A visit to the Roscommon Township 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 Roscommon Twp. Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Roscommon Twp. Cemetery:
44.2886, -84.7539
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Roscommon Twp. Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Roscommon Twp. Cemetery is located in Roscommon County<2>.
The county seat for Roscommon County is located in Roscommon. Roscommon lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Roscommon Twp. Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Roscommon Twp. Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km] of the Roscommon Twp. Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Roscommon Twp. Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Prudenville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Prudenville Cemetery is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prudenville Cemetery
- Markey Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Markey Cemetery is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markey Cemetery
- East Moddersville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Butterfield Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Butterfield Cemetery is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield Cemetery
- West Moddersville Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Wilson Grove Cemetery is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Grove Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Star City Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Star City Cemetery is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City Cemetery
- Frost Twp. Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Frost Twp. Cemetery is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost Twp. Cemetery
- Heidemann Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The Heidemann Cemetery is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidemann Cemetery
- Prosper Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Meridith Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Meridith Cemetery is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridith Cemetery
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- Maple Valley Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- The Maple Valley Cemetery is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Valley Cemetery
- Gerrish Twp. Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The Gerrish Twp. Cemetery is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerrish Twp. Cemetery
- Summerfield Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Summerfield Cemetery is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield Cemetery
- Aetna Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- The Aetna Cemetery is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna Cemetery
- Hamilton Cedar Crest Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- The Hamilton Cedar Crest Cemetery is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cedar Crest Cemetery
- The Hamilton Cedar Crest Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cedar Crest Cemetery
- Cedar View Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1989722 <5>
- Nolan Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Nolan Cemetery is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolan Cemetery
- Moorestown Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Moorestown Cemetery is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorestown Cemetery
- Clam Union Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- The Clam Union Cemetery is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clam Union Cemetery
- Pleasant Plains Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Skeel Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Skeel Cemetery is located in Gladwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skeel Cemetery
- Higgins Twp. Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Higgins Twp. Cemetery is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins Twp. Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Roscommon Twp. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Roscommon Twp. Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Houghton Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Houghton Lake Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Houghton Lake Heights is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton Lake Heights
- Nellsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nellsville is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellsville
- Prudenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Merritt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hillcrest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hillcrest is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Star City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Star City is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Meredith
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Meredith is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
- Higgins Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Tent City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Tent City is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tent City
- Stratford ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stratford is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
- Falmouth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Vogel Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vogel Center is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vogel Center
- Geels
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Geels is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geels
- Roscommon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Butman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Butman is located in Gladwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butman
- Saint Helen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Moorestown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Moorestown is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorestown
- Harrison
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Allendale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Allendale is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Fletcher
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fletcher is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Deerheart Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Deerheart Valley is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerheart Valley
- Skyline Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Skyline Village is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Village
- Stittsville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Stittsville is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stittsville
- Pere Cheney ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Pere Cheney is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pere Cheney
- Pere Cheney has also been known as:
- Center Plains
- Cheney
- Cutcheon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cutcheon is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutcheon
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 Roscommon Twp. Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Roscommon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Roscommon Twp. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Harrison
- Houghton Lake
- Roscommon
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Roscommon Twp. Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Roscommon 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 Roscommon Twp. Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2104134 (Roscommon Township Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2104134 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: Roscommon
- Est. Elev: 369 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Houghton Lake
- Location given for Roscommon Township Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.2886111 Lon: -84.7538889
- 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 Roscommon, 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 from Point A (ie- Roscommon Twp. 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. |
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