A visit to the Saint Denis 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 St. Denis Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The St. Denis Cemetery (FG ID #1590)
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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. Denis Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Denis Cemetery
Lat: 43.2830° (43° 16' 58")
Lon: -82.5373° (-82° 32' 14")
The cemetery is located in Sanilac County<2>.
As an estimate, the St. Denis Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Lexington.
The county seat for Sanilac County is located in Sandusky. Sandusky lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the northwest of the St. Denis Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the St. Denis Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Denis Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lexington Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Long Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Huckins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Castor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Castor Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Castor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Castor Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
- Diamond Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wixson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wixson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wixson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Wixson Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1985 <1>
- Lakeview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Croswell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
- St. Patrick / Mt. Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Carman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carman Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Carman Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #229 <1>
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Old Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Ridge Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Old Ridge Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
- St. John Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Worth Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bardwell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bardwell Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bardwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bardwell Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2361229 <1>
- Hubbell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hubbell Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hubbell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hubbell Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
- Locke Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lee Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Baker Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jeddo Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- St. Lawrence Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Denis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Denis Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lexington
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lexington Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Croswell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Amadore ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Applegate
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jeddo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeddo have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
- Jeddo is located in Saint Clair County
- North Lakeport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Port Sanilac
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Sanilac have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Sanilac
- Port Sanilac is located in Sanilac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Sanilac <7>
- Blaine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lakeport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Roseburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carsonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Cash
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cash. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Cash is located in Sanilac County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cash
- From the St. Denis Cemetery to Cash
- Speaker
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Peck
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Atkins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Atkins. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
- Atkins is located in Saint Clair County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Atkins
- From the St. Denis Cemetery to Atkins
- North Street
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Berkshire ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Forester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Watertown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Yale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ruby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Melvin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvin have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Melvin is located in Sanilac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Avoca
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gardendale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- McGregor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sandusky
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
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. Denis Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sanilac County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Denis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carsonville
- Croswell
- Lexington
- Port Sanilac
- Sandusky
- Yale
- Yale lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the St. Denis Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Yale.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
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 St. Denis Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Sanilac County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the St. Denis Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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. Denis Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #636621 (Saint Denis Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #636621 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Croswell
- County: Sanilac Elev: 195
- Location given for GNIS #636621 (Saint Denis Cemetery)
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #1590
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Sanilac County: www.sanilaccounty.net/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
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 Sanilac, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the St. Denis Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2830, Longitude: -82.5373 |
<4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<6> | 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. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |