A visit to the Sterling 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 Sterling Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sterling Cemetery:
44.0409, -84.0297
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sterling Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sterling Cemetery is located in Arenac County<2>.
The county seat for Arenac County is located in Standish. Standish lies just to the southeast of the Sterling Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sterling Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Sterling Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sterling Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Joseph's Polish National Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Plains Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Plains Cemetery is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains Cemetery
- Resurrection of the Lord Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Woodmere Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Woodmere Cemetery is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmere Cemetery
- Alger Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clayton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Clayton Cemetery is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Cemetery
- Pine River Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- St. Edwards Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gibson Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Gibson Twp. Cemetery is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Twp. Cemetery
- The Gibson Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bentley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100 <5>
- Arenac Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Arenac Twp. Cemetery is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arenac Twp. Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Indian Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Indian Cemetery is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cemetery
- Saganing Indian Methodist Mission Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Valley Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Cedar Valley Cemetery is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cedar Valley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Twining.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #241 <5>
- Richland Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Richland Cemetery is located in Ogemaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Cemetery
- Mills Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Mills Cemetery is located in Ogemaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Cemetery
- Bourret Twp. Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Bourret Twp. Cemetery is located in Gladwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourret Twp. Cemetery
- The Bourret Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bourret Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #144 <5>
- Rhodes Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Rhodes Cemetery is located in Gladwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Cemetery
- New Rhodes Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The New Rhodes Cemetery is located in Gladwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rhodes Cemetery
- Mt. Forest Twp. Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The St. Marys Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- The St. Marys Mt. Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1665 <5>
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
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 Sterling Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sterling Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sterling
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Standish
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Melita
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Melita is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melita
- Bentley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bentley is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley
- Pine River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pine River is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine River
- Arenac
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Arenac is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arenac
- Omer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Omer is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Maple Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Ridge is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Skidway Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Saganing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saganing is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saganing
- Whites Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Whites Beach is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Beach
- Mount Forest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Forest is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Forest
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Nine Mile
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Nine Mile is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nine Mile
- Woodville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Woodville is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Prescott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood is located in Ogemaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Rhodes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rhodes is located in Gladwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes
- Twining
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Twining is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twining
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Pinconning
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Turner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Turner is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Highwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Highwood is located in Gladwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwood
- Wooden Shoe Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Wooden Shoe Village is located in Gladwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooden Shoe Village
- Au Gres
(16 miles [25.7 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 Sterling Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Arenac County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sterling Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Sterling Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Arenac 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 Sterling Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #638796 (Sterling Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #638796 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: Arenac
- Est. Elev: 235 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sterling
- Location given for Sterling Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.0408538 Lon: -84.0297163
- 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 Arenac, 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- Sterling 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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