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A visit to the Long Rapids Cemetery ...

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 Long Rapids Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Long Rapids 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 Long Rapids Cemetery

Lat:   45.1272°   (45° 7' 37")

Lon:   -83.7208°   (-83° 43' 14")

The Long Rapids Cemetery is located in Alpena County<2>.

The county seat for Alpena County is located in Alpena. Alpena lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Long Rapids Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Long Rapids Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Greely Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greely Cemetery
    • The Greely Cemetery is located in Alpena County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Greely Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Flanders.
    • The Greely Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Green Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2220618 <5>
  • Leer Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leer Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leer Lutheran Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Leer Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Alpena County
  • Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pilgrims Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pilgrims Rest Cemetery is located in Alpena County
  • Herron St. Rose's Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Herron St. Rose's Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Herron St. Rose's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Herron St. Rose's Cemetery is located in Alpena County
  • Cathro Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cathro Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cathro Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cathro Cemetery is located in Alpena County
  • Old Evangelist Lutheran Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Evangelist Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Evangelist Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Evangelist Lutheran Cemetery is located in Presque Isle County
  • Montmorency Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Montmorency Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Montmorency Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Montmorency Cemetery is located in Montmorency County
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Montmorency County
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Alpena County
  • Metz Twp. Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Metz Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Metz Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Metz Twp. Cemetery is located in Presque Isle County
  • Spratt Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spratt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spratt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Spratt Cemetery is located in Alpena County
  • St. Casimir's Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Casimir's Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Casimir's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Casimir's Cemetery is located in Presque Isle County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • St. Dominic's Catholic Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Dominic's Catholic Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Dominic's Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Dominic's Catholic Cemetery is located in Presque Isle County
    • New German Lutheran Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New German Lutheran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New German Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New German Lutheran Cemetery is located in Presque Isle County
    • Hillman - Rust Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillman - Rust Cemetery
      • The Hillman - Rust Cemetery is located in Montmorency County
      • The Hillman - Rust Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hillman Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #717 <5>
    • St. Augustine Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Augustine Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Augustine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Augustine Cemetery is located in Montmorency County
    • St. Matthew Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Matthew Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Matthew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Matthew Cemetery is located in Alpena County
    • St. Paul Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Alpena County
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
      • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Alpena County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Cross Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Alpena.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #742 <5>
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Alpena County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Alpena.
      • The Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Alpena Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #474 <5>
    • Grace Lutheran Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grace Lutheran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grace Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grace Lutheran Cemetery is located in Alpena County
    • Hebrew Benevolent Society Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebrew Benevolent Society Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hebrew Benevolent Society Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hebrew Benevolent Society Cemetery is located in Alpena County
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Alpena County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Long Rapids Cemetery.

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

  • Long Rapids
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Rapids
    • Long Rapids is located in Alpena County
  • Lachine
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lachine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lachine
    • Lachine is located in Alpena County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lachine <6>
  • Flanders
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders
    • Flanders is located in Alpena County
  • Polaski
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polaski
    • Polaski is located in Presque Isle County
  • Herron
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herron
    • Herron is located in Alpena County
  • McHarg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHarg
    • McHarg is located in Alpena County
  • Cathro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cathro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathro
    • Cathro is located in Alpena County
  • Royston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royston
    • Royston is located in Montmorency County
  • Hillman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Posen
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Posen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posen
    • Posen is located in Presque Isle County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Posen <6>
  • Metz
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Metz. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
    • Metz is located in Presque Isle County
  • Leroy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
    • Leroy is located in Presque Isle County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Alpena Junction
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alpena Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpena Junction
      • Alpena Junction is located in Alpena County
    • Hagensville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagensville
      • Hagensville is located in Presque Isle County
    • Alpena
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Hawks
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks
      • Hawks is located in Presque Isle County
    • Liske
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liske
      • Liske is located in Presque Isle County
    • Bell ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
      • Bell is located in Presque Isle 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 Long Rapids Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Alpena County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Long Rapids Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Long Rapids 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 Long Rapids Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #2492460  (Long Rapids Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #2492460 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: Polaski
    • County: Alpena         Elev: 222
    • Location given for GNIS #2492460 (Long Rapids Cemetery)

The official website for Alpena County: www.alpenacounty.org/

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 Alpena, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Long Rapids Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.1272, Longitude: -83.7208       In this case, the coordinates for the Long Rapids 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.




 

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