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A visit to the New Groningen 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 New Groningen Cemetery ...

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

42.7992, -86.0450

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

The New Groningen Cemetery is located in Ottawa County<2>.

The county seat for Ottawa County is located in Grand Haven. Grand Haven lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the north northwest of the New Groningen Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the New Groningen Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the New Groningen Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Zeeland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Noordeloos Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Noordeloos Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noordeloos Cemetery
  • Pilgrim Home Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • East Holland Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The East Holland Cemetery is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Holland Cemetery
  • North Holland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The North Holland Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Holland Cemetery
  • West Drenthe Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The West Drenthe Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Drenthe Cemetery
  • Old Vriesland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Old Vriesland Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Vriesland Cemetery
  • Vriesland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Vriesland Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vriesland Cemetery
  • Graafschap Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Graafschap Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Graafschap Cemetery is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graafschap Cemetery
  • Memorial Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Memorial Cemetery is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Cemetery
  • Old Overisel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Old Overisel Cemetery is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Overisel Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • New Overisel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The New Overisel Cemetery is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Overisel Cemetery
    • Van Dam Family Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • East Drenthe Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The East Drenthe Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Drenthe Cemetery
    • Old Drenthe Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Old Drenthe Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Drenthe Cemetery
    • Borculo Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Borculo Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borculo Cemetery
    • East Saugatuck Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Overisel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Overisel Cemetery is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overisel Cemetery
    • Beaverdam Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Beaverdam Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam Cemetery

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 New Groningen Cemetery.

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

  • Zeeland
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Waverly
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Waverly is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Holland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Noordeloos
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Noordeloos is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noordeloos
  • Beechwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Beechwood is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
  • Graafschap
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Graafschap is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graafschap
  • Boyd
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Boyd is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
  • Fillmore
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Fillmore is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
  • Drenthe
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Drenthe is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenthe
  • Macatawa
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Hamilton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Forest Grove Station
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Forest Grove Station is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove Station
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • South Blendon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • South Blendon is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Blendon
    • Forest Grove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Forest Grove is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
    • Jamestown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jamestown is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Hudsonville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • West Olive
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Port Sheldon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Port Sheldon is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Sheldon
    • Singapore ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Singapore is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singapore
    • Diamond Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Diamond Springs is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Springs
    • Burnips
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Burnips is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnips
      • Former name for Burnips:
      • Burnip's Corners
    • Bauer
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Bauer is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer
    • Rusk
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Rusk is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
    • Saugatuck
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • New Salem
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • New Salem is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
    • Allendale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)

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 New Groningen 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 New Groningen 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 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 New Groningen 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 New Groningen Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #633319  (New Groningen Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #633319 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: 180 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Holland East
      • Location given for New Groningen Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.799191     Lon: -86.0450401
      • 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- New Groningen 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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