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A visit to the Riggsville 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 Riggsville Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   45.5631°   (45° 33' 47")

Lon:   -84.6089°   (-84° 36' 32")

The Riggsville Cemetery is located in Cheboygan County<2>.

The county seat for Cheboygan County is located in Cheboygan. Cheboygan lies just to the northeast of the Riggsville Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Riggsville Cemetery.<4>

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

  • St. John's German Lutheran Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's German Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John's German Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. John's German Lutheran Cemetery is located in Cheboygan County
  • African-American Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the African-American Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the African-American Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The African-American Cemetery is located in Cheboygan County
  • Polish Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Polish Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Polish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Polish Cemetery is located in Cheboygan County
  • Munro Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Munro Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Munro Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Munro Cemetery is located in Cheboygan County
  • Burt Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Burt Cemetery is located in Cheboygan County
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Cheboygan County
  • Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Cemetery is located in Cheboygan County
  • St. Mary's Indian Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Indian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary's Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Mary's Indian Cemetery is located in Cheboygan County
  • Harmon Grave
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmon Grave
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harmon Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Harmon Grave is located in Cheboygan County
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Cheboygan County
  • Owens Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Owens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Owens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Owens Cemetery is located in Cheboygan County
  • Pine Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Cheboygan County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Pine Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Cheboygan County
    • Hebron Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebron Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hebron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hebron Cemetery is located in Cheboygan County
    • McKinley Twp. Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKinley Twp. Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKinley Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McKinley Twp. Cemetery is located in Emmet County
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Cheboygan County
    • Maple River Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple River Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Maple River Cemetery is located in Emmet County
    • Koehler Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Koehler Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Koehler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Koehler Cemetery is located in Cheboygan County
    • Devereaux Grave
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Devereaux Grave
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Devereaux Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Devereaux Grave is located in Cheboygan County
    • Johnson Grave
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Grave
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Johnson Grave is located in Cheboygan County
    • St. Francis Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Francis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Francis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Cheboygan County

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]<3> of the Riggsville Cemetery.

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

  • Riggsville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggsville
    • Riggsville is located in Cheboygan County
  • Long Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
    • Long Point is located in Cheboygan County
  • Silver Beach
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
    • Silver Beach is located in Cheboygan County
  • Veery Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veery Point
    • Veery Point is located in Cheboygan County
  • Mullett Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mullett Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullett Lake
    • Mullett Lake is located in Cheboygan County
  • Topinabee
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Giauque Beach
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giauque Beach
    • Giauque Beach is located in Cheboygan County
  • Cheboygan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheboygan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheboygan
    • Cheboygan is located in Cheboygan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,697 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheboygan <5>
  • Van
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
    • Van is located in Emmet County
  • Pellston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Brutus
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brutus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brutus
    • Brutus is located in Emmet County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brutus <5>
  • Burt Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burt Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt Lake
    • Burt Lake is located in Cheboygan County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burt Lake <5>
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Levering
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Indian River
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian River
      • Indian River is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian River <5>
    • Point Nipigon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Nipigon
      • Point Nipigon is located in Cheboygan County
      • Point Nipigon has also been known as:
      • Point Nip-i-gon
    • Alanson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alanson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanson
      • Alanson is located in Emmet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alanson <5>
    • Carp Lake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ponshewaing
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponshewaing
      • Ponshewaing is located in Emmet County
    • Pointe Aux Pins
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Oden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Wildwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wildwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
      • Wildwood is located in Cheboygan County
    • Afton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)

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 Riggsville Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cheboygan County.

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

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 Riggsville Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #635927  (Riggsville Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #635927 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: Mullett Lake
    • County: Cheboygan         Elev: 243
    • Location given for GNIS #635927 (Riggsville Cemetery)

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

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 Cheboygan, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Riggsville Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.5631, Longitude: -84.6089       In this case, the coordinates for the Riggsville 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.




 

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