A visit to the Polish 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 Polish Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Polish Cemetery:
43.5868, -83.8640
The Polish Cemetery is located in Bay County<1>.
The county seat for Bay County is located in Bay City. Bay City lies just to the west northwest of the Polish Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Polish Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 36 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> of the Polish Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Polish Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Floral Gardens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Roosevelt Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Heavenly Rest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fremont Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. John Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Apostolic Christian Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kochville Methodist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lutheran Home Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (24 more) ...
- Lawndale Evangelical Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Parsonx Addition Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Protestant Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Matthew Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Anne Catholic Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- St. Anthony Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Catholic Poor Farm Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saginaw County Poor Farm Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saginaw Twp. Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Saginaw Twp. Cemetery is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw Twp. Cemetery
- Ft. Saginaw Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Ft. Saginaw Cemetery is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Saginaw Cemetery
- Indian Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Indian Cemetery is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Brady Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Buena Vista Twp. Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Eastlawn Memorial Gardens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Blumfield Twp. Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. Elizabeth Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Denmark Twp. Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wisner Twp. 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 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Polish Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Polish Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Essexville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bay City
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Brooks ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Banks ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wenona ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Bay City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Salzburg ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Melbourne ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wenona Beach ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Frankenlust
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kawkawlin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Munger
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Amelith
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kochville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Zilwaukee city
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Crow Island ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Crow Island is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Island
- Brissette Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Carrollton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Auburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Saginaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Buena Vista
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Linwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Polish Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bay County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Polish Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bay City
- Essexville
- Saginaw
- Wenona - Historic
- West Bay City
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 Polish Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Bay 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 Polish Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2548209 (Polish Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2548209 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: Bay
- Est. Elev: 181 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Essexville
- Location given for Polish Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.5866667 Lon: -83.8638889
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Bay, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Polish Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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