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A visit to the Saint Mary's 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 St. Mary's Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Mary's Cemetery:

43.0450, -85.8444

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

The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Ottawa County<2>.

The county seat for Ottawa County is located in Grand Haven. Grand Haven lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the west of the St. Mary's Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the St. Mary's Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the St. Mary's Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Marne Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Marne Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marne Cemetery
  • Maple Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
  • Wells Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Wells Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
  • Maplewood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Cemetery
  • Elmwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
  • Cross Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Cross Cemetery is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cemetery
  • St. Joseph's Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The St. Joseph's Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph's Cemetery
  • Coopersville - Polkton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Allendale Twp. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rosedale Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Rosedale Memorial Park is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Memorial Park
  • Brooklawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Brooklawn Cemetery is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklawn Cemetery
  • Big Springs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Big Springs Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Eastmanville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Eastmanville Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastmanville Cemetery
    • Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Church Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Cemetery
    • Alpine Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Alpine Cemetery is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine Cemetery
    • Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Blood Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Blood Cemetery is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blood Cemetery
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
    • White Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The White Cemetery is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
    • St.s Peter and Paul Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 Trinity Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery
    • Lisbon Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Lisbon Cemetery is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon 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 St. Mary's Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Mary's Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Marne
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Lamont
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lamont is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
  • Kinney
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Kinney is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinney
  • Wright
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Wright is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
  • Coopersville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Eastmanville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Eastmanville is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastmanville
  • Conklin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Walker
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Allendale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lisbon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Lisbon is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
  • Comstock Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Bauer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Bauer is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Jenison
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Rusk
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Rusk is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
    • Grandville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Galewood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Galewood is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galewood
    • Grand Rapids
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Sparta
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • South Blendon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • South Blendon is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Blendon
    • Burlingame Heights
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Burlingame Heights is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame Heights
    • Beverly
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Beverly is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
    • Wyoming
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Urbandale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Urbandale is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbandale
    • Ravenna
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Belmont
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Nunica
      (11 miles [17.7 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 St. Mary's 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 St. Mary's 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 professional and volunteer 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 St. Mary's 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 St. Mary's Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2571644  (Saint Mary's Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2571644 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: 210 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Marne
      • Location given for Saint Mary's Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.045     Lon: -85.8444444
      • 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 from Point A (ie- St. Mary's 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.