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A visit to the Mountain View 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 Mountain View Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mountain View Cemetery:

47.0799, -88.6501

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

The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Houghton County<2>.

The county seat for Houghton County is located in Houghton. Houghton lies just to the northeast of the Mountain View Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Mountain View Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 18 miles [29 km]<3> of the Mountain View Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Atlantic Mine Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Atlantic Mine Cemetery is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic Mine Cemetery
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Lakeside Cemetery is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Cemetery
  • American Legion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Forest Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
  • Redridge Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Redridge Cemetery is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redridge Cemetery
  • Chassell Twp. Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Chassell Twp. Cemetery is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chassell Twp. Cemetery
  • Oskar Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Oskar Cemetery is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oskar Cemetery
  • Toivola Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Toivola Cemetery is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toivola Cemetery
  • Waasa Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The Waasa Cemetery is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waasa Cemetery
  • Kargi Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • The Kargi Cemetery is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kargi Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Jacobsville Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Jacobsville Cemetery is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsville Cemetery
    • Elo Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • The Elo Cemetery is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elo Cemetery
    • Askel Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • The Askel Cemetery is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askel Cemetery
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
    • Maple Hill Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
    • Hecla Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • Lake View Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • Keweenaw Bay Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Keweenaw Bay Cemetery is located in Baraga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keweenaw Bay Cemetery
    • Centennial Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Centennial Cemetery is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mountain View Cemetery.

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

  • South Range
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Baltic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Baltic is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltic
  • Atlantic Mine
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Atlantic Mine is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic Mine
  • Painesdale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Painesdale is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painesdale
  • Champion Mine
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Champion Mine is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion Mine
  • Dodgeville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Dodgeville is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
  • Hurontown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hurontown is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurontown
  • Houghton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hancock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Chassell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Paavola
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Paavola is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paavola
  • Oskar
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Oskar is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oskar
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Toivola
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Dollar Bay
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Redridge
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Redridge is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redridge
    • Boston
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Boston is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
    • Beacon Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Beacon Hill is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon Hill
    • Freda
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Freda is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freda
    • Mason
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Mason is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
    • Salo ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salo
    • Portage Entry
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Portage Entry is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Entry
    • Dreamland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Dreamland is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dreamland

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 Mountain View Cemetery. The following communities are located in Houghton County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mountain View 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 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 Mountain View 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 Mountain View Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #632855  (Mountain View Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #632855 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: 348 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: South Range
      • Location given for Mountain View Cemetery:
      • Lat: 47.0799277     Lon: -88.6501255
      • 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mountain View 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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