A visit to the Brighton Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
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 Brighton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brighton Cemetery:
42.5575, -83.7136
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Brighton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Brighton Cemetery is located in Livingston County<2>.
The county seat for Livingston County is located in Howell. Howell lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Brighton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Brighton Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Brighton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brighton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bird Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Bird Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird Cemetery
- Woodruff Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Woodruff Farm Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff Farm Cemetery
- Kensington Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brighton Hills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Old Brighton Village Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kent Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Kent Cemetery is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Cemetery
- Old Kensington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kelly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Green Oak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Green Oak Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Oak Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Kellogg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Kellogg Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg Cemetery
- Euler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Euler Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euler Cemetery
- St. George Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. George Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. George Cemetery
- Old Irish Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Old Irish Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Irish Cemetery
- Hayes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hayes Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
- New Hudson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The New Hudson Cemetery is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hudson Cemetery
- West Highland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. John's Catholic Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Campbell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- St. Benedicts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The St. Benedicts Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Benedicts Cemetery
- Rose Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Grove Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Milford.
- Milford Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
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 Brighton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brighton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Brighton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Green Oak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Green Oak is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Oak
- New Hudson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Milford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Highland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Highland is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Highland
- Hartland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- South Lyon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Highland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hamburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Whitmore Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hickory Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hickory Ridge is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Pettysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pettysville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettysville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lakeland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Parshallville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Parshallville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parshallville
- Wixom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- East Highland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Highland is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Highland
- Clyde
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hallers Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hallers Corners is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallers Corners
- Glengary
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Glengary is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glengary
- Seven Harbors
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Harbors is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Harbors
- Chubb's Corners ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Chubb's Corners is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chubb's Corners
- Walled Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wolverine Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wolverine Lake is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverine Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,745 people
- Commerce
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Commerce is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- White Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Howell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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 Brighton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Livingston County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brighton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brighton
- Howell
- Milford
- South Lyon
- Wixom
- Wixom lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Brighton Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wixom.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wixom
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Brighton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Livingston 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 Brighton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #621989 (Brighton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #621989 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: Livingston
- Est. Elev: 290 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kent Lake
- Location given for Brighton Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.5575323 Lon: -83.7135538
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Livingston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brighton 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> | 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |