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A visit to the Colfax Township 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 Colfax Twp. Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Colfax Twp. Cemetery:

43.8056, -83.0208

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Colfax Twp. Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Colfax Twp. 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 Twp. Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Colfax Twp. 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 Twp. Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Bingham Twp. Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 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)
    • The Verona Twp. Cemetery is located in Huron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona Twp. Cemetery
    • The Verona Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Verona Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1889 <5>
  • McKay Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The McKay Cemetery is located in Huron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKay Cemetery
    • The McKay Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Souletown Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1049 <5>
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Huron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Elkton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1504 <5>
  • McTaggart Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • St. John the Evangelist Catholic Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. John the Evangelist Catholic Cemetery is located in Huron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John the Evangelist Catholic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John the Evangelist Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Ubly.
    • The St. John the Evangelist Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2148404 <5>
  • Valley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Valley Cemetery is located in Huron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Valley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Ubly.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1881 <5>
  • Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church Cemetery is located in Huron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church Cemetery
    • The Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Holy Trinity German Catholic Cemetery
    • Most Holy Trinity Cemetery
    • Smiths Corners Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2156248 <5>
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Chandler Twp. Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Chandler Twp. Cemetery is located in Huron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Twp. Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Chandler Twp. Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the southeast of Caseville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1973853 <5>
  • Oliver Twp. Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Oliver Twp. Cemetery is located in Huron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Twp. Cemetery
    • The Oliver Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Grant Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2153738 <5>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • St. Columbkille Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Columbkille Cemetery is located in Huron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Columbkille Cemetery
      • The St. Columbkille Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Columbkille RC Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2148419 <5>
    • 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)
      • The St. Marys Catholic Church Cemetery is located in Huron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Catholic Church Cemetery
      • The St. Marys Catholic Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
      • St. Mary's Cemetery
      • St. Marys of Czestochowa Catholic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #722585 <5>
    • 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 Twp. Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Colfax Twp. Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Bad Axe
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Filion
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Filion is located in Huron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filion
  • Ubly
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Rapson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Rapson is located in Huron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapson
  • Elkton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Pinnebog
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Pinnebog is located in Huron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnebog
  • Kinde
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Tyre
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Tyre is located in Sanilac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
  • Redman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Redman is located in Huron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redman
  • Berne
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Berne is located in Huron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
  • 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)
      • Port Crescent is located in Huron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Crescent
    • 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)
      • Helena is located in Huron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
    • Port Austin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Ora Labora
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Ora Labora is located in Huron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ora Labora
      • Ora Labora has also been known as:
      • Ora et Labora
    • Kilmanagh
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Kilmanagh is located in Huron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilmanagh
    • Argyle
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Argyle is located in Sanilac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
    • 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 Twp. 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 Twp. Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Twp. 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 Twp. Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2548565  (Colfax Township Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2548565 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: Huron
      • Est. Elev: 230 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Bad Axe West
      • Location given for Colfax Township Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.8055556     Lon: -83.0208333
      • 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 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Colfax Twp. 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.
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