STERLING HEIGHTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION
Edgerton Cemetery

Edgerton Cemetery was established in the 1830s as a family burial ground on approximately 1.84 acres of land. The cemetery is located on a knoll on the southwest corner of Schoenherr and Utica roads, on the site of what was originally the Edgerton family farm. The earliest burial for which there is a tombstone was that of Nancy Curtis, who died on May 16, 1839 at the age of 39.

For decades, the cemetery was maintained by relatives and descendants. As these individuals either died or moved away, the cemetery went into decline.

The City of Sterling Heights assumed responsibility for the care and maintenance of the cemetery in 1989. Previously, various community groups including the Cultural Commission, Historical Commission, and Boy Scouts sponsored intermittent clean-ups of the cemetery. A local business donated fencing in 1976 as a bicentennial project.

Unfortunately, cemetery records were destroyed in a fire in the 1948. The earliest burials in the cemetery are in the 1830s with the last burial occurring in 1964. There are approximately 150 burials, with about 100 of them dating to the nineteenth century.

Edgerton Cemetery is an important local historic site as it is the resting place for area pioneer families, many of them members of the Sterling Township's German farming community.

Pictures from Edgerton Cemetery

Interesting Facts about Edgerton Cemetery

The first burial was in 1839. Nancy Curtis, March 29, 1800-May 16, 1839.

The last burial was in 1964. Alice L. Rice, September 29,1866-October 5, 1964.

The average life expectancy was: male, 42 years and female, 43.5 years

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Burials at Edgerton Cemetery