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A visit to the McKinley 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 McKinley Twp. Cemetery ...

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

45.5619, -84.7833

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

The McKinley Twp. Cemetery is located in Emmet County<2>.

The county seat for Emmet County is located in Petoskey. Petoskey lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the south southwest of the McKinley Twp. Cemetery .

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

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the McKinley Twp. Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Maple River Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Maple River Cemetery is located in Emmet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple River Cemetery
  • Mennonite Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Emmet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mennonite Cemetery
  • Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Emmet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
  • Ayr Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Emmet County Poor Farm Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • St. Mary's Indian Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Levering & Carp Lake Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • St. Nicholas Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The St. Nicholas Cemetery is located in Emmet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Nicholas Cemetery
    • The St. Nicholas Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Nichols Cemetery
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Alanson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Alanson Cemetery is located in Emmet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanson Cemetery
  • Munro Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Munro Cemetery is located in Cheboygan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munro Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Burt Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Burt Cemetery is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt Cemetery
    • Riggsville Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Riggsville Cemetery is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggsville Cemetery
    • Bliss Twp. Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Bliss Twp. Cemetery is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Twp. Cemetery
    • Starr Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Starr Cemetery is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starr Cemetery
    • Little Traverse Twp. Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Little Traverse Twp. Cemetery is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Traverse Twp. Cemetery
      • The Little Traverse Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Conway Cemetery
      • Hitchings Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #308 <5>
    • Mt. Calvary Polish Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • St. John's German Lutheran Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Hebron Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Hebron Cemetery is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the McKinley Twp. Cemetery.

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

  • Pellston
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Van
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Van is located in Emmet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
  • Brutus
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Levering
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Marsh Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Marsh Corner is located in Emmet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Corner
  • Alanson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Riggsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Riggsville is located in Cheboygan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggsville
  • Oden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Ponshewaing
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Ponshewaing is located in Emmet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponshewaing
  • Burt Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Bliss
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bliss is located in Emmet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss
  • Carp Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Conway
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Giauque Beach
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Giauque Beach is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giauque Beach
    • Topinabee
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Stutsmanville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Stutsmanville is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stutsmanville
    • Veery Point
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Veery Point is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veery Point
    • Long Point
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Long Point is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
    • Wequetonsing
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Wequetonsing is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wequetonsing
    • Roaring Brook
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Roaring Brook is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Brook
    • Ramona Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Ramona Park is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramona Park
    • Silver Beach
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Silver Beach is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
    • Mullett Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Mullett Lake is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullett Lake
    • Harbor Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Bay View
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Kegomic ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Kegomic is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kegomic
    • Indian River
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Cross Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)

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

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

  • Pages specific to Michigan:
  • Pages specific to Emmet 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 McKinley Twp. Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2360203  (McKinley Township Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2360203 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: Emmet
      • Est. Elev: 215 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Pellston
      • Location given for McKinley Township Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.5619444     Lon: -84.7833333
      • 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 Emmet, 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 from Point A (ie- McKinley 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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