A visit to the West Madison 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 Madison Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Madison Cemetery:
41.8553, -84.1066
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the West Madison Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The West Madison Cemetery is located in Lenawee County<2>.
The county seat for Lenawee County is located in Adrian. Adrian lies just to the northeast of the West Madison Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the West Madison Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the West Madison Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Madison Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gage Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Gage Cemetery is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage Cemetery
- County Poor House Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sand Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Sand Creek Cemetery is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek Cemetery
- Webster Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Webster Farm Cemetery is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Farm Cemetery
- Dover Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Dover Center Cemetery is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Center Cemetery
- Hagaman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hagaman Cemetery is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagaman Cemetery
- Madison Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lenawee Hills Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Rome Cemetery
- East Rome Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #429 <5>
- Fairfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Fairfield Cemetery is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Cemetery
- Hunt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hunt Cemetery is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Cemetery
- Apple Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Apple Hill Cemetery is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Hill Cemetery
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- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Comstock Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Dover Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The South Dover Cemetery is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dover Cemetery
- Porter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Porter Cemetery is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
- Old Weston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Old Weston Cemetery is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Weston Cemetery
- New Weston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The New Weston Cemetery is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Weston Cemetery
- Brock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Brock Cemetery is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock Cemetery
- Underwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Underwood Cemetery is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Adrian Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the West Madison Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Madison Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sand Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sand Creek is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek
- Friendly Village of Adrian
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Adrian
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Seneca
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Seneca is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Weston
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Weston is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Jasper
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jasper is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Clayton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Clayton is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Canandaigua
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Canandaigua is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canandaigua
- North Morenci
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- North Morenci is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Morenci
- Palmyra
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Palmyra is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Ogden Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ogden Center is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden Center
- Morenci
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Denson ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Denson is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denson
- Lyons
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Whiteville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whiteville is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteville
- Onsted
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wellsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wellsville is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
- Holloway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holloway is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
- Tipton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rollin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rollin is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollin
- Blissfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Manitou Beach - Devils Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Manitou Beach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hudson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ritters ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ritters is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritters
- Oakshade
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Oakshade is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakshade
- Tecumseh
(13 miles [20.9 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 Madison Cemetery. The following communities are located in Lenawee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Madison Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Adrian
- Blissfield
- Hudson
- Morenci
- Onsted
- Onsted lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the West Madison Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Onsted.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onsted
- Tecumseh
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Madison Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Lenawee 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 Madison Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1616146 (West Madison Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1616146 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: Lenawee
- Est. Elev: 244 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Jasper
- Location given for West Madison Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.8553259 Lon: -84.1066114
- 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 Lenawee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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 Madison 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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