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A visit to the Yerkes 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 Yerkes Cemetery ...

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

42.4378, -83.4541

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Yerkes Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Yerkes Cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.

The county seat for Wayne County is located in Detroit. Detroit lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Yerkes Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Yerkes Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Yerkes Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Knapp Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Northville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Northville Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northville Cemetery
  • Novi Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Novi Cemetery is located in Oakland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novi Cemetery
    • The Novi Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Loren Flint Family Burial Ground
    • Novi Corners Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #922372 <5>
  • Rural Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Waterford Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Waterford Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
  • Glen Eden Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Glen Eden Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Eden Cemetery
    • The Glen Eden Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Glen Eden Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #600 <5>
  • North Plymouth Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Quaker Burial Ground
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Quaker Burial Ground is located in Oakland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Burial Ground
    • The Quaker Burial Ground has also been known as:
    • Farmington Quaker Cemetery
    • Quaker Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1987554 <5>
  • Memorial Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Memorial Gardens is located in Oakland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Gardens
  • Oakland Hills Memorial Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Oakland Hills Memorial Gardens is located in Oakland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Hills Memorial Gardens
    • The Oakland Hills Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
    • B'nai Israel Memorial Garden
    • Oakland Hills Cemetery
  • Shearer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Presbyterian Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Parkview Memorial Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Oakwood Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • West Farmington Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The West Farmington Cemetery is located in Oakland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Farmington Cemetery
      • The West Farmington Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Baptist Burying Ground
    • Thayer Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Thayer Cemetery is located in Washtenaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer Cemetery
    • Livonia Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Livonia Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia Cemetery
    • Walled Lake Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Walled Lake Cemetery is located in Oakland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walled Lake Cemetery
    • Del Smith Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Del Smith Cemetery is located in Oakland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Smith Cemetery
      • The Del Smith Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Everett Cemetery
      • Lyon Twp. Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2232516 <5>
    • Newburgh Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Newburgh Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh Cemetery
    • Northwest Hebrew Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Beth El Memorial Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Beth El Memorial Park is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth El Memorial Park
      • The Beth El Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Bethel Memorial Park
    • Mt. Hope Memorial Gardens
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Mt. Hope Memorial Gardens is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Memorial Gardens
      • The Mt. Hope Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
      • Mt. Hope Memorial Garden
    • Clarenceville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • North Farmington 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]<3> of the Yerkes Cemetery.

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

  • Northville
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Novi
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Novi is located in Oakland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novi
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,852 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Novi <6>
  • Farmington Acres
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Farmington Acres is located in Oakland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Acres
  • Plymouth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Farmington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Quakertown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Quakertown is located in Oakland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
  • Clarenceville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Clarenceville is located in Oakland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarenceville
  • Farmington Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Salem
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Salem is located in Washtenaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Livonia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Walled Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Elm
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Elm is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Wood Creek Farms
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Wood Creek Farms is located in Oakland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Creek Farms
    • North Farmington
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • North Farmington is located in Oakland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Farmington
    • Wixom
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Wixom is located in Oakland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wixom
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,086 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wixom <6>
    • Wolverine Lake
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Wolverine Lake is located in Oakland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverine Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,745 people
    • Westland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Redford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Canton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Glengary
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Glengary is located in Oakland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glengary
    • Garden City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Beech
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Beech is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
    • Franklin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Franklin is located in Oakland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,221 people
      • Franklin has also been known as:
      • Franklin Village
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <6>
    • New Hudson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Commerce
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Commerce is located in Oakland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
    • Brightmoor
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Brightmoor is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightmoor
    • Bingham Farms
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • South Lyon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)

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 Yerkes Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wayne County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Yerkes Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Michigan:
  • Pages specific to Wayne 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 Yerkes Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1616883  (Yerkes Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1616883 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: Wayne
      • Est. Elev: 262 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Northville
      • Location given for Yerkes Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.437813     Lon: -83.4541018
      • 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 Wayne, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Yerkes 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.