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A visit to the Maple Grove 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 Maple Grove Cemetery ...

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

42.9056, -85.6184

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

The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Kent County<2>.

The county seat for Kent County is located in Grand Rapids. Grand Rapids lies just to the north northwest of the Maple Grove Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Maple Grove Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Maple Grove Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Garfield Park Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Rest Lawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Rest Lawn Cemetery is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Lawn Cemetery
  • Oakhill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Oakhill Cemetery is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhill Cemetery
    • The Oakhill Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Oak Hill Cemetery
    • Valley City Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1263 <5>
  • Pine Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
  • St. Andrews Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Andrews Cemetery
    • The St. Andrews Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Andrew's Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1573 <5>
  • Resurrection Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Resurrection Cemetery is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resurrection Cemetery
  • Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Teeple Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Teeple Cemetery is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teeple Cemetery
  • Fulton Street Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Blain Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Blain Cemetery is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blain Cemetery
  • Martin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Martin Cemetery is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Graceland Mausoleum
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Graceland Mausoleum is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland Mausoleum
    • Kent Memorial Gardens
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Kent Memorial Gardens is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Memorial Gardens
    • Dutton Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Dutton Cemetery is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton Cemetery
    • St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Fair Plains Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Fair Plains Cemetery is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Plains Cemetery
    • Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Grand Rapids.
      • The Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1123 <5>
    • Grandville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Winchester Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Winchester Cemetery is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Cemetery
    • Cascade Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Cascade Cemetery is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Cemetery
      • The Cascade Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Cascade Twp. Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1973044 <5>
    • Little Cook Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Little Cook Cemetery is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cook Cemetery
    • Ada Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Ada Cemetery is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Maple Grove Cemetery.

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

  • Kentwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • East Grand Rapids
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Clyde Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Clyde Park is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde Park
  • Dutton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Dutton is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
  • Grand Rapids
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Galewood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Galewood is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galewood
  • Urbandale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Urbandale is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbandale
  • Beverly
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Beverly is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
  • Wyoming
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Burlingame Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Burlingame Heights is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame Heights
  • Burlingame
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Burlingame is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame
  • Cutlerville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Carlisle
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Carlisle is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
    • Ada
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Forest Hills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Forest Hills is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
    • Grandville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Byron Center
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Corinth
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Corinth is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
    • Walker
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jenison
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Comstock Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Caledonia
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Northview
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Northview is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview
    • Kinney
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Kinney is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinney

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 Maple Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kent County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Maple Grove 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 Maple Grove Cemetery:

  • 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 Maple Grove Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1986064  (Maple Grove Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1986064 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: 212 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Grand Rapids East
      • Location given for Maple Grove Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.905584     Lon: -85.6183603
      • 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Maple Grove 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.