A visit to the West Dayton 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 West Dayton Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The West Dayton Cemetery (FG ID #1930).
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 Dayton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Dayton Cemetery:
43.3733, -83.3229
The West Dayton Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the northeast of Mayville.
The cemetery is located in Tuscola County<3>.
The county seat for Tuscola County is located in Caro. Caro lies just to the north northwest of the West Dayton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the West Dayton 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 Dayton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Dayton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dayton Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fremont Twp. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Agatha Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Dayton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rich Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Rich Cemetery is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Cemetery
- Watertown Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Burlington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- North Wells Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The North Wells Cemetery is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wells Cemetery
- Indianfields Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Wahjamega Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kilbourn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kingston Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tuscola County Poor Farm Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Almer Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fuller Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Fuller Cemetery is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Cemetery
- St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the West Dayton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Dayton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mayville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Silverwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Juniata
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kingston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fostoria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fostoria is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
- Clifford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clifford is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
- Caro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wahjamega
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wilmot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Deford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Watrousville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Millington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marlette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Otter Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Barnes Lake - Millers Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hemans
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Vassar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Decker
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elmwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Columbiaville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Fairgrove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Five Lakes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Five Lakes is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Lakes
- Burnside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Akron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Dayton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Tuscola County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Dayton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Caro
- Caro lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the West Dayton Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Caro.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
- Fairgrove
- Kingston
- Marlette
- Mayville
- North Branch
- Vassar
- Watrousville
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 West Dayton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Tuscola 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 Dayton Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #1930
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1616096 (West Dayton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1616096 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: Tuscola
- Est. Elev: 247 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mayville
- Location given for West Dayton Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.3733565 Lon: -83.3221716
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Dayton Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Tuscola, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |