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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. 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 Jenison Cemetery ...

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

42.8897, -85.8020

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

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 .

Open a Google Map centered on 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)
  • Georgetown Twp. Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • 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>
  • Shackhuddle Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Hanley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Hanley Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley Cemetery
  • Grandville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Grandville Cemetery is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandville Cemetery
    • 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)
    • The Bauer Road Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer Road Cemetery
  • River Bend Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The River Bend Cemetery is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend Cemetery
  • Boynton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Boynton Cemetery is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton Cemetery
  • Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Church Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Cemetery
  • Blendon Twp. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • 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>
  • Jamestown Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Jamestown Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Cemetery
  • Rosedale Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Rosedale Memorial Park is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Memorial Park
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Zutphen Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Zutphen Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zutphen Cemetery
    • Forest Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Forest Grove Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove Cemetery
    • Star Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Star Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Cemetery
    • St. Sebastian's Catholic Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Winchester Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Winchester Cemetery is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Cemetery
    • Kent Memorial Gardens
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Kent Memorial Gardens is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Memorial Gardens
    • Resurrection Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Resurrection Cemetery is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resurrection Cemetery
    • Beaverdam Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Beaverdam Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam Cemetery
    • Winegar Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Winegar Cemetery is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winegar Cemetery
    • Winegar Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Winegar Cemetery is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winegar 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 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)
    • Jamestown is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Burlingame
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Burlingame is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame
  • Burlingame Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Burlingame Heights is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame Heights
  • Clyde Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Clyde Park is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde Park
  • Wyoming
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Beverly
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Beverly is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
  • Urbandale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Urbandale is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbandale
  • Bauer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bauer is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer
  • Forest Grove Station
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Forest Grove Station is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove Station
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Byron Center
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Galewood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Galewood is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galewood
    • South Blendon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • South Blendon is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Blendon
    • Forest Grove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Forest Grove is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
    • Carlisle
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Carlisle is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
    • Cutlerville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Walker
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • North Dorr
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • North Dorr is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dorr
    • Grand Rapids
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Kinney
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Kinney is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinney
    • New Salem
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • New Salem is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
    • Lamont
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Lamont is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
    • Allendale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)

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.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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:

    • 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: In 2021, GNIS record #629254 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: Grandville
      • Location given for Jenison Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.8897483     Lon: -85.8019783
      • 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- Jenison 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.