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A visit to the Keweenaw Bay 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 Keweenaw Bay Cemetery ...

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

46.8705, -88.5232

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>

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 .

Open a Google Map centered on 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)
    • The Kargi Cemetery is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kargi Cemetery
  • Askel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Askel Cemetery is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askel Cemetery
  • Assinins Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Assinins Cemetery is located in Baraga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assinins Cemetery
  • Elo Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Elo Cemetery is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elo Cemetery
  • Baraga Village Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pequaming Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Pequaming Cemetery is located in Baraga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequaming Cemetery
  • Pelkie Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Pelkie Cemetery is located in Baraga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelkie Cemetery
  • L'Anse Twp. Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 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
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Pinery Indian Cemetery is located in Baraga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinery Indian Cemetery
  • Aura Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Aura Cemetery is located in Baraga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aura Cemetery
  • Jacobsville Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The Jacobsville Cemetery is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsville Cemetery
  • Chassell Twp. Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • The Chassell Twp. Cemetery is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chassell Twp. Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Alston Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Alston Cemetery is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alston 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>
    • Old Skanee Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • The Old Skanee Cemetery is located in Baraga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Skanee Cemetery
    • Mountain View Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
    • Skanee Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • The Skanee Cemetery is located in Baraga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skanee Cemetery
    • Forest Hill Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 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
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Herman Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Herman Cemetery is located in Baraga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman Cemetery

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)
    • Keweenaw Bay is located in Baraga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keweenaw Bay
  • Bear Town
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Bear Town is located in Baraga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
  • Pequaming
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Pequaming is located in Baraga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequaming
  • Elo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Elo is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elo
  • Pelkie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Baraga
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • L'Anse
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • 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
  • Portage Entry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Portage Entry is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Entry
  • Jacobsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jacobsville is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsville
  • Chassell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Hazel
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hazel is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Painesdale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Painesdale is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painesdale
    • Champion Mine
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Champion Mine is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion Mine
    • Nisula
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Nisula is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nisula
    • Baltic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Baltic is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltic
    • Skanee
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Toivola
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Dodgeville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Dodgeville is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
    • Alberta
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Alberta is located in Baraga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
    • South Range
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Lake Roland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Lake Roland is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Roland

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 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 Keweenaw Bay Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Michigan:
  • Pages specific to Baraga 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 Keweenaw Bay Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #629643  (Keweenaw Bay Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #629643 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: Baraga
      • Est. Elev: 207 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Bear Town
      • Location given for Keweenaw Bay Cemetery:
      • Lat: 46.8704865     Lon: -88.5231842
      • 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 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 '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- Keweenaw Bay 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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