A visit to the Star City 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 Star City Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Star City Cemetery:
44.3606, -84.9856
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Star City Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Star City Cemetery is located in Missaukee County<2>.
The county seat for Missaukee County is located in Lake City. Lake City lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west of the Star City Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Star City Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Star City Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Star City Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Butterfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Butterfield Cemetery is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield Cemetery
- West Branch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The West Branch Cemetery is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Branch Cemetery
- Aetna Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Aetna Cemetery is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna Cemetery
- Moorestown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Moorestown Cemetery is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorestown Cemetery
- Stittsville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Reeder Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Reeder Cemetery is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeder Cemetery
- Prosper Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- West Moddersville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Clam Union Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Clam Union Cemetery is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clam Union Cemetery
- East Moddersville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lake City Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Lake City Cemetery is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lake City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Lake City.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #868 <5>
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- Old Lake City Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Old Lake City Cemetery is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Lake City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Lake City Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Lake City.
- The Old Lake City Cemetery has also been known as:
- M-55 Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2379466 <5>
- Vogel Center Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Vogel Center Cemetery is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vogel Center Cemetery
- Roscommon Twp. Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Heidemann Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Heidemann Cemetery is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidemann Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Grove Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Jennings.
- The Oak Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Jennings Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1191 <5>
- Old Jennings Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- The Old Jennings Cemetery is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Jennings Cemetery
- Prudenville Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- The Prudenville Cemetery is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prudenville Cemetery
- Markey Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- The Markey Cemetery is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markey 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 Star City Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Star City Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Star City
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Star City is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Merritt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stittsville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stittsville is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stittsville
- Moorestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Moorestown is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorestown
- Cutcheon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cutcheon is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutcheon
- Nellsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Nellsville is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellsville
- Falmouth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stratford ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stratford is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
- Houghton Lake Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Houghton Lake Heights is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton Lake Heights
- Houghton Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lake City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Vogel Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Vogel Center is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vogel Center
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Hillcrest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hillcrest is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Tent City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tent City is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tent City
- Fletcher
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fletcher is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Higgins Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sharon is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Sharon has also been known as:
- Big Oley
- Jam One
- Jennings
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Jennings is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- McBain
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lucas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lucas is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Prudenville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
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 Star City Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Missaukee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Star City Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Houghton Lake
- Lake City
- Marion
- McBain
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 Star City Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Missaukee 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 Star City Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #638735 (Star City Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #638735 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: Missaukee
- Est. Elev: 355 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Merritt
- Location given for Star City Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.3605685 Lon: -84.9855939
- 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 Missaukee, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Star City 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. |