A visit to the Selma 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 Selma Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Selma Cemetery:
44.2947, -85.5387
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Selma Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Selma Cemetery is located in Wexford County<2>.
The county seat for Wexford County is located in Cadillac. Cadillac lies just to the east southeast of the Selma Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Selma 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 Selma Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Selma Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- East Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The East Cemetery is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cemetery
- Boon Westside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- West Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The West Cemetery is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- Meauwataka Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Meauwataka Cemetery is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meauwataka Cemetery
- Haring Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Haring Twp. Cemetery is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haring Twp. Cemetery
- Larson Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Soper Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Soper Cemetery is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soper Cemetery
- Harrietta Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Harrietta Cemetery is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrietta Cemetery
- Cherry Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Cherry Grove Cemetery is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove Cemetery
- Irwin Family Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Antioch Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Antioch Twp. Cemetery is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Twp. Cemetery
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Maple Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Cadillac.
- The Maple Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cadillac Maple Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1001 <5>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Carmel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Cadillac.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1125 <5>
- Gilbert Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Green Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Green Family Cemetery is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Family Cemetery
- Hobart Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Hobart Cemetery is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart Cemetery
- Clam Lake Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Clam Lake Cemetery is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clam Lake Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Section 16 Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Section 16 Cemetery is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Section 16 Cemetery
- Banker Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Banker Cemetery is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banker Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Selma Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Selma Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Millersville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Millersville is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
- Boon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Boon is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boon
- Meauwataka
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Meauwataka is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meauwataka
- Benson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Benson is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Haring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Haring is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haring
- Missaukee Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Missaukee Junction is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missaukee Junction
- Bond's Mills ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bond's Mills is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond's Mills
- Cadillac
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Harrietta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Osceola Junction ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Osceola Junction is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola Junction
- Manton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hoxeyville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hoxeyville is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxeyville
- Hoxeyville has also been known as:
- Clay Hill
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sherman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sherman is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Mesick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yuma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Yuma is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
- Jennings
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jennings is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Glengary
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glengary is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glengary
- Bristol
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bristol is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Tustin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lucas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lucas is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Stoney Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stoney Corner is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Corner
- Stoney Corner has also been known as:
- Stoney Corners
- Bagnall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bagnall is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagnall
- Baxter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Baxter is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Highland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Highland is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Buckley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lake City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
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 Selma Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wexford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Selma Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cadillac
- Harrietta
- Lake City
- Manton
- Sherman
- Tustin
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 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 Selma Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Wexford 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 Selma Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #637571 (Selma Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #637571 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: Wexford
- Est. Elev: 423 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Boon
- Location given for Selma Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.2947287 Lon: -85.5386688
- 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 Wexford, 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 from Point A (ie- Selma 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. |