A visit to the Machpelah 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 Machpelah Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Machpelah Cemetery (FG ID #970).
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 Machpelah Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Machpelah Cemetery:
42.4522, -83.1311
The Machpelah 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 northwest of the Machpelah Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Machpelah Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Machpelah Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Machpelah Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oakview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Royal Oak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Roseland Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Beekman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Forest Lawn Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn Cemetery
- Sacred Heart of St. Mary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Clement Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Detroit Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Perrin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Clover Hill Park Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Acacia Park Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Southfield Reformed Presbyterian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Southfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Southfield Cemetery is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southfield Cemetery
- Mt. Hazel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Hazel Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hazel Cemetery
- Beth Olem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- B'nai-David Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The B'nai-David Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B'nai-David Cemetery
- The B'nai-David Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bnai-David Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Warren Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Machpelah Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Machpelah Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ferndale
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pleasant Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hazel Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Royal Oak
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Madison Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Highland Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Huntington Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Strathmoor ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Berkley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Southfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hamtramck
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Dalton Corners ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Van Dyke ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Center Line
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Warren
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Warren is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132,877 people
- Warren has also been known as:
- Cottageville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <5>
- Lathrup Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Clawson
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Brightmoor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Conners Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Conners Creek is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conners Creek
- Spinnings ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Birmingham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Big Beaver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Detroit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Beverly Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Machpelah 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 Machpelah Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Birmingham
- Clawson
- Detroit
- Ferndale
- Hamtramck
- Hazel Park
- Highland Park
- Madison Heights
- Oak Park
- Royal Oak
- Southfield
- Warren
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 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 Machpelah Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Oakland 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 Machpelah Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #970
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #631278 (Machpelah Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #631278 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: Oakland
- Est. Elev: 198 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Royal Oak
- Location given for Machpelah Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.4508695 Lon: -83.1318698
- 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 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 '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- Machpelah 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. |