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A visit to the Gilkes 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 Gilkes Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   42.5095°   (42° 30' 34")

Lon:   -83.9902°   (-83° 59' 24")

The Gilkes Cemetery is located in Livingston County<2>.

The county seat for Livingston County is located in Howell. Howell lies just to the north northeast of the Gilkes Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Gilkes Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Greene Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greene Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greene Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Greene Cemetery is located in Livingston County
  • Sprout Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sprout Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sprout Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sprout Cemetery is located in Livingston County
  • Harford Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Harford Cemetery is located in Livingston County
  • Harger Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harger Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Harger Cemetery is located in Livingston County
  • Livingston County Poor Farm Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Livingston County Poor Farm Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Livingston County Poor Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Livingston County Poor Farm Cemetery is located in Livingston County
  • Livermore Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Livermore Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Livermore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Livermore Cemetery is located in Livingston County
  • Pinckney Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pinckney Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pinckney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pinckney Cemetery is located in Livingston County
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • 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 Livingston County
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lakeside Cemetery is located in Livingston County
  • Munsell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Munsell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Munsell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Munsell Cemetery is located in Livingston County
  • Eisele Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eisele Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eisele Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Eisele Cemetery is located in Livingston County
  • Placeway Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Placeway Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Placeway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Placeway Cemetery is located in Livingston County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Drew Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Drew Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Drew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Drew Cemetery is located in Livingston County
    • Wright Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wright Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wright Cemetery is located in Livingston County
    • Plainfield Village Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plainfield Village Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plainfield Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Plainfield Village Cemetery is located in Livingston County
    • Unadilla Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Unadilla Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Unadilla Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Unadilla Cemetery is located in Washtenaw County
    • North Hamburg Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Hamburg Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Hamburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The North Hamburg Cemetery is located in Livingston County
    • Chilson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chilson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chilson Cemetery is located in Livingston County
    • Loree Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Loree Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Loree Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Loree Cemetery is located in Livingston County
    • Williamsville Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williamsville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williamsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Williamsville Cemetery is located in Livingston County
    • Collins Plains Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Collins Plains Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Collins Plains Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Collins Plains Cemetery is located in Washtenaw County
    • Lake View Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake View Cemetery
      • The Lake View Cemetery is located in Livingston County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lake View Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Howell.
      • The Lake View Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Howell Cemeterty
      • Lakeview Cemetery
      • Oak Grove Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #894 <5>
    • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Livingston County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Gilkes Cemetery.

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

  • Anderson
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Anderson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
    • Anderson is located in Livingston County
  • Chubb's Corners ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chubb's Corners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chubb's Corners
    • Chubb's Corners is located in Livingston County
  • Pinckney
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinckney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckney
    • Pinckney is located in Livingston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,425 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinckney <7>
  • Gregory
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Kaiserville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaiserville
    • Kaiserville is located in Livingston County
  • Chalkerville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalkerville
    • Chalkerville is located in Livingston County
    • Chalkerville has also been known as:
    • Chalkers Landing
  • Hell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hell
    • Hell is located in Livingston County
    • Hell has also been known as:
    • Hi Land Lake
    • Highland Lake
    • Hiland Lake
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hell <7>
  • Unadilla
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unadilla
    • Unadilla is located in Livingston County
  • Pettysville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettysville
    • Pettysville is located in Livingston County
  • Plainfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Plainfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
    • Plainfield is located in Livingston County
  • Howell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
    • Howell is located in Livingston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,648 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howell <7>
  • Parkers Corners
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Corners
    • Parkers Corners is located in Livingston County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Dover
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
      • Dover is located in Washtenaw County
    • Lakeland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Hudson Mills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Mills
      • Hudson Mills is located in Washtenaw County
    • Stockbridge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hamburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
      • Hamburg is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamburg <7>
    • Brighton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Fowlerville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Dexter
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
      • Dexter is located in Washtenaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,706 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dexter <7>

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 Gilkes Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Livingston County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gilkes Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Gilkes 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 Gilkes Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #626822  (Gilkes Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #626822 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: Howell
    • County: Livingston         Elev: 294
    • Location given for GNIS #626822 (Gilkes Cemetery)

The official website for Livingston County: www.co.livingston.mi.us/

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 Livingston, 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 Gilkes Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5095, Longitude: -83.9902       In this case, the coordinates for the Gilkes 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>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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