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A visit to the Oak Forest Cemetery ...

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 Oak Forest Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oak Forest Cemetery:

42.1042, -83.2980

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

The Oak Forest Cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.

The county seat for Wayne County is located in Detroit. Detroit lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the northeast of the Oak Forest Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Oak Forest Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Oak Forest Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oak Forest Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Riverside Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
  • Michigan Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Michigan Memorial Park is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Michigan Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located between<5> the communities of New Boston and Flat Rock.  The cemetery lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Flat Rock.
    • The Michigan Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Michigan Memorial Cemetery
    • Michigan Memorial Park Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1075 <6>
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
  • Oak Ridge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
  • Kittle Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Kittle Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittle Cemetery
  • Huron Twp. Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • 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 <6>
  • Rupert Farm Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Rupert Farm Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert Farm Cemetery
  • Krause Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Krause Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krause Cemetery
  • Woodmere Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Woodmere Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmere Cemetery
  • Waltz Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Waltz Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltz Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Clark Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The Clark Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
    • Ash Center Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The Ash Center Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Center Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • Felt Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Felt Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felt Cemetery
    • Carleton Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Carleton Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carleton Cemetery
    • Potter Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Potter Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Cemetery
    • East Rockwood Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Gibraltar Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Gibraltar Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibraltar Cemetery

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 Oak Forest Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oak Forest Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Flat Rock
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • South Rockwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Rockwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodhaven
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Gibraltar
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Gibraltar is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibraltar
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,516 people
  • Carleton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Willow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Willow is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
  • Grafton ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Grafton is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
  • Trenton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • New Boston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Newport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Grosse Ile
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Riverview
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Estral Beach
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Estral Beach is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estral Beach
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
    • Romulus
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Southgate
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Taylor
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Steiner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Steiner is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steiner
    • Glen Eden
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Amherstburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Scofield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Scofield is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scofield
    • Sunset Beach
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Amherst Pointe
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Edgewater Beach
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Wyandotte
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)

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 Oak Forest Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wayne County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Forest Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Oak Forest Cemetery:

  • 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 Oak Forest Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #633812  (Oak Forest Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #633812 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: 183 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Flat Rock
      • Location given for Oak Forest Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.104209     Lon: -83.2979858
      • 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 from Point A (ie- Oak Forest 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>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of New Boston and Flat Rock. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
    <6>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.
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