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A visit to the Kent Memorial Gardens ...

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 Kent Memorial Gardens ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Kent Memorial Gardens:

42.8356, -85.6884

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

The Kent Memorial Gardens is located in Kent County<2>.

The county seat for Kent County is located in Grand Rapids. Grand Rapids lies just to the north of the Kent Memorial Gardens .

Open a Google Map centered on the Kent Memorial Gardens.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Kent Memorial Gardens.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Kent Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first.

  • Boynton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Boynton Cemetery is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton Cemetery
  • Weaver Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Weaver Cemetery is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
  • Blain Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Blain Cemetery is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blain Cemetery
  • Pine Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
  • Resurrection Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Resurrection Cemetery is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resurrection Cemetery
  • St. Sebastian's Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Winegar Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • 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 southwest)
    • The Winegar Cemetery is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winegar Cemetery
  • South Gaines Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The South Gaines Cemetery is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gaines Cemetery
  • Grandville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Hanley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Hanley Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley Cemetery
  • North Dorr Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The North Dorr Cemetery is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dorr Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Jones Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Jones Cemetery is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
    • Dutton Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Dutton Cemetery is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton Cemetery
    • Maple Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Rest Lawn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Rest Lawn Cemetery is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Lawn Cemetery
    • Jenison Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Jenison Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenison Cemetery
    • Floral View Memorial Gardens
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Kent Memorial Gardens.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Kent Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first:

  • Carlisle
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Carlisle is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
  • Cutlerville
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Byron Center
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Corinth
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Corinth is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
  • Burlingame
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Burlingame is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame
  • Clyde Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Clyde Park is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde Park
  • Beverly
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Beverly is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
  • Burlingame Heights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Burlingame Heights is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame Heights
  • North Dorr
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • North Dorr is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dorr
  • Dutton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Dutton is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
  • Kentwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Wyoming
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Moline
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Moline is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moline
    • Galewood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Galewood is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galewood
    • Grandville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Urbandale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Urbandale is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbandale
    • Dorr
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jenison
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jamestown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jamestown is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • New Salem
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • New Salem is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
    • East Grand Rapids
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Grand Rapids
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Forest Grove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Forest Grove is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
    • Caledonia
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Hudsonville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Forest Grove Station
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Forest Grove Station is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove Station

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 Kent Memorial Gardens. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kent County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Kent Memorial Gardens.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Kent Memorial Gardens:

  • 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 Kent Memorial Gardens:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #629605  (Kent Memorial Gardens)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #629605 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: 207 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Cutlerville
      • Location given for Kent Memorial Gardens:
      • Lat: 42.8355843     Lon: -85.6883611
      • 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kent Memorial Gardens) 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.