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A visit to the Leelanau Township 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 Leelanau Twp. Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Leelanau Twp. Cemetery:

45.1381, -85.6208

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

The Leelanau Twp. Cemetery is located in Leelanau County<2>.

The county seat for Leelanau County is located in Leland. Leland lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southwest of the Leelanau Twp. Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Leelanau Twp. Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Leelanau Twp. Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Old Indian Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Old Indian Cemetery is located in Leelanau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Indian Cemetery
  • Onominese Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Onominese Cemetery is located in Leelanau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onominese Cemetery
    • The Onominese Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Onominee Indian Cemetery
  • Northport Point Columbarium Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Omena Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Omena Cemetery is located in Leelanau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omena Cemetery
  • Omena Presbyterian Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • St. Wenceslaus Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Beechwood Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Beechwood Cemetery is located in Leelanau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Cemetery
  • Immaculate Conception Catholic Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • East Leland Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The East Leland Cemetery is located in Leelanau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Leland Cemetery
  • Leland Catholic Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Leelanau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
  • Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • St. Michael Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The St. Michael Cemetery is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michael Cemetery
    • Antrim Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Antrim Cemetery is located in Antrim County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antrim Cemetery
    • Maple Grove Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Lakeside Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Lakeside Cemetery is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Cemetery
    • Lakeview Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Antrim County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lakeview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Eastport.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #875 <5>
    • Catholic Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • The Catholic Cemetery is located in Antrim County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
    • Norwood Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Norwood Cemetery is located in Charlevoix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Cemetery
    • Sutton Twp. Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • The Sutton Twp. Cemetery is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton Twp. Cemetery
    • Lake View Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • The Lake View Cemetery is located in Antrim County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Cemetery
    • Bay View Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • The Bay View Cemetery is located in Antrim County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View Cemetery
    • Atwood Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • The Atwood Cemetery is located in Antrim County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Leelanau Twp. Cemetery.

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

  • Northport
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Onominee ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Onominee is located in Leelanau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onominee
    • Onominee has also been known as:
    • Onominese
    • Onomonese
    • Onuminee
    • Onumunese
  • Omena
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Peshawbestown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Peshawbestown is located in Leelanau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peshawbestown
  • Manseau ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Manseau is located in Leelanau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manseau
  • Leland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake Leelanau
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Suttons Bay
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Norwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Norwood is located in Charlevoix County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
  • Old Mission
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Eastport
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Schomberg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Schomberg is located in Leelanau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schomberg
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Bodus
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Bodus is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodus
    • Mapleton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Mapleton is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
    • North Manitou
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • North Manitou is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Manitou
    • Bingham
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Bingham is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
    • Kewadin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Central Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Ellsworth
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Shalda Corners ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Shalda Corners is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shalda Corners
    • Isadore ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Isadore is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isadore
    • Elk Rapids
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Port Oneida ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Port Oneida is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Oneida
    • Cedar
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hatchs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Hatchs is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchs
    • Charlevoix
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Crescent ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Crescent is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent

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 Leelanau Twp. Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Leelanau County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Leelanau Twp. Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Leelanau Twp. Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Michigan:
  • Pages specific to Leelanau 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 Leelanau Twp. Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2492870  (Leelanau Township Number One and Two Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2492870 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: Leelanau
      • Est. Elev: 196 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Northport
      • Location given for Leelanau Township Number One and Two Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.1380556     Lon: -85.6208333
      • 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 Leelanau, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Leelanau Twp. 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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