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A visit to the 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 Overisel Cemetery ...

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

42.7464, -85.9295

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

The 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 Overisel Cemetery .

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

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

  • East Drenthe Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The East Drenthe Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Drenthe Cemetery
  • Van Dam Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Old Drenthe Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Old Drenthe Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Drenthe Cemetery
  • Bentheim Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Bentheim Cemetery is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentheim Cemetery
  • West Drenthe Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The West Drenthe Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Drenthe Cemetery
  • New Overisel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The New Overisel Cemetery is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Overisel Cemetery
  • Old Vriesland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Old Vriesland Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Vriesland Cemetery
  • Old Overisel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Old Overisel Cemetery is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Overisel Cemetery
  • Diamond Springs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Burnips Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Burnips Cemetery is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnips Cemetery
  • Salem Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Salem Cemetery is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
  • Forest Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Forest Grove Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Vriesland Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Vriesland Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vriesland Cemetery
    • Zeeland Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • East Holland Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The East Holland Cemetery is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Holland Cemetery
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
    • Dowd Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Dowd Cemetery is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowd Cemetery
    • Zutphen Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Zutphen Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zutphen Cemetery
    • New Groningen Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The New Groningen Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Groningen Cemetery
    • Star Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Star Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Cemetery
    • Jamestown Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Jamestown Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown 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 Overisel Cemetery.

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

  • Drenthe
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Drenthe is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenthe
  • Diamond Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Diamond Springs is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Springs
  • Burnips
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Burnips is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnips
    • Former name for Burnips:
    • Burnip's Corners
  • Forest Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Forest Grove is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
  • Fillmore
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Fillmore is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
  • Forest Grove Station
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Forest Grove Station is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove Station
  • Hamilton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • New Salem
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • New Salem is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
  • Zeeland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jamestown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jamestown is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • North Dorr
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • North Dorr is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dorr
  • Boyd
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Boyd is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Hudsonville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • South Blendon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • South Blendon is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Blendon
    • Noordeloos
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Noordeloos is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noordeloos
    • Waverly
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Waverly is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
    • Holland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • South Monterey
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • South Monterey is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Monterey
    • Dorr
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Beechwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Beechwood is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
    • Graafschap
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Graafschap is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graafschap
    • Hopkins
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hilliards
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Hilliards is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliards
    • Byron Center
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bauer
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Bauer is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer

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 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 Overisel Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 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 Overisel Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #634232  (Overisel Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #634232 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: 207 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Hamilton East
      • Location given for Overisel Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.7464157     Lon: -85.9294791
      • 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- 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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