Negaunee Cemetery
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Negaunee Cemetery

Negaunee, Marquette County, Michigan, USA

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  • Get directions Maas Street (Township Road 492) and Forge Road
    Negaunee, Michigan 49866 United States
    Coordinates: 46.51920, -87.55250
  • Cemetery ID: 1185

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The cemetery is located on the northeast corner of the intersection of Maas Street (Township Road 492) and Forge Road.


The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) feature ID for the cemetery is 633262 (Negaunee Cemetery).


Based on a 1910 interview with Negaunee pioneer Medard Gauthier, the first cemetery was located on the corner of Case Street and Brown Avenue. It was used for approximately 10 years. Then, in the late 1870's land was donated to the city and to St. Paul's Catholic Church for a new cemetery east of town on the south side of Prince Street, near the Marquette, Houghton and Ontonagon Railroad. This land was used for burials for thirty years. Land on either side of the cemetery was owned and heavily mined by Cleveland Cliffs Iron Company (C.C.I.). The mining company wanted the cemetery land for mining purposes. C.C.I. purchased the 40 acre Donald McDonald farm on the main highway between Negaunee and Eagle Mills and the deed was given to the city of Negaunee as well as more land east of the farm, a total of 110 acres. C.C.I. agreed to take on all costs of developing the site and moving all bodies and tombstones for the exchange of the minerals rights on the old site. The cemetery was divided into two parts equally with the Roman Catholic burials on the East and the city burials on the West.

The cemetery is located on the northeast corner of the intersection of Maas Street (Township Road 492) and Forge Road.


The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) feature ID for the cemetery is 633262 (Negaunee Cemetery).


Based on a 1910 interview with Negaunee pioneer Medard Gauthier, the first cemetery was located on the corner of Case Street and Brown Avenue. It was used for approximately 10 years. Then, in the late 1870's land was donated to the city and to St. Paul's Catholic Church for a new cemetery east of town on the south side of Prince Street, near the Marquette, Houghton and Ontonagon Railroad. This land was used for burials for thirty years. Land on either side of the cemetery was owned and heavily mined by Cleveland Cliffs Iron Company (C.C.I.). The mining company wanted the cemetery land for mining purposes. C.C.I. purchased the 40 acre Donald McDonald farm on the main highway between Negaunee and Eagle Mills and the deed was given to the city of Negaunee as well as more land east of the farm, a total of 110 acres. C.C.I. agreed to take on all costs of developing the site and moving all bodies and tombstones for the exchange of the minerals rights on the old site. The cemetery was divided into two parts equally with the Roman Catholic burials on the East and the city burials on the West.

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