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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. 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 South Lyon Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the South Lyon Cemetery

Lat:   42.4559°   (42° 27' 21")

Lon:   -83.6435°   (-83° 38' 36")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hayes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hayes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hayes Cemetery is located in Livingston County
  • Green Oak Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Oak Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Green Oak Cemetery is located in Washtenaw County
  • Salem - Walker Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem - Walker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem - Walker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Salem - Walker Cemetery is located in Washtenaw County
  • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Kensington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Kensington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Kensington Cemetery is located in Oakland County
  • Kensington Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kensington Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kensington Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kensington Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Livingston County
  • Old Irish Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Irish Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Irish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Irish Cemetery is located in Livingston County
  • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodruff Farm Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodruff Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Woodruff Farm Cemetery is located in Livingston County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • St. Benedicts Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Benedicts Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Benedicts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Benedicts Cemetery is located in Livingston County
    • Whitmore Lake Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitmore Lake Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitmore Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Whitmore Lake Cemetery is located in Livingston County
    • Thayer Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thayer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thayer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Thayer Cemetery is located in Washtenaw County
    • Green Oak Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Oak Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Green Oak Cemetery is located in Livingston County
    • Leland Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Leland Cemetery is located in Washtenaw County
    • Lapham Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lapham Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lapham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lapham Cemetery is located in Washtenaw County
    • Brighton Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brighton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brighton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brighton Cemetery is located in Livingston County
    • St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Washtenaw County
    • United Memorial Gardens
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Wixom Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wixom Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wixom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wixom Cemetery is located in Oakland County
      • 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.

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.

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:

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:

The official website for Oakland County: www.co.oakland.mi.us/

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 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 '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 South Lyon Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4559, Longitude: -83.6435    
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.




 

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