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A visit to the Saint Michael'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. Michael's Cemetery ...

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

43.0811, -86.0078

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

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

The county seat for Ottawa County is located in Grand Haven. Grand Haven lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west of the St. Michael's Cemetery .

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

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the St. Michael's Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Ottawa Center Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Ottawa Center Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa Center Cemetery
  • Coopersville - Polkton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • 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>
  • Nunica Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Nunica Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunica Cemetery
  • Robinson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Robinson Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
  • Eastmanville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Eastmanville Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastmanville Cemetery
  • Maple Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
  • Sullivan Twp. Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Sullivan Twp. Cemetery is located in Muskegon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan Twp. Cemetery
  • Allendale Twp. Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Fruitport Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Fruitport Cemetery is located in Muskegon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitport Cemetery
  • Maplewood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • 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 southeast)
    • The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
  • Spring Lake Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Spring Lake Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Rusk Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Rusk Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk Cemetery
    • St. Mary's Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
    • Big Springs Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Big Springs Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs Cemetery
    • McNitt Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The McNitt Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNitt Cemetery
    • Ravenna Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Ravenna Cemetery is located in Muskegon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenna Cemetery
    • St. Catherine's Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Marne Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Marne Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marne Cemetery
    • Wells Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Wells Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
    • Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Moorland Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Moorland Cemetery is located in Muskegon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorland 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. Michael's Cemetery.

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

  • Coopersville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Nunica
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Eastmanville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Eastmanville is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastmanville
  • Robinson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Robinson is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
  • Sullivan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Sullivan is located in Muskegon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
  • Allendale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Lamont
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Lamont is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
  • Conklin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Rusk
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Rusk is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
  • Ravenna
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Fruitport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Marne
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Spring Lake
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Wright
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Wright is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
    • Morgan Corners
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Morgan Corners is located in Muskegon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Corners
    • Ferrysburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Agnew
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Agnew is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnew
    • Lisbon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Lisbon is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
    • Slocum
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Slocum is located in Muskegon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
    • Grand Haven
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • West Olive
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Bauer
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Bauer is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer
    • Kinney
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Kinney is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinney
    • Wolf Lake
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Wolf Lake is located in Muskegon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
    • Canada Corners
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Canada Corners is located in Muskegon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Corners
    • Norton Shores
      (13 miles [20.9 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 St. Michael'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. Michael's Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 St. Michael'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. Michael's Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2571623  (Saint Michael's Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2571623 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: 194 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Nunica
      • Location given for Saint Michael's Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.0811111     Lon: -86.0077778
      • 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- St. Michael'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.