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A visit to the Sidnaw 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 Sidnaw Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sidnaw Cemetery:

46.5069, -88.7208

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sidnaw Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Sidnaw Cemetery is located in Houghton County<2>.

The county seat for Houghton County is located in Houghton. Houghton lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<3> to the north of the Sidnaw Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Sidnaw Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 24 miles [38.6 km] of the Sidnaw Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Kitchie Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Kitchie Cemetery is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchie Cemetery
  • Kitchie Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Kitchie Cemetery is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchie Cemetery
  • Kenton Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Kenton Cemetery is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton Cemetery
  • Covington Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Covington Cemetery is located in Baraga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington Cemetery
  • Covington Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The Covington Cemetery is located in Baraga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington Cemetery
  • Trout Creek Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • The Trout Creek Cemetery is located in Ontonagon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Creek Cemetery
  • Agate Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • The Agate Cemetery is located in Ontonagon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agate Cemetery
  • Alston Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • The Alston Cemetery is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alston Cemetery
  • Rousseau Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Rousseau Cemetery is located in Ontonagon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rousseau Cemetery
  • St. Henrys Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • The St. Henrys Cemetery is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Henrys Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Henrys Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Nisula.
    • The St. Henrys Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Nisula Lutheran Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2273104 <5>
  • Paynesville Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • The Paynesville Cemetery is located in Ontonagon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville Cemetery
  • Interior Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • The Interior Cemetery is located in Ontonagon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interior Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Pelkie Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • The Pelkie Cemetery is located in Baraga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelkie Cemetery
    • Bruce Crossing Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • The Bruce Crossing Cemetery is located in Ontonagon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce Crossing Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bruce Crossing Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Bruce Crossing.
      • The Bruce Crossing Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hillside Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #190 <5>
    • Herman Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • The Herman Cemetery is located in Baraga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman Cemetery
    • Maple Grove Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Barclay Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • The Barclay Cemetery is located in Ontonagon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay Cemetery
    • L'Anse Twp. Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The L'Anse Twp. Cemetery is located in Baraga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for L'Anse Twp. Cemetery
    • Hematite Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Hematite Cemetery is located in Iron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hematite Cemetery
    • Baraga Village Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Sidnaw Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sidnaw Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Sidnaw
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Watton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Kenton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Kenton is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
  • Covington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Vermilac
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Vermilac is located in Baraga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilac
  • Trout Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Alberta
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Alberta is located in Baraga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
  • Agate
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Agate is located in Ontonagon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agate
  • Nisula
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Nisula is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nisula
  • Atkinson ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Atkinson is located in Iron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
  • Rousseau
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Rousseau is located in Ontonagon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rousseau
  • Paynesville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Paynesville is located in Ontonagon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Gibbs City ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Gibbs City is located in Iron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs City
    • Hazel
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Hazel is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel
    • Gem
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Gem is located in Ontonagon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
    • Wasas
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Wasas is located in Ontonagon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasas
    • L'Anse
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Baraga
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Pelkie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Wainola
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Wainola is located in Ontonagon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wainola
    • Bruce Crossing
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Paulding
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Amasa
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Nestoria
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Nestoria is located in Baraga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestoria
    • Fuller
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Fuller is located in Gogebic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
    • Bear Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Bear Town is located in Baraga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town

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 Sidnaw Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Houghton County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Baraga
    • Baraga lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Sidnaw Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Baraga.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baraga
  • L'Anse
  • Sidnaw

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Sidnaw Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Michigan:
  • Pages specific to Houghton 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 Sidnaw Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2124340  (Sidnaw Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2124340 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: Houghton
      • Est. Elev: 417 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Sidnaw
      • Location given for Sidnaw Cemetery:
      • Lat: 46.5069444     Lon: -88.7208333
      • 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 Houghton, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sidnaw 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.