A visit to the Rust 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 Rust Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rust Cemetery:
44.9869, -83.9461
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rust Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rust Cemetery is located in Montmorency County<2>.
The county seat for Montmorency County is located in Atlanta. Atlanta lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west of the Rust Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rust Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 19 miles [30.6 km] of the Rust Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rust Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Augustine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The St. Augustine Cemetery is located in Montmorency County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Augustine Cemetery
- Avery Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Avery Cemetery is located in Montmorency County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery Cemetery
- Hillman - Rust Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Hillman - Rust Cemetery is located in Montmorency County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman - Rust Cemetery
- The Hillman - Rust Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hillman Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #717 <5>
- Spratt Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Spratt Cemetery is located in Alpena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spratt Cemetery
- Loud Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Loud Cemetery is located in Montmorency County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loud Cemetery
- Greely Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Greely Cemetery is located in Alpena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greely Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Greely Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Flanders.
- The Greely Cemetery has also been known as:
- Green Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2220618 <5>
- Briley Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Briley Cemetery is located in Montmorency County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briley Cemetery
- Flynn Valley Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Montmorency Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The Montmorency Cemetery is located in Montmorency County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montmorency Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Montmorency County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Herron St. Rose's Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Long Rapids Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Long Rapids Cemetery is located in Alpena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Rapids Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Finnish Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Finnish Cemetery is located in Montmorency County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finnish Cemetery
- Mooney Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- The Mooney Cemetery is located in Oscoda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooney Cemetery
- St. Matthew Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- The St. Matthew Cemetery is located in Alpena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthew Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Alpena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Salem Lutheran Church Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Wilson Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Alpena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Gingell Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- The Gingell Cemetery is located in Montmorency County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gingell Cemetery
- Lewiston Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- The Lewiston Cemetery is located in Montmorency County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Oscoda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- The Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fairview Mennonite Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #250758 <5>
- Leer Lutheran Church Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Rust Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rust Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hillman
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Atlanta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Flanders
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Flanders is located in Alpena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders
- Lachine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Royston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Royston is located in Montmorency County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royston
- Herron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Herron is located in Alpena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herron
- Long Rapids
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Long Rapids is located in Alpena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Rapids
- Big Rock ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Big Rock is located in Montmorency County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
- McHarg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- McHarg is located in Alpena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHarg
- Bigelow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bigelow is located in Montmorency County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
- Lewiston
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Fairview
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Canada Creek Ranch
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Canada Creek Ranch is located in Montmorency County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Creek Ranch
- Vienna Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Vienna Junction is located in Montmorency County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Junction
- Garland Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Garland Village is located in Montmorency County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland Village
- Curran
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hubbard Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kneeland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Kneeland is located in Oscoda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kneeland
- Hetherton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hetherton is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetherton
- Vienna Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Vienna Corners is located in Montmorency County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Corners
- Hawks
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hawks is located in Presque Isle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks
- Cathro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cathro is located in Alpena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathro
- Polaski
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Polaski is located in Presque Isle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polaski
- Posen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Metz
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Metz is located in Presque Isle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
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 Rust Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Montmorency County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rust Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Atlanta
- Fairview
- Hillman
- Lewiston
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Rust Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Montmorency 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 Rust Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2438571 (Rust Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2438571 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: Montmorency
- Est. Elev: 262 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rust
- Location given for Rust Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.9869444 Lon: -83.9461111
- 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 Montmorency, 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- Rust 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. |