About Burr Oak Cemetery
Burr Oak Cemetery is a cemetery near Athens, Calhoun County, Michigan. It lies about 0.7 mi northeast of Athens. The grounds sit at about 886 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including Lyle H. Miller and Lloyd Lee Stryker. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 622317. The nearest other listed cemetery is Old Burg Cemetery, about 1.4 mi to the east. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Lighthouse Funeral and Cremation Services in Union City, about 4.3 mi away. It is one of 76 cemeteries we list in Calhoun County, and 26 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 1 of the 76 listings in Calhoun County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Athens. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Burr Oak Cemetery
- Lyle H. Miller1889-1973U.S. Marine Corps Brigadier General
People whose Wikidata entry gives Burr Oak Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
42.08448, -85.24609
What Burr Oak Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Old Burg CemeteryAthens, MICemetery1.4 mi
- North Sherwood CemeteryAthens, MICemetery1.6 mi
- Indian CemeteryAthens, MICemetery2.2 mi
- Stimpson CemeteryAthens, MICemetery3.7 mi
- Factoryville CemeteryAthens, MICemetery3.9 mi
- Walker CemeteryAthens, MICemetery3.9 mi
- North Athens CemeteryAthens, MICemetery4.6 mi
- Blossom CemeteryColon, MICemetery5.0 mi
- Sherwood CemeteryColon, MICemetery5.3 mi
- South Fulton CemeteryAthens, MICemetery5.7 mi
Funeral homes near Burr Oak Cemetery
- Lighthouse Funeral and Cremation Services4.3 miCremation provider · Union City · (517) 741-4555
- Putnam Funeral Home5.7 miFuneral home · Union City · (517) 741-9333
- Lighthouse Funeral & Cremation Services6.2 miCremation provider · Union City
- Schipper Funeral Home Ltd9.7 miFuneral home · Colon · (269) 432-3325
- Langeland Family Funeral Homes Burial & Cremation Services12 miFuneral home · Climax · (269) 343-1508
- Eickhoff Funeral Home Inc12 miFuneral home · Mendon · (269) 496-2115
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