Cedar Valley Cemetery entrance. Photo credit: G Fales, 2023
Cedar Valley Cemetery entrance. Photo credit: G Fales, 2023

Cedar Valley Cemetery is located in Mason Township, Section 15. From Twining, follow M-65N/State St for two miles then turn west on Maple Ridge Rd. The cemetery is about two and one-half miles on the left. Twining is the closet village in Mason Twp, although Turner in Turner Twp is closer. The cemetery is in a wooded area in the northeast corner of the section.

Earliest birth 1813, earliest death 1877.

Contact Village of Twining

GPS coordinates for Cedar Valley Cemetery: 44.141342, -83.855584

Aerial photo1 | Sections map2

Cedar Valley Cemetery burial index

Barringer book index searchable table
The Barringer, et al inscriptions index table contents were contributed in 2005 for MIGenWeb use by Betty Brokoff Barringer and “the Cemetery Club” members Carlie Welker Klumpp, Barbara Briggs Foster and JoEllyn Lawson Pedota, from the book Arenac County Michigan Cemetery Inscriptions.3

The burial information provided may be name, section and row location, dates, and inscription. When using the Cedar Valley Cemetery map, read north to south starting in the northwest corner.  The source for this index does not list graves for Section D-2 A Row 17, nor does the cemetery map indicate a Section K referred to in this index. Inscriptions transcribed by Betty Brokoff Barringer, Barbara Briggs Foster, Carlie Welker Klumpp and JoEllyn Lawson Pedota.

We’ve modified the Barringer book index format to create a searchable table. The compiler retains all rights. When you see “same stone,” this means two or more inscriptions share that stone. If you see “same stone” for your individual, look at the alphanumeric code in the left column, sort the page by the Index order column, and then look for that individual’s number to find who else is associated with that stone. You may find important information (like marriage dates and relationships) about that person when you see what is inscribed about others who share that stone. We also provide a PDF of the Barringer book burial index that appeared on the old MIGenWeb site.

Cedar Valley Cemetery contributor submissions

PDF of Cedar Valley Cemetery contributor submissions, last updated in 2017.

Do you have an ancestor’s cemetery information you’d be willing to share? These contributor comments often provide detail directly from the family that may lead a researcher to more resources. The submissions usually don’t cite cemetery section & row location, nor do they commonly cite a verifiable source. Still, it provides one more possible clue to a genealogical solution. Let the MiGenWeb/Arenac coordinator know if you have something to contribute.

Media Credit
1. Aerial view Cedar Valley Cemetery GPS approximately 44.141342, -83.855584. Date unknown. Photo source USGS
2. From  Arenac County Michigan Cemetery Inscriptions, Betty Barringer, compiler (Standish, 1992). Used with authors permission (2005) for use on MIGenWeb/Arenac.
3. Ibid, pp 282-284.

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