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A visit to the Old Drenthe Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 Old Drenthe Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   42.7794°   (42° 46' 45")

Lon:   -85.9419°   (-85° 56' 30")

The Old Drenthe Cemetery is located in Ottawa County<2>.

The county seat for Ottawa County is located in Grand Haven. Grand Haven lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the northwest of the Old Drenthe Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Old Drenthe Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Old Vriesland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Vriesland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Vriesland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Vriesland Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
  • West Drenthe Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Drenthe Cemetery
    • The West Drenthe Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
  • Van Dam Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Van Dam Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Van Dam Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Van Dam Family Cemetery is located in Allegan County
  • Vriesland Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vriesland Cemetery
    • The Vriesland Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
  • Overisel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Overisel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Overisel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Overisel Cemetery is located in Allegan County
  • Forest Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Forest Grove Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
  • Beaverdam Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaverdam Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beaverdam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Beaverdam Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
  • Zeeland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • New Overisel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Overisel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Overisel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Overisel Cemetery is located in Allegan County
  • Bentheim Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bentheim Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bentheim Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bentheim Cemetery is located in Allegan County
  • Zutphen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zutphen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zutphen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Zutphen Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
  • New Groningen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Groningen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Groningen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Groningen Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • East Holland Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Holland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Holland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The East Holland Cemetery is located in Allegan County
    • Old Overisel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Overisel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Overisel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Overisel Cemetery is located in Allegan County
    • Burnips Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burnips Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burnips Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Burnips Cemetery is located in Allegan County
    • Salem Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in Allegan County
    • Jamestown Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jamestown Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jamestown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jamestown Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Noordeloos Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Noordeloos Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Noordeloos Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Noordeloos Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Roselawn Memorial Gardens
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roselawn Memorial Gardens
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roselawn Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Roselawn Memorial Gardens is located in Ottawa County
    • Diamond Springs Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Diamond Springs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Diamond Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Diamond Springs Cemetery is located in Allegan County
    • Star Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Star Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Star Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Star Cemetery is located in Ottawa County

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 Old Drenthe Cemetery.

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

  • Drenthe
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Drenthe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenthe
    • Drenthe is located in Ottawa County
  • Forest Grove Station
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove Station
    • Forest Grove Station is located in Ottawa County
  • Forest Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
    • Forest Grove is located in Ottawa County
  • Zeeland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jamestown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Jamestown is located in Ottawa County
  • Fillmore
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
    • Fillmore is located in Allegan County
  • Burnips
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnips
    • Burnips is located in Allegan County
    • Former name for Burnips:
    • Burnip's Corners
  • Hamilton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Diamond Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Springs
    • Diamond Springs is located in Allegan County
  • New Salem
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
    • New Salem is located in Allegan County
  • Hudsonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • South Blendon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Blendon
    • South Blendon is located in Ottawa County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Noordeloos
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noordeloos
      • Noordeloos is located in Ottawa County
    • Waverly
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Waverly. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
      • Waverly is located in Ottawa County
    • Holland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • North Dorr
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Dorr have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dorr
      • North Dorr is located in Kent County
    • Beechwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beechwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
      • Beechwood is located in Ottawa County
    • Bauer
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bauer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer
      • Bauer is located in Ottawa County
    • Graafschap
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graafschap
      • Graafschap is located in Allegan County
    • Dorr
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Byron Center
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jenison
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Rusk
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
      • Rusk is located in Ottawa County
    • Grandville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)

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 Old Drenthe 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 Old Drenthe Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Old Drenthe 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 Old Drenthe Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #2571635  (Old Drenthe Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #2571635 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: Hudsonville West
    • County: Ottawa         Elev: 201
    • Location given for GNIS #2571635 (Old Drenthe Cemetery)

The official website for Ottawa County: www.co.ottawa.mi.us/

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

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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 Old Drenthe Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7794, Longitude: -85.9419       In this case, the coordinates for the Old Drenthe Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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