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A visit to the Lake Shore 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 Shore Cemetery ...

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

42.8284, -86.1970

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

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

The county seat for Ottawa County is located in Grand Haven. Grand Haven lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the north of the Lake Shore Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Lake Shore Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Lake Shore Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Ventura Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Ventura Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ventura Cemetery
  • Lakewood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Lakewood Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Cemetery
  • North Holland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The North Holland Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Holland Cemetery
  • Graafschap Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Graafschap Cemetery is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graafschap Cemetery
  • Graafschap Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Memorial Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Memorial Cemetery is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Cemetery
  • Pilgrim Home Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Pilgrim Home Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Home Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pilgrim Home Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Holland.
    • The Pilgrim Home Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Holland Twp. Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1371 <5>
  • Indian Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Indian Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cemetery
  • Roselawn Memorial Gardens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • New Groningen Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The New Groningen Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Groningen Cemetery
  • Noordeloos Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Noordeloos Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noordeloos Cemetery
  • Cobmosay Grave
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Cobmosay Grave is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobmosay Grave
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • East Saugatuck Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • East Holland Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The East Holland Cemetery is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Holland Cemetery
    • West Olive Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The West Olive Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Olive Cemetery
    • Gibson Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Gibson Cemetery is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
    • Zeeland Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Borculo Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Borculo Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borculo Cemetery
    • Olive Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Olive Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Cemetery
    • Grand Haven Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Grand Haven Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Haven Cemetery
    • Pine Ridge Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Pine Ridge Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge Cemetery
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
    • Old Overisel Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Old Overisel Cemetery is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Overisel Cemetery
    • New Overisel Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The New Overisel Cemetery is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Overisel Cemetery
    • West Drenthe Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The West Drenthe Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Drenthe Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Lake Shore Cemetery.

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

  • Macatawa
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Port Sheldon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Port Sheldon is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Sheldon
  • Beechwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Beechwood is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
  • Graafschap
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Graafschap is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graafschap
  • Holland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Waverly
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Waverly is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Noordeloos
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Noordeloos is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noordeloos
  • West Olive
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Boyd
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Boyd is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
  • Zeeland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Agnew
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Agnew is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnew
  • Singapore ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Singapore is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singapore
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Fillmore
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Fillmore is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
    • Saugatuck
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Douglas
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Rusk
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Rusk is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
    • Robinson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Robinson is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
    • Drenthe
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Drenthe is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenthe
    • Hamilton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • South Blendon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • South Blendon is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Blendon
    • Allendale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)

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 Shore 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 Shore Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Shore 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 Shore Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #629998  (Lake Shore Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #629998 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: 190 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Holland West
      • Location given for Lake Shore Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.8283549     Lon: -86.1969889
      • 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lake Shore 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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