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Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States

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Details for Detroit

Name

Detroit

Official Name

City of Detroit

Place Type

Incorporated City (county subdivision)

Located in

Wayne County, Michigan, United States

Surveys

Michigan Meridian

Range 10 East

Townships: 1 South, 2 South

Range 11 East

Townships: 1 South, 2 South

Range 12 East

Townships: 1 South, 2 South

Range 13 East

Townships: 1 South

County Seat of

Wayne County

Coordinates

Latitude		42.3314270		42° 19' 53.1" N
Longitude		-83.0457538		83° 02' 44.7" W

Nearby Cities

Fort Wayne 3.4 mi. SW
Hamtramck 4.2 mi. N
Highland Park 5.8 mi. NW
River Rouge 6 mi. SW
Grosse Pointe Park 6.3 mi. NE
Dearborn 6.7 mi. W

Nearby Cemeteries

Elmwood 1.8 mi. NE
Mount Elliott 2 mi. NE
Lutheran 3 mi. N
Fort Wayne Post 3.4 mi. SW
Betholem (Hamtramck) 3.5 mi. N
Bnai-David 4.9 mi. N
Holy Cross 5 mi. W
Woodmere 5.2 mi. SW
Gethsemane 5.5 mi. NE
Forest Lawn 5.6 mi. N
Sacred Heart 6.1 mi. N
Mount Olivet 6.7 mi. N

Population

951,270

Elevation

183 m

USGS GNIS FeatureID

1617959, 1626181

Histopolis Place ID

445446481

Updated Apr 16, 2011

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Genealogy Resources for Detroit

1 Resource; At this time most Genealogy Resources are not associated with a specific city. See Wayne County or a specific area Cemetery for a more complete list of Genealogy Resources in this area.

Detroit - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia [Wikipedia]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit,_Michigan (16 May 2010)

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Neighborhoods of Detroit

4 Unincorporated Places (u.p.)

Cemeteries of Detroit

18 Cemeteries, 3 Alternate Names (*) (Cemetery is assumed unless noted)

Bnai-David	Elmwood	Evergreen	Evergreen
Forest Hill	Forest Lawn	Fort Wayne Post	Gethsemane
Grand Lawn	Holy Cross	Lutheran	Mount Elliott
Mount Hazel	Mount Olivet	Mt. Elliott (*)	Mt. Hazel (*)
Mt. Olivet (*)	Redford	Sacred Heart	Woodlawn
Woodmere

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