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A visit to the Indian 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 Indian Cemetery ...

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

42.9431, -86.2128

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

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

The county seat for Ottawa County is located in Grand Haven. Grand Haven lies just to the north of the Indian Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Indian Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Indian Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Pine Ridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Pine Ridge Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge Cemetery
  • Grand Haven Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Grand Haven Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Haven Cemetery
  • West Olive Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The West Olive Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Olive Cemetery
  • Ventura Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Ventura Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ventura Cemetery
  • Lake Forest Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Lake Forest Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Forest Cemetery
  • Lake Shore Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Lake Shore Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore Cemetery
  • Olive Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Olive Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Cemetery
  • Lakewood Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The Lakewood Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Cemetery
  • Spring Lake Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The Spring Lake Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake Cemetery
  • North Holland Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • The North Holland Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Holland Cemetery
  • Noordeloos Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • The Noordeloos Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noordeloos Cemetery
  • Borculo Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • The Borculo Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borculo Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Rusk Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Rusk Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk Cemetery
    • Ottawa Center Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Ottawa Center Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa Center Cemetery
    • Robinson Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Robinson Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
    • Nunica Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Nunica Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunica Cemetery
    • Graafschap Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The Graafschap Cemetery is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graafschap Cemetery
    • Graafschap Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Pilgrim Home Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Roselawn Memorial Gardens
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)

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 Indian Cemetery.

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

  • Agnew
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Agnew is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnew
  • Port Sheldon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Port Sheldon is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Sheldon
  • West Olive
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Robinson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Robinson is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
  • Grand Haven
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Ferrysburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Spring Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Noordeloos
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Noordeloos is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noordeloos
  • Rusk
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Rusk is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
  • Macatawa
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Beechwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Beechwood is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
  • Waverly
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Waverly is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Nunica
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Holland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Fruitport
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Graafschap
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Graafschap is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graafschap
    • Zeeland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Allendale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Eastmanville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Eastmanville is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastmanville
    • South Blendon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • South Blendon is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Blendon
    • Bauer
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Bauer is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer
    • Norton Shores
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Boyd
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Boyd is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
    • Lamont
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Lamont is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
    • Coopersville
      (16 miles [25.7 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 Indian 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 Indian Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Indian 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 Indian Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2571619  (Indian Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2571619 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: 188 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Port Sheldon
      • Location given for Indian Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.9430556     Lon: -86.2127778
      • 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Indian 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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