A visit to the Commerce Village Burying Ground ...
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 Commerce Village Burying Ground ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Commerce Village Burying Ground:
42.5917, -83.4752
The Commerce Village Burying Ground is located in Oakland County<1>.
The county seat for Oakland County is located in Pontiac. Pontiac lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Commerce Village Burying Ground .
Open a Google Map centered on the Commerce Village Burying Ground.
Name Variations for Commerce Village Burying Ground ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give a you a feel for the variations that might have occurred with Commerce Village Burying Ground.
Commerce Village Burying Ground has also been known as:
- Commerce Cemetery
- Baptist Burying Ground
- Commerce Burying Ground
- Curtis Cemetery
- Mascord Addition Cemetery
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Commerce Village Burying Ground.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Commerce Village Burying Ground, with the nearest first.
- Commerce Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Richardson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Oxbow Lakeside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Four Towns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Walled Lake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Walled Lake Cemetery is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walled Lake Cemetery
- Granger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Milford Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wixom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wixom Cemetery is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wixom Cemetery
- The Wixom Cemetery has also been known as:
- South Commerce Burial Ground
- Waterford Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Oakland Hills Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hosner Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent Hills Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- White Lake Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The White Lake Cemetery is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lake Cemetery
- Novi Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- West Farmington Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Farmington Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Lake Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- All Saints Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 32 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Commerce Village Burying Ground.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Commerce Village Burying Ground, with the nearest first:
- Commerce
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Glengary
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wolverine Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Westacres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Union Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Walled Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Four Towns
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oxbow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wixom
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Orchard Lake Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- North Farmington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Keego Harbor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- East Highland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Milford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sylvan Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- White Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Harbors
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Highland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Novi
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Quakertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Farmington Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Drayton Plains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Waterford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Hudson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wood Creek Farms
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pontiac
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Clintonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clyde
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Andersonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- West Highland
(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 Commerce Village Burying Ground. The following communities are located in Oakland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Commerce Village Burying Ground.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Keego Harbor
- Milford
- Pontiac
- Pontiac lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Commerce Village Burying Ground.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Pontiac.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
- Wixom
- Wixom lies 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the Southwest (SW) of the Commerce Village Burying Ground.
- 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 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 Commerce Village Burying Ground:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Oakland 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 Commerce Village Burying Ground:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #623658 (Commerce Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #623658 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: Oakland
- Est. Elev: 283 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Walled Lake
- Location given for Commerce Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.5916988 Lon: -83.475494
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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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Commerce Village Burying Ground) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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