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A visit to the West Burlington 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 West Burlington Cemetery ...

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

43.3172, -83.2297

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

The West Burlington Cemetery is located in Lapeer County<2>.

The county seat for Lapeer County is located in Lapeer. Lapeer lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the south southwest of the West Burlington Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the West Burlington Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the West Burlington Cemetery.<4>

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

  • St. Agatha Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Dayton Center Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • North Branch - Burlington Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Rich Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Rich Cemetery is located in Lapeer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Cemetery
  • Siple Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • West Dayton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The West Dayton Cemetery is located in Tuscola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Dayton Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the West Dayton Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Mayville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1930 <5>
  • Fremont Twp. Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Fremont Twp. Cemetery is located in Tuscola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont Twp. Cemetery
    • The Fremont Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Fremont Cemetery
    • Mayville Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #556 <5>
  • Westlawn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Westlawn Cemetery is located in Lapeer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlawn Cemetery
  • East Dayton Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Watertown Twp. Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Watertown Twp. Cemetery is located in Tuscola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown Twp. Cemetery
    • The Watertown Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Watertown Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1910 <5>
  • St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Maple Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Lapeer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Marlette City Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Marlette City Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlette City Cemetery
      • The Marlette City Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Marlette Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1027 <5>
    • St. Elizabeth Catholic Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The St. Elizabeth Catholic Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Elizabeth Catholic Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Elizabeth Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Marlette.
      • The St. Elizabeth Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Elizabeth Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1592 <5>
    • Kingston Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Kingston Cemetery is located in Tuscola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Kingston Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Kingston.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #841 <5>
    • West Deerfield Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Hager Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Hager Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hager Cemetery
    • St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • McLeish Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The McLeish Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLeish Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the McLeish Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Marlette.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1051 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the West Burlington Cemetery.

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

  • Silverwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Clifford
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Clifford is located in Lapeer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
  • North Branch
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Kingston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Mayville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Marlette
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Fostoria
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Fostoria is located in Tuscola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
  • Barnes Lake - Millers Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Burnside
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Burnside is located in Lapeer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
  • Wilmot
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Wilmot is located in Tuscola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
  • Juniata
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Juniata is located in Tuscola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata
  • Five Lakes
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Five Lakes is located in Lapeer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Lakes
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Kings Mill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Kings Mill is located in Lapeer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mill
    • Hemans
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Hemans is located in Sanilac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemans
    • Otter Lake
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Decker
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Decker is located in Sanilac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
    • Deford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Deford is located in Tuscola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deford
    • Columbiaville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Brown City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Juhl
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Juhl is located in Sanilac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juhl
    • Caro
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Caro is located in Tuscola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caro <6>
    • Wahjamega
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Wahjamega is located in Tuscola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahjamega
    • Lum
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Lum is located in Lapeer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lum
    • Millington
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Elmer
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Elmer is located in Sanilac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
    • Snover
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Snover is located in Sanilac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snover

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 West Burlington 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 West Burlington Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Caro
    • Caro lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the West Burlington Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Caro.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
  • Kingston
  • Marlette
  • Mayville
  • North Branch

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 professional and volunteer 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 West Burlington 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 West Burlington Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1616087  (West Burlington Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1616087 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: 254 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Clifford
      • Location given for West Burlington Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.3172466     Lon: -83.2296687
      • 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West Burlington 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.