A visit to the Saint Rita 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. Rita Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Rita Cemetery:
44.8481, -85.8559
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Rita Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Rita Cemetery is located in Leelanau County<2>.
The county seat for Leelanau County is located in Leland. Leland lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north northeast of the St. Rita Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Rita Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the St. Rita Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Rita Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Round Top Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Round Top Cemetery is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top Cemetery
- Kasson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Kasson Cemetery is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- East Kasson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The East Kasson Cemetery is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Kasson Cemetery
- Cleveland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Cleveland Cemetery is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Cemetery
- Burdickville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Burdickville Cemetery is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdickville Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Solon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Solon Cemetery is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Green Briar Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Green Briar Cemetery is located in Benzie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Briar Cemetery
- Grindstuen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Grindstuen Cemetery is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grindstuen Cemetery
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- Tucker Lake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Tucker Lake Cemetery is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Lake Cemetery
- Tobin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Tobin Cemetery is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobin Cemetery
- Kilwy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Kilwy Cemetery is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilwy Cemetery
- St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kelderhouse Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Kelderhouse Cemetery is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelderhouse Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Werner - Erickson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Leelanau School Road Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Arbor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Glen Arbor Cemetery is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Arbor Cemetery
- Fouch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Fouch Cemetery is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fouch Cemetery
- Swedish Mission Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Rita Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Rita Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Maple City
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cedar
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Isadore ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Isadore is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isadore
- Burdickville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Burdickville is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdickville
- Solon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Solon is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
- Bodus
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bodus is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodus
- Shalda Corners ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shalda Corners is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shalda Corners
- Schomberg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Schomberg is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schomberg
- Jacktown ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jacktown is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
- Jacktown has also been known as:
- Osborn
- Glen Arbor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Ann
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hatchs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hatchs is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchs
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Port Oneida ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Port Oneida is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Oneida
- Bingham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bingham is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
- Glen Haven ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Haven is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
- Empire
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Greilickville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Greilickville is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greilickville
- Lake Leelanau
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Aral ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Aral is located in Benzie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aral
- Aral has also been known as:
- Otter Creek
- Traverse City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Platte River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Platte River is located in Benzie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte River
- Suttons Bay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
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. Rita Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Leelanau County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Rita Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Empire
- Leland
- Maple City
- Suttons Bay
- Traverse City
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 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. Rita Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Leelanau 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. Rita Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #637033 (Saint Rita Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #637033 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: Leelanau
- Est. Elev: 236 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Maple City
- Location given for Saint Rita Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.848054 Lon: -85.85592
- 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 Leelanau, 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- St. Rita 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |