A visit to the Bridge Lake Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Bridge Lake Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bridge Lake Cemetery
Lat: 42.7450° (42° 44' 41")
Lon: -83.4777° (-83° 28' 39")
The Bridge Lake Cemetery is located in Oakland County<1>.
The county seat for Oakland County is located in Pontiac. Pontiac lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the southeast of the Bridge Lake Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Bridge Lake Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bridge Lake Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Andersonville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Colombriere Center Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Springfield Plains Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springfield Plains Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springfield Plains Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Springfield Plains Cemetery is located in Oakland County
- Davisburg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hillville Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bigelow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bigelow Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bigelow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bigelow Cemetery is located in Oakland County
- All Saints Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- White Lake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Lake Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The White Lake Cemetery is located in Oakland County
- Waterford Village Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waterford Village Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waterford Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Waterford Village Cemetery is located in Oakland County
- Ottawa Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Seaver Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seaver Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seaver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Seaver Cemetery is located in Oakland County
- Granger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Shurter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shurter Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shurter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Shurter Cemetery is located in Oakland County
- Bald Eagle Lake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Brandon Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brandon Twp. Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brandon Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Brandon Twp. Cemetery is located in Oakland County
- Rose Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Crescent Hills Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Drayton Plains Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sashabaw Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sashabaw Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sashabaw Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Sashabaw Cemetery is located in Oakland County
- Seymour Lake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seymour Lake Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seymour Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Seymour Lake Cemetery is located in Oakland County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Bridge Lake Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bridge Lake Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Springfield
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Andersonville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jossman Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Village of Clarkston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village of Clarkston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Clarkston
- Village of Clarkston is located in Oakland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 914 people
- Clarkston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Austin Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Davisburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Waterford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Waterford is located in Oakland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterford <7>
- White Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Drayton Plains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Perry Lake Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Groveland Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Seven Harbors
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Highland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oxbow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oxbow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
- Oxbow is located in Oakland County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Oxbow
- From the Bridge Lake Cemetery to Oxbow
- Clintonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ortonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Clyde
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Angelus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gingellville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Five Points
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Holly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Union Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Four Towns
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hickory Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Highland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Commerce
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Westacres
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lake Orion Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Newark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newark. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Newark is located in Oakland County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Newark
- From the Bridge Lake Cemetery to Newark
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 Bridge Lake Cemetery. The following communities are located in Oakland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bridge Lake Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clarkston
- Holly
- Holly lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Bridge Lake Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Holly.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
- Ortonville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Bridge Lake Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Oakland County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Bridge Lake Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Bridge Lake Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #621963 (Bridge Lake Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #621963 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Clarkston
- County: Oakland Elev: 319
- Location given for GNIS #621963 (Bridge Lake Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Oakland County: www.co.oakland.mi.us/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Oakland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Bridge Lake Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7450, Longitude: -83.4777 |
<3> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |