A visit to the Rural Hill 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 Rural Hill Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Rural Hill Cemetery (FG ID #1559).
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 Rural Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rural Hill Cemetery:
42.4236, -83.4887
The Rural Hill 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 southeast of the Rural Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rural Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Rural Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rural Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Waterford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Waterford Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Cemetery
- Yerkes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Yerkes Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yerkes Cemetery
- Knapp Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Thayer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Thayer Cemetery is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer Cemetery
- Shearer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- North Plymouth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Novi Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Del Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Glen Eden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Lapham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lapham Cemetery is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapham Cemetery
- Kinyon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Kinyon Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinyon Cemetery
- Parkview Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Quaker Burial Ground
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Memorial Gardens is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Gardens
- Oakland Hills Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Salem - Walker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Laraway Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newburgh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Newburgh Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh Cemetery
- Livonia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Livonia Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Farmington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rural Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rural Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Northville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Plymouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Novi
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Salem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Farmington Acres
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Farmington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Quakertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wixom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Livonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Clarenceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Farmington Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Walled Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Canton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Westland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Elm
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Elm is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm
- New Hudson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Lyon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wood Creek Farms
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Farmington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wolverine Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Glengary
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Emery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sheldon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Garden City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beech
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Redford
(10 miles [16.1 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 Rural Hill 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 Rural Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Canton
- Farmington
- Garden City
- Livonia
- Plymouth
- Redford
- South Lyon
- Westland
- Wixom
- Wixom lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Rural Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wixom.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wixom
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 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 Rural Hill 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 Rural Hill Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #1559
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #636383 (Rural Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #636383 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: 247 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Northville
- Location given for Rural Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.4242021 Lon: -83.4882693
- 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 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 '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- Rural Hill 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. |