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A visit to the Big Springs Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Big Springs Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Big Springs Cemetery

Lat:   43.1189°   (43° 7' 8")

Lon:   -85.8389°   (-85° 50' 20")

The Big Springs Cemetery is located in Ottawa County<2>.

The county seat for Ottawa County is located in Grand Haven. Grand Haven lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the west of the Big Springs Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Big Springs Cemetery.<4>

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

  • St. Joseph's Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph's Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Joseph's Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
  • Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Trinity Lutheran Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
  • St. Francis Xavier's Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Francis Xavier's Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Francis Xavier's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Francis Xavier's Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
  • McNitt Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McNitt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McNitt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McNitt Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
  • Wells Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wells Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wells Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wells Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
  • Lisbon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lisbon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lisbon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lisbon Cemetery is located in Kent County
  • Maple Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
  • Bennet Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bennet Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bennet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bennet Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
  • Coopersville - Polkton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coopersville - Polkton Cemetery
    • The Coopersville - Polkton Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Coopersville - Polkton Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Coopersville.
    • The Coopersville - Polkton Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Coopersville Cemetery
    • Polkton Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #312 <5>
  • St. Mary's Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
  • Cross Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cross Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cross Cemetery is located in Kent County
  • Ravenna Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ravenna Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ravenna Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ravenna Cemetery is located in Muskegon County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Marne Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marne Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Marne Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Alpine Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alpine Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alpine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Alpine Cemetery is located in Kent County
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Kent County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenwood Cemetery is located in Sparta.
    • South Casnovia Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Casnovia Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Casnovia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The South Casnovia Cemetery is located in Muskegon County
    • Hilton Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hilton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hilton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hilton Cemetery is located in Muskegon County
    • Bell Place Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bell Place Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bell Place Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bell Place Cemetery is located in Muskegon County
    • St. Catherine's Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Catherine's Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Catherine's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Catherine's Cemetery is located in Muskegon County
    • Fairplains Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairplains Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairplains Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fairplains Cemetery is located in Kent County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Big Springs Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Big Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Wright
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
    • Wright is located in Ottawa County
  • Conklin
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Lisbon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lisbon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
    • Lisbon is located in Kent County
  • Marne
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marne
    • Marne is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marne <6>
  • Coopersville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Kinney
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kinney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinney
    • Kinney is located in Kent County
  • Slocum
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Slocum. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
    • Slocum is located in Muskegon County
  • Sparta
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Ravenna
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravenna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenna
    • Ravenna is located in Muskegon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,276 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravenna <6>
  • Lamont
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
    • Lamont is located in Ottawa County
  • Kent City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent City
    • Kent City is located in Kent County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,212 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent City <6>
  • Casnovia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casnovia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casnovia
    • Casnovia is located in Kent County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casnovia <6>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Canada Corners
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Corners
      • Canada Corners is located in Muskegon County
    • Eastmanville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastmanville
      • Eastmanville is located in Ottawa County
    • Walker
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
      • Walker is located in Kent County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,265 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walker <6>
    • Comstock Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Morgan Corners
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morgan Corners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Corners
      • Morgan Corners is located in Muskegon County
    • Nunica
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nunica have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunica
      • Nunica is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nunica <6>
    • Allendale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Allendale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
      • Allendale is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allendale <6>
    • Belmont
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Bailey
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bailey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
      • Bailey is located in Muskegon County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bailey <6>
    • Sullivan
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
      • Sullivan is located in Muskegon County
    • Grand Rapids
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Northview
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview
      • Northview is located in Kent County
    • Ashland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ashland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
      • Ashland is located in Newaygo County

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 Big Springs 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 Big Springs Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Big Springs Cemetery:

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 Big Springs Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #2571627  (Big Springs Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #2571627 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Marne
    • County: Ottawa         Elev: 257
    • Location given for GNIS #2571627 (Big Springs Cemetery)

The official website for Ottawa County: www.co.ottawa.mi.us/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Big Springs Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1189, Longitude: -85.8389       In this case, the coordinates for the Big Springs Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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