A visit to the Van Auken 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 Van Auken Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Van Auken Cemetery:
41.7450, -83.6494
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Van Auken Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Van Auken Cemetery is located in Monroe County<2>.
The county seat for Monroe County is located in Monroe. Monroe lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the northeast of the Van Auken Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Van Auken Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Van Auken Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Van Auken Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lambertville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Lambertville Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambertville Cemetery
- Toledo Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Toledo Memorial Park is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo Memorial Park
- Porta Coeli Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Porta Coeli Cemetery is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porta Coeli Cemetery
- Ravine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ravine Cemetery is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine Cemetery
- St. Anthonys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Anthonys Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthonys Cemetery
- Epworth UMC Memorial Garden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Memorial Park is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- Houghton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Houghton Cemetery is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton Cemetery
- Hitchcock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hitchcock Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitchcock Cemetery
- Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Joy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Joy Cemetery is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Collingwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Collingwood Cemetery is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collingwood Cemetery
- Weeks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Weeks Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeks Cemetery
- Hungerford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hungerford Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hungerford Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #40149 <5>
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Resurrection Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Resurrection Cemetery is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resurrection Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Bedford Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Neriah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Neriah Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neriah Cemetery
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 Van Auken Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Van Auken Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lambertville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sylvania
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Industry ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Industry is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Industry
- Wernerts Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wernerts Corners is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wernerts Corners
- Liberty Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Liberty Corners is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Auburndale ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Auburndale is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburndale
- Temperance
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Centennial ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Centennial is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
- Ottawa Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ottawa Hills is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,534 people
- Samaria
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Samaria is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Berringer Corners ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Berringer Corners is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berringer Corners
- West Toledo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Toledo is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Toledo
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Vienna Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Vienna Junction is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Junction
- Air Line Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Air Line Junction is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Air Line Junction
- Toledo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Erie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Yargerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Yargerville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yargerville
- Holland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Willow Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Willow Beach is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Beach
- Havre
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Havre is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havre
- Vienna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Vienna is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Lulu
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lulu is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulu
- Berkey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Berkey is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Petersburg Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Petersburg Junction is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg Junction
- Rossford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- East Toledo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- East Toledo is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Toledo
- Ironville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ironville is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Riga
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Riga is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riga
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 Van Auken Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Monroe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Van Auken Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Erie
- Erie lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Van Auken Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Erie.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Lambertville
- Rossford
- Sylvania
- Temperance
- Toledo
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Van Auken Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Monroe 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 Van Auken Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1615461 (Van Auken Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1615461 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: Monroe
- Est. Elev: 200 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sylvania
- Location given for Van Auken Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.7450492 Lon: -83.6493812
- 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 Monroe, 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- Van Auken 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. |
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