The Index and Plot Map for the Old St. Joseph Cemetery in Hancock, Houghton, Michigan

An aerial view of the old St. Joseph Cemetery on Quincy St., Hancock, Michigan.  This photo was taken in 1974 before the beginning of the Church of the Resurrection construction.

The Old St. Joseph Cemetery in Hancock Michigan - Click on this Link and you can zoom in close to read the plot numbers
The St. Joseph Cemetery in Hancock Michigan was located between Quincy St. and West Water St., and bordered by Michigan St. on the west side.  Today the cemetery is located under the parking lot and building.   

History of the old St. Joseph Cemetery in Hancock, Houghton, Michigan

The St. Joseph Cemetery in Hancock, Michigan was maintained by the local Roman Catholic parishes in Hancock.   In the 1970s the local parishes were consolidated into one parish and they wanted to build a new church.  The site chosen for the new building was on top of the St. Joseph Cemetery.   The families of those buried were contacted ahead of the construction to let them know of the plans and have them removed their family to different area cemeteries.  The remaining grave markers were then removed, the information was recorded, then they were buried in a trench at the site of the present day church. 

The Church of the Resurrection, Hancock Michigan - built on top of the old St. Joseph Cemetery in 1975

Construction of The Church of the Resurrection was started in 1975 and took in St. Ann, St. Joseph, and St. Joseph-St. Patrick parish churches at various times. 

Today there are 832 people buried under the current parking lot and church.  There are several "indexes" for the cemetery on the internet but they are not all the same and several names are missing (my ancestors do not appear).   The index linked below is to the Church of the Resurrection's original records.   The map linked below is the official survey map as well.    


Link to Index

An index of the names, with available birth and death dates, and plot numbers are available on this google doc. created by The Church of the Resurrection.   

Link to Plot Map

The map with plot numbers (see above) for the old St. Joseph Cemetery in Hancock, Houghton Michigan is available here.


Link to the Website where this info. was found

Here is the link to the Church of the Resurrection website where I found the index and cemetery map