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A visit to the Old Germfask 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 Old Germfask Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Germfask Cemetery:

46.2166, -85.8754

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

The Old Germfask Cemetery is located in Schoolcraft County<2>.

The county seat for Schoolcraft County is located in Manistique. Manistique lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the southwest of the Old Germfask Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Old Germfask Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 28 miles [45.1 km] of the Old Germfask Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Germfask Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Germfask Cemetery is located in Schoolcraft County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germfask Cemetery
  • Blaney Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Blaney Cemetery is located in Schoolcraft County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaney Cemetery
  • Curtis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Curtis Cemetery is located in Mackinac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Cemetery
  • West Lakefield Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Boot Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The Boot Hill Cemetery is located in Schoolcraft County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boot Hill Cemetery
  • East Lakefield Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Old East Lakefield Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Sandtown Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • The Sandtown Cemetery is located in Mackinac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown Cemetery
  • Columbus Twp. Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Columbus Twp. Cemetery is located in Luce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Twp. Cemetery
    • The Columbus Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
    • McMillan Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1972285 <5>
  • Woods Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Woods Cemetery is located in Schoolcraft County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
  • Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Polly Family Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • The Polly Family Cemetery is located in Mackinac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polly Family Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Engadine Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Engadine Cemetery is located in Mackinac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engadine Cemetery
    • Gould City Twp. Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Byers Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • The Byers Cemetery is located in Schoolcraft County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byers Cemetery
    • Hiawatha Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • The Hiawatha Cemetery is located in Schoolcraft County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiawatha Cemetery
    • Forest Home Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • The Forest Home Cemetery is located in Luce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home Cemetery
      • The Forest Home Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Newberry Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #541 <5>
    • Naubinway Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • The Naubinway Cemetery is located in Mackinac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naubinway Cemetery
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Schoolcraft County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
    • Lakeview Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Schoolcraft County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lakeview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Manistique.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #893 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Germfask Cemetery.

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

  • Germfask
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Curtis
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Carpenter Landing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Carpenter Landing is located in Luce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Landing
  • Helmer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Helmer is located in Luce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmer
  • Seney
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Danaher
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Danaher is located in Luce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danaher
  • Laketon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Laketon is located in Luce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laketon
  • Gould City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Huntspur
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Huntspur is located in Mackinac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntspur
    • Huntspur has also been known as:
    • Hunt Spur
  • McMillan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Blaney Junction
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Blaney Junction is located in Schoolcraft County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaney Junction
  • Parkington ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Parkington is located in Schoolcraft County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkington
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Gulliver
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Port Inland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Port Inland is located in Mackinac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Inland
    • Engadine
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Walsh
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Walsh is located in Schoolcraft County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsh
    • Dollarville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Dollarville is located in Luce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollarville
    • Roberts Corner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Roberts Corner is located in Luce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Corner
    • Newberry
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)

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 Old Germfask Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Schoolcraft County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Germfask Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Manistique
  • Newberry
  • Seney
    • Seney lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Old Germfask Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Seney.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seney

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 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 Old Germfask Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Michigan:
  • Pages specific to Schoolcraft 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 Old Germfask Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #633998  (Old Germfask Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #633998 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: Schoolcraft
      • Est. Elev: 236 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Germfask
      • Location given for Old Germfask Cemetery:
      • Lat: 46.2166482     Lon: -85.8754035
      • 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 Schoolcraft, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Old Germfask 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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