Pine River Cemetery
The Pine River Cemetery is a parcel of approximately seven acres along the Pine River in Standish Township Section 8. To find the cemetery from the center of Standish, follow S Cedar St/Pine River Rd for about two and three-quarters mile. The cemetery will be on the right.
Earliest birth 1803, earliest death 1832.
Contact Standish Township Board
GPS coordinates for Pine River Cemetery: 43.982238, -83.893368
Pine River 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 Pine River Cemetery map, read from north to south starting in the northwest corner of section. The index lists nothing for Division 3. Inscriptions transcribed by Betty Brokoff Barringer, Barbara Briggs Foster, Carlie Welker Klumpp, Jacquelyn Miller, JoEllyn Lawson Pedota and Daphne Briggs Yenna.
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. You can more clearly see the shared stone and burial juxtapostions on our PDF of the Barringer book burial index that appeared on the old MIGenWeb site.
Pine River Cemetery contributor submissions
PDF of Pine River 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 the 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.
Published & online resources
- Arenac County, MI Pine River Cemetery @ GenealogyTrails.com
- Members of the French-Canadian Heritage Society of Michigan. “Gravestone Inscriptions – Pine River Cemetery, Standish (Arenac Co.) MI”. Michigan’s Habitant Heritage (Lansing, MI), vol. Oct. 1984.
- Pine River Cemetery @ FindAGrave.com
- Pine River Cemetery tombstone photos & transcriptions @ MIGenWeb.org
Media Credit
1. Aerial view Pine River Cemetery GPS approximately 43.982238, -83.893368. 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 67-99.
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