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A visit to the Ottawa Center 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 Ottawa Center Cemetery ...

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

43.0322, -86.0364

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

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

The county seat for Ottawa County is located in Grand Haven. Grand Haven lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Ottawa Center Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Ottawa Center Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Ottawa Center Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Robinson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Robinson Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
  • St. Michael's Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Michael's Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michael's Cemetery
  • Nunica Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Nunica Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunica Cemetery
  • Eastmanville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Eastmanville Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastmanville Cemetery
  • Rusk Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Rusk Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk Cemetery
  • Allendale Twp. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Coopersville - Polkton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Coopersville - Polkton Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopersville - Polkton Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Coopersville - Polkton Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Coopersville.
    • The Coopersville - Polkton Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Coopersville Cemetery
    • Polkton Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #312 <5>
  • Maplewood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Cemetery
  • Spring Lake Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Spring Lake Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake Cemetery
  • Olive Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Olive Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Cemetery
  • Elmwood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
  • Maple Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Fruitport Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Fruitport Cemetery is located in Muskegon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitport Cemetery
    • Grand Haven Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Grand Haven Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Haven Cemetery
    • West Olive Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The West Olive Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Olive Cemetery
    • Sullivan Twp. Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Sullivan Twp. Cemetery is located in Muskegon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan Twp. Cemetery
    • Pine Ridge Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Pine Ridge Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge Cemetery
    • St. Mary's Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
    • Lake Forest Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Lake Forest Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Forest Cemetery
    • Cobmosay Grave
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Cobmosay Grave is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobmosay Grave
    • Indian Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Indian Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cemetery
    • Borculo Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Borculo Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borculo Cemetery
    • Church Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Church Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Cemetery
    • Marne Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Marne Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marne Cemetery
    • Wells Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Wells Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ottawa Center Cemetery.

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

  • Robinson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Robinson is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
  • Nunica
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Eastmanville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Eastmanville is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastmanville
  • Rusk
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Rusk is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
  • Allendale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Coopersville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lamont
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Lamont is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
  • Agnew
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Agnew is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnew
  • Fruitport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Spring Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • West Olive
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Ferrysburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Grand Haven
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Bauer
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Bauer is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer
    • Marne
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Conklin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sullivan
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Sullivan is located in Muskegon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
    • South Blendon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • South Blendon is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Blendon
    • Ravenna
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Port Sheldon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Port Sheldon is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Sheldon
    • Wright
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Wright is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
    • Noordeloos
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Noordeloos is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noordeloos
    • Kinney
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Kinney is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinney
    • Hudsonville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Walker
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Lisbon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Lisbon is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
    • Slocum
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Slocum is located in Muskegon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
    • Morgan Corners
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Morgan Corners is located in Muskegon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Corners
    • Norton Shores
      (14 miles [22.5 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 Ottawa Center 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 Ottawa Center 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 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 Ottawa Center 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 Ottawa Center Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2571620  (Ottawa Center Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2571620 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: 195 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Nunica
      • Location given for Ottawa Center Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.0322222     Lon: -86.0363889
      • 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ottawa Center 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.