A visit to the Saint Joseph's Polish National 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 St. Joseph's Polish National Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Joseph's Polish National Cemetery:
44.0136, -83.9775
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Joseph's Polish National Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Joseph's Polish National Cemetery is located in Arenac County<2>.
The county seat for Arenac County is located in Standish. Standish lies just to the south southeast of the St. Joseph's Polish National Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the St. Joseph's Polish National Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Joseph's Polish National Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Woodmere Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Woodmere Cemetery is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmere Cemetery
- Resurrection of the Lord Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. George Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. George Cemetery is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. George Cemetery
- Sterling Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sterling Cemetery is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Cemetery
- Pine River Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Plains Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Plains Cemetery is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains Cemetery
- Arenac Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Arenac Twp. Cemetery is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arenac Twp. Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- St. Edwards Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Indian Cemetery is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cemetery
- Saganing Indian Methodist Mission Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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- Clayton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Clayton Cemetery is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Cemetery
- Alger Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gibson Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Gibson Twp. Cemetery is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Twp. Cemetery
- The Gibson Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bentley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100 <5>
- Cedar Valley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Cedar Valley Cemetery is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cedar Valley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Twining.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #241 <5>
- Mt. Forest Twp. Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Marys Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- The St. Marys Mt. Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1665 <5>
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Agnes Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The St. Agnes Cemetery is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Agnes Cemetery
- The St. Agnes Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Agnes Catholic Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1967162 <5>
- Pinconning Twp. Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- St. John Memorial Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The St. John Memorial Cemetery is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Memorial Cemetery
- The St. John Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Johns Lutheran Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1608 <5>
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Indian Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Indian Cemetery is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Joseph's Polish National Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Joseph's Polish National Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Standish
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sterling
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pine River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pine River is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine River
- Arenac
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Arenac is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arenac
- Saganing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saganing is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saganing
- Omer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Omer is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Melita
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Melita is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melita
- Whites Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Whites Beach is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Beach
- Bentley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bentley is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley
- Maple Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Maple Ridge is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Nine Mile
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nine Mile is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nine Mile
- Woodville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Woodville is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Pinconning
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Twining
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Twining is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twining
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Mount Forest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Forest is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Forest
- Rhodes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rhodes is located in Gladwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes
- Skidway Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Turner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Turner is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Prescott
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Au Gres
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Greenwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood is located in Ogemaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
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. Joseph's Polish National Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Arenac County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Joseph's Polish National Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Pinconning
- Standish
- Standish lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the St. Joseph's Polish National Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Standish.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standish
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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. Joseph's Polish National Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Arenac 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 St. Joseph's Polish National Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2515131 (Saint Joseph's Polish National Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2515131 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: Arenac
- Est. Elev: 199 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Omer SW
- Location given for Saint Joseph's Polish National Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.0136111 Lon: -83.9775
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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 Arenac, 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- St. Joseph's Polish National 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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