A visit to the Kilbourn 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 Kilbourn Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Kilbourn Cemetery (FG ID #2473040).
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 Kilbourn Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Kilbourn Cemetery:
43.3722, -83.5019
The Kilbourn Cemetery is located in Tuscola County<2>.
The county seat for Tuscola County is located in Caro. Caro lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Kilbourn Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Kilbourn Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Kilbourn Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Kilbourn Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pineview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Juniata Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- North Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Millington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fremont Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wahjamega Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tuscola Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Tuscola Twp. Cemetery is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola Twp. Cemetery
- The Tuscola Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Tuscola Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1866 <1>
- West Dayton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Moreland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- St. Michaels Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Watertown Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Rich Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Rich Cemetery is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Cemetery
- Brookside Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gilford Twp. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Newton - Compau Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gunnell Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hopkins Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dayton Center Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Indianfields Twp. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Kilbourn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Kilbourn Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Juniata
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vassar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Watrousville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Millington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wahjamega
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tuscola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mayville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Denmark Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Caro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Richville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fairgrove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fostoria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fostoria is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Gilford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Reese
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Otter Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Blumfield Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Frankenmuth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Silverwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Akron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Otisville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Columbiaville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
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 Kilbourn Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Tuscola County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Kilbourn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Birch Run
- Caro
- Caro lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Kilbourn Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Caro.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
- Fairgrove
- Frankenmuth
- Kingston
- Mayville
- Otisville
- Vassar
- Watrousville
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 Kilbourn Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Tuscola 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 Kilbourn Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2473040
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2554514 (Kilbourn Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2554514 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: Tuscola
- Est. Elev: 211 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Vassar
- Location given for Kilbourn Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.3722222 Lon: -83.5019444
- 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 Tuscola, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Kilbourn 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. |