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A visit to the Wilber 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 Wilber Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wilber Cemetery:

44.3703, -83.5175

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wilber Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Wilber Cemetery is located in Iosco County<2>.

The county seat for Iosco County is located in Tawas City. Tawas City lies just to the south of the Wilber Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Wilber Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> of the Wilber Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wilber Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Poor Farm Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Poor Farm Cemetery is located in Iosco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poor Farm Cemetery
  • Pioneer Plains Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Laidlaw Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Laidlaw Cemetery is located in Iosco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laidlaw Cemetery
  • Zion Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Iosco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Iosco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
  • St. Joseph's Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Joseph's Cemetery is located in Iosco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph's Cemetery
  • American Legion Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Immaculate Heart of Mary's Catholic Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Memory Gardens Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Memory Gardens Cemetery is located in Iosco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Gardens Cemetery
    • The Memory Gardens Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Tawas City Cemetery
    • Tawas City Memory Gardens
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1063 <5>
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Iosco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
  • Pine Top Rest Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Au Sable Twp. Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Au Sable Twp. Cemetery is located in Iosco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Au Sable Twp. Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Au Sable Twp. Cemetery is located in Au Sable.
      • The Au Sable Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Au Sable Cemetery
      • Old Au Sable Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1963009 <5>
    • Pinecrest Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Pinecrest Cemetery is located in Iosco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest Cemetery
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Iosco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • Chippewa Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Chippewa Cemetery is located in Iosco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Cemetery
    • Alabaster Twp. Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Esmond Evergreen Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Esmond Evergreen Cemetery is located in Iosco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmond Evergreen Cemetery
      • The Esmond Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Evergreen Cemetery
      • Hale Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #664 <5>
    • Glennie Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Glennie Cemetery is located in Alcona County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glennie Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Glennie Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Glennie.
      • The Glennie Cemetery has also been known as:
      • East Curtis Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #602 <5>
    • Reno Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Reno Cemetery is located in Iosco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno Cemetery
      • The Reno Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Reno Twp. Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Wilber Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wilber Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Wilber
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Wilber is located in Iosco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilber
  • Foote Site Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Foote Site Village is located in Iosco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foote Site Village
  • Tawas City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • East Tawas
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Sid Town
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Sid Town is located in Iosco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sid Town
  • Au Sable
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Au Sable is located in Iosco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Au Sable
  • Oscoda
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • White Rock ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • White Rock is located in Iosco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
  • Lincoln Junction
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lincoln Junction is located in Iosco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Junction
  • National City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Hale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Mikado
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Whittemore
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Harmon City Heights
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Harmon City Heights is located in Arenac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmon City Heights
    • Glennie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenbush
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Long Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Gustin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Gustin is located in Alcona County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gustin
    • South Branch
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Turner
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Turner is located in Arenac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people

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 Wilber Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Iosco County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wilber Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Wilber Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Michigan:
  • Pages specific to Iosco 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 Wilber Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1616428  (Wilber Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1616428 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: Iosco
      • Est. Elev: 212 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Tawas City
      • Location given for Wilber Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.370294     Lon: -83.5174753
      • 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 Iosco, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wilber 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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