Cemeteries in Lake Orion, Michigan

Private Cemeteries in Lake Orion, Michigan often have specific restrictions, such as religious affiliation or family connections. Military Cemeteries in Lake Orion, Michigan are primarily for veterans and individuals who have served in the armed forces, and in some cases, their family members. Public Cemeteries in Lake Orion, Michigan are open to the general public without any particular restrictions.

We offer detailed information for cemeteries in Lake Orion, Michigan , including the names of deceased individuals, their birth and death dates, data about relatives, and cemetery locations. Additionally, you can obtain historical records and conduct searches for ancestors interred in Lake Orion, Michigan .

Our database contains records of burials from 9 cemeteries.

As the 8th largest lake in Oakland County, all-sports Lake Orion is approximately 80 feet deep and contains several small islands. There is a public access boat launch on the northern side of the lake, which is administered by the Michigan DNR (Department of Natural Resources).

The current area of the lake was formed by a collection of smaller lakes over time, beginning with the damming of Paint Creek in the 1830s.

Lake Orion (less commonly known as "Orion Lake") is a medium-sized inland lake, with area of 506 acres. It has a maximum depth of 80 feet and an average depth of 16 feet.

Amphipods, worms, insect larvae, and mollusks live at the bottom of Lake Michigan. These small deepwater creatures are familiar in many lakes around the country.

Michigan's deepest lake - Lake Superior Lake Superior is 1332 feet deep and has an average depth around 500 feet. Lake Superior is so deep it holds as much water as the rest of the Great Lakes and five Lake Eries.

Torch Lake Torch Lake is deeper than Lake Erie and is 250 feet deep.

Houghton Lake is Michigan's largest inland lake with 20,044 acres. It's also one of the most shallow large lakes, dipping to only 20 feet deep. There are 30 miles of shoreline.

The 1900s brought about the railroad and then the automobile, further promoting Orion as a summer resort. Park Island Amusement Park offered roller skating, dancing, picnic areas, a penny arcade, roller coaster, swimming, and power boat tours of the seventeen hundred acres of beautiful Lake Orion.

At its deepest, Lake Michigan is 923 feet deep. The deepest point is in northern Lake Michigan about halfway between Frankfort, Michigan, and Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. It holds 1,180 cubic miles of water.

The lake's formation began 1.2 billion years ago when two tectonic plates moving in opposite directions left a giant scar—an event now known as the Midcontinent Rift. Less than 15,000 years ago, melting glaciers filled the giant basin, and Lake Michigan came to be. The lake's maximum depth is 925 feet.

Torch Lake Torch Lake is deeper than Lake Erie and is 250 feet deep.

Houghton Lake is Michigan's largest inland lake with 20,044 acres. It's also one of the most shallow large lakes, dipping to only 20 feet deep. There are 30 miles of shoreline.

At its deepest, Lake Michigan is 923 feet deep. The deepest point is in northern Lake Michigan about halfway between Frankfort, Michigan, and Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. It holds 1,180 cubic miles of water.