A visit to the Saint Benedicts 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 St. Benedicts Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Benedicts Cemetery:
42.4650, -83.7483
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Benedicts Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Benedicts Cemetery is located in Livingston County<2>.
The county seat for Livingston County is located in Howell. Howell lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northwest of the St. Benedicts Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Benedicts 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 St. Benedicts Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Benedicts Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Whitmore Lake Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Whitmore Lake Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitmore Lake Cemetery
- Green Oak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Green Oak Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Oak Cemetery
- Hayes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hayes Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
- Old Irish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Irish Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Irish Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Hamburg Village Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Green Oak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Green Oak Cemetery is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Oak Cemetery
- Old Brighton Village Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Kensington Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woodruff Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Woodruff Farm Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff Farm Cemetery
- Brighton Hills Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Thomas & Lowe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Thomas & Lowe Cemetery is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas & Lowe Cemetery
- South Lyon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rose Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Old Kensington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kent Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Kent Cemetery is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Cemetery
- North Hamburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The North Hamburg Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hamburg Cemetery
- Brighton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Brighton Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Benedicts Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Benedicts Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Whitmore Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hamburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Green Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Oak is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Oak
- Brighton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- South Lyon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lakeland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pettysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pettysville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettysville
- Emery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Emery is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery
- New Hudson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dover is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Delhi Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Delhi Mills is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi Mills
- Salem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Salem is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Chubb's Corners ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Chubb's Corners is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chubb's Corners
- Hudson Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hudson Mills is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Mills
- Barton Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Barton Hills is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Pinckney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dexter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dixboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dixboro is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixboro
- Wixom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Milford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ann Arbor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- West Highland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- West Highland is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Highland
- Hell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hell is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hell
- Hell has also been known as:
- Hi Land Lake
- Highland Lake
- Hiland Lake
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hell <6>
- Hartland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Northville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Novi
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Highland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Howell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Anderson is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Chalkerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Chalkerville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalkerville
- Chalkerville has also been known as:
- Chalkers Landing
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 St. Benedicts Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Livingston County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Benedicts Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ann Arbor
- Brighton
- Dexter
- Howell
- Milford
- Pinckney
- South Lyon
- Wixom
- Wixom lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the St. Benedicts 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 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 St. Benedicts Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Livingston 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 St. Benedicts Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #636571 (Saint Benedicts Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #636571 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: Livingston
- Est. Elev: 271 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: South Lyon
- Location given for Saint Benedicts Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.4650341 Lon: -83.7482749
- 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 Livingston, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- St. Benedicts 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. |