A visit to the Colfax 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 Colfax Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Colfax Cemetery (FG ID #177045).
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 Colfax Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Colfax Cemetery:
43.8051, -83.0208
The Colfax Cemetery is located in Huron County<2>.
The county seat for Huron County is located in Bad Axe. Bad Axe lies just to the east of the Colfax Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Colfax Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Colfax Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Colfax Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bingham Twp. Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- Verona Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- McKay Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- McTaggart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. John the Evangelist Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chandler Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oliver Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- St. Columbkille Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- St. John's Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The St. John's Cemetery is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Cemetery
- St. Felix Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tyre Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- St. Marys Catholic Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- St. Mary's Polish Catholic Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- St. Edwards Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Colfax Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Colfax Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bad Axe
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Filion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ubly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rapson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elkton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pinnebog
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kinde
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Tyre
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Redman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Berne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pigeon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Owendale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Port Crescent ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Gagetown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Minden City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ruth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Caseville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cass City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Helena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Port Austin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ora Labora
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Kilmanagh
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Argyle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Port Hope
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bay Port
(17 miles [27.4 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 Colfax Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Huron County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Colfax Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bad Axe
- Caseville
- Cass City
- Elkton
- Minden City
- Pigeon
- Port Austin
- Ubly
- Ubly lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Colfax Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ubly.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ubly
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 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 Colfax Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Huron 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 Colfax Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #177045
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 Huron, 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' (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- Colfax 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |