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A visit to the Lake Forest 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 Lake Forest Cemetery ...

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

43.0514, -86.2370

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

The Lake Forest Cemetery is located in Ottawa County<2>.

The county seat for Ottawa County is located in Grand Haven. Grand Haven lies just to the northeast of the Lake Forest Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Lake Forest Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Lake Forest Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Pine Ridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Pine Ridge Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge Cemetery
  • Spring Lake Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Spring Lake Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake Cemetery
  • Grand Haven Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Grand Haven Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Haven Cemetery
  • Cobmosay Grave
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Cobmosay Grave is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobmosay Grave
  • Indian Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Indian Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cemetery
  • Nunica Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Nunica Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunica Cemetery
  • Fruitport Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Fruitport Cemetery is located in Muskegon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitport Cemetery
  • Norton Shores Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Norton Shores Cemetery is located in Muskegon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Shores Cemetery
  • St. Gregory's Episcopal Church Courtyard Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Robinson Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Robinson Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
  • Mona View Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The Mona View Cemetery is located in Muskegon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mona View Cemetery
  • West Olive Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • The West Olive Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Olive Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Ottawa Center Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Ottawa Center Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa Center Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Muskegon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • Lakeside Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Lakeside Cemetery is located in Muskegon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lakeside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Muskegon.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #885 <5>
    • Olive Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Olive Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Cemetery
    • St. Michael's Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The St. Michael's Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michael's Cemetery
    • Sunrise Memorial Gardens
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Oakwood Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Muskegon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakwood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Muskegon.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1297 <5>
    • Indian Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Indian Cemetery is located in Muskegon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cemetery
    • Sullivan Twp. Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Sullivan Twp. Cemetery is located in Muskegon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan Twp. Cemetery
    • Restlawn Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Restlawn Cemetery is located in Muskegon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Restlawn Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Restlawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Muskegon.
      • The Restlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Greenwood Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1461 <5>
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Muskegon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Muskegon.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #476 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Lake Forest Cemetery.

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

  • Grand Haven
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Spring Lake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Ferrysburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Agnew
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Agnew is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnew
  • Fruitport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Norton Shores
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Robinson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Robinson is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
  • Nunica
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • West Olive
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Roosevelt Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Port Sheldon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Port Sheldon is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Sheldon
  • Muskegon Heights
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Muskegon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Rusk
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Rusk is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
    • Sullivan
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Sullivan is located in Muskegon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
    • Eastmanville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Eastmanville is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastmanville
    • North Muskegon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Allendale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Coopersville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Wolf Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Wolf Lake is located in Muskegon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake

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 Lake Forest 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 Lake Forest Cemetery.

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 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 Lake Forest 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 Lake Forest Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #629974  (Lake Forest Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #629974 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: 204 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Grand Haven
      • Location given for Lake Forest Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.0514068     Lon: -86.2369974
      • 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lake Forest 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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