A visit to the Rapid River 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 Rapid River Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rapid River Cemetery:
45.9219, -86.9299
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rapid River Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rapid River Cemetery is located in Delta County<2>.
The county seat for Delta County is located in Escanaba. Escanaba lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Rapid River Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rapid River Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Rapid River Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rapid River Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Garth Point Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Garth Point Cemetery is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garth Point Cemetery
- McLeod Grave
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The McLeod Grave is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLeod Grave
- Perkins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Perkins Cemetery is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Cemetery
- Fernwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Fernwood Cemetery is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernwood Cemetery
- Bay de Noc Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Bay de Noc Cemetery is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay de Noc Cemetery
- Johnston Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Johnston Cemetery is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Cemetery
- Ogontz Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Ogontz Cemetery is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogontz Cemetery
- Dutch Mill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Dutch Mill Cemetery is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Mill Cemetery
- St. Jacques' Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The St. Jacques' Cemetery is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Jacques' Cemetery
- Flat Rock Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Flat Rock Cemetery is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock Cemetery
- Garden of Rest Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lakewood Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Lakewood Cemetery is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Indian Point Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Indian Point Cemetery is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Point Cemetery
- Indian Town Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Indian Town Cemetery is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town Cemetery
- Lakeview Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Nahma Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- The Nahma Cemetery is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahma Cemetery
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- The St. Nicholas Cemetery is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Nicholas Cemetery
- Flat Rock Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Flat Rock Cemetery is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock Cemetery
- Lakeview Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lakeview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Escanaba.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #905 <5>
- Isabella Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- The Isabella Cemetery is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabella Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rapid River Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rapid River Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Garth
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Garth is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garth
- Rapid River
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Maplewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Maplewood is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Kipling
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kipling is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipling
- Gladstone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brampton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Brampton is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brampton
- Chaison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chaison is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaison
- Ogontz
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ogontz is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogontz
- Perkins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Perkins is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
- Lambert
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lambert is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Saint Jacques
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Saint Jacques is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Jacques
- Beaver
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Chandler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Chandler is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Groos
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Groos is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groos
- Larch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Larch is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larch
- Wells
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wells is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
- Flat Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Rock is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Osier
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Osier is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osier
- Escanaba
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nahma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Trombly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Trombly is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trombly
- Trombly has also been known as:
- Trombley
- Saint Nicholas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Saint Nicholas is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Nicholas
- Cornell
(14 miles [22.5 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 Rapid River Cemetery. The following communities are located in Delta County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rapid River Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Rapid River Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Delta 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 Rapid River Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1621345 (Rapid River Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1621345 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: Delta
- Est. Elev: 200 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rapid River
- Location given for Rapid River Cemetery:
- Lat: 45.9219095 Lon: -86.9298628
- 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 Delta, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rapid River 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. |