A visit to the Grant 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 Grant Twp. Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Grant Twp. Cemetery (FG ID #622).
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 Grant Twp. Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Grant Twp. Cemetery:
43.6859, -83.2222
The Grant Twp. Cemetery is located in Huron County<2>.
The county seat for Huron County is located in Bad Axe. Bad Axe lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northeast of the Grant Twp. Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Grant Twp. Cemetery.
Establishment of the Grant Twp. Cemetery ...
The Grant Twp. Cemetery was established in 1948.
Name Variations for Grant 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.
Grant 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 29 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Grant Twp. Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Grant Twp. Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Agatha's Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Elmwood Twp. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oliver Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Paul Lutheran Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Elmwood Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elkland Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Columbkille Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- McTaggart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pigeon River Mennonite Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cross Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Grand Lawn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- St. Borgia Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The St. Borgia Cemetery is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Borgia Cemetery
- St. Francis Borgia Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ellington Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Novesta Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Riverside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- New Salem Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- First Methodist Memorial Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Assembly of God Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Holy Family Catholic Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Columbia Twp. Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Columbia Twp. Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nicol Family Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Nicol Family Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicol Family Cemetery
- The Nicol Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Nicol Union Cemetery
- Union Burying Ground
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2398814 <1>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Grant Twp. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Grant Twp. Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gagetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Owendale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cass City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Elmwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kilmanagh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elkton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Colling
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pigeon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Berne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Deford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sebewaing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Unionville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Valley Island
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ora Labora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bad Axe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bay Port
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ubly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wilmot
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Akron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Caro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hemans
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Argyle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tyre
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
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 Grant Twp. Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Huron County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Grant Twp. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bad Axe
- Caro
- Caro lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Grant Twp. Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Caro.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
- Caseville
- Cass City
- Elkton
- Pigeon
- Sebewaing
- Ubly
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Grant Twp. Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Huron 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 Grant Twp. Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #622
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #627146 (Grant Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #627146 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: Huron
- Est. Elev: 223 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gagetown
- Location given for Grant Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.6858501 Lon: -83.2221724
- 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 Huron, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Grant 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. |