A visit to the West Farmington Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
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 West Farmington Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Farmington Cemetery
Lat: 42.4972° (42° 29' 49")
Lon: -83.4169° (-83° 25' 0")
The West Farmington Cemetery is located in Oakland County<1>.
The county seat for Oakland County is located in Pontiac. Pontiac lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north northeast of the West Farmington Cemetery .
Name Variations for West Farmington 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.
West Farmington Cemetery has also been known as:
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.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the West Farmington Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Farmington Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Gardens
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Memorial Gardens is located in Oakland County
- Oakland Hills Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Quaker Burial Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Farmington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Novi Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hosner Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hosner Family Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hosner Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hosner Family Cemetery is located in Oakland County
- Walled Lake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walled Lake Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walled Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Walled Lake Cemetery is located in Oakland County
- Knapp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Yerkes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yerkes Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yerkes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Yerkes Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Glen Eden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- East Farmington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Richardson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Northville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Northville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Northville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Northville Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Union Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Clarenceville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clarenceville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clarenceville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Clarenceville Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Holy Sepulchre Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Franklin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Commerce Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wixom Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wixom Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wixom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Wixom Cemetery is located in Oakland County
- The Wixom Cemetery has also been known as:
- South Commerce Burial Ground
- Rural Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Waterford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waterford Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waterford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Waterford Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Mt. Hope Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Lake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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]<2> of the West Farmington Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Farmington Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Quakertown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Farmington Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Farmington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Novi
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Farmington Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Farmington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wood Creek Farms
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Walled Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Northville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Clarenceville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wolverine Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Bingham Farms
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Orchard Lake Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glengary
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wixom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Beverly Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Commerce
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Westacres
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Union Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Livonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Keego Harbor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Four Towns
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Plymouth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Redford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redford
- Redford is located in Wayne County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redford <7>
- Lathrup Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bloomfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sylvan Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Farmington Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Oakland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Farmington Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Farmington
- Keego Harbor
- Livonia
- Plymouth
- Redford
- Wixom
- Wixom lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the West Farmington Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wixom.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wixom
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 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 Farmington Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Oakland 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 West Farmington Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Farmington Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1616105 (West Farmington Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1616105 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: Northville
- County: Oakland Elev: 266
- Location given for GNIS #1616105 (West Farmington Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Oakland County: www.co.oakland.mi.us/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Oakland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the West Farmington Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4972, Longitude: -83.4169 |
<3> | 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. |
<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> | 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> | 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |