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A visit to the Beaverdam Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Beaverdam Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Beaverdam Cemetery:

42.8478, -85.9447

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Beaverdam Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Beaverdam Cemetery is located in Ottawa County<2>.

The county seat for Ottawa County is located in Grand Haven. Grand Haven lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the northwest of the Beaverdam Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Beaverdam Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Beaverdam Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Beaverdam Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Vriesland Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Vriesland Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vriesland Cemetery
  • Old Vriesland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Old Vriesland Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Vriesland Cemetery
  • Zutphen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Zutphen Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zutphen Cemetery
  • Blendon Twp. Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Blendon Twp. Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • 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 <5>
  • Borculo Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Borculo Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borculo Cemetery
  • Zeeland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • West Drenthe Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The West Drenthe Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Drenthe Cemetery
  • Old Drenthe Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Old Drenthe Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Drenthe Cemetery
  • Forest Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Forest Grove Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove Cemetery
  • Noordeloos Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Noordeloos Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noordeloos Cemetery
  • East Drenthe Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The East Drenthe Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Drenthe Cemetery
  • Jamestown Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Jamestown Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Shackhuddle Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Shackhuddle Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackhuddle Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Shackhuddle Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Hudsonville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2158815 <5>
    • Georgetown Twp. Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Georgetown Twp. Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown Twp. Cemetery
      • The Georgetown Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Georgetown Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #206387 <5>
    • New Groningen Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The New Groningen Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Groningen Cemetery
    • Van Dam Family Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Bauer Road Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Bauer Road Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer Road Cemetery
    • Roselawn Memorial Gardens
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • East Holland Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The East Holland Cemetery is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Holland Cemetery
    • Overisel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Overisel Cemetery is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overisel Cemetery
    • Star Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Star Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Cemetery
    • Hanley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Hanley Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley Cemetery
    • Floral View Memorial Gardens
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jenison Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Jenison Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenison Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Beaverdam Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Beaverdam Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • South Blendon
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • South Blendon is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Blendon
  • Zeeland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Drenthe
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Drenthe is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenthe
  • Forest Grove Station
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Forest Grove Station is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove Station
  • Hudsonville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Forest Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Forest Grove is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
  • Jamestown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jamestown is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Bauer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Bauer is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer
  • Noordeloos
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Noordeloos is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noordeloos
  • Waverly
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Waverly is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Rusk
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Rusk is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
  • Jenison
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Allendale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Beechwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Beechwood is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
    • Holland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Burnips
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Burnips is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnips
      • Former name for Burnips:
      • Burnip's Corners
    • New Salem
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • New Salem is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
    • Fillmore
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Fillmore is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
    • North Dorr
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • North Dorr is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dorr
    • Grandville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Graafschap
      (11 miles [17.7 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 southwest)
      • Boyd is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
    • Diamond Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Diamond Springs is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Springs
    • Byron Center
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Eastmanville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Eastmanville is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastmanville
    • Lamont
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Lamont is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
    • Robinson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Robinson is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
    • West Olive
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Nearby communities with newspapers ...

The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Beaverdam Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ottawa County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Beaverdam Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

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

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Beaverdam Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Michigan:
  • Pages specific to Ottawa County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:

    • Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

    Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

    We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Beaverdam Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2106568  (Beaverdam Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2106568 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
      • BGN Class: cemetery
      • County: Ottawa
      • Est. Elev: 202 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Hudsonville West
      • Location given for Beaverdam Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.8477778     Lon: -85.9447222
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Ottawa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Beaverdam Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add.
    <5>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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.