A visit to the Elmwood 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 Elmwood Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Elmwood Cemetery (FG ID #447).
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 Elmwood Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Elmwood Cemetery:
42.3496, -83.0189
The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.
The county seat for Wayne County is located in Detroit. Detroit lies just to the west southwest of the Elmwood Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Elmwood Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Elmwood Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Elmwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Trinity Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Beth Olem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Windsor Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Alphonsus RC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Our Lady Of The Lake Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- B'nai-David Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The B'nai-David Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B'nai-David Cemetery
- The B'nai-David Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bnai-David Cemetery
- Gethsemane Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Forest Lawn Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn Cemetery
- Sacred Heart of St. Mary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Assumption Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Assumption Grotto Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- Woodmere Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Windsor Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fairbairn Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Banwell Road Block Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ste. Anne Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tecumseh Historical Museum Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Elmwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Elmwood Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Detroit
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Windsor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Walkerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Windsor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hamtramck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Sandwich
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sandwich
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwich
- Grosse Pointe Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Highland Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Springwells
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Roseland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Tecumseh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Grosse Pointe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Conners Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Conners Creek is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conners Creek
- River Rouge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ojibway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ojibway
- Oliver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pelton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelton
- Van Dyke ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dalton Corners ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Grosse Pointe Farms
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harper Woods
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dearborn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- LaSalle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oldcastle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fairplay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
- Saint Clair Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hazel Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Grosse Pointe Woods
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Eastpointe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Eastpointe is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastpointe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,720 people
- Former names for Eastpointe:
- East Detroit
- Half-Way
- Halfway
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eastpointe <5>
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 Elmwood Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wayne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Elmwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dearborn
- Detroit
- Hamtramck
- Harper Woods
- Hazel Park
- Highland Park
- River Rouge
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 Elmwood Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Wayne 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 Elmwood Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #447
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #625528 (Elmwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #625528 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: Wayne
- Est. Elev: 185 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Detroit
- Location given for Elmwood Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.3492047 Lon: -83.0193642
- 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 Wayne, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Elmwood 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. |