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A visit to the Roscoe 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 Roscoe Cemetery ...

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

43.0022, -83.2083

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

The Roscoe Cemetery is located in Lapeer County<2>.

The county seat for Lapeer County is located in Lapeer. Lapeer lies just to the west northwest of the Roscoe Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Roscoe Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Roscoe Cemetery.<4>

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

  • South Attica Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The South Attica Cemetery is located in Lapeer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Attica Cemetery
  • Harris Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Harris Cemetery is located in Lapeer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
  • Attica Twp. Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Attica Twp. Cemetery is located in Lapeer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica Twp. Cemetery
    • The Attica Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Attica Twp. Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1974645 <5>
  • Higley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Higley Cemetery is located in Lapeer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higley Cemetery
  • Hunters Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Hunters Creek Cemetery is located in Lapeer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek Cemetery
  • Schuneman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Schuneman Cemetery is located in Lapeer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuneman Cemetery
  • Metamora Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Metamora Cemetery is located in Lapeer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metamora Cemetery
  • Thornville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Thornville Cemetery is located in Lapeer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornville Cemetery
  • North Dryden Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The North Dryden Cemetery is located in Lapeer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dryden Cemetery
  • Bethany Mennonite Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Dryden Center Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Dryden Center Cemetery is located in Lapeer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden Center Cemetery
  • Harris Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Harris Cemetery is located in Lapeer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Bahel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Bahel Cemetery is located in Lapeer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bahel Cemetery
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mt. Loretto Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Mt. Loretto Cemetery is located in Lapeer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Loretto Cemetery
    • Clark Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Clark Cemetery is located in Lapeer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
    • South Dryden Pioneer Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Lapeer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Lapeer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    • Imlay Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Imlay Cemetery is located in Lapeer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imlay Cemetery
      • The Imlay Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Imlay Twp. Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #163440 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Roscoe Cemetery.

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

  • Attica
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Hunters Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Hunters Creek is located in Lapeer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek
  • Metamora
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Dryden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Imlay City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Lapeer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lum
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Lum is located in Lapeer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lum
  • Thomas
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Thomas is located in Oakland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
  • Kings Mill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Kings Mill is located in Lapeer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mill
  • Five Lakes
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Five Lakes is located in Lapeer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Lakes
  • Hadley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Leonard
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Almont
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Oakwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Oakwood is located in Oakland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
    • Oxford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Lakeville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Lakeville is located in Oakland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
    • Barnes Lake - Millers Lake
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Campbells Corner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Campbells Corner is located in Oakland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbells Corner
    • Miami ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Miami is located in Macomb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami
    • Allenton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Allenton is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
    • Capac
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Capac is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capac
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,846 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Capac <6>
    • Columbiaville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Ortonville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Perry Lake Heights
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Perry Lake Heights is located in Oakland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Lake Heights
    • Lake Orion
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Lake Orion is located in Oakland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Orion
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,191 people
      • Former names for Lake Orion:
      • Canandaigua City
      • New Canandaigua
      • Oakland
      • Orion
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Orion <6>
    • Lesterville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Lesterville is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesterville
    • Burnside
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Burnside is located in Lapeer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
    • North Branch
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Davison
      (15 miles [24.1 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 Roscoe Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lapeer County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Roscoe 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 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 Roscoe Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Michigan:
  • Pages specific to Lapeer 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 Roscoe Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2575820  (Roscoe Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2575820 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: Lapeer
      • Est. Elev: 285 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Attica
      • Location given for Roscoe Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.0022222     Lon: -83.2083333
      • 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 Lapeer, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Roscoe 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.