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A visit to the Wixson 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 Wixson Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Wixson Cemetery (FG ID #1985).

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 Wixson Cemetery ...

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

43.2517, -82.5788

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wixson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<2>

The Wixson Cemetery is located in Sanilac County<3>.

The county seat for Sanilac County is located in Sandusky. Sandusky lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<4> to the northwest of the Wixson Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Wixson Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Wixson Cemetery.<5>

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

  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lakeview Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<4> to the southwest of Lexington.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #898 <1>
  • Croswell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Croswell Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croswell Cemetery
    • The Croswell Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Croswell City Cemetery
    • Croswell Village Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1988139 <1>
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
  • St. Patrick / Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The St. Patrick / Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patrick / Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Patrick / Mt. Hope Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<4> to the south of Croswell.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1141 <1>
  • Carman Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Castor Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Castor Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castor Cemetery
  • Diamond Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Lexington Memorial Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Lexington Memorial Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington Memorial Cemetery
    • The Lexington Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old Lexington Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2211523 <1>
  • Lexington Municipal Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Lexington Municipal Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington Municipal Cemetery
    • The Lexington Municipal Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Lexington Village Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1594730 <1>
  • Worth Twp. Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bardwell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • St. Denis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Denis Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Denis Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Denis Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Lexington.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1590 <1>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Long Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Locke Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Old Ridge Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Old Ridge Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ridge Cemetery
    • Baker Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Baker Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
      • The Baker Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Willey Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #60 <1>
    • Jeddo Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • St. Lawrence Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Strevel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Pine Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
      • The Pine Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hoppenworth Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #754 <1>

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]<4> of the Wixson Cemetery.

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

  • Lexington
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Croswell
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Amadore ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Amadore is located in Sanilac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amadore
  • Lexington Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lexington Heights is located in Sanilac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington Heights
  • Jeddo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jeddo is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
  • Applegate
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • North Lakeport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • North Lakeport is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lakeport
  • Roseburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Roseburg is located in Sanilac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseburg
  • Blaine
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Blaine is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
  • Lakeport
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Lakeport is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeport
    • Former name for Lakeport:
    • Milwaukee City
  • Speaker
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Speaker is located in Sanilac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speaker
  • Carsonville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Port Sanilac
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Cash
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Cash is located in Sanilac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
    • Peck
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Peck is located in Sanilac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
    • Yale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Yale is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yale <6>
    • Atkins
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Atkins is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
    • North Street
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Watertown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Watertown is located in Sanilac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
    • Melvin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Melvin is located in Sanilac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
    • Avoca
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Ruby
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Ruby is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
    • Brockway
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Brockway is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockway
    • Gardendale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Gardendale is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardendale
    • Berkshire ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Berkshire is located in Sanilac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire

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 Wixson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sanilac County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wixson Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 helpful 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 Wixson Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Michigan:
  • Pages specific to Sanilac 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 Wixson Cemetery:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #1985

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1616674  (Wixson Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1616674 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: Sanilac
      • Est. Elev: 231 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Croswell
      • Location given for Wixson Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.2516927     Lon: -82.5788145
      • 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>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.
    <3>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Sanilac, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wixson Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <5>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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.