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A visit to the Great Lakes National 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 Great Lakes National Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Great Lakes National Cemetery

Lat:   42.8578°   (42° 51' 28")

Lon:   -83.6215°   (-83° 37' 17")

The Great Lakes National Cemetery is located in Oakland County<1>.

The county seat for Oakland County is located in Pontiac. Pontiac lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the southeast of the Great Lakes National Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Great Lakes National Cemetery.<3>

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

  • South Grand Blanc Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Grand Blanc Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Grand Blanc Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The South Grand Blanc Cemetery is located in Genesee County
  • Gage Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gage Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gage Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gage Cemetery is located in Genesee County
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hadley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Genesee County
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Horton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Horton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Horton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Horton Cemetery is located in Genesee County
  • McFarland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • O'dell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the O'dell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the O'dell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The O'dell Cemetery is located in Genesee County
  • Long Lake Landing Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Lake Landing Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Lake Landing Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Long Lake Landing Cemetery is located in Genesee County
  • St. John's Catholic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John's Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. John's Catholic Cemetery is located in Genesee County
  • Brookins Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Olive Branch Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Genesee County
    • Maple Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Maple Cemetery is located in Genesee County
    • Crestwood Memorial Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Fenton Twp. Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fenton Twp. Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fenton Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fenton Twp. Cemetery is located in Genesee County
    • Oakwood Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Genesee County
    • Atlas Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Atlas Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Atlas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Atlas Cemetery is located in Genesee County
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Genesee County
    • Kimball Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kimball Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kimball Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kimball Cemetery is located in Genesee County
    • Seaver Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Bigelow Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Mt. Bethel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Sweers Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sweers Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sweers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sweers Cemetery is located in Genesee County
    • Goodrich Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodrich Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goodrich Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Goodrich Cemetery is located in Genesee County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Great Lakes National Cemetery.

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

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 Great Lakes National Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Oakland County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Great Lakes National Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Burton
    • Burton lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the North (N) of the Great Lakes National Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Burton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
  • Fenton
    • Fenton lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the Southwest (SW) of the Great Lakes National Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Fenton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
  • Flint
    • Flint lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Great Lakes National Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Flint.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
  • Grand Blanc
  • Holly
    • Holly lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the South (S) of the Great Lakes National Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Holly.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
  • Linden
    • Linden lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Great Lakes National Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Linden.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
  • Ortonville
  • Swartz Creek

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Great Lakes National Cemetery:

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' 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 Great Lakes National Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8578, Longitude: -83.6215    
<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.
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