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A visit to the Old School House 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 Old School House Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Old School House Cemetery (FG ID #187).

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 School House Cemetery ...

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

44.3322, -86.1564

The Old School House Cemetery is located in Manistee County<2>.

The county seat for Manistee County is located in Manistee. Manistee lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southwest of the Old School House Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Old School House Cemetery.

Name Variations for Old School House Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give a you a feel for the variations that might have occurred with Old School House Cemetery.

Old School House Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Old Schoolhouse Cemetery
  • Brown Twp. Cemetery
  • Brownstown Cemetery
  • Browntown Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Old School House Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Norwalk Lutheran Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Miller Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Miller Cemetery is located in Manistee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Riverview Cemetery is located in Manistee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
  • Onekama Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Onekama Cemetery is located in Manistee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onekama Cemetery
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Manistee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
  • Pleasantview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Pleasantview Cemetery is located in Manistee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantview Cemetery
  • Bear Lake Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Bear Lake Cemetery is located in Manistee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Lake Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Manistee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Manistee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
  • Onekama Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Onekama Cemetery is located in Manistee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onekama Cemetery
  • Dickson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Dickson Cemetery is located in Manistee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Cemetery
  • Brethren Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Brethren Cemetery is located in Manistee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brethren Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Maple Grove Twp. Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Conway Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Conway Cemetery is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway Cemetery
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Old Stronach Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Old Stronach Cemetery is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Stronach Cemetery
    • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    • Pleasonton Twp. Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Pilgrim Home Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Pilgrim Home Cemetery is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Home Cemetery
    • Trinity Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
    • Springdale Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Springdale Cemetery is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale 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 Old School House Cemetery.

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

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 School House Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Manistee County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 School House Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Michigan:
  • Pages specific to Manistee 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 School House Cemetery:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #187

    • Referenced GNIS Records ...
    • GNIS ID #1619338  (Browntown Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1619338 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: Manistee
      • Est. Elev: 237 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Onekama
      • Location given for Browntown Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.3316696     Lon: -86.156474
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
    • GNIS ID #2500378  (Old Schoolhouse Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2500378 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: Manistee
      • Topo Map Name: Unknown
      • Location given for Old Schoolhouse Cemetery:
      • Lat: 0     Lon: 0
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    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 Manistee, 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 School House 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.