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A visit to the Elmwood 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 Elmwood Cemetery ...

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

43.0053, -85.8919

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

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

The county seat for Ottawa County is located in Grand Haven. Grand Haven lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Elmwood Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Elmwood Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Elmwood Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Allendale Twp. Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Eastmanville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Eastmanville Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastmanville Cemetery
  • Marne Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Marne Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marne Cemetery
  • St. Mary's Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
  • Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Church Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Cemetery
  • Maple Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
  • Coopersville - Polkton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Coopersville - Polkton Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopersville - Polkton Cemetery
    • 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>
  • Rosedale Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Rosedale Memorial Park is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Memorial Park
  • Wells Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Wells Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
  • Bauer Road Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Bauer Road Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer Road Cemetery
  • St. Michael's Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Michael's Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michael's Cemetery
  • Ottawa Center Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Ottawa Center Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa Center Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Rusk Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Rusk Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk Cemetery
    • Blendon Twp. Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Georgetown Twp. Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • River Bend Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The River Bend Cemetery is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend Cemetery
    • Robinson Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Robinson Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
    • White Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The White Cemetery is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
    • Brooklawn Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Brooklawn Cemetery is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklawn Cemetery
    • Cross Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Cross Cemetery is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cemetery
    • St. Joseph's Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Joseph's Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph's Cemetery
    • Big Springs Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Big Springs Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Elmwood Cemetery.

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

  • Lamont
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Lamont is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
  • Allendale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Marne
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Eastmanville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Eastmanville is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastmanville
  • Coopersville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Bauer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Bauer is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer
  • Rusk
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Rusk is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
  • Kinney
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Kinney is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinney
  • Walker
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • South Blendon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • South Blendon is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Blendon
  • Jenison
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Wright
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Wright is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Conklin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Hudsonville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Grandville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Robinson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Robinson is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
    • Beverly
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Beverly is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
    • Nunica
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Burlingame
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Burlingame is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame
    • Burlingame Heights
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Burlingame Heights is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame Heights
    • Wyoming
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Urbandale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Urbandale is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbandale
    • Galewood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Galewood is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galewood
    • Grand Rapids
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Comstock Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Lisbon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Lisbon is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon

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 Elmwood 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 Elmwood Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 websites are open to everyone.

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

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2571630  (Elmwood Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2571630 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: 198 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Coopersville
      • Location given for Elmwood Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.0052778     Lon: -85.8919444
      • 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- Elmwood 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.