Wayne  County, MI
 Cemeteries

Cemeteries
Need help locating a cemetery? There is a book available through the Library of Michigan that can help you. It is a book of county maps that includes the location of each cemetery in the county. This book is probably available in various other libraries but can also be purchased from the Library of Michigan.

To purchase the County Map Book send a check or money order to:
Library of Michigan
P.O. Box 30007
717 W. Allegan St.
Lansing, MI 48909
cost:$25.00



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Name Address City Zip Phone Partial or Full Transcribed Special Comments
10-2005Adat Shalom Memorial Park  28500 W. Six Mile Road Livonia  48152 734-421-7915   aka Northwest Hebrew Cemetery
Assumption Grotto Cemetery  Gratiot Ave bet 6 Mile & Maple Ridge Detroit       aka Assumption Cemetery
Bethel Memorial Park 28120 6 Mile Road Livonia 48152-3662 (313)421-5680   aka Beth El Memorial
Beth Olam Cemetery Bet Smith and Clay Streets Hamtramck     Complete Listing Closed over 50yrs | Open to public twice a year
Bloomdale Cemetery King Road Trenton       City Owned, City retains records
Briggs Cemetery Six Mile Road East of Haggerty
Livonia     Partial Listing  
Bnai-David Cemetery 9535 Van Dyke Detroit 48213-1056 (313)923-0771   aka Congregation B' nai David Cemetery
Cadillac Memorial Gardens West 34224 Ford Road Westland 48185-3051 (313)721-7161 Partial only  
Cady Cemetery  Cady Street  Northville     Complete Transcription  aka Old Northville Cemetery
Champlain Street Cemetery 3371 East Lafayette Detroit/Hamtramck Border     Closed 1950s. Records at Temple Beth El Birmingham, MI
Cherry Hill Cemetery  Ridge Rd, S. of Cherry Hill Canton Twp 48186  (734)665-3658 Partial Transcription  Active and Open , well maintained
Chubb Cemetery 38450 Warren Ave West of Hix Road Westland 48186   Complete Transcription Historical Site - poor condition
Clarenceville Cemetery Eight Mile, E. of Middlebelt Livonia 48152      
Congregation B'nai David Cemetery 9535 Van Dyke Detroit       See B' nai David Cemetery
Crouch Cemetery  Grindley Park betw. Oxford & Princeton Sts. Dearborn 48125 non - existant    Crouch Family burial a 36 x 70 foot lot, in now a Dearborn Subdivision | Vacated 1927 bodies removed to "other city cemeteries"
Denton Cemetery Cross Street South of Mich Ave Van Buren       Off Site, By: Dyane 
Detroit Memorial Park 25200 Plymouth Road Redford 48239-2019 (313)533-1302   aka National Memorial Gardens
Downer Cemetery Old Michigan Ave east of Haggerty Road Canton 48186   Complete Transcription Burials date back to 1832
East Rockwood Cemetery  Lee & River Roads,  Brownstown Twp.       Established 1844, now abandoned
Elmwood Cemetery 1200 Elmwood St. Detroit 48207-3897 (313)567-3453 Partial Only 83 acres. Organized in 1846
Eloise Cemetery Henry Ruff Rd. Westland 48185 734-727-7377 "Friends of Eloise" organizing Markers #'s only-No Names View Cemetery
English Burying Ground Woodward & Larned Detroit 48202 non - existant    Remains removed bet 1820-1830|aka Old Woodward Ave Cemetery
Evergreen Cemetery 19807 Woodward Avenue Detroit 48203-1593 (313)368-1330   276 acres. Incorporated in 1905
Evergreen Cemetery Warren Avenue at Asbury Park Detroit 482  (313)  next to Wm S. Ford Memorial United Methodist Church  Founded 1844. aka Scotch Settlement Cemetery, org portion is now covered by Warren Ave, no graves were affected
Felt Cemetery Waltz & Ash Roads Huron Twp.        
Ferndale Cemetery 14732 Sibley Road-just west of Fort St Riverview 48192-7754 (734)282-3145 partial listing Dedicated 1915
Ford Family Cemetery 15801 Joy Road Detroit     Ford Family & Ruddiman Family among others buried here.  some remains removed to Grand Lawn Cemetery | est 1832 | St Martha Episcopal Church along front.
Forest Hill Cemetery 18431 Greydale Avenue Detroit 48219-2417 (313)531-7676   5 acres | aka Greenfield Township Cemetery
Forest Lawn Cemetery 11851 Van Dyke Street Detroit 48234-4190 (313)921-6960 Partial Transcription  130 acres | Established 1888
Fort Shelby Cemetery Near Cass bet Michigan Ave & Fort Streets Detroit       aka Military Reserve Cemetery | not formally vacated, but some remains removed to City Cemeteries
Ganong Cemetery 3036 Henry Ruff Rd. Westland 48185   Complete aka William Ganong Cemetery
Gethsemane Cemetery 10755 Gratiot Avenue Detroit 48213-1226 (313)921-6650    
Gibraltar Cemetery S. Gibraltar Rd. Gibraltar       Established 1854
Glen Eden Memorial Park 35667 8 Mile Rd. Livonia 48152-1150 (248)477-4460    
Glenwood Cemetery 33501 Glenwood - bet Venoy & Wayne Rd Wayne 48184 (313)722-2000 Partial Transcription Active & Open
Grand Lawn Cemetery 23501 Grand River Detroit 48219-3166 313-531-2050   Established 1905
Grosse Ile Memorial Cemetery 10056 Groh Rd. Grosse Ile   734-675-5366    
Grosse Pointe Cemetery Gunston & Hein Streets Grosse Pointe/Detroit Border      4,500 remains removed to Russell Street Cemtery 1880-1882
Hillside Cemetery Denton Rd Van Buren/Belleville       Dates back to 1840s
Holy Cross Cemetery 8850 Dix Street Detroit 48209-1093 (313)841-0545   39 acres. Early records destroyed in 1908 fire (stones still there)
Huron Valley Cemetery 27009 Inkster Road Flat Rock 48134-9435 (313)782-9415   dates back to 1926
Indian Burial Ground Michigan Avenue, west of Greenfield Dearborn 48126 (313)none located on Rouge River Bank Indian burial grounds, excavated
Island Memorial Park Cemetery 27383 West River Road Grosse Ile      : Established in 1961
Kenyon Cemetery Ridge & Gyde Roads Canton     Partial Transcription  aka Kinyon | Established 1840 | was within Plymouth Twp-Now Canton
Kittle Cemetery West Rd - east of Merriman Huron Twp.       Family Owned
Knapp-Aldrich 43005 9 Mile Road  Northville - Novi     Complete Transcription 
Knollwood Memorial Park Cemetery 1299 Ridge Road Canton     Partial Transcription  Corportion Owned
Krause Cemetery Huron River Dr-bet West & King Roads Huron Twp.       Est 1883 | now abandoned
Livonia Cemetery 15837 Farmington Rd-South of 5 Mile Livonia 48152   Partial Transcription Opened prior to Civil War
Mallett Cemetery Intersection of CLark and Savage Roads Huron Township-near New Boston        
Maple Grove Cemetery Ann Arbor Trail -just West of Dearborn Hgts Westland 48185   Partial Listing Established abt 1876-Active | 26 acres, much of it still vacant
Maple Grove Cemetery Telegraph Road Flat Rock 48124 (313)563-5151    
Martinsville Cemetery WillisRoad East of Sumpter Road Belleville 48111      
Mason Street Cemetery North Corner of Mason at Monroe Avenues Dearborn 48125 (313)none  aka Little Sloss Cemetery  Non Existant|All remains removed 1916 to Northview-along Outer Drive
Masonic Public Cemetery Jefferson Ave & Fifth Street Trenton       No longer Active | aka Masonic Cemetery
Meadowcrest Memorial Assn. 5800 E. Davison Street Detroit 48212-1350 (313)891-2429    
Metropolitan Memorial Gardens 48300 Willow Rd-West of Sumpter Rd Belleville 48111-9635  (313)963-7280    
Michigan Memorial Park Cemetery W Huron River Drive Flat Rock 481 Own Home Page   Over 53,000 burials-Open & Active
