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A visit to the Memorial 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 Memorial Cemetery ...

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

42.7525, -86.1331

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

The Memorial Cemetery is located in Allegan County<2>.

The county seat for Allegan County is located in Allegan. Allegan lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the southeast of the Memorial Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Memorial Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Memorial Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Graafschap Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Graafschap Cemetery is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graafschap Cemetery
  • Graafschap Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • East Saugatuck Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Pilgrim Home Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • 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>
  • Lakewood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Lakewood Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Cemetery
  • Gibson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Gibson Cemetery is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
  • East Holland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The East Holland Cemetery is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Holland Cemetery
  • Roselawn Memorial Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • North Holland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The North Holland Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Holland Cemetery
  • New Groningen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The New Groningen Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Groningen Cemetery
  • Lake Shore Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Lake Shore Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Old Overisel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Old Overisel Cemetery is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Overisel Cemetery
    • New Overisel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The New Overisel Cemetery is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Overisel Cemetery
    • Ventura Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Ventura Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ventura Cemetery
    • Zeeland Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Noordeloos Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Noordeloos Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noordeloos Cemetery
    • Douglas Annex Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Douglas Annex Cemetery is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Annex Cemetery
    • Douglas Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Douglas Cemetery is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Cemetery
    • Manlius Twp. Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Manlius Twp. Cemetery is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manlius Twp. Cemetery
      • The Manlius Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Manlius Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1975820 <5>
    • Junction Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Junction Cemetery is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction Cemetery
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
    • Van Dam Family Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • West Drenthe Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 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 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Memorial Cemetery.

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

  • Graafschap
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Graafschap is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graafschap
  • Boyd
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Boyd is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
  • Holland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Beechwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Beechwood is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
  • Macatawa
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Waverly
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Waverly is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Fillmore
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Fillmore is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
  • Singapore ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Singapore is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singapore
  • Saugatuck
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Zeeland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Noordeloos
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Noordeloos is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noordeloos
  • Douglas
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Hamilton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Drenthe
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Drenthe is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenthe
    • Port Sheldon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Port Sheldon is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Sheldon
    • Fennville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Ganges
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Ganges is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganges
    • Diamond Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Diamond Springs is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Springs
    • West Olive
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Forest Grove Station
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • 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 Memorial Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Allegan County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Memorial Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Michigan:
  • Pages specific to Allegan 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 Memorial Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2574041  (Memorial Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2574041 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: Allegan
      • Est. Elev: 218 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Holland West
      • Location given for Memorial Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.7525     Lon: -86.1330556
      • 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 Allegan, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Memorial 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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