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A visit to the Spring Lake 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 Spring Lake Cemetery ...

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

43.0806, -86.1792

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

The Spring Lake Cemetery is located in Ottawa County<2>.

The county seat for Ottawa County is located in Grand Haven. Grand Haven lies just to the west southwest of the Spring Lake Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Spring Lake Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Spring Lake Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Lake Forest Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Lake Forest Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Forest Cemetery
  • Fruitport Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Fruitport Cemetery is located in Muskegon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitport Cemetery
  • Nunica Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Nunica Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunica Cemetery
  • Pine Ridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Pine Ridge Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge Cemetery
  • Grand Haven Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Grand Haven Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Haven Cemetery
  • Robinson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Robinson Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
  • Norton Shores Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Norton Shores Cemetery is located in Muskegon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Shores Cemetery
  • Ottawa Center Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Ottawa Center Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa Center Cemetery
  • Mona View Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Mona View Cemetery is located in Muskegon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mona View Cemetery
  • St. Gregory's Episcopal Church Courtyard Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Michael's Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The St. Michael's Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michael's Cemetery
  • Sullivan Twp. Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Sullivan Twp. Cemetery is located in Muskegon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan Twp. Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Sunrise Memorial Gardens
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Cobmosay Grave
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Cobmosay Grave is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobmosay Grave
    • Indian Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Indian Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cemetery
    • Shady Rest Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Shady Rest Cemetery is located in Muskegon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Rest Cemetery
    • Restlawn Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Restlawn Cemetery is located in Muskegon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Restlawn Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Restlawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Muskegon.
      • The Restlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Greenwood Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1461 <5>
    • Oakwood Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Muskegon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakwood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Muskegon.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1297 <5>
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Muskegon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Muskegon.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #476 <5>
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Muskegon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • Lakeside Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Lakeside Cemetery is located in Muskegon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lakeside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Muskegon.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #885 <5>
    • West Olive Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The West Olive Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Olive Cemetery
    • Egelston Twp. Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Egelston Twp. Cemetery is located in Muskegon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egelston Twp. Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Spring Lake Cemetery.

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

  • Spring Lake
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Grand Haven
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Ferrysburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Fruitport
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Nunica
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Norton Shores
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Agnew
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Agnew is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnew
  • Robinson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Robinson is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
  • Muskegon Heights
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Roosevelt Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Sullivan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Sullivan is located in Muskegon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
  • West Olive
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Muskegon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Rusk
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Rusk is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
    • Port Sheldon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Port Sheldon is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Sheldon
    • North Muskegon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Eastmanville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Eastmanville is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastmanville
    • Coopersville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Wolf Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Wolf Lake is located in Muskegon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
    • Allendale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Lamont
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Lamont is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
    • Ravenna
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Morgan Corners
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Morgan Corners is located in Muskegon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Corners
    • Conklin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)

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 Spring Lake 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 Spring Lake 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 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 Spring Lake 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 Spring Lake Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2571622  (Spring Lake Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2571622 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: 182 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Grand Haven
      • Location given for Spring Lake Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.0805556     Lon: -86.1791667
      • 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- Spring Lake 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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