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A visit to the Fulton Street 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 Fulton Street Cemetery ...

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

42.9639, -85.6486

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

The Fulton Street Cemetery is located in Kent County<2>.

The county seat for Kent County is located in Grand Rapids. Grand Rapids lies just to the west of the Fulton Street Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Fulton Street Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Fulton Street Cemetery.<4>

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

  • St. Andrews Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Andrews Cemetery
    • The St. Andrews Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Andrew's Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1573 <5>
  • Oakhill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Oakhill Cemetery is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhill Cemetery
    • The Oakhill Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Oak Hill Cemetery
    • Valley City Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1263 <5>
  • Fair Plains Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Fair Plains Cemetery is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Plains Cemetery
  • Grand Rapids Veterans Home Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Veterans Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Veterans Cemetery is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veterans Cemetery
  • Lithuanian Freedom Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Lithuanian Freedom Cemetery is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithuanian Freedom Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lithuanian Freedom Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Grand Rapids.
    • The Lithuanian Freedom Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Freedom Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2166861 <5>
  • St.s Peter & Paul's Lithuanian Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Ahavas Israel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Ahavas Israel Cemetery is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ahavas Israel Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ahavas Israel Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Grand Rapids.
    • The Ahavas Israel Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Achim Cemetery
    • Ahavis Achim Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3 <5>
  • St.s Peter and Paul Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The St.s Peter and Paul Cemetery is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St.s Peter and Paul Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St.s Peter and Paul Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Grand Rapids.
    • The St.s Peter and Paul Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St.s Peter - Paul Lithuanian Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1961493 <5>
  • Washington Park Memorial Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Washington Park Memorial Gardens is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Park Memorial Gardens
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Washington Park Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Grand Rapids.
    • The Washington Park Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
    • Washington Park Cemetery
    • Washington Park Memorial Garden
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1907 <5>
  • Blood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Blood Cemetery is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blood Cemetery
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenwood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Grand Rapids.
    • Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Grand Rapids.
      • The Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1123 <5>
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
      • The Woodlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Walker Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2002 <5>
    • Garfield Park Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Lamareaux Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The Lamareaux Cemetery is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamareaux Cemetery
    • White Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The White Cemetery is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
    • Rest Lawn Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The Rest Lawn Cemetery is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Lawn Cemetery
    • Maple Grove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Martin Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The Martin Cemetery is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
    • Graceland Mausoleum
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The Graceland Mausoleum is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland Mausoleum
    • Mason Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Mason Cemetery is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason 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 Fulton Street Cemetery.

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

  • Grand Rapids
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • East Grand Rapids
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Galewood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Galewood is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galewood
  • Urbandale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Urbandale is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbandale
  • Beverly
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Beverly is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
  • Burlingame Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Burlingame Heights is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame Heights
  • Wyoming
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Clyde Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Clyde Park is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde Park
  • Comstock Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Burlingame
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Burlingame is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame
  • Walker
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Grandville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Kentwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Northview
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Northview is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview
    • Belmont
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Kinney
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Kinney is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinney
    • Jenison
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Cutlerville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Ada
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Forest Hills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Forest Hills is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
    • Carlisle
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Carlisle is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
    • Dutton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Dutton is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
    • Cannonsburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Marne
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Byron Center
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)

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 Fulton Street Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kent County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Fulton Street Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Michigan:
  • Pages specific to Kent 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 Fulton Street Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #626569  (Fulton Street Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #626569 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: Kent
      • Est. Elev: 230 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Grand Rapids West
      • Location given for Fulton Street Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.9639158     Lon: -85.648641
      • 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 Kent, 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 from Point A (ie- Fulton Street 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.