A visit to the North Dorr 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 North Dorr Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the North Dorr Cemetery:
42.7681, -85.7625
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the North Dorr Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The North Dorr Cemetery is located in Allegan County<2>.
The county seat for Allegan County is located in Allegan. Allegan lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the south southwest of the North Dorr Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the North Dorr Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the North Dorr Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from North Dorr Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Mary's Catholic Church of New Salem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Winegar Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Winegar Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winegar Cemetery
- Winegar Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Winegar Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winegar Cemetery
- St. Sebastian's Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Star Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Star Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Cemetery
- Dorr Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Dorr Cemetery is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorr Cemetery
- Burnips Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Burnips Cemetery is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnips Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Weaver Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Weaver Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
- Boynton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Boynton Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton Cemetery
- Jamestown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Jamestown Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Tanner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Tanner Cemetery is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner Cemetery
- Winchester Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Winchester Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Cemetery
- Kent Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hanley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Hanley Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley Cemetery
- Zutphen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Zutphen Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zutphen Cemetery
- Forest Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Forest Grove Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove Cemetery
- St. Stanislaus' Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Floral View Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Shackhuddle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Shackhuddle Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackhuddle Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shackhuddle Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Hudsonville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2158815 <5>
- South Gaines Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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 North Dorr Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from North Dorr Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- North Dorr
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- North Dorr is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dorr
- New Salem
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Salem is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Dorr
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Byron Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Burnips
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Burnips is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnips
- Former name for Burnips:
- Burnip's Corners
- Moline
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Moline is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moline
- Corinth
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Corinth is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Carlisle
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Carlisle is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Jamestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jamestown is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Forest Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Forest Grove is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
- Hilliards
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hilliards is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliards
- Forest Grove Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Grove Station is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove Station
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cutlerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hudsonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Grandville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Diamond Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Diamond Springs is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Springs
- Hopkins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wayland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burlingame
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Burlingame is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame
- Drenthe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Drenthe is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenthe
- Jenison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dutton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dutton is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Clyde Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Clyde Park is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde Park
- Wyoming
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Beverly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Beverly is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Burlingame Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Burlingame Heights is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame Heights
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 North Dorr 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 North Dorr Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Byron Center
- Grandville
- Hudsonville
- Jenison
- Wayland
- Wyoming
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 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 North Dorr 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 North Dorr Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2574048 (North Dorr Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2574048 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: 234 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hudsonville East
- Location given for North Dorr Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.7680556 Lon: -85.7625
- 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 '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- North Dorr 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. |