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Our Genealogy Helper

Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Bentheim (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Bentheim. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Bentheim is located in Allegan County.

To see how the shape of Michigan's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Allegan County: Barry, Kalamazoo, Kent, Ottawa & Van Buren.

Below are the counties that are near Bentheim. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bentheim:

  • Allegan County     (The home county of Bentheim)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bentheim, with the one closest to Bentheim listed first.
    • Diamond Springs
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Diamond Springs is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Springs
    • Burnips
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Burnips is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnips
      • Former name for Burnips:
      • Burnip's Corners
    • Hamilton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • New Salem
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • New Salem is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
    • Fillmore
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Fillmore is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
    • South Monterey
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • South Monterey is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Monterey
    • Boyd
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Boyd is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
    • Hilliards
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Hilliards is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliards
    • Hopkins
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Dorr
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Graafschap
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Graafschap is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graafschap
    • Allegan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Fennville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Barry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bentheim, with the one closest to Bentheim listed first.
    • Middleville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Irving
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Irving is located in Barry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
    • Doster
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Doster is located in Barry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doster
    • Prairieville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Prairieville is located in Barry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
    • Cloverdale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Cloverdale is located in Barry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
    • Delton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Freeport
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Kalamazoo County
    • Alamo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Alamo is located in Kalamazoo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
  • Kent County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bentheim, with the one closest to Bentheim listed first.
    • North Dorr
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • North Dorr is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dorr
    • Byron Center
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Corinth
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Corinth is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
    • Carlisle
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Carlisle is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
    • Cutlerville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Grandville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Beverly
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Beverly is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
    • Burlingame Heights
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Burlingame Heights is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame Heights
    • Burlingame
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Burlingame is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame
    • Clyde Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Clyde Park is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde Park
    • Wyoming
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Urbandale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Urbandale is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbandale
    • Dutton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Dutton is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
  • Ottawa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bentheim, with the one closest to Bentheim listed first.
    • Drenthe
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Drenthe is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenthe
    • Forest Grove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Forest Grove is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
    • Forest Grove Station
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Forest Grove Station is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove Station
    • Jamestown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jamestown is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Zeeland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Holland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Waverly
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Waverly is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
    • Hudsonville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Noordeloos
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Noordeloos is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noordeloos
    • South Blendon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • South Blendon is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Blendon
    • Beechwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Beechwood is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
    • Bauer
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Bauer is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer
    • Jenison
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Van Buren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bentheim, with the one closest to Bentheim listed first.
    • Bloomingdale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Grand Junction
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Lacota
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Lacota is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacota
    • Gobles
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Kendall
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Kendall is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
    • Kibbie
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Kibbie is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibbie
    • Breedsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • North Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • North Lake is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lake
    • South Haven
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Glendale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Glendale is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
    • Bangor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Bangor is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangor <1>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bentheim, see our County-by-County Page for Bentheim.

Cemeteries Near Bentheim ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bentheim.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Bentheim - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bentheim covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bentheim, with the one closest to Bentheim listed first.

  • Bentheim Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Diamond Springs Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Overisel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Dowd Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Drenthe Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Burnips Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Van Dam Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • New Overisel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • East Drenthe Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • West Drenthe Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (244 more) ...
    • Old Overisel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Brookside Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Old Vriesland Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>

While we didn't find Bentheim in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bentheim.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Bentheim, with the one closest to Bentheim listed first.

  • Oakland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Oakland is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
  • Diamond Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Diamond Springs is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Springs
  • Hamilton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Overisel
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Overisel is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overisel
  • Drenthe
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Drenthe is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenthe
  • Dunningville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Dunningville is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunningville
  • New Salem
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • New Salem is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
  • Gitchel
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Gitchel is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gitchel
  • Forest Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Forest Grove is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
  • Fillmore
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Fillmore is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
  • Vriesland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Vriesland is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vriesland
  • South Monterey
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • South Monterey is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Monterey
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • North Dorr
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • North Dorr is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dorr
    • Jamestown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jamestown is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Zutphen
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Zutphen is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zutphen

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bentheim. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bentheim.

Newspapers Published in Bentheim ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 151 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bentheim.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bentheim, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bentheim.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Bentheim:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bentheim, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bentheim) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.