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A visit to the Gracelawn Cemetery ...

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 Gracelawn Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gracelawn Cemetery:

43.0664, -83.6894

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

The Gracelawn Cemetery is located in Genesee County<2>.

The county seat for Genesee County is located in Flint. Flint lies just to the south of the Gracelawn Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Gracelawn Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Gracelawn Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Machpelah Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Machpelah Cemetery is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machpelah Cemetery
  • Assyrian Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Assyrian Cemetery is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assyrian Cemetery
  • St. Michael's Byzantine Catholic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • St. Nicholas Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The St. Nicholas Cemetery is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Nicholas Cemetery
  • Aventine Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Aventine Cemetery is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aventine Cemetery
  • Avondale Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Avondale Cemetery is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale Cemetery
  • Genesee Twp. Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Genesee Twp. Cemetery is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee Twp. Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
  • Mt. Morris Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Mt. Morris Cemetery is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Morris Cemetery
  • Sunset Hills Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Sunset Hills Cemetery is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sunset Hills Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Flint.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1833 <5>
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Flint City Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The Flint City Cemetery is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City Cemetery
      • The Flint City Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Flint Cemetery
      • New Flint City Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1996967 <5>
    • River Rest Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The River Rest Cemetery is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Rest Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the River Rest Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Flint.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1489 <5>
    • New Calvary Catholic Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The New Calvary Catholic Cemetery is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Calvary Catholic Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the New Calvary Catholic Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Flint.
      • The New Calvary Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • New Calvary Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1187 <5>
    • Glenwood Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The Glenwood Cemetery is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Cemetery
    • Tanner Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The Tanner Cemetery is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner Cemetery
    • Oakwood Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
    • Flint Memorial Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Cronk Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Cronk Cemetery is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronk Cemetery
    • Bristol Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Bristol Cemetery is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Cemetery
    • Richfield Union 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 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Gracelawn Cemetery.

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

  • Beecher
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Beecher is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher
  • Flint
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Flint is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,968 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flint <6>
  • Mount Morris
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Genesee
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Burton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Russellville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Russellville is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
  • Clio
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Clio is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clio <6>
  • Flushing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Farrandville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Farrandville is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrandville
  • Davison
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Swartz Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Grand Blanc
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Otisville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Brent Creek
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Brent Creek is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Creek
    • Atlas
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Atlas is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
    • Montrose
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Lennon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Goodrich
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Birch Run
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Duffield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Duffield is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffield
    • Bayport Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Bayport Park is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayport Park
    • Newark
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Newark is located in Oakland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
    • New Lothrop
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Lake Fenton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Lake Fenton is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Fenton
    • Lakeside
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Lakeside is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
    • Columbiaville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Otter Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Taymouth
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Taymouth is located in Saginaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taymouth
    • Burt
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Juddville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Juddville is located in Shiawassee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juddville

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 Gracelawn Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Genesee County.

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

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 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 Gracelawn Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Michigan:
  • Pages specific to Genesee 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 Gracelawn Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #627065  (Gracelawn Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #627065 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: Genesee
      • Est. Elev: 245 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Flint North
      • Location given for Gracelawn Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.0664157     Lon: -83.6894016
      • 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 Genesee, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gracelawn 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>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.