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A visit to the Briggs 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 Briggs Lake Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Briggs Lake Cemetery

Lat:   42.0489°   (42° 2' 56")

Lon:   -84.2771°   (-84° 16' 37")

The Briggs Lake Cemetery is located in Lenawee County<1>.

The county seat for Lenawee County is located in Adrian. Adrian lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the southeast of the Briggs Lake Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Briggs Lake Cemetery.<3>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Briggs Lake Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Osborn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Osborn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Osborn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Osborn Cemetery is located in Lenawee County
  • Sanford Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sanford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sanford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sanford Cemetery is located in Lenawee County
  • Cambridge Junction Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cambridge Junction Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cambridge Junction Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cambridge Junction Cemetery is located in Lenawee County
  • Cement City Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cement City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cement City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cement City Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Chapman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Chapman Cemetery is located in Lenawee County
  • Hand Hillside Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hand Hillside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hand Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hand Hillside Cemetery is located in Lenawee County
  • Brooklyn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brooklyn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brooklyn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brooklyn Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Peterson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peterson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peterson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Peterson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Jefferson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jefferson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jefferson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jefferson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Pratt Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pratt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pratt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pratt Cemetery is located in Hillsdale County
  • Somerset Congregational Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Gay Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gay Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gay Cemetery is located in Hillsdale County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Gambleville Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gambleville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gambleville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gambleville Cemetery is located in Hillsdale County
    • Friends Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friends Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friends Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Friends Cemetery is located in Lenawee County
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Lenawee County
    • Brownell - Binns Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brownell - Binns Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brownell - Binns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brownell - Binns Cemetery is located in Lenawee County
    • Greens Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greens Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Greens Cemetery is located in Lenawee County
    • North Rome Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Maple Shade Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Shade Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Shade Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Maple Shade Cemetery is located in Lenawee County
    • Clark Lake Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Lake Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clark Lake Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Sherman Farm Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sherman Farm Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sherman Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sherman Farm Cemetery is located in Lenawee County
    • Springville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Springville Cemetery is located in Lenawee County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Briggs Lake Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Briggs Lake Cemetery, with the nearest first.

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 Briggs Lake Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lenawee County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Briggs Lake Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Addison
  • Brooklyn
  • Hudson
    • Hudson lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Briggs Lake Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hudson.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
  • North Adams
  • Onsted
    • Onsted lies 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Briggs Lake Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Onsted.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onsted

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 websites either 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 Briggs Lake Cemetery:

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 Briggs Lake Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #2465719  (Briggs Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #2465719 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: Cement City
    • County: Lenawee         Elev: 311
    • Location given for GNIS #2465719 (Briggs Cemetery)

The official website for Lenawee County: www.lenawee.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 Lenawee, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Briggs Lake Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0489, Longitude: -84.2771    
<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.
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