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A visit to the Oakhill Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Oakhill Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Oakhill Cemetery (FG ID #1263)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Oakhill Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   42.9412°   (42° 56' 28")

Lon:   -85.6518°   (-85° 39' 6")

The Oakhill 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 Oakhill Cemetery .

Establishment of the Oakhill Cemetery ...

The Oakhill Cemetery was established in 1859.

Name Variations for Oakhill Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Oakhill Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Oak Hill Cemetery
  • Valley City Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Oakhill Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Garfield Park Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garfield Park Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garfield Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Garfield Park Cemetery is located in Kent County
  • Fulton Street Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fulton Street Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fulton Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fulton Street Cemetery is located in Kent County
  • Rest Lawn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rest Lawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rest Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rest Lawn Cemetery is located in Kent County
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Kent County
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Kent County
  • Resurrection Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Resurrection Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Resurrection Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Resurrection Cemetery is located in Kent County
  • Lithuanian Freedom Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Ahavas Israel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • St.s Peter & Paul's Lithuanian Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St.s Peter & Paul's Lithuanian Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St.s Peter & Paul's Lithuanian Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St.s Peter & Paul's Lithuanian Catholic Cemetery is located in Kent County
  • St.s Peter and Paul Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Washington Park Memorial Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Blood Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Blood Cemetery is located in Kent County
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Martin Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Martin Cemetery is located in Kent County
    • Graceland Mausoleum
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graceland Mausoleum
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graceland Mausoleum have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Graceland Mausoleum is located in Kent County
    • Fair Plains Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fair Plains Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fair Plains Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fair Plains Cemetery is located in Kent County
    • Veterans Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Veterans Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Veterans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Veterans Cemetery is located in Kent County
    • Grand Rapids Veterans Home Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • White Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The White Cemetery is located in Kent County
    • Grandville Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pine Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Kent County
    • Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens is located in Kent County
    • Teeple Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Teeple Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Teeple Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Teeple Cemetery is located in Kent County
    • Mason Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mason Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mason Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mason Cemetery is located in Kent County

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 Oakhill Cemetery.

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

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 Oakhill 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 Oakhill 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 Oakhill Cemetery:

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 Oakhill Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #633841  (Oak Hill Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #633841 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Grand Rapids West
    • County: Kent         Elev: 222
    • Location given for GNIS #633841 (Oak Hill Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #1263

The official website for Kent County: www.accesskent.com/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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 '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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Oakhill Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9412, Longitude: -85.6518    
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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