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A visit to the Floral View Memorial Gardens ...

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 Floral View Memorial Gardens ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Floral View Memorial Gardens:

42.8700, -85.8034

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

The Floral View Memorial Gardens is located in Ottawa County<2>.

The county seat for Ottawa County is located in Grand Haven. Grand Haven lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Floral View Memorial Gardens .

Open a Google Map centered on the Floral View Memorial Gardens.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Floral View Memorial Gardens.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Floral View Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first.

  • Shackhuddle Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Hanley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Hanley Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley Cemetery
  • Jenison Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Jenison Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenison Cemetery
  • Georgetown Twp. Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Boynton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Boynton Cemetery is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton Cemetery
  • Grandville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Grandville Cemetery is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandville Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Grandville Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Grandville.
    • The Grandville Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Wyoming Cemetery
    • Wyoming Twp. Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #183676 <5>
  • Bauer Road Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Bauer Road Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer Road Cemetery
  • Jamestown Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Jamestown Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Cemetery
  • River Bend Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The River Bend Cemetery is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend Cemetery
  • Blendon Twp. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • 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>
  • Zutphen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Zutphen Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zutphen Cemetery
  • Forest Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Forest Grove Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Star Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Star Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Cemetery
    • St. Sebastian's Catholic Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Winegar Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Winegar Cemetery is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winegar Cemetery
    • Winegar Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Winegar Cemetery is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winegar Cemetery
    • Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Church Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Cemetery
    • Winchester Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Winchester Cemetery is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Cemetery
    • Kent Memorial Gardens
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Kent Memorial Gardens is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Memorial Gardens
    • Resurrection Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Resurrection Cemetery is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resurrection Cemetery
    • Rosedale Memorial Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Rosedale Memorial Park is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Memorial Park

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 Floral View Memorial Gardens.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Floral View Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first:

  • Jenison
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Jamestown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jamestown is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Grandville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hudsonville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Forest Grove Station
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Forest Grove Station is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove Station
  • Forest Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Forest Grove is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
  • Byron Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Burlingame
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Burlingame is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame
  • Wyoming
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Burlingame Heights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Burlingame Heights is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame Heights
  • Beverly
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Beverly is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
  • Carlisle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Carlisle is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Clyde Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Clyde Park is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde Park
    • Urbandale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Urbandale is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbandale
    • Galewood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Galewood is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galewood
    • Bauer
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Bauer is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer
    • South Blendon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • South Blendon is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Blendon
    • North Dorr
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • North Dorr is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dorr
    • Cutlerville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • New Salem
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • New Salem is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
    • Walker
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Drenthe
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Drenthe is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenthe
    • Burnips
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Burnips is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnips
      • Former name for Burnips:
      • Burnip's Corners
    • Corinth
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Corinth is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
    • Grand Rapids
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)

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 Floral View Memorial Gardens. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ottawa County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Floral View Memorial Gardens.

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 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 Floral View Memorial Gardens:

  • 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 Floral View Memorial Gardens:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #626186  (Floral View Memorial Gardens)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #626186 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: 219 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Hudsonville East
      • Location given for Floral View Memorial Gardens:
      • Lat: 42.8700265     Lon: -85.8033666
      • 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Floral View Memorial Gardens) 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.