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A visit to the Rusk 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 Rusk Cemetery ...

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

42.9547, -86.0122

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

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

The county seat for Ottawa County is located in Grand Haven. Grand Haven lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northwest of the Rusk Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Rusk Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Rusk Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Olive Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Olive Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Cemetery
  • Allendale Twp. Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Ottawa Center Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Ottawa Center Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa Center Cemetery
  • Robinson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Robinson Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
  • West Olive Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The West Olive Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Olive Cemetery
  • Borculo Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Borculo Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borculo Cemetery
  • Eastmanville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Eastmanville Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastmanville Cemetery
  • Blendon Twp. Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • 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>
  • Maplewood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Cemetery
  • Elmwood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
  • Noordeloos Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Noordeloos Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noordeloos Cemetery
  • 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
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Bauer Road Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Bauer Road Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer Road Cemetery
    • Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Church Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Cemetery
    • St. Michael's Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The St. Michael's Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michael's Cemetery
    • Nunica Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Nunica Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunica Cemetery
    • Vriesland Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Vriesland Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vriesland Cemetery
    • Georgetown Twp. Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Maple Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
    • Coopersville - Polkton Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 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>

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 Rusk Cemetery.

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

  • Rusk
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Rusk is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
  • Allendale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Robinson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Robinson is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
  • Bauer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Bauer is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer
  • Eastmanville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Eastmanville is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastmanville
  • South Blendon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • South Blendon is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Blendon
  • Lamont
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lamont is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
  • West Olive
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Noordeloos
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Noordeloos is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noordeloos
  • Coopersville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Agnew
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Agnew is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnew
  • Zeeland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Nunica
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Hudsonville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Port Sheldon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Port Sheldon is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Sheldon
    • Marne
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Waverly
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Waverly is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
    • Forest Grove Station
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Forest Grove Station is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove Station
    • Jenison
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Beechwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Beechwood is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
    • Holland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Drenthe
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Drenthe is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenthe
    • Jamestown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jamestown is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Grandville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Spring Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 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 Rusk 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 Rusk 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 Rusk 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 Rusk Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2571642  (Rusk Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2571642 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: Borculo
      • Location given for Rusk Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.9547222     Lon: -86.0122222
      • 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 from Point A (ie- Rusk 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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