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A visit to the Borculo 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 Borculo Cemetery ...

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

42.8811, -86.0200

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

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

The county seat for Ottawa County is located in Grand Haven. Grand Haven lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the northwest of the Borculo Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Borculo Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Borculo Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Noordeloos Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Noordeloos Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noordeloos Cemetery
  • Olive Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Olive Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Cemetery
  • Beaverdam Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Beaverdam Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam Cemetery
  • New Groningen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The New Groningen Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Groningen Cemetery
  • Zeeland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Vriesland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Vriesland Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vriesland Cemetery
  • Blendon Twp. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • 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>
  • Rusk Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Rusk Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk Cemetery
  • West Olive Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The West Olive Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Olive Cemetery
  • North Holland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The North Holland Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Holland Cemetery
  • Roselawn Memorial Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Old Vriesland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Old Vriesland Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Vriesland Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Pilgrim Home Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Pilgrim Home Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • 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 <5>
    • West Drenthe Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The West Drenthe Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Drenthe Cemetery
    • East Holland Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The East Holland Cemetery is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Holland Cemetery
    • Van Dam Family Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Old Drenthe Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Old Drenthe Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Drenthe Cemetery
    • East Drenthe Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The East Drenthe Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Drenthe Cemetery
    • Zutphen Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Zutphen Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zutphen Cemetery
    • Georgetown Twp. Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Bauer Road Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Bauer Road Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer Road Cemetery

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 Borculo Cemetery.

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

  • Noordeloos
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Noordeloos is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noordeloos
  • Zeeland
    (4 miles [6.4 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
  • Rusk
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Rusk is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
  • Waverly
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Waverly is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Bauer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bauer is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer
  • Beechwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Beechwood is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
  • Drenthe
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Drenthe is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenthe
  • 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)
  • Allendale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • West Olive
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Holland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
    • Forest Grove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Forest Grove is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
    • Jamestown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jamestown is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Eastmanville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Eastmanville is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastmanville
    • Agnew
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Agnew is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnew
    • Port Sheldon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Port Sheldon is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Sheldon
    • Graafschap
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Graafschap is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graafschap
    • Lamont
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Lamont is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
    • 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
    • Jenison
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Macatawa
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)

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 Borculo Cemetery. The following communities are located in Ottawa County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Borculo 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 Borculo Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2571626  (Borculo Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2571626 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: 208 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Borculo
      • Location given for Borculo Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.8811111     Lon: -86.02
      • 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 '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- Borculo 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.
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