A visit to the Wright 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 Wright Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Wright Cemetery (FG ID #2016).
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 Wright Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wright Cemetery:
43.5531, -82.7364
The Wright Cemetery is located in Sanilac County<2>.
The county seat for Sanilac County is located in Sandusky. Sandusky lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Wright Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wright Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Wright Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wright Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Downing Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Farnsworth Grave
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Farnsworth Grave is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnsworth Grave
- Rosbury Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Marion Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tucker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Delaware Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Snay Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. John Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wheatland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Minden Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kelley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Linwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- St. Joseph & St. Ignatius Catholic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- Argyle Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Forester Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Delaware Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- St. Johns Catholic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wright Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wright Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Deckerville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- McGregor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Palms
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Richmondville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Minden City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Berkshire ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Carsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Forester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Forestville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sandusky
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Argyle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ruth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Tyre
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Port Sanilac
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- White Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Snover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elmer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cash
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Applegate
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ubly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Watertown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Helena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Decker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Juhl
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Wright 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 Wright Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carsonville
- Deckerville
- Minden City
- Port Sanilac
- Sandusky
- Ubly
- Ubly lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Wright Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ubly.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ubly
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Wright 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 Wright Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2016
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1616836 (Wright Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1616836 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: 253 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Deckerville
- Location given for Wright Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.5530745 Lon: -82.7365995
- 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> | 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. |
| <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- Wright 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |