A visit to the Elk Township 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 Elk Twp. Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Elk Twp. Cemetery (FG ID #744280)
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 Elk Twp. Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Elk Twp. Cemetery
Lat: 43.2479° (43° 14' 52")
Lon: -82.8057° (-82° 48' 20")
The Elk Twp. Cemetery is located in Sanilac County<2>.
The county seat for Sanilac County is located in Sandusky. Sandusky lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north of the Elk Twp. Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Elk Twp. Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Elk Twp. Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Speaker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fremont Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fremont Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fremont Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Fremont Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
- Fremont Twp. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Sorrows Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Omard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Valley Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley Center Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Valley Center Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1882 <1>
- McFadden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Steckley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Lapeer County
- Evergreen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
- St. Patrick / Mt. Hope Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Croswell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- St. Joseph's Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph's Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Joseph's Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
- Juhl Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kerr Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Worth Twp. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
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 Elk Twp. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Elk Twp. Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Peck
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Speaker
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Melvin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Melvin is located in Sanilac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Roseburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Watertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Valley Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cash
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cash. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Cash is located in Sanilac County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cash
- From the Elk Twp. Cemetery to Cash
- Yale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Brown City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Croswell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Juhl
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Juhl. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juhl
- Juhl is located in Sanilac County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Juhl
- From the Elk Twp. Cemetery to Juhl
- Amadore ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Applegate
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brockway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sandusky
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Burnside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jeddo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeddo have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
- Jeddo is located in Saint Clair County
- Lexington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Elmer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Berkshire ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Avoca
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blaine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lexington Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Carsonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Marlette
(14 miles [22.5 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 Elk Twp. 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 Elk Twp. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carsonville
- Croswell
- Lexington
- Marlette
- Sandusky
- Yale
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 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 Elk Twp. Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Sanilac 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 Elk Twp. Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Elk Twp. Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2554471 (Elk Township Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #2554471 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: Yale
- County: Sanilac Elev: 252
- Location given for GNIS #2554471 (Elk Township Cemetery)
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #744280
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Sanilac County: www.sanilaccounty.net/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
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 'straight-line' (or 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Elk Twp. Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2479, Longitude: -82.8057 |
<4> | 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. |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
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