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. 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 Stony Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Stony Creek Cemetery
Lat: 42.6915° (42° 41' 29")
Lon: -83.1208° (-83° 7' 14")
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 .
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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Troy Union Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Troy Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Troy Union Cemetery is located in Oakland County
- 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)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Yates. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Yates is located in Oakland County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Yates
- From the Stony Creek Cemetery to Yates
- Rochester Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Depew ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Depew. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depew
- Depew is located in Macomb County
- Depew has also been known as:
- Depew Siding
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Depew
- From the Stony Creek Cemetery to Depew
- Shelby ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shelby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
- Shelby is located in Macomb County
- Shelby has also been known as:
- Shelby Crossing
- Shelby Station
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Shelby
- From the Stony Creek Cemetery to Shelby
- 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)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kline. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kline
- Kline is located in Oakland County
- Kline has also been known as:
- Kline Settlement
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Kline
- From the Stony Creek Cemetery to Kline
- 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)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grays' Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays' Mills
- Grays' Mills is located in Macomb County
- Former names for Grays' Mills:
- Clifton Mill
- Clifton Village
- Clifton
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Grays' Mills
- From the Stony Creek Cemetery to Grays' Mills
- Decker ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Decker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
- Decker is located in Oakland County
- Decker has also been known as:
- Decker Settlement
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Decker
- From the Stony Creek Cemetery to Decker
- Dresden Village ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Thorington ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thorington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorington
- Thorington is located in Macomb County
- Thorington has also been known as:
- Thorington Settlement
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Thorington
- From the Stony Creek Cemetery to Thorington
- Miami ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Miami. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami
- Miami is located in Macomb County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Miami
- From the Stony Creek Cemetery to Miami
- 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 visit 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 Stony Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Oakland County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Stony Creek Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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: GNIS record #638904 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Utica
- County: Oakland Elev: 248
- Location given for GNIS #638904 (Stony Creek Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Oakland County: www.co.oakland.mi.us/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Stony Creek Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6915, Longitude: -83.1208 |
<3> | 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. |
<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. |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | 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. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |