A visit to the Birch Run Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Birch Run Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Birch Run Cemetery (FG ID #118).
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed 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 Birch Run Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Birch Run Cemetery:
43.2570, -83.7725
The Birch Run Cemetery is located in Saginaw County<2>.
The county seat for Saginaw County is located in Saginaw. Saginaw lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the Birch Run Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Birch Run Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Birch Run Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Birch Run Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pierce Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hammond Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Olive Branch Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Olivet Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Campau Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Chippewa Indian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Indian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Indian Cemetery is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cemetery
- St. Paul's Episcopal Mission Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pine Run Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Newton - Compau Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Blessed Trinity Catholic Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Frankenmuth Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Lorenz Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Taymouth Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Vienna Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The West Vienna Cemetery is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Vienna Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Montrose Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tuscola Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Tuscola Twp. Cemetery is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola Twp. Cemetery
- The Tuscola Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Tuscola Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1866 <1>
- Bethel Lutheran Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Birch Run Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Birch Run Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Birch Run
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Farrandville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Taymouth
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Clio
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Frankenmuth
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Burt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tuscola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Montrose
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgeport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Morris
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brent Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brent Creek is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Creek
- Richville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Blumfield Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Layton Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beecher
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Beecher is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher
- Genesee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Millington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Vassar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Denmark Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Luce ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- New Lothrop
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Flushing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Otisville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Buena Vista
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Reese
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Saginaw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Birch Run Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Saginaw County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Birch Run Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Birch Run
- Bridgeport
- Clio
- Clio lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Birch Run Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Clio.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Flushing
- Frankenmuth
- Montrose
- Mount Morris
- Otisville
- Saginaw
- Vassar
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Birch Run Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Saginaw County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
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 Birch Run Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #118
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #621418 (Birch Run Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #621418 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Saginaw
- Est. Elev: 196 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Birch Run North
- Location given for Birch Run Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.2569694 Lon: -83.7719079
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Saginaw, 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- Birch Run Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |