A visit to the Stephan 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 Stephan Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Stephan Cemetery:
44.6778, -84.5772
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Stephan Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Stephan Cemetery is located in Crawford County<2>.
The county seat for Crawford County is located in Grayling. Grayling lies just to the west of the Stephan Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Stephan Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> of the Stephan Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Stephan Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Elmwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- Pere Cheney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Pere Cheney Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pere Cheney Cemetery
- The Pere Cheney Cemetery has also been known as:
- Center Plains Cemetery
- Cheney Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2206989 <5>
- Maple Forest Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Maple Forest Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Forest Cemetery
- United States Government Military Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lovells Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Lovells Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovells Cemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Rock Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Rock Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Ball Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Ball Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Cemetery
- Shrine Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Shrine Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrine Cemetery
- Higgins Twp. Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Higgins Twp. Cemetery is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins Twp. Cemetery
- Beaver Creek Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Beaver Creek Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek Cemetery
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- Richfield Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Richfield Cemetery is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield Cemetery
- Gerrish Twp. Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- The Gerrish Twp. Cemetery is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerrish Twp. Cemetery
- Indian Graves
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- The Indian Graves is located in Oscoda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Graves
- Luzerne Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- The Luzerne Cemetery is located in Oscoda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luzerne Cemetery
- Mt. Pindus Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Pindus Cemetery is located in Oscoda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pindus Cemetery
- Otsego Lake Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- The Otsego Lake Cemetery is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otsego Lake Cemetery
- Heidemann Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Heidemann Cemetery is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidemann Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Rich Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Rich Cemetery is located in Oscoda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Cemetery
- Muskrat Lake Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- The Muskrat Lake Cemetery is located in Oscoda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskrat Lake Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Stephan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Stephan Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bucks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bucks is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks
- Grayling
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pere Cheney ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pere Cheney is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pere Cheney
- Pere Cheney has also been known as:
- Center Plains
- Cheney
- Skyline Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Skyline Village is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Village
- Deerheart Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Deerheart Valley is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerheart Valley
- Rasmus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rasmus is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rasmus
- Frederic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- McIntyre Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- McIntyre Landing is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntyre Landing
- Roscommon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Red Oak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Red Oak is located in Oscoda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Lower Chub Landing ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lower Chub Landing is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Chub Landing
- Waters
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Luzerne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Higgins Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Deward ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Deward is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deward
- Tent City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tent City is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tent City
- Hillcrest
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hillcrest is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Geels
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Geels is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geels
- Garland Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Garland Village is located in Montmorency County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland Village
- Vienna Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Vienna Junction is located in Montmorency County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Junction
- Arbutus Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Arbutus Beach is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbutus Beach
- Lewiston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fletcher
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fletcher is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Stratford ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stratford is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
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 Stephan Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Crawford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Stephan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Grayling
- Lewiston
- Roscommon
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Stephan Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Crawford 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 Stephan Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2498860 (Stephan Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2498860 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: Crawford
- Est. Elev: 331 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wakeley Lake
- Location given for Stephan Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.6777778 Lon: -84.5772222
- 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 Crawford, 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 from Point A (ie- Stephan 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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