A visit to the Knapp 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 Knapp Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Knapp Cemetery (FG ID #2352021)
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 Knapp Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Knapp Cemetery
Lat: 42.4520° (42° 27' 7")
Lon: -83.4692° (-83° 28' 9")
The Knapp Cemetery is located in Oakland County<2>.
The county seat for Oakland County is located in Pontiac. Pontiac lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Knapp Cemetery .
Establishment of the Knapp Cemetery ...
The Knapp Cemetery was established in 1836.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Knapp Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Knapp Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Novi Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Northville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Northville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Northville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Northville Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Yerkes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yerkes Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yerkes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Yerkes Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Rural Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland Hills Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Waterford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waterford Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waterford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Waterford Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Union Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Glen Eden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Gardens
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Memorial Gardens is located in Oakland County
- North Plymouth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Plymouth Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Plymouth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The North Plymouth Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Quaker Burial Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- West Farmington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Walled Lake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walled Lake Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walled Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Walled Lake Cemetery is located in Oakland County
- Del Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Thayer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thayer Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thayer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Thayer Cemetery is located in Washtenaw County
- Shearer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Presbyterian Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wixom Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wixom Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wixom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Wixom Cemetery is located in Oakland County
- The Wixom Cemetery has also been known as:
- South Commerce Burial Ground
- Parkview Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Livonia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Livonia Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Livonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Livonia Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- North Farmington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Knapp Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Knapp Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Northville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Novi
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Farmington Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Farmington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Quakertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Plymouth
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Farmington Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Walled Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Salem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clarenceville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Farmington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wixom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Livonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wolverine Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Glengary
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glengary. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glengary
- Glengary is located in Oakland County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Glengary
- From the Knapp Cemetery to Glengary
- Wood Creek Farms
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Hudson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Westland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Redford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redford
- Redford is located in Wayne County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redford <6>
- Franklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Commerce
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Commerce. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Commerce is located in Oakland County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Commerce
- From the Knapp Cemetery to Commerce
- South Lyon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Canton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Beech
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beech. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Beech is located in Wayne County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Beech
- From the Knapp Cemetery to Beech
- Bingham Farms
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Orchard Lake Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Westacres
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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 Knapp 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 Knapp Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Canton
- Farmington
- Livonia
- Plymouth
- Redford
- South Lyon
- Westland
- Wixom
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 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 Knapp 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 Knapp Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #629801 (Knapp Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #629801 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: Northville
- County: Oakland Elev: 260
- Location given for GNIS #629801 (Knapp Cemetery)
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2352021
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> | 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 Oakland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Knapp Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4520, Longitude: -83.4692 |
<4> | 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. |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<7> | 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. |