Clayton Cemetery (aka Clayton Township Cemetery)

Clayton Cemetery entrance | Photo credit: G Fales, 2023
Clayton Cemetery entrance | Photo credit: G Fales, 2023

Clayton Cemetery is located in Clayton Township Section 24. The closest village is Sterling. From M-76 in Sterling, go north on N School Rd/Melita Rd. Turn north onto Melita Rd. After about five miles, turn east onto Main Street Rd.  Travel about three miles to Reed Rd and turn north. The cemetery is almost immediately on the right, surrounded by farmland.

Earliest birth 1810, earliest death 1874.

Contact Clayton Township Cemetery

GPS coordinates for Clayton Cemetery: 44.117583, -83.946540

Aerial photo1 | Sections map2

Clayton Cemetery burial index

Barringer book index searchable table
The Barringer, et al inscriptions index table contents were contributed in 2005 for MIGenWeb use by Betty Brokoff Barringer and “the Cemetery Club” members Carlie Welker Klumpp, Barbara Briggs Foster and JoEllyn Lawson Pedota, from the book Arenac County Michigan Cemetery Inscriptions.3

The burial information provided may be name, section and row location, dates, and inscription. When using the Clayton Cemetery map, read north to south starting with the northwest corner. Inscriptions transcribed by Betty Brokoff Barringer, Carlie Welker Klumpp and JoEllyn Lawson Pedota.

We’ve modified the Barringer book index format to create a searchable table. The compiler retains all rights. When you see “same stone,” this means two or more inscriptions share that stone. If you see “same stone” for your individual, look at the alphanumeric code in the left column, sort the page by the Index order column, and then look for that individual’s number to find who else is associated with that stone. You may find important information (like marriage dates and relationships) about that person when you see what is inscribed about others who share that stone. You can more clearly see the shared stone and burial juxtapostions on our PDF of the Barringer book burial index that appeared on the old MIGenWeb site.

Clayton Cemetery contributor submissions

PDF of Clayton Cemetery contributor submissions, last updated in 2017.

Do you have an ancestor’s cemetery information you’d be willing to share? These contributor’s comments often provide detail directly from the family that may lead the researcher to more resources. The submissions usually don’t cite cemetery section & row location, nor do they commonly cite a verifiable source. Still, it provides one more possible clue to a genealogical solution. Let the MiGenWeb/Arenac coordinator know if you have something to contribute.

Online resources

Media Credit
1. Aerial view Arenac Twp Cemetery GPS approximately 44.0083, -83.8582. Date unknown. Photo source USGS
2. From  Arenac County Michigan Cemetery Inscriptions, Betty Barringer, compiler (Standish, 1992). Used with authors permission (2005) for use on MIGenWeb/Arenac.
3. Ibid, pp 101-128.

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