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A visit to the Gibraltar 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 Gibraltar Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gibraltar 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 Gibraltar Cemetery

Lat:   42.0870°   (42° 5' 13")

Lon:   -83.2013°   (-83° 12' 4")

The Gibraltar Cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.

The county seat for Wayne County is located in Detroit. Detroit lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Gibraltar 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 Gibraltar Cemetery.<4>

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

  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • East Rockwood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Rockwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Rockwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The East Rockwood Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • The Old Burial Ground
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Old Burial Ground
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Old Burial Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Burial Ground is located in Wayne County
  • Oak Ridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • Christ Church Anglican Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Rucker Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rucker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rucker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rucker Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • Bloomdale Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Huron Valley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huron Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huron Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Huron Valley Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • Oak Forest Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Forest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Forest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oak Forest Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • Ferndale Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ferndale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ferndale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ferndale Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Our Lady of Hope Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Our Lady of Hope Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Our Lady of Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Our Lady of Hope Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Oakwood Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Potter Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Potter Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Potter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Potter Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • St. John the Baptist Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • St. John The Baptist RC Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Gibraltar Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gibraltar Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Gibraltar
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibraltar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibraltar
    • Gibraltar is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,516 people
  • Rockwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
    • Rockwood is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,146 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockwood <6>
  • South Rockwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Rockwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rockwood
    • South Rockwood is located in Monroe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,648 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Rockwood <6>
  • Woodhaven
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhaven
    • Woodhaven is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,430 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodhaven <6>
  • Grosse Ile
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Trenton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Amherst Pointe
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Glen Eden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Amherstburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Flat Rock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Flat Rock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
    • Flat Rock is located in Monroe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,959 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flat Rock <6>
  • Sunset Beach
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Riverview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • 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>
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Willow Beach
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Willowood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Edgewater Beach
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Estral Beach
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estral Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estral Beach
      • Estral Beach is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
    • Lakewood Beach
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Newport
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Southgate
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Malden Centre
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malden Centre came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<8>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden Centre
    • Busy Bee Corners
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Busy Bee Corners came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<8>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Bee Corners
    • Carleton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Wyandotte
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Grafton ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grafton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
      • Grafton is located in Monroe County
    • Stony Point
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
      • Stony Point is located in Monroe County
    • Taylor
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Lincoln Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Willow
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Willow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
      • Willow is located in Wayne County

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 Gibraltar 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 Gibraltar Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Gibraltar Cemetery:

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 Gibraltar Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #626784  (Gibraltar Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #626784 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: Rockwood
    • County: Wayne         Elev: 177
    • Location given for GNIS #626784 (Gibraltar Cemetery)

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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Gibraltar Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0870, Longitude: -83.2013       In this case, the coordinates for the Gibraltar 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.
<8>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.




 

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