A visit to the River Bend 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 River Bend Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the River Bend Cemetery:
42.9353, -85.7750
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the River Bend Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The River Bend Cemetery is located in Kent County<2>.
The county seat for Kent County is located in Grand Rapids. Grand Rapids lies just to the east northeast of the River Bend Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the River Bend Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the River Bend Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from River Bend Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rosedale Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Grandville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Grandville Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Grandville Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Grandville.
- The Grandville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wyoming Cemetery
- Wyoming Twp. Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #183676 <5>
- Jenison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Jenison Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenison Cemetery
- Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Church Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Cemetery
- Bauer Road Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bauer Road Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer Road Cemetery
- Georgetown Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Georgetown Twp. Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown Twp. Cemetery
- The Georgetown Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Georgetown Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #206387 <5>
- Floral View Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Grand Rapids.
- The Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1123 <5>
- Shackhuddle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Shackhuddle Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackhuddle Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shackhuddle Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Hudsonville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2158815 <5>
- Hanley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hanley Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley Cemetery
- Resurrection Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenwood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Grand Rapids.
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Ahavas Israel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ahavas Israel Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ahavas Israel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ahavas Israel Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Grand Rapids.
- The Ahavas Israel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Achim Cemetery
- Ahavis Achim Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3 <5>
- Lithuanian Freedom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lithuanian Freedom Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithuanian Freedom Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lithuanian Freedom Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Grand Rapids.
- The Lithuanian Freedom Cemetery has also been known as:
- Freedom Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2166861 <5>
- St.s Peter & Paul's Lithuanian Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Washington Park Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Washington Park Memorial Gardens is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Park Memorial Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Washington Park Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Grand Rapids.
- The Washington Park Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Washington Park Cemetery
- Washington Park Memorial Garden
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1907 <5>
- Blood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Blood Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blood Cemetery
- St.s Peter and Paul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St.s Peter and Paul Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St.s Peter and Paul Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St.s Peter and Paul Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Grand Rapids.
- The St.s Peter and Paul Cemetery has also been known as:
- St.s Peter - Paul Lithuanian Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1961493 <5>
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The White Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White 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 River Bend Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from River Bend Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Grandville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jenison
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Burlingame Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Burlingame Heights is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame Heights
- Wyoming
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beverly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Beverly is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Urbandale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Urbandale is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbandale
- Walker
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Burlingame
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Burlingame is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame
- Clyde Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clyde Park is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde Park
- Galewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Galewood is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galewood
- Grand Rapids
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kinney
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kinney is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinney
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hudsonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bauer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bauer is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer
- Marne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- South Blendon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- South Blendon is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Blendon
- Jamestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jamestown is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Byron Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Carlisle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Carlisle is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Cutlerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Grand Rapids
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Comstock Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lamont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lamont is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
- Kentwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Allendale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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 River Bend Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kent County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The River Bend Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Allendale
- Byron Center
- Grand Rapids
- Grandville
- Hudsonville
- Jenison
- Wyoming
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 River Bend Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Kent 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 River Bend Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #635954 (River Bend Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #635954 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: Kent
- Est. Elev: 201 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Grandville
- Location given for River Bend Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.9353034 Lon: -85.7750342
- 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 Kent, 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- River Bend 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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