay Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #629643 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: Bear Town
    • County: Baraga         Elev: 207
    • Location given for GNIS #629643 (Keweenaw Bay Cemetery)

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

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 Baraga, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Keweenaw Bay Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.8705, Longitude: -88.5232       In this case, the coordinates for the Keweenaw Bay Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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