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A visit to the Saint Nicholas 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. Nicholas Cemetery ...

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

43.0642, -83.6675

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

The St. Nicholas Cemetery is located in Genesee County<2>.

The county seat for Genesee County is located in Flint. Flint lies just to the south southwest of the St. Nicholas Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the St. Nicholas Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the St. Nicholas Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Gracelawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Gracelawn Cemetery is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gracelawn Cemetery
  • Avondale Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Avondale Cemetery is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale Cemetery
  • Aventine Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Aventine Cemetery is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aventine Cemetery
  • Genesee Twp. Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Genesee Twp. Cemetery is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee Twp. Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
  • Tanner Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Tanner Cemetery is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
  • Mt. Morris Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Mt. Morris Cemetery is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Morris Cemetery
  • Sunset Hills Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Sunset Hills Cemetery is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sunset Hills Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Flint.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1833 <5>
  • New Calvary Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The New Calvary Catholic Cemetery is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Calvary Catholic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the New Calvary Catholic Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Flint.
    • The New Calvary Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • New Calvary Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1187 <5>
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
  • Glenwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Glenwood Cemetery is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Oakwood Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
    • Flint Memorial Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Flint City Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Flint City Cemetery is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City Cemetery
      • The Flint City Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Flint Cemetery
      • New Flint City Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1996967 <5>
    • River Rest Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The River Rest Cemetery is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Rest Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the River Rest Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Flint.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1489 <5>
    • Richfield Union Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Cronk Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Cronk Cemetery is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronk Cemetery
    • Bristol Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Bristol Cemetery is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Cemetery
    • Peace Memory Gardens
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Peace Memory Gardens is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Memory Gardens

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Nicholas Cemetery.

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

  • Beecher
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Beecher is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher
  • Flint
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Flint is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,968 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flint <6>
  • Mount Morris
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Genesee
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Burton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Russellville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Russellville is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
  • Davison
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Clio
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Clio is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clio <6>
  • Flushing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Farrandville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Farrandville is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrandville
  • Grand Blanc
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Swartz Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Otisville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Atlas
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Atlas is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
    • Brent Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Brent Creek is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Creek
    • Goodrich
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Montrose
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Lennon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Bayport Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Bayport Park is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayport Park
    • Newark
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Newark is located in Oakland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
    • Birch Run
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Columbiaville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Otter Lake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Duffield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Duffield is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffield
    • Lake Fenton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Lake Fenton is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Fenton
    • Lakeside
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Lakeside is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
    • Hadley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • New Lothrop
      (15 miles [24.1 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. Nicholas Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Genesee County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 helpful 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. Nicholas Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Michigan:
  • Pages specific to Genesee 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. Nicholas Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2611298  (Saint Nicholas Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2611298 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: Genesee
      • Est. Elev: 228 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Flint North
      • Location given for Saint Nicholas Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.0641667     Lon: -83.6675
      • 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 Genesee, 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. Nicholas 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.