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A visit to the Olive 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 Olive Cemetery ...

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

42.9283, -86.0708

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

The Olive Cemetery is located in Ottawa County<2>.

The county seat for Ottawa County is located in Grand Haven. Grand Haven lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northwest of the Olive Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Olive Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Olive Cemetery.<4>

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

  • West Olive Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The West Olive Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Olive Cemetery
  • Rusk Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Rusk Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk Cemetery
  • Borculo Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Borculo Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borculo Cemetery
  • Noordeloos Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Noordeloos Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noordeloos Cemetery
  • Cobmosay Grave
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Cobmosay Grave is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobmosay Grave
  • Indian Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Indian Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cemetery
  • Ottawa Center Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Ottawa Center Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa Center Cemetery
  • Robinson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Robinson Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
  • Grand Haven Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Grand Haven Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Haven Cemetery
  • Pine Ridge Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Pine Ridge Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge Cemetery
  • Ventura Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Ventura Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ventura Cemetery
  • North Holland Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The North Holland Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Holland Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Zeeland Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Beaverdam Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Beaverdam Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam Cemetery
    • Blendon Twp. Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Allendale Twp. Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Eastmanville Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Eastmanville Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastmanville Cemetery
    • Lake Shore Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Lake Shore Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore Cemetery
    • Roselawn Memorial Gardens
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • New Groningen Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The New Groningen Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Groningen Cemetery
    • Vriesland Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Olive Cemetery.

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

  • Rusk
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rusk is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
  • West Olive
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Robinson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Robinson is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
  • Agnew
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Agnew is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnew
  • Port Sheldon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Port Sheldon is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Sheldon
  • Noordeloos
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Noordeloos is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noordeloos
  • Allendale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Waverly
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Waverly is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Zeeland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • South Blendon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • South Blendon is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Blendon
  • Bauer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Bauer is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer
  • Eastmanville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Eastmanville is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastmanville
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Beechwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Beechwood is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
    • Holland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Lamont
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Lamont is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
    • Nunica
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Hudsonville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Coopersville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Macatawa
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Graafschap
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Graafschap is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graafschap
    • Drenthe
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Drenthe is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenthe
    • Forest Grove Station
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Forest Grove Station is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove Station
    • Spring Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Grand Haven
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Boyd
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Boyd is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
    • Forest Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Forest Grove is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
    • Jamestown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jamestown is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Ferrysburg
      (13 miles [20.9 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 Olive Cemetery. The following communities are located in Ottawa County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Olive 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 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 Olive 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 Olive Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2571625  (Olive Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2571625 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: 190 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Borculo
      • Location given for Olive Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.9283333     Lon: -86.0708333
      • 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Olive 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.