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A visit to the Laidlaw 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 Laidlaw Cemetery ...

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

44.3064, -83.6005

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

The Laidlaw Cemetery is located in Iosco County<2>.

The county seat for Iosco County is located in Tawas City. Tawas City lies just to the east southeast of the Laidlaw Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Laidlaw Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> of the Laidlaw Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Poor Farm Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Poor Farm Cemetery is located in Iosco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poor Farm Cemetery
  • Zion Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Iosco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
  • Pine Top Rest Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Iosco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
  • Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Immaculate Heart of Mary's Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Memory Gardens Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Memory Gardens Cemetery is located in Iosco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Gardens Cemetery
    • The Memory Gardens Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Tawas City Cemetery
    • Tawas City Memory Gardens
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1063 <5>
  • Pioneer Plains Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • American Legion Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Iosco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
  • St. Joseph's Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The St. Joseph's Cemetery is located in Iosco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph's Cemetery
  • Wilber Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Wilber Cemetery is located in Iosco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilber Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Alabaster Twp. Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Esmond Evergreen Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Esmond Evergreen Cemetery is located in Iosco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmond Evergreen Cemetery
      • The Esmond Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Evergreen Cemetery
      • Hale Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #664 <5>
    • Reno Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Reno Cemetery is located in Iosco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno Cemetery
      • The Reno Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Reno Twp. Cemetery
    • Johnson Creek Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Burleigh Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Burleigh Cemetery is located in Iosco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burleigh Cemetery
    • Au Sable Twp. Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Au Sable Twp. Cemetery is located in Iosco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Au Sable Twp. Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Au Sable Twp. Cemetery is located in Au Sable.
      • The Au Sable Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Au Sable Cemetery
      • Old Au Sable Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1963009 <5>
    • Pinecrest Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Pinecrest Cemetery is located in Iosco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest Cemetery
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Iosco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Laidlaw Cemetery.

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

  • Tawas City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • White Rock ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • White Rock is located in Iosco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
  • East Tawas
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • National City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Wilber
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Wilber is located in Iosco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilber
  • Sid Town
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Sid Town is located in Iosco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sid Town
  • Whittemore
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Foote Site Village
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Foote Site Village is located in Iosco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foote Site Village
  • Hale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Harmon City Heights
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Harmon City Heights is located in Arenac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmon City Heights
  • Turner
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Turner is located in Arenac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
  • Au Sable
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Au Sable is located in Iosco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Au Sable
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Oscoda
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Long Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Twining
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Twining is located in Arenac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twining
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
    • Lincoln Junction
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Lincoln Junction is located in Iosco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Junction
    • South Branch
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Prescott
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Au Gres
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Glennie
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Maple Ridge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Maple Ridge is located in Arenac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge

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 Laidlaw Cemetery. The following communities are located in Iosco County.

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

  • Pages specific to Michigan:
  • Pages specific to Iosco 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 Laidlaw Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #629952  (Laidlaw Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #629952 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: Iosco
      • Est. Elev: 230 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Tawas City
      • Location given for Laidlaw Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.3064059     Lon: -83.6005342
      • 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 Iosco, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Laidlaw 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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