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A visit to the Otisville 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 Otisville Cemetery ...

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

42.1809, -83.4483

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

The Otisville Cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.

The county seat for Wayne County is located in Detroit. Detroit lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Otisville Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Otisville Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Otisville Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Martinsville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Martinsville Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville Cemetery
  • St. Stephen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The St. Stephen Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stephen Cemetery
  • Mallett Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Mallett Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallett Cemetery
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
  • Nowland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Nowland Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nowland Cemetery
  • Denton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Denton Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton Cemetery
  • Romulus City Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Romulus City Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romulus City Cemetery
  • Tyler Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Tyler Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler Cemetery
  • Metropolitan Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Felt Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Felt Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felt Cemetery
  • Huron Twp. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Krause Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krause Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Denton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Denton Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton Cemetery
    • Union - Udell Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Union - Udell Cemetery is located in Washtenaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union - Udell Cemetery
    • Johnson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
    • Waltz Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Waltz Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltz Cemetery
    • Woodmere Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Woodmere Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmere Cemetery
    • Michigan Memorial Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • 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<6> 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 <5>
    • Kittle Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Kittle Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittle Cemetery
    • Downer Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Downer Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downer Cemetery

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 Otisville Cemetery.

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

  • New Boston
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Belleville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Willis
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Willow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Willow is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
  • Romulus
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Rawsonville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Rawsonville is located in Washtenaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawsonville
  • Sheldon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Sheldon is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
  • Wayne
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Whittaker
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Whittaker is located in Washtenaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittaker
  • Canton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Carleton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Oakville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Oakville is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Flat Rock
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Taylor
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Eloise
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Eloise is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eloise
    • Ypsilanti
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Grafton ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Grafton is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
    • Inkster
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Westland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Stony Creek
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Stony Creek is located in Washtenaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
    • Scofield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Scofield is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scofield
    • Woodhaven
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Garden City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Maybee
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • South Rockwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Rockwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Southgate
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)

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 Otisville 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 Otisville Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Otisville 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 Otisville Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #634155  (Otisville Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #634155 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: 203 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Belleville
      • Location given for Otisville Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.1808736     Lon: -83.4482676
      • 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Otisville 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>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>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.
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