A visit to the Gilford 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 Gilford Twp. Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Gilford Twp. Cemetery (FG ID #733846).
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 Gilford Twp. Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gilford Twp. Cemetery:
43.4954, -83.6211
The Gilford Twp. Cemetery is located in Tuscola County<2>.
The county seat for Tuscola County is located in Caro. Caro lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east of the Gilford Twp. Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Gilford Twp. Cemetery.
Name Variations for Gilford Twp. Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Gilford Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Gilford Twp. Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gilford Twp. Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Denmark Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brookside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Juniata Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Elizabeth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Michaels Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Moreland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Perkins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blumfield Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wisner Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Riverside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Wahjamega Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Demorest Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Janson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fuller Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Fuller Cemetery is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Cemetery
- Kilbourn Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eastlawn Memorial Gardens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Lutheran Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tuscola Twp. Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Tuscola Twp. Cemetery is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola Twp. Cemetery
- The Tuscola Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Tuscola Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1866 <1>
- Indianfields Twp. Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hickory Island Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Gilford Twp. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gilford Twp. Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gilford
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Reese
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairgrove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Denmark Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Watrousville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Blumfield Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Richville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Akron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Munger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Vassar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wahjamega
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Tuscola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Caro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bay Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Frankenmuth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Juniata
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Colling
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Unionville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Essexville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Melbourne ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Buena Vista
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Crow Island ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Crow Island is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Island
- Millington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Banks ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bay City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Bay City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Salzburg ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Brooks ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Zilwaukee city
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Carrollton
(15 miles [24.1 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 Gilford Twp. Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Tuscola County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gilford Twp. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bay City
- Caro
- Caro lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the East (E) of the Gilford Twp. Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Caro.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
- Essexville
- Fairgrove
- Frankenmuth
- Vassar
- Watrousville
- West Bay City
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 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 Gilford Twp. Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Tuscola 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 Gilford Twp. Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #733846
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2554511 (Gilford Township Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2554511 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: Tuscola
- Est. Elev: 194 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gilford
- Location given for Gilford Township Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.4952778 Lon: -83.6211111
- 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 Tuscola, 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- Gilford Twp. 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. |