A visit to the Case 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 Case Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Case Cemetery
Lat: 42.7920° (42° 47' 31")
Lon: -83.3528° (-83° 21' 10")
The Case 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 south southeast of the Case Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Case Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Case Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Seymour Lake Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- 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
- Shurter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- 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
- Square Lake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Square Lake Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Square Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Square Lake Cemetery is located in Oakland County
- Brandon Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Bald Eagle Lake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Our Lady of Sorrows Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Our Lady of Sorrows Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Our Lady of Sorrows Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Our Lady of Sorrows Cemetery is located in Oakland County
- Oxford Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgelawn Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Springfield Plains Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- 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
- Lakeview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ottawa Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sashabaw Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- 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
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Berridge Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berridge Family Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Berridge Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Berridge Family Cemetery is located in Oakland County
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oakwood - Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Eaton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ortonville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Colombriere Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Waterford Village Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- 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
- Eastlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Perry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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]<2> of the Case Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Case Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Perry Lake Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Orion Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oxford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Village of Clarkston
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- 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
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gingellville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gingellville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gingellville
- Gingellville is located in Oakland County
- Gingellville has also been known as:
- Gingeville
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Gingellville
- From the Case Cemetery to Gingellville
- Lake Orion
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oakwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jossman Acres
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Springfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Waterford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Lake Angelus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Thomas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thomas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Thomas is located in Oakland County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Thomas
- From the Case Cemetery to Thomas
- Ortonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Drayton Plains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Clintonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Decker ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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 Case Cemetery to Decker
- Rudds Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Austin Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Andersonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Auburn Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Davisburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Goodison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- 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 Case Cemetery to Goodison
- Lakeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Metamora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Groveland Corners
(10 miles [16.1 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 Case Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Oakland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Case Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Auburn Hills
- Clarkston
- Lake Orion
- Metamora
- Ortonville
- Oxford
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 Case 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 ...
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 Case Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #622830 (Case Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #622830 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: Oxford
- County: Oakland Elev: 337
- Location given for GNIS #622830 (Case 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 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 Case Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7920, Longitude: -83.3528 |
<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. |