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A visit to the Metropolitan Memorial Park ...

Introduction ...

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 Metropolitan Memorial Park ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Metropolitan Memorial Park:

42.1162, -83.5066

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Metropolitan Memorial Park can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Metropolitan Memorial Park is located in Wayne County<2>.

The county seat for Wayne County is located in Detroit. Detroit lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Metropolitan Memorial Park .

Open a Google Map centered on the Metropolitan Memorial Park.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 32 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Metropolitan Memorial Park.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Metropolitan Memorial Park, with the nearest first.

  • Childs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Childs Cemetery is located in Washtenaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs Cemetery
  • Martinsville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Martinsville Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville Cemetery
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Washtenaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
  • Sandy Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Sandy Hill Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill Cemetery
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
  • Alban Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Alban Cemetery is located in Washtenaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alban Cemetery
  • County Line Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The County Line Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
  • Pool Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Pool Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pool Cemetery
  • Felt Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Felt Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felt Cemetery
  • St. Stephen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Stephen Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stephen Cemetery
  • Mallett Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mallett Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallett Cemetery
  • Otisville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Otisville Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisville Cemetery
  • Continue List   (20 more) ...
    • Union - Udell Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Union - Udell Cemetery is located in Washtenaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union - Udell Cemetery
    • Blue Bush Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Blue Bush Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Bush Cemetery
    • Waltz Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Waltz Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltz Cemetery
    • Clark Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Clark Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
    • Woodmere Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Woodmere Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmere Cemetery
    • Nowland Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Nowland Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nowland Cemetery
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
    • Denton Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Denton Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton Cemetery
    • Comstock Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Comstock Cemetery is located in Washtenaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock Cemetery
    • Stoney Creek FWB Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Stoney Creek FWB Church Cemetery is located in Washtenaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Creek FWB Church Cemetery
      • The Stoney Creek FWB Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Stoney Creek Cemetery
    • Stony Creek Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Stony Creek Cemetery is located in Washtenaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek Cemetery
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
    • North Side Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The North Side Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Side Cemetery
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
    • McCormick Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The McCormick Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormick Cemetery
    • St. Patricks Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
    • St. Patrick's Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Patrick's Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patrick's Cemetery
    • Carleton Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Carleton Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carleton Cemetery
    • Huron Twp. Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Huron Twp. Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron Twp. Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Huron Twp. Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of New Boston.
      • The Huron Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Huron Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #778 <5>
    • Krause Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Krause Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krause Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Metropolitan Memorial Park.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Metropolitan Memorial Park, with the nearest first:

  • Willis
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Oakville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Oakville is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
  • Whittaker
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Whittaker is located in Washtenaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittaker
  • Willow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Willow is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
  • Scofield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Scofield is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scofield
  • New Boston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Belleville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Maybee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Rawsonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Rawsonville is located in Washtenaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawsonville
  • Carleton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Stony Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Stony Creek is located in Washtenaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
  • Grafton ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Grafton is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Milan
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Azalia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Azalia is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azalia
    • Grape
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Grape is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape
    • Steiner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Steiner is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steiner
    • Romulus
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Ypsilanti
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Flat Rock
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Sheldon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Sheldon is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
    • Newport
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Wayne
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Pittsfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Pittsfield is located in Washtenaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
      • Pittsfield has also been known as:
      • Pittsfield Village
    • Cone
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Cone is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cone
    • Dundee
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Strasburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Strasburg is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg
    • South Rockwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Rockwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Woodhaven
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Canton
      (13 miles [20.9 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 Metropolitan Memorial Park. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wayne County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Metropolitan Memorial Park.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Belleville
  • Canton
    • Canton lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Metropolitan Memorial Park.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Canton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Carleton
  • Dundee
    • Dundee lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Metropolitan Memorial Park.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dundee.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
  • Rockwood
  • Romulus
  • Wayne
    • Wayne lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Metropolitan Memorial Park.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wayne.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
  • Ypsilanti

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 either 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 Metropolitan Memorial Park:

  • Pages specific to Michigan:
  • Pages specific to Wayne 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 Metropolitan Memorial Park:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #632172  (Metropolitan Memorial Park)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #632172 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: Wayne
      • Est. Elev: 199 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Maybee
      • Location given for Metropolitan Memorial Park:
      • Lat: 42.116153     Lon: -83.5066022
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Wayne, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Metropolitan Memorial Park) 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>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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.