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A visit to the Pelkie 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 Pelkie Cemetery ...

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

46.7799, -88.6301

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

The Pelkie Cemetery is located in Baraga County<2>.

The county seat for Baraga County is located in L'Anse. L'Anse lies just to the east of the Pelkie Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Pelkie Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> of the Pelkie Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Alston Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Alston Cemetery is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alston Cemetery
  • Elo Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Elo Cemetery is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elo Cemetery
  • St. Henrys Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The St. Henrys Cemetery is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Henrys Cemetery
    • 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 <5>
  • Baraga Village Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Assinins Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Assinins Cemetery is located in Baraga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assinins Cemetery
  • Askel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Askel Cemetery is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askel Cemetery
  • Keweenaw Bay Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Keweenaw Bay Cemetery is located in Baraga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keweenaw Bay Cemetery
  • L'Anse Twp. Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The L'Anse Twp. Cemetery is located in Baraga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for L'Anse Twp. Cemetery
  • Kargi Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The Kargi Cemetery is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kargi Cemetery
  • Pinery Indian Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • The Pinery Indian Cemetery is located in Baraga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinery Indian Cemetery
  • Pequaming Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Pequaming Cemetery is located in Baraga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequaming Cemetery
  • Woodland Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Woodland Cemetery is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Covington Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • The Covington Cemetery is located in Baraga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington Cemetery
    • Herman Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Herman Cemetery is located in Baraga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman Cemetery
    • Aura Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • The Aura Cemetery is located in Baraga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aura Cemetery
    • Rousseau Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • The Rousseau Cemetery is located in Ontonagon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rousseau Cemetery
    • Covington Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • The Covington Cemetery is located in Baraga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington Cemetery
    • Chassell Twp. Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • The Chassell Twp. Cemetery is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chassell Twp. Cemetery
    • Toivola Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • The Toivola Cemetery is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toivola Cemetery
    • Jacobsville Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • The Jacobsville Cemetery is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsville Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Pelkie Cemetery.

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

  • Pelkie
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Hazel
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Hazel is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel
  • Baraga
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Bear Town
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Bear Town is located in Baraga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
  • Elo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Elo is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elo
  • Nisula
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Nisula is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nisula
  • L'Anse
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Keweenaw Bay
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Keweenaw Bay is located in Baraga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keweenaw Bay
  • Alberta
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Alberta is located in Baraga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
  • Pequaming
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Pequaming is located in Baraga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequaming
  • Lake Roland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Roland is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Roland
  • Rousseau
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Rousseau is located in Ontonagon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rousseau
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Watton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Toivola
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • White City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • White City is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • Portage Entry
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Portage Entry is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Entry
    • Covington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jacobsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jacobsville is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsville
    • Chassell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Champion Mine
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Champion Mine is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion Mine
    • Wasas
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Wasas is located in Ontonagon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasas
    • Painesdale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Painesdale is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painesdale
    • Baltic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Baltic is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltic
    • Wainola
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Wainola is located in Ontonagon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wainola
    • Sidnaw
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Vermilac
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Vermilac is located in Baraga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilac

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 Pelkie Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Baraga County.

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

  • Pages specific to Michigan:
  • Pages specific to Baraga 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 Pelkie Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1621188  (Pelkie Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1621188 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: Baraga
      • Est. Elev: 227 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Pelkie
      • Location given for Pelkie Cemetery:
      • Lat: 46.779933     Lon: -88.6301328
      • 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 Baraga, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pelkie 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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