A visit to the Speaker 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 Speaker Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Speaker Cemetery (FG ID #2164582).
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 Speaker Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Speaker Cemetery:
43.2118, -82.8018
The Speaker Cemetery is located in Sanilac County<2>.
The county seat for Sanilac County is located in Sandusky. Sandusky lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north of the Speaker Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Speaker Cemetery.
Name Variations for Speaker 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.
Speaker 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 24 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Speaker Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Speaker Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Elk Twp. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Christian Memorial Cultural Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. John's Mt. Hope Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Seven Sorrows Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fremont Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Fremont Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont Cemetery
- Fremont Twp. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- McFadden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Omard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Moore Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lynn Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Baker Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Worth Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- St. Patrick / Mt. Hope Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Croswell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Speaker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Speaker Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Speaker
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Melvin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Melvin is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Peck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Roseburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Yale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Valley Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Brockway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cash
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Watertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Brown City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Amadore ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Croswell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Avoca
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jeddo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jeddo is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
- Blaine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Applegate
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Juhl
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lexington Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Burnside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lexington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sandusky
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Capac
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Emmett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ruby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Atkins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elmer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Berkshire ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 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 Speaker Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sanilac County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Speaker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Capac
- Capac lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Speaker Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Capac.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capac
- Croswell
- Lexington
- Sandusky
- Yale
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Speaker Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Sanilac 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 Speaker Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2164582
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2554476 (Speaker Township Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2554476 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: Sanilac
- Est. Elev: 244 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Yale
- Location given for Speaker Township Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.2116667 Lon: -82.8019444
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 '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- Speaker 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. |