A visit to the Eloise Cemetery ...
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 Eloise Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Eloise Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Eloise Cemetery
Lat: 42.2817° (42° 16' 54")
Lon: -83.3391° (-83° 20' 20")
The Eloise Cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.
The county seat for Wayne County is located in Detroit. Detroit lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Eloise Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Eloise Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Eloise Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Glenwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glenwood Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Glenwood Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- St. Mary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Chapel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Old Wayne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Wayne Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Wayne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Old Wayne Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Westwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westwood Cemetery
- The Westwood Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- The Westwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mishkan Israel Cemetery
- Cadillac Memorial Gardens West Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cadillac Memorial Gardens West Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cadillac Memorial Gardens West Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cadillac Memorial Gardens West Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Nowlin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nowlin Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nowlin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Nowlin Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Romulus City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Romulus City Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Romulus City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Romulus City Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Mt. Kelly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Kelly Cemetery
- The Mt. Kelly Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- The Mt. Kelly Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Kelley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1149 <5>
- Northview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Chubb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chubb Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chubb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Chubb Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Downer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Downer Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Downer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Downer Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Tyler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tyler Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tyler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Tyler Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- St. Hedwig Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wallaceville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wallaceville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wallaceville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Wallaceville Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Newburgh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newburgh Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newburgh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Newburgh Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Taylor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Detroit Memorial Park West
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Eloise Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Eloise Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Eloise
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eloise
- Eloise is located in Wayne County
- Inkster
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wayne
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Garden City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Romulus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Romulus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romulus
- Romulus is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,528 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romulus <6>
- Dearborn Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dearborn Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearborn Heights
- Dearborn Heights is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55,027 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dearborn Heights <6>
- Westland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Taylor
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- Taylor is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60,576 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <6>
- Allen Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allen Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Park
- Allen Park is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,751 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen Park <6>
- Beech
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beech. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Beech is located in Wayne County
- Redford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redford
- Redford is located in Wayne County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redford <6>
- Livonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Canton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sheldon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
- Sheldon is located in Wayne County
- New Boston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Southgate
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southgate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate
- Southgate is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,135 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southgate <6>
- Lincoln Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Lincoln Park is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,066 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln Park <6>
- Melvindale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dearborn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Belleville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belleville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Belleville is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,865 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belleville <6>
- Brightmoor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightmoor
- Brightmoor is located in Wayne County
- Plymouth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Riverview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Riverview is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,968 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverview <6>
- Wyandotte
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ecorse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ecorse. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ecorse
- Ecorse is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,624 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ecorse <6>
- River Rouge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
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 Eloise Cemetery. The following communities are located in Wayne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Eloise Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belleville
- Canton
- Dearborn Heights
- Dearborn
- Garden City
- Inkster
- Lincoln Park
- Livonia
- Plymouth
- Redford
- River Rouge
- Romulus
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Continue List (4 more)
- Wayne
- Westland
- Wyandotte
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Eloise Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Wayne County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) 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 Eloise Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #625540 (Eloise Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #625540 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: Inkster
- County: Wayne Elev: 197
- Location given for GNIS #625540 (Eloise Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Wayne County: www.waynecounty.com/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<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' 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 Eloise Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2817, Longitude: -83.3391 In this case, the coordinates for the Eloise Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<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 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. |
<6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<7> | 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. |