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A visit to the Owens 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 Owens Cemetery ...

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

45.5508, -84.4509

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

The Owens Cemetery is located in Cheboygan County<2>.

The county seat for Cheboygan County is located in Cheboygan. Cheboygan lies just to the north of the Owens Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Owens Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Owens Cemetery.<4>

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

  • St. Francis Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Cheboygan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Cemetery
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Cheboygan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Cheboygan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
  • Devereaux Grave
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Devereaux Grave is located in Cheboygan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devereaux Grave
  • Johnson Grave
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Johnson Grave is located in Cheboygan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Grave
  • African-American Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Pine Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Cheboygan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
  • Pine Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Cheboygan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
  • Polish Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Polish Cemetery is located in Cheboygan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polish Cemetery
  • Mt. Calvary Polish Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • St. John's German Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Riggsville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Riggsville Cemetery is located in Cheboygan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggsville Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Koehler Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Koehler Cemetery is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koehler Cemetery
    • Burt Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Burt Cemetery is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt Cemetery
    • Munro Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Munro Cemetery is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munro Cemetery
    • Harmon Grave
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Harmon Grave is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmon Grave
    • St. Mary's Indian Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Oak Hill Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
    • St. Monica's Catholic Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Reuther's Graves
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Reuther's Graves is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reuther's Graves
    • Waverly Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Waverly Cemetery is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Cemetery
    • Black Lake State Forest Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Owens Cemetery.

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

  • Mullett Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Mullett Lake is located in Cheboygan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullett Lake
  • Long Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Long Point is located in Cheboygan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
  • Silver Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Silver Beach is located in Cheboygan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
  • Veery Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Veery Point is located in Cheboygan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veery Point
  • Cheboygan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Riggsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Riggsville is located in Cheboygan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggsville
  • Topinabee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Giauque Beach
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Giauque Beach is located in Cheboygan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giauque Beach
  • Black Lake Bluffs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Black Lake Bluffs is located in Presque Isle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Lake Bluffs
  • Indian River
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Afton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Fingerboard Corner
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Fingerboard Corner is located in Cheboygan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fingerboard Corner
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Black Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Black Lake is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Lake
    • Point Nipigon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Point Nipigon is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Nipigon
      • Point Nipigon has also been known as:
      • Point Nip-i-gon
    • Pointe Aux Pins
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Burt Lake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Tower
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Tower is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower
    • Brutus
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Van
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Van is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
    • Pellston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Alanson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Onaway
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Onaway is located in Presque Isle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onaway
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onaway <5>
    • Huron Beach
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Huron Beach is located in Presque Isle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron Beach
    • Carp Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Levering
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)

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 Owens Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cheboygan County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Owens 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 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 Owens Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Michigan:
  • Pages specific to Cheboygan 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 Owens Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #634245  (Owens Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #634245 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: Cheboygan
      • Est. Elev: 211 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Aloha
      • Location given for Owens Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.5508445     Lon: -84.4508656
      • 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 Cheboygan, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Owens 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.