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A visit to the Old Indian Burial Grounds ...

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 Indian Burial Grounds ...

The Old Indian Burial Grounds is located in Ontonagon County<1>.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:

  • Agate Cemetery
    • The Agate Cemetery is located in Ontonagon County
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  • Bruce Crossing Cemetery
    • The Bruce Crossing Cemetery is located in Ontonagon County
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    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bruce Crossing Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southeast of Bruce Crossing.
    • The Bruce Crossing Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hillside Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #190 <3>
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Ontonagon County
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  • Ewen Cemetery
    • The Ewen Cemetery is located in Ontonagon County
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  • Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
  • Forest Lawn Cemetery
    • The Forest Lawn Cemetery is located in Ontonagon County
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  • Holy Family Cemetery
    • The Holy Family Cemetery is located in Ontonagon County
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  • Irish Hollow Cemetery
    • The Irish Hollow Cemetery is located in Ontonagon County
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  • Lakeview Cemetery
    • The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Ontonagon County
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  • Maple Grove Cemetery
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Ontonagon County
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  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Ontonagon County
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  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Methodist Cemetery
      • The Methodist Cemetery is located in Ontonagon County
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    • Methodist Rose Cemetery
      • The Methodist Rose Cemetery is located in Ontonagon County
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    • Norwich Cemetery
      • The Norwich Cemetery is located in Ontonagon County
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    • Paynesville Cemetery
      • The Paynesville Cemetery is located in Ontonagon County
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    • Riverside Cemetery
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Ontonagon County
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    • Rousseau Cemetery
      • The Rousseau Cemetery is located in Ontonagon County
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    • St. Henrys Cemetery
      • The St. Henrys Cemetery is located in Houghton County
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      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Henrys Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Nisula.
      • The St. Henrys Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Nisula Lutheran Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2273104 <3>
    • Trout Creek Cemetery
      • The Trout Creek Cemetery is located in Ontonagon County
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    • Woodawn Cemetery
      • The Woodawn Cemetery is located in Ontonagon County
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    • Woodland Cemetery
      • The Woodland Cemetery is located in Houghton County
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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]<2> of the Old Indian Burial Grounds.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically:

  • Agate
    • Agate is located in Ontonagon County
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  • Bergland
  • Bruce Crossing
  • Ewen
  • Firesteel
    • Firesteel is located in Ontonagon County
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  • Gem
    • Gem is located in Ontonagon County
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  • Green
    • Green is located in Ontonagon County
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  • Greenland
  • Lake Roland
    • Lake Roland is located in Houghton County
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  • Mass City
  • Nonesuch
    • Nonesuch is located in Ontonagon County
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  • Ontonagon
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Paynesville
      • Paynesville is located in Ontonagon County
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    • Rockland
    • Rousseau
      • Rousseau is located in Ontonagon County
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    • Silver City
      • Silver City is located in Ontonagon County
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    • Wainola
      • Wainola is located in Ontonagon County
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    • Wasas
      • Wasas is located in Ontonagon County
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    • White Pine

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 Indian Burial Grounds. The following communities are located in Ontonagon County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Indian Burial Grounds.

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 Old Indian Burial Grounds:

  • Pages specific to Michigan:
  • Pages specific to Ontonagon 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 Indian Burial Grounds:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2125280  (Old Indian Burial Grounds)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2125280 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: Ontonagon
      • Est. Elev: 204 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Rockland

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Ontonagon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>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- Old Indian Burial Grounds) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <3>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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