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A visit to the Woodawn 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 Woodawn Cemetery ...

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

46.7305, -89.1982

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

The Woodawn Cemetery is located in Ontonagon County<2>.

The county seat for Ontonagon County is located in Ontonagon. Ontonagon lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Woodawn Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Woodawn Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Woodawn Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Old Indian Burial Grounds
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Irish Hollow Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Irish Hollow Cemetery is located in Ontonagon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Hollow Cemetery
  • Methodist Rose Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Methodist Rose Cemetery is located in Ontonagon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist Rose Cemetery
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Ontonagon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
  • Methodist Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Methodist Cemetery is located in Ontonagon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist Cemetery
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Ontonagon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Ontonagon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
  • Norwich Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Norwich Cemetery is located in Ontonagon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich Cemetery
  • Holy Family Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Holy Family Cemetery is located in Ontonagon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Family Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Ontonagon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
  • Rousseau Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • The Rousseau Cemetery is located in Ontonagon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rousseau Cemetery
  • Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Ewen Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • The Ewen Cemetery is located in Ontonagon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewen Cemetery
    • Bruce Crossing Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • The Bruce Crossing Cemetery is located in Ontonagon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce Crossing Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bruce Crossing Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Bruce Crossing.
      • The Bruce Crossing Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hillside Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #190 <5>
    • Paynesville Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • The Paynesville Cemetery is located in Ontonagon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville Cemetery
    • Woodland Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Woodland Cemetery is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
    • Maple Grove Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Agate Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • The Agate Cemetery is located in Ontonagon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agate Cemetery
    • Trout Creek Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • The Trout Creek Cemetery is located in Ontonagon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Creek Cemetery
    • St. Henrys Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • The St. Henrys Cemetery is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Henrys Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Henrys Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Nisula.
      • The St. Henrys Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Nisula Lutheran Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2273104 <5>

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 Woodawn Cemetery.

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

  • Rockland
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Mass City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Wainola
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Wainola is located in Ontonagon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wainola
  • Wasas
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Wasas is located in Ontonagon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasas
  • Firesteel
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Firesteel is located in Ontonagon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firesteel
  • Rousseau
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Rousseau is located in Ontonagon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rousseau
  • Ontonagon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bruce Crossing
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Gem
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Gem is located in Ontonagon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
  • Green
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Green is located in Ontonagon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
  • Ewen
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Paynesville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Paynesville is located in Ontonagon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
    • Agate
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Agate is located in Ontonagon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agate
    • Silver City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Silver City is located in Ontonagon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • White Pine
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Trout Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Nisula
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Nisula is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nisula
    • Lake Roland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Lake Roland is located in Houghton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Roland

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 Woodawn Cemetery. The following communities are located in Ontonagon County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Woodawn Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Michigan:
  • Pages specific to Ontonagon 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 Woodawn Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1622206  (Woodawn Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1622206 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: Ontonagon
      • Est. Elev: 305 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Rockland
      • Location given for Woodawn Cemetery:
      • Lat: 46.7304962     Lon: -89.198197
      • 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 Ontonagon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Woodawn 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.