A visit to the Springport Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Springport Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Springport Cemetery (FG ID #1799)
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 Springport Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Springport Cemetery
Lat: 44.6264° (44° 37' 35")
Lon: -83.3115° (-83° 18' 41")
The cemetery is located in Alcona County<4>.
As an estimate, the Springport Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located between<2> the communities of Greenbush and Harrisville. The cemetery lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Harrisville.
The county seat for Alcona County is located in Harrisville. Harrisville lies just to the north northeast of the Springport Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 23 miles [37 km] of the Springport Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Springport Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Anne Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anne Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Anne Cemetery is located in Alcona County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Anne Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Harrisville.
- The St. Anne Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Annes Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1575 <1>
- Westlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mikado Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Raphael Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Twin Lake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Joy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Chippewa Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chippewa Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chippewa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Chippewa Cemetery is located in Iosco County
- Calvary Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Maple Ridge Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pinecrest Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pinecrest Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pinecrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pinecrest Cemetery is located in Iosco County
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Iosco County
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Au Sable Twp. Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Au Sable Twp. Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Au Sable Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Au Sable Twp. Cemetery is located in Iosco County
- Caledonia Twp. Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Flowers Grave
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- 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.<6> 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.
- Glennie Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Wilber Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilber Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilber Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Wilber Cemetery is located in Iosco County
- Sanborn Twp. Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- 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.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Sanborn Twp. Cemetery is located in Alpena County
- German Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the German Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the German Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The German Cemetery is located in Alpena County
- St. Catherine's Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Catherine's Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Catherine's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Catherine's Cemetery is located in Alpena County
- Hubbard Lake Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- 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.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hubbard Lake Cemetery is located in Alpena 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 Springport Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Springport Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Springport
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springport have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springport
- Springport is located in Alcona County
- Greenbush
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Harrisville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mikado
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gustin
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- 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
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Gustin
- From the Springport Cemetery to Gustin
- Lincoln
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Alcona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lost Lake Woods
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Black River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Oscoda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oscoda have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscoda
- Oscoda is located in Iosco County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oscoda <8>
- Au Sable
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Hubbard Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Barton City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Foote Site Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foote Site Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foote Site Village
- Foote Site Village is located in Iosco County
- Spruce
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sid Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sid Town have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sid Town
- Sid Town is located in Iosco County
- Wilber
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilber. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilber
- Wilber is located in Iosco County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Wilber
- From the Springport Cemetery to Wilber
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 Springport Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Alcona County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Springport Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- East Tawas
- Harrisville
- Lincoln
- Oscoda
- Tawas City
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 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 Springport Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Alcona County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Springport Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Springport Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #638631 (Springport Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #638631 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: Harrisville
- County: Alcona Elev: 198
- Location given for GNIS #638631 (Springport Cemetery)
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #1799
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<2> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Greenbush and Harrisville. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
<3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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 Springport Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.6264, Longitude: -83.3115 |
<4> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Alcona, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | 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. |
<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. |
<8> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |