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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 Crescent Hills Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Crescent Hills Cemetery

Lat:   42.6692°   (42° 40' 9")

Lon:   -83.3877°   (-83° 23' 15")

The Crescent Hills Cemetery is located in Oakland County<1>.

The county seat for Oakland County is located in Pontiac. Pontiac lies just to the east southeast of the Crescent Hills Cemetery .

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 Crescent Hills 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 ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Crescent Hills Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Crescent Hills Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Crescent Hills Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Drayton Plains
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drayton Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drayton Plains
      • Drayton Plains is located in Oakland County
    • Waterford
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
    • Clintonville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clintonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
      • Clintonville is located in Oakland County
    • Four Towns
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Towns have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Towns
      • Four Towns is located in Oakland County
    • Oxbow
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxbow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
      • Oxbow is located in Oakland County
    • Union Lake
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Lake
      • Union Lake is located in Oakland County
    • Clarkston
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Keego Harbor
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Village of Clarkston
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village of Clarkston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
    • Sylvan Lake
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Angelus
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Angelus
      • Lake Angelus is located in Oakland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 308 people
    • Westacres
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westacres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westacres
      • Westacres is located in Oakland County
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Pontiac
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Gingellville
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gingellville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gingellville
        • Gingellville is located in Oakland County
        • Gingellville has also been known as:
        • Gingeville
      • Orchard Lake Village
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Lake Village
        • Orchard Lake Village is located in Oakland County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,471 people
        • Orchard Lake Village has also been known as:
        • Orchard Lake
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orchard Lake Village <4>
      • Andersonville
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andersonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
        • Andersonville is located in Oakland County
      • Commerce
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commerce have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
        • Commerce is located in Oakland County
      • Oak Grove
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
        • Oak Grove is located in Oakland County
      • Jossman Acres
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jossman Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jossman Acres
        • Jossman Acres is located in Oakland County
      • Springfield
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
        • Springfield is located in Oakland County
      • Wolverine Lake
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverine Lake
        • Wolverine Lake is located in Oakland County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,745 people
      • Bloomfield
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
        • Bloomfield is located in Oakland County
      • Auburn Heights
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Heights
        • Auburn Heights is located in Oakland County
      • Auburn Hills
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • White Lake
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lake
        • White Lake is located in Oakland County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Lake <4>

    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 Crescent Hills Cemetery. The following communities are located in Oakland County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Crescent Hills Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Crescent Hills Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Waterford Center Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waterford Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Waterford Center Cemetery is located in Oakland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waterford Center Cemetery
    • Drayton Plains Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Waterford Village Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waterford Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Waterford Village Cemetery is located in Oakland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waterford Village Cemetery
    • Ottawa Park Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • All Saints Catholic Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Four Towns Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Oakland Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Sashabaw Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sashabaw Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sashabaw Cemetery is located in Oakland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sashabaw Cemetery
    • Lakeview Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hillville Memorial Gardens
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery is located in Oakland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Colombriere Center Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Granger Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Oxbow Lakeside Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • The Oxbow Lakeside Cemetery is located in Oakland County
        • The Oxbow Lakeside Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Lakeside Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oxbow Lakeside Cemetery
      • Oak Hill Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Perry Mount Park Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Bridge Lake Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Andersonville Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Commerce Village Burying Ground
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • The Commerce Village Burying Ground is located in Oakland County
        • The Commerce Village Burying Ground has also been known as:
        • Baptist Burying Ground
        • Commerce Burying Ground
        • Commerce Cemetery
        • Curtis Cemetery
        • Mascord Addition Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Commerce Village Burying Ground

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Crescent Hills Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #624044  (Crescent Hills Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #624044 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: Clarkston
      • County: Oakland         Elev: 296
      • Location given for GNIS #624044 (Crescent Hills Cemetery)

    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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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 Crescent Hills Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6692, Longitude: -83.3877    
    <3>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.
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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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