A visit to the Stony Creek 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 Stony Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Stony Creek Cemetery:
42.6915, -83.1208
The Stony Creek Cemetery is located in Oakland County<1>.
The county seat for Oakland County is located in Pontiac. Pontiac lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Stony Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Stony Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Stony Creek Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Stony Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Avon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Guardian Angel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Guardin Angel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Christian Memorial Cultural Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Curtis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Oakland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ewell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cannon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Washington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Paint Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kline Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Bigler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Troy Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Troy Union Cemetery is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Union Cemetery
- St. Lawrence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Utica Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Connor - Price Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Prestonville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. John's Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Aaron Webster Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Washington Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within Less than 2 miles<2> of the Stony Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Stony Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rochester
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Stony Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lake Orion Junction ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Yates
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rochester Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Depew ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shelby ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mount Vernon ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Goodison
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shelby Village ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Disco ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Washington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Crissmanville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Auburn Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kline ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Auburn Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Troy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Utica
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cooley's Corners ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Prestonville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Grays' Mills ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Decker ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dresden Village ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Thorington ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Miami ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rudds Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Campbells Corner
(7 miles [11.3 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 Stony Creek 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 Stony Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Auburn Hills
- Rochester
- Troy
- Troy lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Stony Creek Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Troy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Utica
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 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 Stony Creek 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 Stony Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #638904 (Stony Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #638904 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: 248 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Utica
- Location given for Stony Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.6916989 Lon: -83.1204881
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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- Stony Creek Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
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