Near Ypsilanti in Washtenaw County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Alban Cemetery

Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, April 16, 2021

1. Alban Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Alban Cemetery was organized on June 20, 1885, at the Evangelical Friends Church. The Alban family spearheaded the establishment of the cemetery. The land was originally deeded by Lemmanuel Allen to the Gordon family for that purpose. The Alban Cemetery Association acquired the land from the Gordon family.

The initial Association Board of Directors included: James Bemis, William Russell, Aaron Derbyshire, George Moore, George Alban, George Bennett and Lemmanuel Allen. Many local farm families, including most of the first directors, are buried here.

Erected by Washtenaw County Historic District Commission. (Marker Number AU-32.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical date for this entry is June 20, 1885.

Location. 42° 10.417′ N, 83° 35.128′ W. Marker is near Ypsilanti, Michigan, in Washtenaw County. It is on Bemis Road 0.1 miles west of Tuttle Hill Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ypsilanti MI 48197, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Michigan

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and in Greater Detroit.

It is also in the American Midwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Abraham Lincoln Statue (approx. 1.4 miles away); Lincoln Consolidated School 1924 (approx. 1.4 miles away); Lincoln Consolidated School (approx. 1.4 miles away); Old Rawsonville Village (approx. 3½ miles away); The Bomber Restaurant (approx. 4.8 miles away); Michigan's Interurbans (approx. 4.8 miles away); The Amazing Quarter Mile (approx. 4.8 miles away); Power on the River (approx. 4.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ypsilanti.

Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, April 16, 2021

2. Alban Cemetery Marker

Alban Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, April 16, 2021

3. Alban Cemetery

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Credits. This page was last revised on April 18, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 17, 2021, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. This page has been viewed 1,234 times since then and 105 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 17, 2021, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.