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A visit to the Poplar Hill 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 Poplar Hill Cemetery ...

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

42.6161, -85.8417

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

The Poplar Hill Cemetery is located in Allegan County<2>.

The county seat for Allegan County is located in Allegan. Allegan lies just to the south of the Poplar Hill Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Poplar Hill Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Poplar Hill Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Allegan County Poor Farm Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jewett Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Jewett Cemetery is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett Cemetery
  • St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Millgrove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Millgrove Cemetery is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Millgrove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Allegan.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1014084 <5>
  • Hudson Corners Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
  • Diamond Springs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Dowd Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Dowd Cemetery is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowd Cemetery
  • Brookside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Brookside Cemetery is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Cemetery
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Miner Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Miner Cemetery is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miner Cemetery
  • Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Maplewood Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Cemetery
    • Tanner Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Tanner Cemetery is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner Cemetery
    • Bentheim Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Bentheim Cemetery is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentheim Cemetery
    • Immanuel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
    • Round Andrews Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Round Andrews Cemetery is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Andrews Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Round Andrews Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northeast of Allegan.
      • The Round Andrews Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hopkinsburg Cemetery
      • Ingerson Cemetery
      • Pioneer Cemetery
      • Round Family Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #796 <5>
    • St. Stanislaus' Catholic Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Blackman Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Blackman Cemetery is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackman Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Blackman Cemetery is located between<6> the communities of Allegan and Otsego.  The cemetery lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Allegan.
    • Salem Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
    • Burnips Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Burnips Cemetery is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnips Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Poplar Hill Cemetery.

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

  • South Monterey
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • South Monterey is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Monterey
  • Hopkins
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Diamond Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Diamond Springs is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Springs
  • Allegan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Hilliards
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Hilliards is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliards
  • Burnips
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Burnips is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnips
    • Former name for Burnips:
    • Burnip's Corners
  • Watson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Watson is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
  • Dorr
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • New Salem
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • New Salem is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
  • Hamilton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Shelbyville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Bradley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Bradley is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Wayland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Martin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • North Dorr
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • North Dorr is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dorr
    • Drenthe
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Drenthe is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenthe
    • Moline
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Moline is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moline
    • Forest Grove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Forest Grove is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
    • Fillmore
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Fillmore is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
    • Otsego
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Forest Grove Station
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Forest Grove Station is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove Station
    • Fennville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jamestown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jamestown is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Corinth
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Corinth is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
    • Byron Center
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Boyd
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Boyd is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd

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 Poplar Hill 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 Poplar Hill Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Poplar Hill 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 Poplar Hill Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #635241  (Poplar Hill Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #635241 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: 285 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Allegan
      • Location given for Poplar Hill Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.6161418     Lon: -85.8416941
      • 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 from Point A (ie- Poplar Hill 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>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Allegan and Otsego. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
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