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A visit to the Forest Grove 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 Forest Grove Cemetery ...

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

42.8045, -85.8709

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

The Forest Grove Cemetery 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 northwest of the Forest Grove Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Forest Grove Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Forest Grove Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Jamestown Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Jamestown Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Cemetery
  • Star Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Star Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Cemetery
  • Old Drenthe Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Old Drenthe Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Drenthe Cemetery
  • East Drenthe Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The East Drenthe Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Drenthe Cemetery
  • Beaverdam Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Beaverdam Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam Cemetery
  • Vriesland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Vriesland Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vriesland Cemetery
  • Old Vriesland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Old Vriesland Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Vriesland Cemetery
  • Overisel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Overisel Cemetery is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overisel Cemetery
  • Burnips Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Burnips Cemetery is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnips Cemetery
  • Salem Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Salem Cemetery is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
  • Shackhuddle Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • 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>
  • West Drenthe Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The West Drenthe Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Drenthe Cemetery
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Van Dam Family Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • St. Mary's Catholic Church of New Salem Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • St. Sebastian's Catholic Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Hanley Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Hanley Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley Cemetery
    • Floral View Memorial Gardens
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Blendon Twp. Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Bentheim Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Bentheim Cemetery is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentheim Cemetery
    • North Dorr Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The North Dorr Cemetery is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dorr Cemetery
    • Winegar Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Winegar Cemetery is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winegar Cemetery
    • Winegar Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Winegar Cemetery is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winegar Cemetery
    • Boynton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Boynton Cemetery is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton Cemetery
    • Jenison Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Jenison Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenison Cemetery
    • Georgetown Twp. Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • 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>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Forest Grove Cemetery.

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

  • Forest Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Forest Grove is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
  • Forest Grove Station
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Forest Grove Station is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove Station
  • Jamestown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jamestown is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Drenthe
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Drenthe is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenthe
  • New Salem
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • New Salem is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
  • Hudsonville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Burnips
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Burnips is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnips
    • Former name for Burnips:
    • Burnip's Corners
  • North Dorr
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • North Dorr is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dorr
  • South Blendon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • South Blendon is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Blendon
  • Byron Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Zeeland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Bauer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Bauer is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Diamond Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Diamond Springs is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Springs
    • Jenison
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Dorr
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Carlisle
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Carlisle is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
    • Grandville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Noordeloos
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Noordeloos is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noordeloos
    • Fillmore
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Fillmore is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
    • Corinth
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Corinth is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
    • Cutlerville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Burlingame
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Burlingame is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame
    • Burlingame Heights
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Burlingame Heights is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame Heights
    • Hamilton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hilliards
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Hilliards is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliards
    • Moline
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Moline is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moline
    • Clyde Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Clyde Park is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde Park
    • Wyoming
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Beverly
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Beverly is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
    • Waverly
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Waverly is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly

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 Forest Grove 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 Forest Grove 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 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 Forest Grove 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 Forest Grove Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #626257  (Forest Grove Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #626257 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: 242 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Hudsonville East
      • Location given for Forest Grove Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.8044712     Lon: -85.8708674
      • 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- Forest Grove 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.