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A visit to the Ralph 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 Ralph Cemetery ...

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

46.1091, -87.7718

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

The Ralph Cemetery is located in Dickinson County<2>.

The county seat for Dickinson County is located in Iron Mountain. Iron Mountain lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the southwest of the Ralph Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Ralph Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 27 miles [43.5 km] of the Ralph Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Felch Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Felch Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felch Cemetery
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Riverview Cemetery is located in Marquette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
  • Foster City Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • The Foster City Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster City Cemetery
  • Sagola Twp. Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • The Sagola Twp. Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagola Twp. Cemetery
    • The Sagola Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Channing Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #250 <5>
  • Forest Home Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • The Forest Home Cemetery is located in Marquette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home Cemetery
  • Bakkala Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • The Bakkala Cemetery is located in Marquette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakkala Cemetery
  • Gwinn Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Gwinn Cemetery is located in Marquette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwinn Cemetery
  • Republic Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Republic Cemetery is located in Marquette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Republic Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Republic.
  • Quinnesec Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • The Quinnesec Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinnesec Cemetery
    • The Quinnesec Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Breitung Twp. Cemetery
    • Kingsford - Quinnesec Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #840 <5>
  • Waucedah Twp. Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • The Waucedah Twp. Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waucedah Twp. Cemetery
  • Dickinson County Memorial Gardens Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Anthony Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Anthony Cemetery is located in Marinette County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthony Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Norway Twp. Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • The Norway Twp. Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Twp. Cemetery
      • The Norway Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Norway Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1236 <5>
    • Crystal Falls City Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Florence County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
    • Iron Mtn. Cemetery Park
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • The Iron Mtn. Cemetery Park is located in Dickinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Mtn. Cemetery Park
      • The Iron Mtn. Cemetery Park has also been known as:
      • Park Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #226577 <5>
    • Clarksburg Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • The Clarksburg Cemetery is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Brown County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • Lathrop Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • The Lathrop Cemetery is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathrop Cemetery
    • Hillview Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • The Hillview Cemetery is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Ralph Cemetery.

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

  • Ralph
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Turner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Turner is located in Dickinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
  • Felch Mountain
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Felch Mountain is located in Dickinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felch Mountain
  • Felch
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Northland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Foster City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Reade
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Reade is located in Marquette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reade
  • Arnold
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Floodwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Floodwood is located in Dickinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floodwood
  • Sagola
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Channing
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Watson ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Watson is located in Marquette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Witbeck
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Witbeck is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witbeck
    • Mansfield ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Mansfield is located in Iron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
    • Gwinn
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Austin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Austin is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
    • LaBranche
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • LaBranche is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaBranche
    • Norway
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Norway is located in Dickinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,714 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norway <6>
    • Republic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Republic is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
    • Spread Eagle
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Spread Eagle is located in Florence County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread Eagle
    • Quinnesec
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Vulcan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Loretto
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)

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 Ralph Cemetery. The following communities are located in Dickinson County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ralph Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Ralph Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Michigan:
  • Pages specific to Dickinson 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 Ralph Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #635615  (Ralph Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #635615 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: Dickinson
      • Est. Elev: 363 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Ralph
      • Location given for Ralph Cemetery:
      • Lat: 46.1091159     Lon: -87.7718003
      • 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 Dickinson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Ralph 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.