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A visit to the Old Vriesland 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 Vriesland Cemetery ...

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

42.8053, -85.9578

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

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

The county seat for Ottawa County is located in Grand Haven. Grand Haven lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the northwest of the Old Vriesland Cemetery .

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

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

  • West Drenthe Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The West Drenthe Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Drenthe Cemetery
  • Old Drenthe Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Old Drenthe Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Drenthe Cemetery
  • Zeeland Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • East Drenthe Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The East Drenthe Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Drenthe Cemetery
  • Van Dam Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Beaverdam Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Beaverdam Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam Cemetery
  • New Groningen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The New Groningen Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Groningen Cemetery
  • Overisel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Overisel Cemetery is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overisel Cemetery
  • Forest Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Forest Grove Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove Cemetery
  • Zutphen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Zutphen Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zutphen Cemetery
  • Noordeloos Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Noordeloos Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noordeloos Cemetery
  • Roselawn Memorial Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • East Holland Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The East Holland Cemetery is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Holland Cemetery
    • Old Overisel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Old Overisel Cemetery is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Overisel Cemetery
    • New Overisel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The New Overisel Cemetery is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Overisel Cemetery
    • Jamestown Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Jamestown Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Cemetery
    • Borculo Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Borculo Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borculo Cemetery
    • Pilgrim Home Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Bentheim Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Bentheim Cemetery is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentheim Cemetery
    • Star Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Star Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Cemetery
    • Blendon Twp. Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Blendon Twp. Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blendon Twp. Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Blendon Twp. Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Hudsonville.
      • The Blendon Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Blendon Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #128 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Old Vriesland Cemetery.

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

  • Drenthe
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Drenthe is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenthe
  • Forest Grove Station
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Forest Grove Station is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove Station
  • Zeeland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Forest Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Forest Grove is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
  • South Blendon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • South Blendon is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Blendon
  • Noordeloos
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Noordeloos is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noordeloos
  • Jamestown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jamestown is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Hudsonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Waverly
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Waverly is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Holland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Fillmore
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Fillmore is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
  • Burnips
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Burnips is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnips
    • Former name for Burnips:
    • Burnip's Corners
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Boyd
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Boyd is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
    • New Salem
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • New Salem is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
    • Bauer
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Bauer is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer
    • Beechwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Beechwood is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
    • Graafschap
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Graafschap is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graafschap
    • Hamilton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Diamond Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Diamond Springs is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Springs
    • Rusk
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Rusk is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
    • North Dorr
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • North Dorr is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dorr
    • Jenison
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Byron Center
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Allendale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Macatawa
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Grandville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • West Olive
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)

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 Vriesland 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 Vriesland 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 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 Vriesland 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 Old Vriesland Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2106566  (Old Vriesland Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2106566 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: 202 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Hudsonville West
      • Location given for Old Vriesland Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.8052778     Lon: -85.9577778
      • 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 '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- Old Vriesland 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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