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A visit to the Jamestown 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 Jamestown Cemetery ...

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

42.8164, -85.8411

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

The Jamestown 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 Jamestown Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Jamestown Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Jamestown Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Zutphen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Zutphen Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zutphen Cemetery
  • Forest Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Forest Grove Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove Cemetery
  • Star Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Star Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Cemetery
  • Hanley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Hanley Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley Cemetery
  • Shackhuddle Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • 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>
  • St. Sebastian's Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Winegar Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Winegar Cemetery is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winegar Cemetery
  • Winegar Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Winegar Cemetery is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winegar Cemetery
  • Floral View Memorial Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Georgetown Twp. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 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>
  • Beaverdam Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Beaverdam Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam Cemetery
  • Vriesland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Vriesland Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vriesland Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Old Vriesland Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Old Vriesland Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Vriesland Cemetery
    • Old Drenthe Cemetery
      (5 miles [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
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The East Drenthe Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Drenthe Cemetery
    • Burnips Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Burnips Cemetery is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnips Cemetery
    • Salem Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
    • St. Mary's Catholic Church of New Salem Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • North Dorr Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The North Dorr Cemetery is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dorr Cemetery
    • Boynton Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Boynton Cemetery is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton Cemetery
    • Jenison Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Jenison Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenison Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Jamestown Cemetery.

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

  • Jamestown
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jamestown is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Forest Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Forest Grove is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
  • Forest Grove Station
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Forest Grove Station is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove Station
  • Hudsonville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • 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
  • Drenthe
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Drenthe is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenthe
  • 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
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • North Dorr is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dorr
  • Byron Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jenison
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • 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
  • Bauer
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Bauer is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Grandville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Dorr
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Carlisle
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Carlisle is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
    • Diamond Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Diamond Springs is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Springs
    • Corinth
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Corinth is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
    • Cutlerville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Clyde Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Clyde Park is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde Park
    • Burlingame
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Burlingame is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame
    • Wyoming
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Burlingame Heights
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Burlingame Heights is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame Heights
    • Beverly
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Beverly is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
    • Zeeland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Moline
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Moline is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moline
    • Urbandale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Urbandale is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbandale
    • Galewood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Galewood is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galewood

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 Jamestown 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 Jamestown Cemetery.

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 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 Jamestown 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 Jamestown Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #629207  (Jamestown Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #629207 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: 231 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Hudsonville East
      • Location given for Jamestown Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.8164159     Lon: -85.8411444
      • 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- Jamestown 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.