A visit to the Downing 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 Downing Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Downing Cemetery (FG ID #385).
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 Downing Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Downing Cemetery:
43.5161, -82.7572
The Downing Cemetery is located in Sanilac County<2>.
The county seat for Sanilac County is located in Sandusky. Sandusky lies just to the south southwest of the Downing Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Downing Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Downing Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Downing Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Farnsworth Grave
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Farnsworth Grave is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnsworth Grave
- Rosbury Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wright Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rusnell Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Rusnell Farm Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusnell Farm Cemetery
- Tucker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mills Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- East Marion Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wheatland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. Joseph's Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Joseph's Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph's Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Delaware Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Snay Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- Argyle Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Washington Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- St. Mary Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Forester Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- St. John Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Downing Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Downing Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Deckerville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- McGregor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Berkshire ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Palms
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sandusky
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carsonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Forester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Richmondville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Argyle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Elmer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Minden City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Snover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Cash
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Watertown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Applegate
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Port Sanilac
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tyre
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Forestville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ruth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Juhl
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Decker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- White Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ubly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Downing Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sanilac County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Downing Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carsonville
- Croswell
- Deckerville
- Minden City
- Port Sanilac
- Sandusky
- Ubly
- Ubly lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Downing 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 first visit 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 Downing Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Sanilac 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 Downing Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #385
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #624858 (Downing Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #624858 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: Sanilac
- Est. Elev: 238 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Palms
- Location given for Downing Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.5155749 Lon: -82.7571557
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Sanilac, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Downing 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. |