Mount Carmel Cemetery 1123 2ND St at Ford Ave Wyandotte 48192 (313)285-1722   Dedicated Aug 20,1865 | some records destroyed in 1919 fire
Mount Elliot Cemetery 1701 Mount Elliott St Detroit 48207-3400 (313)567-0048 Partial Transcription  Established 1841 | aka Trinity Church Cemetery
Mount Hazel Cemetery Lahser and 7 Mile Road Detroit 48219-2417 (313)531-7677 Complete Transcription  
Mount Hope Memorial Garden 17840 Middlebelt Road & 6 Mile Livonia 48152-3610 (313)522-2200   aka Brookdale Memorial Park
Mount Kelley Cemetery Cherry Hill & Martha St. Dearborn 48128   Partial Only Est 1858 | aka Sacred Heart Cemetery
Oct 2005 Mount Olivet Cemetery 6 Mile Road & Van Dyke Detroit 48234  (313)365-5650 Partial Transcription  Est 1886 | 293 acres
National Memorial Gardens 25200 Plymouth Rd. Redford 48239 Partial Transcription Many Area Veterans-WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam
Newburgh Cemetery 36725 Ann Arbor Trail bet Wayne & Newburgh Livonia 48152   Partial Transcription First burial 1827 | Mich Historic Site-Active,/td>
Northview Cemetery Kensington & W Outer Dr Dearborn 48128  (313)565-0005 Partial Listing Established abt 1883-Open | 18.5 acres | all plots sold
Northwest Hebrew Cemetery 28500 6 Mile Rd. Livonia 48152      
Nowland Cemetery Southeast Corner of Huron River Drive Huron Twp.       Est 1866
Nowlin Cemetery Van Born Rd East of Telegraph Dearborn Heights 48125 Complete Transcription- not only Nowlin Family burials Est prior to 1886 | aka Wm Nowlin Cemetery | Inactive | incare of: Dearborn Hts Historical Museum
Oakdale Cemetery 15995 S.Telegraph Road Taylor 48181   Complete Transcription inactive | dates back to 1830
Oak Forest Cemetery Huron River Dr bet Inkster Rd & Arsenal Flat Rock 48134     Dates back to 1840's
Oak Grove Cemetery Burr Street South of VanBorn Taylor 48181   Partial Transcription Est 1860 | now abandoned
Oak Ridge Cemetery 23723 Telegraph Rd Flat Rock 48134-9221 (313)675-0660   Est 1880
Oakwood Cemetery Will Carleton Rd West of Telegraph Huron Township        
Oakwood Cemetery 45 Vinewood - South of Biddle Wyandotte       1st cemetery in this city dates back to 1850
Old Baptist Cemetery York & Pearl West of Plymouth Road Plymouth Township   no phone  Complete Transcription aka Plymouth Village Cemetery | Founded 1845 | No longer open
Old Hill Cemetery North Bank of Rouge River, 2 Miles South of Mich Ave Dearborn 48126   aka Old Potawatami Burial Grounds  Non Existant| some earliest Dbn residents were buried here | vacated in 1935 | bodies removed to "another cemetery"
Old Wayne Cemetery 35448 Michigan Avenue Wayne 48184 n-a Partial Transcription Inactive-Historical Site
Otisville Cemetery Riggs Road bet Sumpter & Haggerty Van Buren Township     Surname Index  Name Derived from Otisville, now non-existent town | Est 1850
Our Lady of Hope Cemetery 18303 Allen Road Wyandotte 48192-8402 (734)285-2155 partial list  Est 1962
Parish Family Burial Ground Ridge Road Canton       Remains removed 1863-65 to Kenyon Cemetery
Parkview Memorial Cemetery 34205 5 Mile Rd Livonia 48154-2699  (313)421-6120 Partial Transcription  Est 1926
Pepper Road Cemetery Oakwood Blvd (off old Pepper Rd) now Village Road Dearborn 48126 (313)none  No Longer Exists (was Sloss Farm)  abandoned Oct 2, 1914. Bodies removed to Northview & Woodmere. 2 bodies found in 1948 during For Motor Comp excavation.
