A visit to the Wilson 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 Wilson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wilson Cemetery:
45.0200, -83.6066
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wilson Cemetery is located in Alpena County<2>.
The county seat for Alpena County is located in Alpena. Alpena lies just to the east northeast of the Wilson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wilson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> of the Wilson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wilson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Herron St. Rose's Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Matthew Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The St. Matthew Cemetery is located in Alpena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthew Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Alpena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Greely Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Greely Cemetery is located in Alpena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greely Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Greely Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Flanders.
- The Greely Cemetery has also been known as:
- Green Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2220618 <5>
- Salem Lutheran Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Alpena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Cross Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Alpena.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #742 <5>
- Grace Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Alpena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Alpena.
- The Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
- Alpena Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #474 <5>
- Hebrew Benevolent Society Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Alpena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Spratt Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Spratt Cemetery is located in Alpena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spratt Cemetery
- Long Rapids Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Long Rapids Cemetery is located in Alpena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Rapids Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Hubbard Lake Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Hubbard Lake Cemetery is located in Alpena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Lake Cemetery
- St. Catherine's Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- German Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The German Cemetery is located in Alpena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Cemetery
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sanborn Twp. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Sanborn Twp. Cemetery is located in Alpena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanborn Twp. Cemetery
- Cathro Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Cathro Cemetery is located in Alpena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathro Cemetery
- Flowers Grave
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Flowers Grave is located in Alcona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Grave
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Flowers Grave is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Spruce.
- Leer Lutheran Church Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wilson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wilson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- McHarg
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- McHarg is located in Alpena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHarg
- Herron
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Herron is located in Alpena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herron
- Lachine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alpena Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Alpena Junction is located in Alpena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpena Junction
- Flanders
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Flanders is located in Alpena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders
- Alpena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cathro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cathro is located in Alpena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathro
- Long Rapids
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Long Rapids is located in Alpena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Rapids
- Hubbard Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ossineke
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spruce
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Leroy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Leroy is located in Presque Isle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Hillman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Polaski
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Polaski is located in Presque Isle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polaski
- Royston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Royston is located in Montmorency County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royston
- Posen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hubbard Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hubbard Lake is located in Alcona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Lake
- Lost Lake Woods
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lost Lake Woods is located in Alcona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Lake Woods
- Bell ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bell is located in Presque Isle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
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 Wilson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Alpena County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wilson 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 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 Wilson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Alpena 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 Wilson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1616557 (Wilson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1616557 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: Alpena
- Est. Elev: 231 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lake Winyah
- Location given for Wilson Cemetery:
- Lat: 45.0200112 Lon: -83.6066483
- 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 Alpena, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wilson 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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