A visit to the Jenison Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Jenison Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Jenison Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Jenison Cemetery
Lat: 42.8897° (42° 53' 22")
Lon: -85.8020° (-85° 48' 7")
The Jenison Cemetery is located in Ottawa County<2>.
The county seat for Ottawa County is located in Grand Haven. Grand Haven lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Jenison Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Jenison Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Jenison Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Floral View Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Floral View Memorial Gardens
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Floral View Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Floral View Memorial Gardens is located in Ottawa County
- Georgetown Twp. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Georgetown Twp. Cemetery
- The Georgetown Twp. Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
- The Georgetown Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Georgetown Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #206387 <5>
- Shackhuddle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shackhuddle Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shackhuddle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Shackhuddle Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
- 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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hanley Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hanley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hanley Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
- Grandville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grandville Cemetery
- The Grandville Cemetery is located in Kent County
- 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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bauer Road Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bauer Road Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bauer Road Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
- River Bend Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the River Bend Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the River Bend Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The River Bend Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Boynton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boynton Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boynton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Boynton Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Church Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Church Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
- Blendon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blendon Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blendon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Blendon Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
- Jamestown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jamestown Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jamestown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Jamestown Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
- Rosedale Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosedale Memorial Park
- The Rosedale Memorial Park is located in Ottawa County
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Zutphen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zutphen Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zutphen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Zutphen Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
- Forest Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Forest Grove Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
- Star Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Star Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Star Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Star Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
- St. Sebastian's Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Sebastian's Catholic Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Sebastian's Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Sebastian's Catholic Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Winchester Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winchester Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Winchester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Winchester Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Kent Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kent Memorial Gardens
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kent Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Kent Memorial Gardens is located in Kent County
- Resurrection Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Resurrection Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Resurrection Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Resurrection Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Beaverdam Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaverdam Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beaverdam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Beaverdam Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
- Winegar Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winegar Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Winegar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Winegar Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Winegar Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winegar Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Winegar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Winegar Cemetery is located in Kent County
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 Jenison Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Jenison Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Jenison
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Grandville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hudsonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jamestown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jamestown is located in Ottawa County
- Burlingame
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame
- Burlingame is located in Kent County
- Burlingame Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame Heights
- Burlingame Heights is located in Kent County
- Clyde Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde Park
- Clyde Park is located in Kent County
- Wyoming
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Beverly
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Beverly is located in Kent County
- Urbandale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbandale
- Urbandale is located in Kent County
- Bauer
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bauer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer
- Bauer is located in Ottawa County
- Forest Grove Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove Station
- Forest Grove Station is located in Ottawa County
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Byron Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Galewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galewood
- Galewood is located in Kent County
- South Blendon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Blendon
- South Blendon is located in Ottawa County
- Forest Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
- Forest Grove is located in Ottawa County
- Carlisle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carlisle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Carlisle is located in Kent County
- Cutlerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cutlerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutlerville
- Cutlerville is located in Kent County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cutlerville <6>
- Walker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Walker is located in Kent County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,265 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walker <6>
- North Dorr
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Dorr have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dorr
- North Dorr is located in Kent County
- Grand Rapids
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kinney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kinney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinney
- Kinney is located in Kent County
- New Salem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- New Salem is located in Allegan County
- Lamont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
- Lamont is located in Ottawa County
- Allendale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Allendale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Allendale is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allendale <6>
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 Jenison 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 Jenison Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Allendale
- Byron Center
- Grand Rapids
- Grandville
- Hudsonville
- Jenison
- Wyoming
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 Jenison Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Ottawa County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
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 Jenison Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #629254 (Jenison Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #629254 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Grandville
- County: Ottawa Elev: 188
- Location given for GNIS #629254 (Jenison Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Ottawa County: www.co.ottawa.mi.us/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Jenison Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8897, Longitude: -85.8020 In this case, the coordinates for the Jenison Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<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. |
<7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |