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A visit to the Saint Joseph's 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. Joseph's Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Joseph's Cemetery:

43.3978, -82.8297

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

The St. Joseph's Cemetery is located in Sanilac County<2>.

The county seat for Sanilac County is located in Sandusky. Sandusky lies just to the north of the St. Joseph's Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the St. Joseph's Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the St. Joseph's Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Hyslop Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Zion Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Juhl Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Juhl Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juhl Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Juhl Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Juhl
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #822 <5>
  • Steckley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Tucker Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Washington Twp. Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Moore Twp. Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Moore Twp. Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Twp. Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Moore Twp. Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Snover.
    • The Moore Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Moore Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1095 <5>
  • Downing Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Germania Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Lee Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Lee Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lee Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Carsonville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #920 <5>
  • Rosbury Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Farnsworth Grave
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Farnsworth Grave is located in Sanilac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnsworth Grave
    • Johnson Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Johnson Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Snover.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #814 <5>
    • Kerr Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Kerr Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Kerr Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Marlette.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #834 <5>
    • Omard Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Omard Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omard Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Omard Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1321 <5>
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • St. John's Mt. Hope Catholic Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The St. John's Mt. Hope Catholic Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Mt. Hope Catholic Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John's Mt. Hope Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Peck.
      • The St. John's Mt. Hope Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1140 <5>
    • Christian Memorial Cultural Center Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Elk Twp. Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Joseph's Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Joseph's Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Sandusky
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Sandusky is located in Sanilac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,494 people
    • Former name for Sandusky:
    • Sanilac Centre
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandusky <6>
  • Watertown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Watertown is located in Sanilac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
  • Cash
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cash is located in Sanilac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
  • Berkshire ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Berkshire is located in Sanilac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
  • Elmer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Elmer is located in Sanilac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
  • Juhl
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Juhl is located in Sanilac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juhl
  • McGregor
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • McGregor is located in Sanilac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGregor
  • Carsonville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Snover
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Snover is located in Sanilac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snover
  • Peck
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Peck is located in Sanilac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
  • Applegate
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Deckerville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Decker
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Decker is located in Sanilac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
    • Argyle
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Argyle is located in Sanilac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
    • Marlette
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Speaker
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Speaker is located in Sanilac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speaker
    • Croswell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Hemans
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Hemans is located in Sanilac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemans
    • Melvin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Melvin is located in Sanilac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
    • Roseburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Roseburg is located in Sanilac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseburg
    • Port Sanilac
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Forester
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Forester is located in Sanilac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forester
    • Brown City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Valley Center
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Valley Center is located in Sanilac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Center
    • Palms
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Palms is located in Sanilac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palms

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. Joseph's Cemetery. The following communities are located in Sanilac County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Joseph's Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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. Joseph's Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Michigan:
  • Pages specific to Sanilac 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. Joseph's Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2554454  (Saint Joseph's Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2554454 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: Sanilac
      • Est. Elev: 237 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Sandusky
      • Location given for Saint Joseph's Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.3977778     Lon: -82.8297222
      • 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 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' (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- St. Joseph's 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.