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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. 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 Long Rapids Cemetery ...

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

45.1272, -83.7208

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>

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 .

Open a Google Map centered on the Long Rapids Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 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)
    • The Greely Cemetery is located in Alpena County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greely Cemetery
    • 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)
  • Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Pilgrims Rest Cemetery is located in Alpena County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
  • Herron St. Rose's Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Cathro Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Cathro Cemetery is located in Alpena County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathro Cemetery
  • St. Paul Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Paul Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Presque Isle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Paul Lutheran Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Posen.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #414784 <5>
  • Old Evangelist Lutheran Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Montmorency Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Montmorency Cemetery is located in Montmorency County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montmorency Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Montmorency County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Alpena County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
  • Metz Twp. Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Metz Twp. Cemetery is located in Presque Isle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz Twp. Cemetery
  • Spratt Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • The Spratt Cemetery is located in Alpena County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spratt Cemetery
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    • St. Casimir's Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The St. Casimir's Cemetery is located in Presque Isle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Casimir's Cemetery
    • St. Dominic's Catholic Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • New German Lutheran Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Hillman - Rust Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Hillman - Rust Cemetery is located in Montmorency County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman - Rust Cemetery
      • 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)
      • The St. Augustine Cemetery is located in Montmorency County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Augustine Cemetery
    • St. Matthew Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The St. Matthew Cemetery is located in Alpena County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthew Cemetery
    • St. Paul Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Alpena County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Alpena County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
      • 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)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Alpena County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
      • 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)
    • Hebrew Benevolent Society Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Alpena County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery

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)
    • Long Rapids is located in Alpena County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Rapids
  • Lachine
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Flanders
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Flanders is located in Alpena County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders
  • Polaski
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Polaski is located in Presque Isle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polaski
  • Herron
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Herron is located in Alpena County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herron
  • McHarg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • McHarg is located in Alpena County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHarg
  • Cathro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Cathro is located in Alpena County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathro
  • Royston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Royston is located in Montmorency County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royston
  • Hillman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Posen
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Posen is located in Presque Isle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posen
    • 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)
    • Metz is located in Presque Isle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
  • Leroy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Leroy is located in Presque Isle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Alpena Junction
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Alpena Junction is located in Alpena County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpena Junction
    • Hagensville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Hagensville is located in Presque Isle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagensville
    • Alpena
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Hawks
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Hawks is located in Presque Isle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks
    • Liske
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Liske is located in Presque Isle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liske
    • Bell ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Bell is located in Presque Isle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell

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 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 Long Rapids Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Michigan:
  • Pages specific to Alpena 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 Long Rapids Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2492460  (Long Rapids Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2492460 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: Alpena
      • Est. Elev: 222 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Polaski
      • Location given for Long Rapids Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.1272222     Lon: -83.7208333
      • 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 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Long Rapids 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.