Perfect Care 17211 Braile Street Detroit 48219-3980 (313)531-5393    
Presbyterian Cemetery Church Street West of Main Plymouth Township       Open bet 1825-1915 some remains moved , others found in 1936
Redford Bell Branch Vets aka Redford Cemetery
Bell Branch (non Vets)
Telegraph Rd North of 5 Mile Rd Redford 48239   Complete Transcription  aka Redford's Bell Branch Cemetery on site
Reves-Wilhelm Cemetery Wall Street bet Oakwood & Greenfield Melvindale       Est 1820s | vacated | Mich Historic Site #25
Riverside Cemetery 201 S. Main Street near Plymouth Rd & Lilley Plymouth 48170-1637 (313)453-7737 Partial Transcription Est 1880
Romulus Cemetery Shook & McBride Roads Romulus       Partial Update - Dated 1833
Rucker Cemetery 22975 W. River Rd. Grosse Ile. Twp.       aka Fox-Rucker Cemetery | est 1845
Rural Hill Cemetery 7 Mile & Sheldon Northville     Partial Transcription  Est 1885 | no written records avail prior to 1937
Russell Street Cemetery Russell Street & Gratiot Detroit       Est 1834 | vacated to Grosse Ise Cemetery 1882
Sacred Heart Cemetery 21526 E River Road Grosse Ile       Est 1887
Oct 2005Sacred Heart of St. Mary's Cemetery 5800 E Davison & 6 Mile (McNicholas) Detroit 48212-1350 (313)366-0274   owned by Sweetest Heart of St Mary's Parish located on Canfield Street, Detroit
Shearer Cemetery 45452 N Territorial Rd Plymouth Township 48170 no phone  Complete Transcription  abandoned and no longer active
Sheldon Cemetery 3444 Sheldon Road Canton     Partial Transcription Est 1869 | 2 acres
Sloss Cemetery Oakwood Blvd East of Elm Street Dearborn 48125     Dated to 1863 | closed 1914 remains moved to Northview Cemetery
Smith-Fay Cemetery S Huron Drive North of Willow Rd Huron Township        
St Alphonsus Cemetery Schaefer Road and Warren Ave Dearborn 48126   Completely Transcribed Est 1850 | inactive
St Anne's Cemetery Jefferson Ave and Griswold Detroit 48202     Founded 1701 | 1798-removed to St Anne's Larned
St Anne's Cemetery-Larned Larned and Bates Streets Detroit     Detroit Historical Society Used until 1827 removed to St Antoine's Cemetery
St Antoine Street Cemetery St Antoine and Raynor Streets Detroit       Est 1827 | closed 1855-remaines moved to Mt Elliott Cemetery
St Francis Xavier Cemetery 3rd Street-North of Southfield Rd Ecorse       Est 1897
St Hedwig Cemetery 23755 Military Road at Ford Rd & Telegraph Dearborn Heights 48125 (313)562-1900 Partial Transcription Est 1920|Many East Eurp. Names
St Hedwig Church 3245 Junction Detroit 48210 (313)894-5409 Once the Parish Cemetery of St Hedwig Church once run by Franciscan Friars; in 1994 the Archdiocese took over the Church, however cemetery is Franciscan Run still
St Marys Cemetery Michigan Ave at Howe Road Wayne 48185   Partial has no fence | no sexton office |Open & Active
St John's Lutheran Cemetery Will Carlton & Waltz Road Huron Township        
St Stephen's Cemetery Clark & Savage Huron Twp-Near New Boston        
St Paul's Cemetery Moross Road & Country Club Lane Grosse Pointe Farms       Est 1868
St Peter's Evangelical Cemetery 15335 Gratiot South of 8 Mile Detroit        
Taylor Cemetery 11505 McKinley South of Goddard Taylor 48181 (313)531-7676 Complete Transcription aka Golden Ridge Cemetery | Organized 1840 | still open
Temple Beth El 3371 East Lafayette Detroit 482 (313) Complete Transcription Oldest Jewish Cemetery in Detroit
Trinity Lutheran Cemetery 5210 Mt. Elliott Detroit 48211 (313)921-0286   Est 1868 | 10 acres
Tyler Cemetery Tyler Street East I-275 Belleville 48111     Est 1834
Thayer Cemetery 6 Mile & Napier Northville     Complete Transcription  No longer active 
Oct 2005Union Chapel 27042 Michigan Ave Inkster 48141   Partial Listing No sexton's office, however is Open
Van Akin Cemetery Ann Arbor Trial Westland Michigan    Complete Transcription  is inside of Maple Grove Cemetery, now.
Vreeland Cemetery Will Carlton bet Telegraph & Inkster Rd Flat Rock       aka Freeland Cemetery | now abandoned
Waterford Cemetery Franklin Avenue Northville     Complete Transcription  No longer Active burials 
West Mound Cemetery/Taylor Methodist Eureka Ave bet I-75 & Telegraph Taylor 48181   Partial Transcription  Est 1883
Westlawn Cemetery 31472 Michigan Ave Wayne 48184-1413 (313)722-2530 Partial Only aka Clairview Cemetery
Woodlawn Cemetery 19975 Woodward Avenue Detroit 48203-1095 (313)368-0010 183 acres | still active
Woodmere Cemetery & Crematory 9400 W Fort Street Detroit   (313)841-0188  Partial Transcription  Opened 1869 | 202 acres | Active
Westwood Cemetery Michigan Ave Inkster 48141   Partial Transcription Jewish Cemetery/Active & Open
Wallaceville Cemetery 8050 North Gulley Dearborn Heights 48128   Completed Inactive | Michigan Historical Site
Yerkes Cemetery 8 Mile Rd bet Novi & Haggerty Northville     Complete  No longer active | Civil War Veteran burials 


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Last updated 10/23/05

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