A visit to the Richland Township 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 Richland Twp. Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Richland Twp. Cemetery (FG ID #2226857).
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 Richland Twp. Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Richland Twp. Cemetery:
43.4141, -84.2241
The Richland Twp. Cemetery is located in Saginaw County<2>.
The county seat for Saginaw County is located in Saginaw. Saginaw lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east of the Richland Twp. Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Richland Twp. Cemetery.
Name Variations for Richland Twp. Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Richland Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Richland Twp. Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Richland Twp. Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns Lutheran Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Richland Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fremont Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Laporte Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Laporte Cemetery is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laporte Cemetery
- Lakefield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Swan Creek Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lakefield Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Patrick Cemetery is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patrick Cemetery
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Bacon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Bacon Cemetery is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon Cemetery
- Braley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Braley Cemetery is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braley Cemetery
- Ovid Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Owen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- McCarty Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Vasold Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jacquith Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Richland Twp. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Richland Twp. Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hemlock
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Orr
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Iva
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nelson
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Merrill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Garfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Frost
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dice
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lakefield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Swan Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Saint Charles
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shields
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Ryan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ryan is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
- Paines
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Freeland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- North Wheeler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- North Wheeler is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wheeler
- Wheeler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wheeler is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Breckenridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Edgewood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Redstone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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 Richland Twp. Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Saginaw County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Richland Twp. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brant
- Freeland
- Merrill
- Midland
- Saginaw
- Saint Charles
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 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 Richland Twp. Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Saginaw 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 Richland Twp. Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2226857
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2558985 (Richland Township Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2558985 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: Saginaw
- Est. Elev: 0 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hemlock
- Location given for Richland Township Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.4138889 Lon: -84.2238889
- 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 Saginaw, 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 from Point A (ie- Richland Twp. 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. |