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A visit to the Old Indian 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 Indian Cemetery ...

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

45.1547, -85.6439

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

The Old Indian Cemetery is located in Leelanau County<2>.

The county seat for Leelanau County is located in Leland. Leland lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Old Indian Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Old Indian Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Old Indian Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Leelanau Twp. Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Leelanau Twp. Cemetery is located in Leelanau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leelanau Twp. Cemetery
  • Onominese Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Onominese Cemetery is located in Leelanau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onominese Cemetery
    • The Onominese Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Onominee Indian Cemetery
  • Northport Point Columbarium Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • St. Wenceslaus Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Omena Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Omena Cemetery is located in Leelanau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omena Cemetery
  • Omena Presbyterian Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Beechwood Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Beechwood Cemetery is located in Leelanau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Cemetery
  • Immaculate Conception Catholic Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Leland Catholic Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • East Leland Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • The East Leland Cemetery is located in Leelanau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Leland Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Leelanau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
  • Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • St. Michael Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The St. Michael Cemetery is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michael Cemetery
    • Antrim Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • The Antrim Cemetery is located in Antrim County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antrim Cemetery
    • Norwood Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • The Norwood Cemetery is located in Charlevoix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Cemetery
    • Maple Grove Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Catholic Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • The Catholic Cemetery is located in Antrim County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
    • Sutton Twp. Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • The Sutton Twp. Cemetery is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton Twp. Cemetery
    • Lakeside Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Lakeside Cemetery is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Cemetery
    • Lakeview Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Antrim 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 outside and to the southeast of Eastport.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #875 <5>
    • Lake View Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • The Lake View Cemetery is located in Antrim County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Cemetery
    • Atwood Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • The Atwood Cemetery is located in Antrim County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Old Indian Cemetery.

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

  • Onominee ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Onominee is located in Leelanau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onominee
    • Onominee has also been known as:
    • Onominese
    • Onomonese
    • Onuminee
    • Onumunese
  • Northport
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Omena
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Manseau ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Manseau is located in Leelanau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manseau
  • Peshawbestown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Peshawbestown is located in Leelanau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peshawbestown
  • Leland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake Leelanau
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Suttons Bay
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Norwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Norwood is located in Charlevoix County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
  • Eastport
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Old Mission
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • North Manitou
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • North Manitou is located in Leelanau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Manitou
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Schomberg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Schomberg is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schomberg
    • Bodus
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Bodus is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodus
    • Shalda Corners ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Shalda Corners is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shalda Corners
    • Bingham
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Bingham is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
    • Mapleton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Mapleton is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
    • Central Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Ellsworth
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Port Oneida ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Port Oneida is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Oneida
    • Isadore ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Isadore is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isadore
    • Kewadin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Crescent ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Crescent is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
    • Elk Rapids
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Charlevoix
      (21 miles [33.8 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 Indian Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Leelanau County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Old Indian Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Michigan:
  • Pages specific to Leelanau 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 Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2492869  (Old Indian Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2492869 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: Leelanau
      • Est. Elev: 193 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Northport NW
      • Location given for Old Indian Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.1547222     Lon: -85.6438889
      • 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 Leelanau, 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- Old Indian 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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