A visit to the Granger 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 Granger Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Granger Cemetery
Lat: 42.6694° (42° 40' 9")
Lon: -83.4942° (-83° 29' 39")
The Granger Cemetery is located in Oakland County<1>.
The county seat for Oakland County is located in Pontiac. Pontiac lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Granger Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Granger Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Granger Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- White Lake Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Lake Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The White Lake Cemetery is located in Oakland County
- Oxbow Lakeside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery is located in Oakland County
- All Saints Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hillville Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Waterford Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waterford Center Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waterford Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Waterford Center Cemetery is located in Oakland County
- Colombriere Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Andersonville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Commerce Village Burying Ground
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Four Towns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent Hills Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Drayton Plains Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Waterford Village Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waterford Village Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waterford Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Waterford Village Cemetery is located in Oakland County
- Ottawa Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bridge Lake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Davisburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Highland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Springfield Plains Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springfield Plains Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springfield Plains Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Springfield Plains Cemetery is located in Oakland County
- Bigelow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bigelow Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bigelow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bigelow Cemetery is located in Oakland County
- Seaver Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seaver Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seaver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Seaver Cemetery is located in Oakland County
- Rose Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Oakland County
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Milford Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Commerce Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Richardson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sashabaw Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sashabaw Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sashabaw Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Sashabaw Cemetery is located in Oakland County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Granger Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Granger Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oxbow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oxbow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
- Oxbow is located in Oakland County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Oxbow
- From the Granger Cemetery to Oxbow
- White Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- East Highland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Union Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Andersonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Seven Harbors
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Commerce
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Westacres
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Four Towns
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Waterford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Waterford is located in Oakland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterford <7>
- Clarkston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Village of Clarkston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village of Clarkston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Clarkston
- Village of Clarkston is located in Oakland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 914 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Springfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Highland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Davisburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Drayton Plains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jossman Acres
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Clyde
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Milford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Glengary
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wolverine Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Clintonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- West Highland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Keego Harbor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Austin Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hickory Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 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 Granger Cemetery. The following communities are located in Oakland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Granger Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clarkston
- Keego Harbor
- Milford
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Granger Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Oakland County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
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 Granger Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #627133 (Granger Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #627133 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: Clarkston
- County: Oakland Elev: 299
- Location given for GNIS #627133 (Granger Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Oakland County: www.co.oakland.mi.us/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Oakland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<2> | 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Granger Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6694, Longitude: -83.4942 |
<3> | 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. |
<4> | 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. |
<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. |