A visit to the Washington Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Washington Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Washington Cemetery (FG ID #1905)
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 Washington Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Washington Cemetery
Lat: 42.7136° (42° 42' 48")
Lon: -83.0557° (-83° 3' 20")
The Washington Cemetery is located in Macomb County<2>.
The county seat for Macomb County is located in Mount Clemens. Mount Clemens lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southeast of the Washington Cemetery .
Name Variations for Washington Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give a you a feel for the variations that might have occurred with Washington Cemetery.
Washington Cemetery has also been known as:
- South Washington Cemetery
- Washington South Cemetery
- Washington Society South Cemetery
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Washington Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Macomb 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 Washington Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Washington Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Washington Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Shelby ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelby have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
- Shelby is located in Macomb County
- Shelby has also been known as:
- Shelby Crossing
- Shelby Station
- Washington
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Crissmanville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crissmanville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crissmanville
- Crissmanville is located in Macomb County
- Disco ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disco
- Disco is located in Macomb County
- Former name for Disco:
- Whiskey Center
- Mount Vernon ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Mount Vernon is located in Macomb County
- Stony Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Stony Creek is located in Oakland County
- Stony Creek has also been known as:
- Stoney Creek Village
- Stoney Creek
- Stony Creek Village
- Yates
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yates have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Yates is located in Oakland County
- Depew ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depew
- Depew is located in Macomb County
- Depew has also been known as:
- Depew Siding
- Cooley's Corners ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cooley's Corners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooley's Corners
- Cooley's Corners is located in Macomb County
- Prestonville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prestonville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestonville
- Prestonville is located in Macomb County
- Prestonville has also been known as:
- Preston Corners
- Lake Orion Junction ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lake Orion Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Orion Junction
- Lake Orion Junction is located in Oakland County
- Rochester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Thorington ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- 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.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorington
- Thorington is located in Macomb County
- Thorington has also been known as:
- Thorington Settlement
- Macomb
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Davis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Davis is located in Macomb County
- Gas Settlement ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gas Settlement. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gas Settlement
- Gas Settlement is located in Macomb County
- Rochester Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochester Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester Hills
- Rochester Hills is located in Oakland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74,111 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochester Hills <5>
- Shelby Village ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shelby Village. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby Village
- Shelby Village is located in Macomb County
- Grays' Mills ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grays' Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- 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
- Kline ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- 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.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kline
- Kline is located in Oakland County
- Kline has also been known as:
- Kline Settlement
- Goodison
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodison have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodison
- Goodison is located in Oakland County
- Utica
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Utica is located in Macomb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,062 people
- Former names for Utica:
- Hog Hollow
- McDougalville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utica <5>
- Miami ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 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.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami
- Miami is located in Macomb County
- Frankfort ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Frankfort. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
- Frankfort is located in Macomb County
- North Waldenburg ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Waldenburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Waldenburg
- North Waldenburg is located in Macomb County
- Romeo
(6 miles [9.7 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 Washington Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Macomb County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Washington Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Rochester
- Romeo
- Romeo lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Washington Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Romeo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
- Utica
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Washington Cemetery.<7>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Washington Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Curtis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. John's Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The St. John's Cemetery is located in Macomb County
- The St. John's Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. John Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1998109 <1>
- Prestonville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Prestonville Cemetery is located in Macomb County
- The Prestonville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Preston Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prestonville Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1433 <1>
- Van Hoosen Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Stony Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ewell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Ewell Cemetery is located in Macomb County
- The Ewell Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ewell & Moore Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ewell Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1964970 <1>
- Connor - Price Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Connor - Price Cemetery is located in Macomb County
- The Connor - Price Cemetery has also been known as:
- Conner - Price Cemetery
- Disco Road Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Connor - Price Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1970780 <1>
- Washington Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Brabb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Guardian Angel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Guardin Angel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Clifton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Clifton Cemetery is located in Macomb County
- The Clifton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Clifton Mills Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clifton Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #285 <1>
- Kline Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Kline Cemetery is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kline Cemetery
- Mt. Avon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Avon Cemetery is located in Oakland County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Avon Cemetery is located in Rochester.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Avon Cemetery
- Christian Memorial Cultural Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Christian Memorial Cultural Center Cemetery is located in Oakland County
- The Christian Memorial Cultural Center Cemetery has also been known as:
- Christian Memorial Estates
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christian Memorial Cultural Center Cemetery
- St. Lawrence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The St. Lawrence Cemetery is located in Macomb County
- The St. Lawrence Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Lawrence Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Lawrence Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1641 <1>
- Utica Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Peter's Lutheran Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Davis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Macomb County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Davis Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Macomb.
- The Davis Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brooklin Cemetery
- Brooklyn Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2134957 <1>
- Powell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
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 Washington Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1615797 (Washington Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1615797 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: Macomb Elev: 229
- Location given for GNIS #1615797 (Washington Cemetery)
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #1905
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Macomb County: www.macombcountymi.gov/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Macomb, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Washington Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7136, Longitude: -83.0557 |
<4> | 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. |
<5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<6> | 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. |
<7> | 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. |