A visit to the Protestant Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Protestant Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Protestant Cemetery has been estimated.<1>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Protestant Cemetery
Lat: 43.7395° (43° 44' 22")
Lon: -83.9781° (-83° 58' 41")
The Protestant Cemetery is located in Bay County<2>.
The county seat for Bay County is located in Bay City. Bay City lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Protestant Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 31 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Protestant Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Protestant Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Valentine's Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fraser Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Apostolic Christian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Heavenly Rest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Garfield Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Beaver Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pinconning Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- St. John Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- St. Agnes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Indian Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Forest Twp. Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marys Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hubbard Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hubbard Lutheran Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hubbard Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hubbard Lutheran Cemetery is located in Midland County
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Anthony Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lutheran Home Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fremont Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Corlis Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Green Ridge Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Ridge Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Polish Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Stanislaus Kostka Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Seamans Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bay City Jewish Community Association
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elm Lawn Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Protestant Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Protestant Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Linwood
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Brissette Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Seidlers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kawkawlin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wenona Beach ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Duel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Willard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pinconning
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinconning have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinconning
- Pinconning is located in Bay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinconning <7>
- Woodville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Banks ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Banks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
- Banks is located in Bay County
- Banks has also been known as:
- Bangor
- Bank City
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Banks
- From the Protestant Cemetery to Banks
- Auburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wenona ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wenona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenona
- Wenona is located in Bay County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Wenona
- From the Protestant Cemetery to Wenona
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- West Bay City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bay City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nine Mile
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fisherville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Salzburg ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Essexville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Essexville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essexville
- Essexville is located in Bay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,244 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Essexville <7>
- Brooks ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brooks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Brooks is located in Bay County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Brooks
- From the Protestant Cemetery to Brooks
- Mount Forest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Amelith
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Frankenlust
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Whites Beach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Saganing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Midland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rhodes
(14 miles [22.5 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 Protestant 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 Protestant Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bay City
- Essexville
- Midland
- Pinconning
- 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 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 Protestant Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Bay County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Protestant Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Protestant Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2548200 (Protestant Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #2548200 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Kawkawlin
- County: Bay Elev: 183
- Location given for GNIS #2548200 (Protestant Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Bay County: www.co.bay.mi.us/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<2> | 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. |
<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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Protestant Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7395, Longitude: -83.9781 In this case, the coordinates for the Protestant Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<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. |
<6> | 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. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |