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A visit to the Woods Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Woods Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   46.0519°   (46° 3' 6")

Lon:   -86.0729°   (-86° 4' 22")

The Woods Cemetery is located in Schoolcraft County<2>.

The county seat for Schoolcraft County is located in Manistique. Manistique lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southwest of the Woods Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 24 miles [38.6 km] of the Woods Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Fairview Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Schoolcraft County
  • Blaney Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blaney Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blaney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Blaney Cemetery is located in Schoolcraft County
  • Byers Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Byers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Byers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Byers Cemetery is located in Schoolcraft County
  • Hiawatha Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hiawatha Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hiawatha Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hiawatha Cemetery is located in Schoolcraft County
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeview Cemetery
    • The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Schoolcraft County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lakeview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Manistique.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #893 <5>
  • Old Germfask Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Germfask Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Germfask Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Germfask Cemetery is located in Schoolcraft County
  • Germfask Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Germfask Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Germfask Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Germfask Cemetery is located in Schoolcraft County
  • Thompson Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Thompson Cemetery is located in Schoolcraft County
  • Gould City Twp. Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gould City Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gould City Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gould City Twp. Cemetery is located in Mackinac County
  • Curtis Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Curtis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Curtis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Curtis Cemetery is located in Mackinac County
  • Polly Family Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Polly Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Polly Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Polly Family Cemetery is located in Mackinac County
  • Seventh-day Adventist Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seventh-day Adventist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seventh-day Adventist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Seventh-day Adventist Cemetery is located in Schoolcraft County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Cooks Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooks Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cooks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cooks Cemetery is located in Schoolcraft County
    • Old Cooks Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Cooks Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Cooks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Cooks Cemetery is located in Schoolcraft County
    • Boot Hill Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boot Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boot Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Boot Hill Cemetery is located in Schoolcraft County
    • West Lakefield Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Sandtown Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sandtown Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sandtown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sandtown Cemetery is located in Mackinac County
    • Farley Grave Site
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farley Grave Site
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farley Grave Site have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Farley Grave Site is located in Schoolcraft County
    • East Lakefield Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Old East Lakefield Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old East Lakefield Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old East Lakefield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old East Lakefield Cemetery is located in Luce County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Woods Cemetery.

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

  • Gulliver
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Parkington ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Parkington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkington
    • Parkington is located in Schoolcraft County
  • Blaney Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blaney Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaney Junction
    • Blaney Junction is located in Schoolcraft County
  • Manistique
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Huntspur
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Huntspur. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntspur
    • Huntspur is located in Mackinac County
    • Huntspur has also been known as:
    • Hunt Spur
  • Copenhagen Beach
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen Beach
    • Copenhagen Beach is located in Schoolcraft County
  • Port Inland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Inland
    • Port Inland is located in Mackinac County
  • Minor Beach
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Beach
    • Minor Beach is located in Schoolcraft County
  • Germfask
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Germfask have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germfask
    • Germfask is located in Schoolcraft County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Germfask <6>
  • Elkhorn
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
    • Elkhorn is located in Schoolcraft County
  • Gould City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Curtis
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Walsh
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Walsh. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsh
      • Walsh is located in Schoolcraft County
    • Steuben
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Steuben. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
      • Steuben is located in Schoolcraft County
    • Cooks
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks
      • Cooks is located in Schoolcraft County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cooks <6>
    • Seney
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Creighton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Creighton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creighton
      • Creighton is located in Schoolcraft County
    • Helmer
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Helmer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmer
      • Helmer is located in Luce County
    • Carpenter Landing
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Landing
      • Carpenter Landing is located in Luce County

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 Woods Cemetery. The following communities are located in Schoolcraft County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Woods 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 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 Woods Cemetery:

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 Woods Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1616786  (Woods Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1616786 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Merwin Lake
    • County: Schoolcraft         Elev: 222
    • Location given for GNIS #1616786 (Woods Cemetery)

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

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 Schoolcraft, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Woods Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.0519, Longitude: -86.0729       In this case, the coordinates for the Woods Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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