A visit to the Crescent Hills 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 Crescent Hills Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Crescent Hills Cemetery:
42.6692, -83.3877
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on the Crescent Hills Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> of the Crescent Hills Cemetery.<3>
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)
- Drayton Plains Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Waterford Village Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- 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)
- The Sashabaw Cemetery is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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)
- 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)
- 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)
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]<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)
- Waterford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Clintonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Four Towns
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oxbow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Union Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- 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)
- Village of Clarkston is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Clarkston
- 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)
- Westacres
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pontiac
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gingellville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Orchard Lake Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Andersonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Commerce
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jossman Acres
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wolverine Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Auburn Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Auburn Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- White Lake
(8 miles [12.9 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 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.
- Auburn Hills
- Clarkston
- Keego Harbor
- Pontiac
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 helpful 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:
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: In 2021, GNIS record #624044 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: 296 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Clarkston
- Location given for Crescent Hills Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.669198 Lon: -83.3877166
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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- Crescent Hills Cemetery) 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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