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A visit to the Old Overisel 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 Old Overisel Cemetery ...

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

42.7289, -86.0142

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

The Old Overisel Cemetery is located in Allegan County<2>.

The county seat for Allegan County is located in Allegan. Allegan lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Old Overisel Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Old Overisel 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 Overisel Cemetery.<4>

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

  • East Holland Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The East Holland Cemetery is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Holland Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
  • Van Dam Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bentheim Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Bentheim Cemetery is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentheim Cemetery
  • Overisel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Overisel Cemetery is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overisel Cemetery
  • West Drenthe Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The West Drenthe Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Drenthe Cemetery
  • New Groningen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The New Groningen Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Groningen Cemetery
  • Roselawn Memorial Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pilgrim Home Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • 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 Saugatuck Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Junction Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Junction Cemetery is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction Cemetery
  • Diamond Springs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • East Drenthe Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 northeast)
      • The Old Drenthe Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Drenthe Cemetery
    • Old Vriesland Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Old Vriesland Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Vriesland Cemetery
    • Zeeland Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Graafschap Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Graafschap Cemetery is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graafschap Cemetery
    • Graafschap Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Memorial Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Memorial Cemetery is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Cemetery
    • Dowd Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Dowd Cemetery is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowd Cemetery
    • Vriesland Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Vriesland Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vriesland Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Overisel Cemetery.

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

  • Fillmore
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Fillmore is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
  • Hamilton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Boyd
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Boyd is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
  • Zeeland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Drenthe
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Drenthe is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenthe
  • Diamond Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Diamond Springs is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Springs
  • Waverly
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Waverly is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Holland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Graafschap
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Graafschap is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graafschap
  • Beechwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Beechwood is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
  • Noordeloos
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Noordeloos is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noordeloos
  • Burnips
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Burnips is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnips
    • Former name for Burnips:
    • Burnip's Corners
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Forest Grove Station
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Forest Grove Station is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove Station
    • Forest Grove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Forest Grove is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
    • Singapore ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Singapore is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singapore
    • Saugatuck
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Fennville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • New Salem
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • New Salem is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
    • Jamestown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jamestown is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Macatawa
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Douglas
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • South Blendon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • South Blendon is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Blendon
    • South Monterey
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • South Monterey is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Monterey
    • Hudsonville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • North Dorr
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • North Dorr is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dorr

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 Overisel 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 Old Overisel 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 professional and volunteer 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 Overisel 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 Old Overisel Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2105433  (Old Overisel Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2105433 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: 212 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Hamilton West
      • Location given for Old Overisel Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.7288889     Lon: -86.0141667
      • 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Old Overisel 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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