grave location maps – Grave Care Business

Beautiful Cemetery Density Map – Macomb County, Michigan

Maps of cemeteries are incredibly useful as they serve several purposes. The maps included in this article show geographic location and density data of individual cemeteries.

Recently, I produced a video showing a map of the cemeteries within my home state of Tennessee. The purpose of that cemetery density map is to give you an idea just how many cemeteries are out there, and to show you the possibilities you have when starting your own Grave Care Business.

Cemetery Maps Are Important

Maps of cemeteries are incredibly useful as they serve several purposes. The maps included in this article show geographic location and density data of individual cemeteries. Cemetery maps can also display locations of individual gravesites within a cemetery. This helps visitors find the gravesites of their loved-ones.

I am currently back at school learning how to make technical maps. Maps are tools that can be used to display so much more than simple location data. Maps of cemeteries are valuable tools that facilitate navigation, spatial understanding, decision making, analysis, emergency response, historical documentation, and education.

Macomb, Michigan

One of my subscribers asked for a map showing the cemeteries within their home county of Macomb, Michigan.

A little bit of research on Macomb, Michigan shows this county is located in Eastern Michigan. If you think of Michigan as being shaped like a mitten, Macomb is located at the eastern base of the thumb, below the lower knuckle, on Lake St. Claire.

Macomb County has a population of almost 900,000 people and it is considered part of the Detroit Metro area though Detroit proper is not within the county.

The maps below were produced with ArcGIS Pro using an original dataset of 171,000 cemeteries across the entire United States. ArcGIS is professional mapping software. No dataset is completely comprehensive and some cemeteries might not be included in this map. However, with 171,000 cemeteries listed, my confidence is high that most established cemeteries are included.

Cemetery Maps

The first map shows location data for cemeteries across all 48 states. Alaska is partial shown as is Puerto Rico. At this scale, much of the data is difficult to decipher. However, this does give you a good indication of just how many cemeteries are in existence.

Cemetery Coverage map of the 48 Contiguous U.S. States. This map shows the locations of 171,000 cemeteries.

Within the state of Michigan, there are 3457 cemeteries.

Cemeteries of Michigan showing 3457 cemeteries.

Once all the cemeteries in Michigan were found, Macomb County was isolated. 68 cemeteries were found within Macomb County’s borders. (Note: Though I did my best to include all the cemeteries within Macomb, a few might have been missed due to improper historical record keeping.)

Generally, I consider that someone starting their own Grave Care Business needs about 3 or 4 cemeteries to begin building a strong client list. With there being 68 cemeteries in Macomb County and 3457 within Michigan, there are LOADS of opportunities for anyone wanting to start their own Grave Care Business. Realistically, competition is not going to be much of a factor even if other companies are offering these services.

Cemetery Distribution: Macomb Michigan

Heat Maps are useful in determining the distribution of cemeteries across a wide area. This heat map shows the location of greatest density of cemeteries within the county. As you probably would suspect, there are a lot of cemeteries located in the southern portion of the county near where the highest population of residents live due to Detroit being nearby. Other than the cemeteries defined by the concentration of population controlled by the greater Detroit area, cemeteries are quite evenly distributed across the entire county.

Cemetery Heat Map: Macomb County Michigan

Do you love cemeteries and have you ever thought about starting your own Grave Care Business? I am passionate about the proper upkeep of Cemeteries and I am also passionate about Entrepreneurs who want to start their own business.

Grave Care and Cemetery Density

If you have ever thought about starting a Grave Care Business, please look through our website. We have developed a professionally produced Grave Care Business Course designed to help you Start Your Own Grave Care Business.

I want to say “thank you” to my subscriber in Macomb County Michigan who asked me to make a map of the cemeteries in their home county.

If you would like a map of the cemeteries where you live, please subscribe and leave a comment with your home state and county and I will make a map for you, too.

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Once again, my name is Keith. If you want to learn more about the Grave Care Business course, the website address is: www.GraveCareBusiness.com

About Me (Keith): I am passionate about cemeteries and the proper upkeep of our nation’s burial grounds. For more than 20 years, I have fought for our cemeteries to be well-maintained hallowed grounds. There are too many neglected cemeteries that fall into disrepair. Neglected cemeteries are at risk of being vandalized. I am also passionate about entrepreneurs who want to make a difference in their own lives by starting their own businesses.

In August, I returned to school to learn the science of Cartography (Map Making). My goal is to advance my understanding of cemeteries by becoming a professional cartographer making beautiful maps of cemeteries.

Cemetery Maps and 3D Models

I’m very interested in making maps and models of cemeteries. I’ve long used GPS technology to design and develop Cemetery maps.

Cemetery maps can be a great marketing tool for your Grave Care Business. In fact, our Grave Care Business Training Course contains a great chapter on the use of maps as a marketing tool.

Recently, I have started using digital imagery to develop electronic 3-dimensional maps. The visual appeal and accuracy of these 3-D cemetery models is extraordinary.

The animated GIF above is 1 example of an electronic 3-D cemetery image of a local cemetery. I hope you enjoy it.

If you’re interested in learning how to use maps as one aspect of your own Grave Care Business, please read through our site to learn more about the Grave Care Business Course. We normally ship within 1 business day after receiving your order.

Please let us know if you have any questions. We love cemeteries and are always happy to help.

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GPS for Grave Site and Cemetery Georeferencing

GPS Datalogger for Grave Site and Cemetery Georeferencing as a Business.

If you have read our materials on Starting and Operating Your Own Grave Care Business, you already understand the economic potential of adding a georeferencing component to your business. GPS allows you to geo-tag individual grave sites as well as entire cemeteries.

In addition to georeferencing grave sites a GPS data logger gives you an ability to document your own presence at a particular grave site. This comes in handy should a remote customer ever question your work at their loved-one’s burial site.

We go further into business potentials in our program. The main purpose of this posting is to tell you about one of the most enduring GPS receivers still available today.

Turn-by-turn GPS vs. Hiking GPS

There are many GPS receivers on the market today. These days, when you hear the term GPS, you may think about the GPS many people have in their cars. While turn-by-turn GPS receivers are great for driving instructions, they are not ideal for our purposes here. Hiking GPS receivers are more inline with they type of GPS tool you will need to properly perform your functions.

There are several important functions your GPS must provide to be beneficial to your grave care business.

1) Easy to read, view, and navigate the menu.

2) Ability to set tracks, routes, and waypoints.

3) Compatibility with Google Earth, Other Aerial Programs, and/or Topographical Mapping Software.

We have found one particularly good GPS tool that has lasted us 5 years and helps us everyday in our datalogging tasks.

Garmin Etrex Legend

Our Garmin Etrex Legend has been our workhorse GPS for almost 5 years. We purchased the unit from Best Buy on sale for a little over $140. Though its price has dropped dramatically it’s quality has remained the same (and, through firmware upgrades, improved).

The Etrex Legend is water resistant, has a clear greyscale display, is easy to handle, and is intuitive.

Using a thumb-manipulated joystick and 5 side buttons, the user is able to navigate from screen to screen, set and name waypoints, breadcrumb tracks, and navigate routes.

The Garmin Legend connects to your laptop computer via a peripheral computer cable. Etrex Legend models are compatible with Google Earth which allows uploading of complete data sets ready to be synchronized with photographs or video of your grave care maintenance work.

For more information on how to perform this work, check our main web page: www.GraveCareBusiness.com

For the exact GPS unit we use in our daily work, check the Amazon.com link below. You can purchase it for one of the best prices available on the web.

The adventure pack including an Etrex Legend:

The etrex Legend