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A visit to the Saint Josephs 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. Josephs Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Josephs 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. Josephs Cemetery

Lat:   44.3309°   (44° 19' 51")

Lon:   -84.1467°   (-84° 8' 48")

The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Ogemaw County<2>.

The county seat for Ogemaw County is located in West Branch. West Branch lies just to the southwest of the St. Josephs Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> of the St. Josephs Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Campbells Corners Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campbells Corners Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campbells Corners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Campbells Corners Cemetery is located in Ogemaw County
  • Selkirk Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Selkirk Cemetery
    • The Selkirk Cemetery is located in Ogemaw County
    • The Selkirk Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Churchill Twp. Cemetery
    • Rifle River Cemetery
  • Brookside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brookside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brookside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brookside Cemetery is located in Ogemaw County
  • St. Joseph's Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph's Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Joseph's Cemetery is located in Ogemaw County
  • Rose City Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rose City Cemetery is located in Ogemaw County
  • Ogemaw Springs Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ogemaw Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ogemaw Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ogemaw Springs Cemetery is located in Ogemaw County
  • Rose Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rose Cemetery is located in Ogemaw County
  • Tucker Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tucker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tucker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tucker Cemetery is located in Ogemaw County
  • Mills Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mills Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mills Cemetery is located in Ogemaw County
  • Lane Heights Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lane Heights Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lane Heights Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lane Heights Cemetery is located in Ogemaw County
  • Damon Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Damon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Damon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Damon Cemetery is located in Ogemaw County
  • Beaver Lake Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaver Lake Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beaver Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Beaver Lake Cemetery is located in Ogemaw County
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    • Fisk Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fisk Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fisk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fisk Cemetery is located in Ogemaw County
    • Logan Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Logan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Logan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Logan Cemetery is located in Ogemaw County
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Roscommon County
    • Edwards Twp. Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edwards Twp. Cemetery
      • The Edwards Twp. Cemetery is located in Ogemaw County
      • The Edwards Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Edwards Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #438 <5>
    • Bourret Twp. Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bourret Twp. Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Bourret Twp. Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Bourret Twp. Cemetery is located in Gladwin County
      • The Bourret Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bourret Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #144 <5>
    • Hill Twp. Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Twp. Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hill Twp. Cemetery is located in Ogemaw County
    • Union Corners Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Corners Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Corners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Corners Cemetery is located in Oscoda County
    • Hughes Grave
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hughes Grave
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hughes Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hughes Grave is located in Oscoda County
    • Lakeview Park Indian Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeview Park Indian Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeview Park Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lakeview Park Indian Cemetery is located in Roscommon County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Josephs Cemetery.

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

  • Campbells Corners
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Campbells Corners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbells Corners
    • Campbells Corners is located in Ogemaw County
  • West Branch
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fayettes Corner ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayettes Corner
    • Fayettes Corner is located in Ogemaw County
  • Rose City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose City
    • Rose City is located in Ogemaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 629 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rose City <7>
  • Ogemaw Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ogemaw Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogemaw Springs
    • Ogemaw Springs is located in Ogemaw County
  • Lupton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greenwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Greenwood is located in Ogemaw County
  • Damon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damon
    • Damon is located in Ogemaw County
  • Skidway Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skidway Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skidway Lake
    • Skidway Lake is located in Ogemaw County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skidway Lake <7>
  • Saint Helen
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Prescott
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Long Lake
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • South Branch
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Melita
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Melita. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melita
      • Melita is located in Arenac County
    • Maple Ridge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maple Ridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
      • Maple Ridge is located in Arenac County
    • Hale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Geels
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Geels. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geels
      • Geels is located in Roscommon County
    • Whittemore
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whittemore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittemore
      • Whittemore is located in Iosco County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whittemore <7>

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. Josephs Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ogemaw County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 professional and volunteer 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 St. Josephs 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. Josephs Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #636803  (Saint Josephs Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #636803 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: West Branch
    • County: Ogemaw         Elev: 309
    • Location given for GNIS #636803 (Saint Josephs 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 Ogemaw, 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 things 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 St. Josephs Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3309, Longitude: -84.1467       In this case, the coordinates for the St. Josephs 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>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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