A visit to the Bruce 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 Bruce Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Bruce Cemetery (FG ID #189)
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 Bruce Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bruce Cemetery
Lat: 42.8231° (42° 49' 23")
Lon: -83.0761° (-83° 4' 33")
The Bruce Cemetery is located in Macomb County<2>.
The county seat for Macomb County is located in Mount Clemens. Mount Clemens lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Bruce Cemetery .
Establishment of the Bruce Cemetery ...
The Bruce Cemetery was established in 1879.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Bruce Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bruce Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cooley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooley Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cooley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cooley Cemetery is located in Macomb County
- Clifton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brabb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Romeo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- McCafferty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kline Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Washington Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Goodrich Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sand Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sand Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in Lapeer County
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Powell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Procter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bruce Armada Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hough Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hough Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hough Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hough Cemetery is located in Lapeer County
- St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery is located in Lapeer County
- Guardian Angel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Scotch Settlement Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Dryden Pioneer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Dryden Pioneer Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Dryden Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The South Dryden Pioneer Cemetery is located in Lapeer County
- Kingsbury Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Paint Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Guardin Angel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cannon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Washington Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hadley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bruce Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bruce Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Miami ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Miami. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami
- Miami is located in Macomb County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Miami
- From the Bruce Cemetery to Miami
- Grays' Mills ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grays' Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays' Mills
- Grays' Mills is located in Macomb County
- Former names for Grays' Mills:
- Clifton Mill
- Clifton Village
- Clifton
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Grays' Mills
- From the Bruce Cemetery to Grays' Mills
- Thorington ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thorington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorington
- Thorington is located in Macomb County
- Thorington has also been known as:
- Thorington Settlement
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Thorington
- From the Bruce Cemetery to Thorington
- Campbells Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Romeo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kline ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kline. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kline
- Kline is located in Oakland County
- Kline has also been known as:
- Kline Settlement
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Kline
- From the Bruce Cemetery to Kline
- Crissmanville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Leonard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Vernon ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Armada Corners ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Armada Corners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armada Corners
- Armada Corners is located in Macomb County
- Armada Corners has also been known as:
- Selleck's Corners
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Armada Corners
- From the Bruce Cemetery to Armada Corners
- Almont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almont have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almont
- Almont is located in Lapeer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,815 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Almont <7>
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Goodison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Goodison. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodison
- Goodison is located in Oakland County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Goodison
- From the Bruce Cemetery to Goodison
- Washington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lake Orion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rudds Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Decker ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Decker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
- Decker is located in Oakland County
- Decker has also been known as:
- Decker Settlement
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Decker
- From the Bruce Cemetery to Decker
- Lake Orion Junction ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stony Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dryden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Shelby ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shelby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
- Shelby is located in Macomb County
- Shelby has also been known as:
- Shelby Crossing
- Shelby Station
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Shelby
- From the Bruce Cemetery to Shelby
- Davis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gas Settlement ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Disco ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Prestonville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Prestonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestonville
- Prestonville is located in Macomb County
- Prestonville has also been known as:
- Preston Corners
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Prestonville
- From the Bruce Cemetery to Prestonville
- Ray Center ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ray Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Center
- Ray Center is located in Macomb County
- Ray Center has also been known as:
- Ray
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ray Center
- From the Bruce Cemetery to Ray Center
- Armada
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Allenton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oxford
(9 miles [14.5 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 Bruce Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Macomb County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bruce Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Almont
- Armada
- Lake Orion
- Oxford
- Romeo
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 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 Bruce Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Macomb County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) 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 Bruce Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #622121 (Bruce Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #622121 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: Romeo
- County: Macomb Elev: 276
- Location given for GNIS #622121 (Bruce Cemetery)
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #189
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Macomb County: www.macombcountymi.gov/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
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 Macomb, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Bruce Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8231, Longitude: -83.0761 |
<4> | 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. |
<5> | 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. |
<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. |