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A visit to the Thornville 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 Thornville Cemetery ...

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

42.9433, -83.2183

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

The Thornville Cemetery is located in Lapeer County<2>.

The county seat for Lapeer County is located in Lapeer. Lapeer lies just to the northwest of the Thornville Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Thornville Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Thornville Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Metamora Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Metamora Cemetery is located in Lapeer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metamora Cemetery
  • Dryden Center Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Dryden Center Cemetery is located in Lapeer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden Center Cemetery
  • Harris Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Harris Cemetery is located in Lapeer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
  • Harris Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Harris Cemetery is located in Lapeer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
  • Schuneman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Schuneman Cemetery is located in Lapeer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuneman Cemetery
  • Rock Valley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Rock Valley Cemetery is located in Lapeer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Valley Cemetery
  • Whigville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Whigville Cemetery is located in Lapeer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whigville Cemetery
  • South Attica Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The South Attica Cemetery is located in Lapeer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Attica Cemetery
  • Hunters Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Hunters Creek Cemetery is located in Lapeer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek Cemetery
  • South Dryden Pioneer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Lapeer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
  • North Dryden Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The North Dryden Cemetery is located in Lapeer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dryden Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Roscoe Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The Roscoe Cemetery is located in Lapeer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe Cemetery
    • North Oxford Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The North Oxford Cemetery is located in Oakland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oxford Cemetery
    • Kingsbury Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Kingsbury Cemetery is located in Oakland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury Cemetery
    • St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bethany Mennonite Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Higley Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Higley Cemetery is located in Lapeer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higley Cemetery
    • Farmers Creek Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Farmers Creek Cemetery is located in Lapeer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Creek Cemetery
    • Attica Twp. Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Attica Twp. Cemetery is located in Lapeer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica Twp. Cemetery
      • The Attica Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Attica Twp. Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1974645 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Thornville Cemetery.

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

  • Metamora
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Dryden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Hunters Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hunters Creek is located in Lapeer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek
  • Thomas
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Thomas is located in Oakland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
  • Leonard
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Attica
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Oakwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Oakwood is located in Oakland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
  • Oxford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Lapeer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Lakeville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lakeville is located in Oakland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
  • Almont
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Imlay City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Hadley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Campbells Corner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Campbells Corner is located in Oakland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbells Corner
    • Lake Orion
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Miami ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Miami is located in Macomb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami
    • Lum
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Lum is located in Lapeer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lum
    • Perry Lake Heights
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Perry Lake Heights is located in Oakland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Lake Heights
    • Lake Orion Heights
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Lake Orion Heights is located in Oakland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Orion Heights
    • Rudds Mill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Rudds Mill is located in Oakland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudds Mill
    • Kline ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Kline is located in Oakland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kline
      • Kline has also been known as:
      • Kline Settlement
    • Grays' Mills ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Ortonville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Decker ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Decker is located in Oakland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
      • Decker has also been known as:
      • Decker Settlement
    • Thorington ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Thorington is located in Macomb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorington
      • Thorington has also been known as:
      • Thorington Settlement
    • Allenton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Allenton is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
    • Five Lakes
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Five Lakes is located in Lapeer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Lakes
    • Kings Mill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Kings Mill is located in Lapeer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mill

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 Thornville Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lapeer County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Thornville 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 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 Thornville Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Michigan:
  • Pages specific to Lapeer 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 Thornville Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2575793  (Thornville Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2575793 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: Lapeer
      • Est. Elev: 305 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Thornville
      • Location given for Thornville Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.9433333     Lon: -83.2183333
      • 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 Lapeer, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Thornville 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.