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A visit to the Maple Hill 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 Maple Hill Cemetery ...

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

47.2141, -88.4012

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

The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Houghton County<2>.

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

Open a Google Map centered on the Maple Hill Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 22 miles [35.4 km] of the Maple Hill Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Hecla Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Hecla Cemetery is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hecla Cemetery
    • The Hecla Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Laurium Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2242533 <5>
  • Centennial Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Centennial Cemetery is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial Cemetery
  • Lake View Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Lake View Cemetery is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Cemetery
    • The Lake View Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Lakeview Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #900 <5>
  • Ahmeek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Ahmeek Cemetery is located in Keweenaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ahmeek Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ahmeek Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Ahmeek.
    • The Ahmeek Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Calvary Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #12 <5>
  • Waasa Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Waasa Cemetery is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waasa Cemetery
  • American Legion Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Forest Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
  • Oskar Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • The Oskar Cemetery is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oskar Cemetery
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Lakeside Cemetery is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Cemetery
  • Cliff Catholic Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
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    • Cliff Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Cliff Cemetery is located in Keweenaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff Cemetery
      • The Cliff Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hillside Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #722 <5>
    • Atlantic Mine Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Atlantic Mine Cemetery is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic Mine Cemetery
    • Mountain View Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
    • Chassell Twp. Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Chassell Twp. Cemetery is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chassell Twp. Cemetery
    • Jacobsville Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • The Jacobsville Cemetery is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsville Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Keweenaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
      • The Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Eagle River Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #405 <5>
    • Redridge Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • The Redridge Cemetery is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redridge Cemetery
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Maple Hill Cemetery.

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

  • Lake Linden
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Laurium
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Wolverine
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Wolverine is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverine
  • Hubbell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Centennial
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Centennial is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
  • Centennial Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Centennial Heights is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial Heights
  • Calumet
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Tamarack
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Tamarack is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamarack
  • Copper City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Copper City is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
  • Kearsarge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Mason
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mason is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
  • Ahmeek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Lakeview
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Lakeview is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
      • Lakeview has also been known as:
      • Lake View
    • Allouez
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Boston
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Boston is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
    • Traverse
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Traverse is located in Keweenaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traverse
    • Fulton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Fulton is located in Keweenaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
    • Mohawk
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Traverse Bay
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Traverse Bay is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traverse Bay
    • Snowshoe
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Snowshoe is located in Keweenaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowshoe
    • Paavola
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Paavola is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paavola
    • Dollar Bay
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Dreamland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Dreamland is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dreamland
    • Salo ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salo
    • Hancock
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Houghton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hurontown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Hurontown is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurontown

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 Maple Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Houghton County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Maple Hill Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Maple Hill Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Michigan:
  • Pages specific to Houghton 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 Maple Hill Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #631467  (Maple Hill Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #631467 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: Houghton
      • Est. Elev: 207 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Laurium
      • Location given for Maple Hill Cemetery:
      • Lat: 47.2140922     Lon: -88.4012272
      • 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 Houghton, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Maple Hill 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.