A visit to the Rath 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 Rath Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rath Cemetery:
41.9558, -83.5528
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rath Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rath Cemetery is located in Monroe County<2>.
The county seat for Monroe County is located in Monroe. Monroe lies just to the east southeast of the Rath Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rath Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Rath Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rath Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Doty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Doty Cemetery is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doty Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The King Cemetery is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Muehleisen Road Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Maplewood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Maplewood Cemetery is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Cemetery
- West Ida Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The West Ida Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ida Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery
- The West Ida Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- West Ida Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Immanuel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Immanuel Cemetery is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
- Monroe County Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Monroe County Cemetery is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe County Cemetery
- McCormick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The McCormick Cemetery is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormick Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- North Side Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The North Side Cemetery is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Side Cemetery
- McIntyre Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The McIntyre Cemetery is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntyre Cemetery
- Blue Bush Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Blue Bush Cemetery is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Bush Cemetery
- London Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Lulu Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Lulu Cemetery is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulu Cemetery
- Richardson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Richardson Cemetery is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- Gethsemane Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Gethsemane Cemetery is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane Cemetery
- Holy Ghost Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rath Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rath Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Grape
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Grape is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape
- Ida
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Strasburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Strasburg is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg
- Maybee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Diann
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Diann is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diann
- Federman ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Federman was located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federman
- Scofield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Scofield is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scofield
- Dundee
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lulu
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lulu is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulu
- West Monroe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Monroe is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
- La Salle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Azalia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Azalia is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azalia
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Yargerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Yargerville is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yargerville
- Hillcrest Orchard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hillcrest Orchard is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Orchard
- South Monroe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- South Monroe is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Monroe
- Monroe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Steiner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Steiner is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steiner
- Oakville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Oakville is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Petersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Petersburg Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Petersburg Junction is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg Junction
- Samaria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Samaria is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Grafton ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grafton was located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Carleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Erie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Luna Pier
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Detroit Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Detroit Beach is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit Beach
- Milan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cone is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cone
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 Rath Cemetery. The following communities are located in Monroe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rath Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carleton
- Dundee
- Erie
- Erie lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Rath Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Erie.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Ida
- Ida lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Rath Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ida.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Monroe
- Petersburg
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Rath Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Monroe 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 Rath Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2439388 (Rath Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2439388 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: Monroe
- Est. Elev: 196 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ida
- Location given for Rath Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.9558333 Lon: -83.5527778
- 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 Monroe, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rath 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |