A visit to the South Lyon 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 South Lyon Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The South Lyon Cemetery (FG ID #870674).
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 South Lyon Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the South Lyon Cemetery:
42.4559, -83.6435
The South Lyon Cemetery is located in Oakland County<2>.
The county seat for Oakland County is located in Pontiac. Pontiac lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the northeast of the South Lyon Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the South Lyon Cemetery.
Establishment of the South Lyon Cemetery ...
The South Lyon Cemetery was founded in 1879.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the South Lyon Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from South Lyon Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rose Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hayes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hayes Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
- Green Oak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Green Oak Cemetery is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Oak Cemetery
- Salem - Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Del Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kent Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Old Kensington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kensington Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Old Irish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Irish Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Irish Cemetery
- Worden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New Hudson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Woodruff Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Woodruff Farm Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff Farm Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- St. Benedicts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. Benedicts Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Benedicts Cemetery
- Whitmore Lake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Whitmore Lake Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitmore Lake Cemetery
- Thayer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Thayer Cemetery is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer Cemetery
- Green Oak Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Green Oak Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Oak Cemetery
- Leland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Leland Cemetery is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland Cemetery
- Lapham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Lapham Cemetery is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapham Cemetery
- Brighton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Brighton Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton Cemetery
- St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- United Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wixom Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Wixom Cemetery is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wixom Cemetery
- The Wixom Cemetery has also been known as:
- South Commerce Burial Ground
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 South Lyon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from South Lyon Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- South Lyon
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Green Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Salem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Hudson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Whitmore Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Emery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wixom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Northville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Novi
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Brighton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hamburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dixboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Walled Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Milford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Plymouth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wolverine Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Glengary
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Barton Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barton Hills is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Pettysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Delhi Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Canton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Quakertown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Commerce
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Highland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- West Highland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
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 South Lyon Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Oakland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The South Lyon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brighton
- Canton
- Milford
- Plymouth
- South Lyon
- Wixom
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 South Lyon Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Oakland 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 South Lyon Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #870674
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 Oakland, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- South Lyon 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |