A visit to the United States Government Military 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 United States Government Military Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the United States Government Military Cemetery:
44.6439, -84.7556
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the United States Government Military Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The United States Government Military Cemetery is located in Crawford County<2>.
The county seat for Crawford County is located in Grayling. Grayling lies just to the northeast of the United States Government Military Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 18 miles [29 km]<3> of the United States Government Military Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from United States Government Military Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Elmwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- Beaver Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Beaver Creek Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek Cemetery
- Pere Cheney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Stephan Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Stephan Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephan Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Heidemann Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Heidemann Cemetery is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidemann Cemetery
- Maple Forest Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Maple Forest Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Forest Cemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Shrine Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Shrine Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrine Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Gerrish Twp. Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Gerrish Twp. Cemetery is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerrish Twp. Cemetery
- Higgins Twp. Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Higgins Twp. Cemetery is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins Twp. Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Excelsior Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- The Excelsior Cemetery is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior Cemetery
- Oliver Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- The Oliver Cemetery is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Cemetery
- Markey Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- The Markey Cemetery is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markey Cemetery
- Moorestown Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Moorestown Cemetery is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorestown Cemetery
- Richfield Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Richfield Cemetery is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield Cemetery
- Ball Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- The Ball Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Cemetery
- Rock Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- The Rock Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cemetery
- Lovells Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Lovells Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovells 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 United States Government Military Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from United States Government Military Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rasmus
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rasmus is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rasmus
- Grayling
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- McIntyre Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- McIntyre Landing is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntyre Landing
- Skyline Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Skyline Village is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Village
- Pere Cheney ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Frederic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Tent City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Tent City is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tent City
- Higgins Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Deerheart Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Deerheart Valley is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerheart Valley
- Bucks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bucks is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks
- Fletcher
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fletcher is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Stratford ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stratford is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Hillcrest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hillcrest is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Angling
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Angling is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angling
- Deward ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Deward is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deward
- Roscommon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sigma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sigma is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigma
- Sharon ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sharon is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Sharon has also been known as:
- Big Oley
- Jam One
- Waters
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Moorestown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Moorestown is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorestown
- Spencer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Spencer is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
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 United States Government Military 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 United States Government Military Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 helpful 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 United States Government Military 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 United States Government Military Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2498859 (United States Government Military Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2498859 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: 383 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lake Margrethe
- Location given for United States Government Military Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.6438889 Lon: -84.7555556
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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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- United States Government Military 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. |