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A visit to the Farnsworth Grave ...

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 Farnsworth Grave ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Farnsworth Grave:

43.5333, -82.7944

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Farnsworth Grave can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Farnsworth Grave 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 Farnsworth Grave .

Open a Google Map centered on the Farnsworth Grave.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Farnsworth Grave.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Farnsworth Grave, with the nearest first.

  • Downing Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Wright Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Rusnell Farm Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Rusnell Farm Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusnell Farm Cemetery
  • Rosbury Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Wheatland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Wheatland Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland Cemetery
    • The Wheatland Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hillside Cemetery
    • Sutherland Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1953 <5>
  • Tucker Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
  • Mills Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mills Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mills Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Deckerville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1079 <5>
  • St. Patrick Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The St. Patrick Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patrick Cemetery
    • The St. Patrick Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Patricks Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1685 <5>
  • Argyle Twp. Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Argyle Twp. Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle Twp. Cemetery
    • The Argyle Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Argyle Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #40 <5>
  • East Marion Baptist Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The East Marion Baptist Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Marion Baptist Cemetery
    • The East Marion Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
    • East Marion Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #422 <5>
  • St. Joseph & St. Ignatius Catholic Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Joseph & St. Ignatius Catholic Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph & St. Ignatius Catholic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph & St. Ignatius Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Argyle.
    • The St. Joseph & St. Ignatius Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Joseph & St. Ignatius' Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2152513 <5>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Zion Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Forester.
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Old Greenwood Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1150 <5>
    • Delaware Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Delaware Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware Cemetery
    • Snay Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • St. John Lutheran Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. John Lutheran Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Lutheran Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John Lutheran Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Minden City.
      • The St. John Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. John Cemetery
      • West Delaware Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1931 <5>
    • Minden Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Minden Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minden Cemetery
      • The Minden Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Minden City Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1081 <5>
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Austin Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1163 <5>
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • St. Joseph's Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The St. Joseph's Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph's Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Farnsworth Grave.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Farnsworth Grave, with the nearest first:

  • Deckerville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • McGregor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • McGregor is located in Sanilac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGregor
  • Palms
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Palms is located in Sanilac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palms
  • Berkshire ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Berkshire is located in Sanilac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
  • Sandusky
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Sandusky is located in Sanilac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,494 people
    • Former name for Sandusky:
    • Sanilac Centre
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandusky <6>
  • Argyle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Argyle is located in Sanilac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
  • Carsonville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Minden City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Snover
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Snover is located in Sanilac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snover
  • Elmer
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Elmer is located in Sanilac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
  • Tyre
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Tyre is located in Sanilac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
  • Richmondville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Richmondville is located in Sanilac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmondville
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Forester
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Forester is located in Sanilac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forester
    • Cash
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Cash is located in Sanilac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
    • Forestville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Forestville is located in Sanilac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
    • Ruth
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Decker
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Decker is located in Sanilac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
    • Watertown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Watertown is located in Sanilac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
    • Juhl
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Juhl is located in Sanilac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juhl
    • Applegate
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Port Sanilac
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Ubly
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hemans
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Hemans is located in Sanilac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemans
    • White Rock
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • White Rock is located in Huron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock

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 Farnsworth Grave. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sanilac County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Farnsworth Grave.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Farnsworth Grave:

  • 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 Farnsworth Grave:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2554470  (Farnsworth Grave)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2554470 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: 236 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Palms
      • Location given for Farnsworth Grave:
      • Lat: 43.5333333     Lon: -82.7944444
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    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 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Farnsworth Grave) 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>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.