A visit to the Saint Mary 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. Mary Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The St. Mary Cemetery (FG ID #1666)
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. Mary Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Mary Cemetery
Lat: 43.4288° (43° 25' 43")
Lon: -82.6027° (-82° 36' 9")
The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Sanilac County<2>.
The county seat for Sanilac County is located in Sandusky. Sandusky lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west of the St. Mary Cemetery .
Establishment of the St. Mary Cemetery ...
The St. Mary Cemetery was founded in 1864.
Name Variations for St. Mary Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
St. Mary Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the St. Mary Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Mary Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hubbell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- 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.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hubbell Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
- Sanilac Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Washington Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. John Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Old Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- 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.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Old Ridge Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Forester Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tucker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Rosbury Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Steckley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Marion Baptist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Long Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Downing Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wright Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- St. Denis Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mills Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rusnell Farm Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rusnell Farm Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rusnell Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Rusnell Farm Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
- Greenwood Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- St. Joseph's Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph's Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Joseph's Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
- Croswell Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- 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.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
- St. Patrick / Mt. Hope Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Huckins Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lexington Memorial Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lexington Municipal Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Mary Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Mary Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Port Sanilac
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Sanilac have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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>
- Carsonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Applegate
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Forester
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- McGregor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Berkshire ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Richmondville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Deckerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deckerville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckerville
- Deckerville is located in Sanilac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 775 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deckerville <7>
- Cash
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- 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.<6>
- 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. Mary Cemetery to Cash
- Croswell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lexington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sandusky
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Watertown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lexington Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Peck
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Palms
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Amadore ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Forestville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Elmer
(16 miles [25.7 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 St. Mary Cemetery. The following communities are located in Sanilac County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Mary Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carsonville
- Croswell
- Deckerville
- Lexington
- Minden City
- Port Sanilac
- Sandusky
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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. Mary 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. Mary 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. Mary Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #636891 (Saint Marys Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #636891 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: Port Sanilac
- County: Sanilac Elev: 228
- Location given for GNIS #636891 (Saint Marys Cemetery)
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #1666
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' (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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the St. Mary Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.4288, Longitude: -82.6027 |
<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> | 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. |
<6> | 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. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |