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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 Borculo (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 Borculo. 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.

Borculo is located in Ottawa 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 Ottawa County: Allegan, Kent & Muskegon.

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

  • Ottawa County     (The home county of Borculo)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Borculo, with the one closest to Borculo listed first.
    • Noordeloos
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Noordeloos is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noordeloos
    • South Blendon
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • South Blendon is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Blendon
    • Rusk
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Rusk is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
    • Zeeland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Allendale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bauer
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Bauer is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer
    • Waverly
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Waverly is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
    • Hudsonville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Robinson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Robinson is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
    • West Olive
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Drenthe
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Drenthe is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenthe
    • Forest Grove Station
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Forest Grove Station is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove Station
    • Beechwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Beechwood is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
  • Allegan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Borculo, with the one closest to Borculo listed first.
    • Graafschap
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Graafschap is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graafschap
    • Boyd
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Boyd is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
    • Fillmore
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Fillmore is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
    • Burnips
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Burnips is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnips
      • Former name for Burnips:
      • Burnip's Corners
    • Hamilton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • New Salem
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • New Salem is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
    • Diamond Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Diamond Springs is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Springs
    • Singapore ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Singapore is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singapore
    • Dorr
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Saugatuck
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Douglas
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Fennville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Hilliards
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Hilliards is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliards
  • Barry County
    • Middleville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Kent County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Borculo, with the one closest to Borculo listed first.
    • Grandville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Beverly
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Beverly is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
    • Burlingame Heights
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Burlingame Heights is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame Heights
    • Byron Center
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Kinney
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Kinney is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinney
    • Walker
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • North Dorr
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • North Dorr is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dorr
    • Burlingame
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Burlingame is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame
    • Clyde Park
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Clyde Park is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde Park
    • Galewood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Galewood is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galewood
    • Urbandale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Urbandale is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbandale
    • Wyoming
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Carlisle
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Carlisle is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
  • Muskegon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Borculo, with the one closest to Borculo listed first.
    • Fruitport
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Sullivan
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Sullivan is located in Muskegon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
    • Ravenna
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Norton Shores
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Morgan Corners
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Morgan Corners is located in Muskegon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Corners
    • Slocum
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Slocum is located in Muskegon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
    • Muskegon Heights
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Roosevelt Park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Canada Corners
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Canada Corners is located in Muskegon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Corners
    • Wolf Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Wolf Lake is located in Muskegon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
    • Muskegon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • North Muskegon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Bailey
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Borculo ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Borculo.

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 Borculo - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Borculo Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Noordeloos Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Olive Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Beaverdam Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Rusk Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Zeeland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Vriesland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Blendon Twp. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blendon Twp. Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Blendon Twp. Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Hudsonville.
    • The Blendon Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Blendon Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #128 <2>
  • North Holland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Roselawn Memorial Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • New Groningen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Old Vriesland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (227 more) ...
    • West Olive Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pilgrim Home Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Home Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pilgrim Home Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Holland.
      • The Pilgrim Home Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Holland Twp. Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1371 <2>
    • West Drenthe Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Borculo had a population of 28 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • New Holland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • New Holland is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
  • Noordeloos
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Noordeloos is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noordeloos
  • Beaverdam
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Beaverdam is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam
  • Olive Center
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Olive Center is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Center
  • Zeeland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • South Blendon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • South Blendon is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Blendon
  • Vriesland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Vriesland is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vriesland
  • Bauer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bauer is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer
  • Allendale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Robinson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Robinson is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
  • Hudsonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Pearline
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Pearline is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearline
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • West Olive
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Holland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Drenthe
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Drenthe is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenthe

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

Newspapers Published in Borculo ...

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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Borculo.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Borculo, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Borculo.

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 Borculo:

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>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Borculo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 Borculo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.