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A visit to the Saint Catherine's 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 St. Catherine's Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Catherine's 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 St. Catherine's Cemetery

Lat:   44.9047°   (44° 54' 16")

Lon:   -83.4894°   (-83° 29' 21")

The St. Catherine's Cemetery is located in Alpena County<2>.

The county seat for Alpena County is located in Alpena. Alpena lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northeast of the St. Catherine's Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km] of the St. Catherine's Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Sanborn Twp. Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sanborn Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sanborn Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sanborn Twp. Cemetery is located in Alpena County
  • Flowers Grave
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flowers Grave
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flowers Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Flowers Grave is located in Alcona County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Flowers Grave is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Spruce.
  • Caledonia Twp. Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Caledonia Twp. Cemetery
    • The Caledonia Twp. Cemetery is located in Alcona County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Caledonia Twp. Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Spruce.
    • The Caledonia Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pleasant View Cemetery
    • Spruce Cemetery
    • Spruce Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2290666 <5>
  • Hubbard Lake Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hubbard Lake Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hubbard Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hubbard Lake Cemetery is located in Alpena County
  • Salem Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Lutheran Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Salem Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Alpena County
  • St. Matthew Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Matthew Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Matthew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Matthew Cemetery is located in Alpena County
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Alpena County
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Alpena County
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Alcona County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Black River.
    • The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Black River Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #219 <5>
  • Grace Lutheran Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grace Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grace Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Grace Lutheran Cemetery is located in Alpena County
  • Hebrew Benevolent Society Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebrew Benevolent Society Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hebrew Benevolent Society Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hebrew Benevolent Society Cemetery is located in Alpena County
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
    • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Alpena County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Cross Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Alpena.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #742 <5>
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    • Herron St. Rose's Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Herron St. Rose's Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Herron St. Rose's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Herron St. Rose's Cemetery is located in Alpena County
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Alpena County
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Alpena County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Alpena.
      • The Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Alpena Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #474 <5>
    • Mt. Joy Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Joy Cemetery
      • The Mt. Joy Cemetery is located in Alcona County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Joy Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Alcona.
      • The Mt. Joy Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Alcona Cemetery
      • Haynes Twp. Cemetery
    • Spratt Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spratt Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spratt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Spratt Cemetery is located in Alpena County
    • Maple Ridge Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Ridge Cemetery
      • The Maple Ridge Cemetery is located in Alcona County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Maple Ridge Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Barton City.
      • The Maple Ridge Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Barton City Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1008 <5>
    • Twin Lake Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Twin Lake Cemetery
      • The Twin Lake Cemetery is located in Alcona County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Twin Lake Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Lincoln.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1766601 <5>
    • Greely Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greely Cemetery
      • The Greely Cemetery is located in Alpena County
      • 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>
    • Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the St. Catherine's Cemetery.

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

  • Ossineke
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Spruce
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Hubbard Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lost Lake Woods
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Lake Woods
    • Lost Lake Woods is located in Alcona County
  • Hubbard Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Lake
    • Hubbard Lake is located in Alcona County
  • Black River
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • McHarg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHarg
    • McHarg is located in Alpena County
  • Alpena Junction
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alpena Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpena Junction
    • Alpena Junction is located in Alpena County
  • Alpena
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Herron
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herron
    • Herron is located in Alpena County
  • Alcona
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcona
    • Alcona is located in Alcona County
  • Lincoln
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Barton City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Lachine
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lachine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lachine
      • Lachine is located in Alpena County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lachine <6>
    • Flanders
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders
      • Flanders is located in Alpena County
    • Cathro
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cathro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathro
      • Cathro is located in Alpena County
    • Long Rapids
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Rapids
      • Long Rapids is located in Alpena County
    • Gustin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gustin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gustin
      • Gustin is located in Alcona County
    • Harrisville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Curran
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Springport
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springport
      • Springport is located in Alcona County

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 St. Catherine's Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Alpena County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Catherine's Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Alpena
    • Alpena lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the St. Catherine's Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alpena.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpena
  • Harrisville
  • Hillman
    • Hillman lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the St. Catherine's Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hillman.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
  • Lincoln
    • Lincoln lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the St. Catherine's Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lincoln.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln

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 St. Catherine's 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 St. Catherine's Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #2492467  (Saint Catherine's Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #2492467 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: Ossineke
    • County: Alpena         Elev: 242
    • Location given for GNIS #2492467 (Saint Catherine's Cemetery)

The official website for Alpena County: www.alpenacounty.org/

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 Alpena, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the St. Catherine's Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.9047, Longitude: -83.4894       In this case, the coordinates for the St. Catherine's 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>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.
<7>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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