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A visit to the Square Lake 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 Square Lake Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Square Lake Cemetery:

42.7703, -83.2827

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

The Square Lake Cemetery is located in Oakland County<2>.

The county seat for Oakland County is located in Pontiac. Pontiac lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south of the Square Lake Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Square Lake Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Square Lake Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Berridge Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Eastlawn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Eastlawn Cemetery is located in Oakland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastlawn Cemetery
  • Perry Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Perry Cemetery is located in Oakland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Oakland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is located in Lake Orion.
  • Our Lady of Sorrows Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Case Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Case Cemetery is located in Oakland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Case Cemetery
  • Ridgelawn Memorial Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Oxford Twp. Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Oxford Twp. Cemetery is located in Oakland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Twp. Cemetery
    • The Oxford Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Oxford Cemetery
  • Bigler Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Bigler Cemetery is located in Oakland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigler Cemetery
  • Seymour Lake Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Seymour Lake Cemetery is located in Oakland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour Lake Cemetery
  • Shurter Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Shurter Cemetery is located in Oakland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shurter Cemetery
  • Sashabaw Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Sashabaw Cemetery is located in Oakland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sashabaw Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Paint Creek Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Paint Creek Cemetery is located in Oakland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Creek Cemetery
    • Oakland Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Oakland Cemetery is located in Oakland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
    • North Oxford Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The North Oxford Cemetery is located in Oakland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oxford Cemetery
    • Oakwood - Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Oakwood - Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Oakland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood - Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      • The Oakwood - Mt. Pleasant Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      • Oakwood Cemetery
    • Lakeview Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Oakland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
    • Ottawa Park Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Ottawa Park Cemetery is located in Oakland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa Park Cemetery
    • Waterford Village Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Drayton Plains Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Oakland Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Oakland Cemetery is located in Oakland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
    • Perry Mount Park Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Kline Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Kline Cemetery is located in Oakland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kline Cemetery
    • Lakeville Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Lakeville Cemetery is located in Oakland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lakeville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Lakeville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #909 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 32 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Square Lake Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Square Lake Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Lake Orion Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Lake Orion Heights is located in Oakland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Orion Heights
  • Lake Orion
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Orion is located in Oakland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Orion
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,191 people
    • Former names for Lake Orion:
    • Canandaigua City
    • New Canandaigua
    • Oakland
    • Orion
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Orion <6>
  • Gingellville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Gingellville is located in Oakland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gingellville
    • Gingellville has also been known as:
    • Gingeville
  • Decker ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Decker is located in Oakland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
    • Decker has also been known as:
    • Decker Settlement
  • Rudds Mill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Rudds Mill is located in Oakland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudds Mill
  • Oxford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Lake Angelus
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Lake Angelus is located in Oakland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Angelus
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 308 people
  • Clintonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Clintonville is located in Oakland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
  • Auburn Hills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Goodison
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Goodison is located in Oakland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodison
  • Village of Clarkston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Village of Clarkston is located in Oakland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Clarkston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 914 people
  • Clarkston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (20 more) ...
    • Waterford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Drayton Plains
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Drayton Plains is located in Oakland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drayton Plains
    • Oakwood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Oakwood is located in Oakland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
    • Kline ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Kline is located in Oakland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kline
      • Kline has also been known as:
      • Kline Settlement
    • Campbells Corner
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Campbells Corner is located in Oakland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbells Corner
    • Lakeville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Lakeville is located in Oakland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
    • Perry Lake Heights
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Perry Lake Heights is located in Oakland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Lake Heights
    • Thomas
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Thomas is located in Oakland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
    • Lake Orion Junction ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake Orion Junction is located in Oakland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Orion Junction
    • Pontiac
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Auburn Heights
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Auburn Heights is located in Oakland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Heights
    • Rochester Hills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Rochester
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Stony Creek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Stony Creek is located in Oakland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
      • Stony Creek has also been known as:
      • Stoney Creek Village
      • Stoney Creek
      • Stony Creek Village
    • Grays' Mills ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Grays' Mills is located in Macomb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays' Mills
      • Former names for Grays' Mills:
      • Clifton Mill
      • Clifton Village
      • Clifton
    • Miami ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Miami is located in Macomb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami
    • Leonard
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Ortonville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jossman Acres
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jossman Acres is located in Oakland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jossman Acres
    • Springfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Springfield is located in Oakland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield

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 Square Lake Cemetery. The following communities are located in Oakland County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Square Lake Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Square Lake 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 Square Lake Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #638660  (Square Lake Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #638660 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: Oakland
      • Est. Elev: 308 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Oxford
      • Location given for Square Lake Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.7703085     Lon: -83.2827175
      • 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 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Square Lake 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.