A visit to the New River Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the New River Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The New River Cemetery (FG ID #1193)
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 New River Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the New River Cemetery
Lat: 44.0334° (44° 2' 0")
Lon: -82.8606° (-82° 51' 38")
The New River Cemetery is located in Huron County<2>.
The county seat for Huron County is located in Bad Axe. Bad Axe lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the south southwest of the New River Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 18 miles [29 km] of the New River Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from New River Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hubbard Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Port Austin Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Michael Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Zion - St. Peter's Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Marquardt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Catholic Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- St. Mary's Polish Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Polish Catholic Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary's Polish Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Mary's Polish Catholic Cemetery is located in Huron County
- Gore Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. Edwards Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Port Crescent Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Port Hope Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Forest Bay Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ludington Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- St. Felix Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chandler Twp. Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Huron County
- McKay Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Colfax Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Colfax Twp. Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colfax Twp. Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Colfax Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Colfax Twp. Cemetery is located in Huron County
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Verona Twp. Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 16 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the New River Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from New River Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Huron City
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huron City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron City
- Huron City is located in Huron County
- Grindstone City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pointe aux Barques
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Port Austin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Redman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Port Crescent ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kinde
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Port Hope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Filion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rapson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pinnebog
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harbor Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Bad Axe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bad Axe have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bad Axe
- Bad Axe is located in Huron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,889 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bad Axe <7>
- Helena
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Helena. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Helena is located in Huron County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Helena
- From the New River Cemetery to Helena
- Caseville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Elkton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
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 New River Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Huron County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The New River Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bad Axe
- Caseville
- Elkton
- Harbor Beach
- Minden City
- Pigeon
- Port Austin
- Ubly
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 New River Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Huron County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the New River Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 New River Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #633339 (New River Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #633339 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: Huron City
- County: Huron Elev: 186
- Location given for GNIS #633339 (New River Cemetery)
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #1193
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Huron, 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 New River Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.0334, Longitude: -82.8606 |
<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 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. |
<6> | 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. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |