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A visit to the Star Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Star Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   42.7961°   (42° 47' 45")

Lon:   -85.8228°   (-85° 49' 22")

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

The county seat for Ottawa County is located in Grand Haven. Grand Haven lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the Star Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Star Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Jamestown Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jamestown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jamestown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jamestown Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
  • Forest Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Forest Grove Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
  • Zutphen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zutphen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zutphen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Zutphen Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
  • St. Mary's Catholic Church of New Salem Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Catholic Church of New Salem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary's Catholic Church of New Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Mary's Catholic Church of New Salem Cemetery is located in Allegan County
  • North Dorr Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Dorr Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Dorr Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The North Dorr Cemetery is located in Allegan County
  • Winegar Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winegar Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Winegar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Winegar Cemetery is located in Kent County
  • St. Sebastian's Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Sebastian's Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Sebastian's Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Sebastian's Catholic Cemetery is located in Kent County
  • Winegar Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winegar Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Winegar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Winegar Cemetery is located in Kent County
  • Shackhuddle Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shackhuddle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shackhuddle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shackhuddle Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • 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>
  • Burnips Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burnips Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burnips Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Burnips Cemetery is located in Allegan County
  • Salem Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Salem Cemetery is located in Allegan County
  • Boynton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boynton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boynton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Boynton Cemetery is located in Kent County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Hanley Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hanley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hanley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hanley Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • East Drenthe Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Drenthe Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Drenthe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The East Drenthe Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Floral View Memorial Gardens
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Floral View Memorial Gardens
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Floral View Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Floral View Memorial Gardens is located in Ottawa County
    • Georgetown Twp. Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Georgetown Twp. Cemetery
      • The Georgetown Twp. Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • The Georgetown Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Georgetown Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #206387 <5>
    • Old Vriesland Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Vriesland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Vriesland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Vriesland Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Old Drenthe Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Drenthe Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Drenthe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Drenthe Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Overisel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Overisel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Overisel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Overisel Cemetery is located in Allegan County
    • Jones Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jones Cemetery is located in Allegan County
    • Winchester Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winchester Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Winchester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Winchester Cemetery is located in Kent County
    • Jenison Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jenison Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jenison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jenison Cemetery is located in Ottawa County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Star Cemetery.

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

  • Forest Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
    • Forest Grove is located in Ottawa County
  • Jamestown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Jamestown is located in Ottawa County
  • New Salem
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
    • New Salem is located in Allegan County
  • North Dorr
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Dorr have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dorr
    • North Dorr is located in Kent County
  • Forest Grove Station
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove Station
    • Forest Grove Station is located in Ottawa County
  • Burnips
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnips
    • Burnips is located in Allegan County
    • Former name for Burnips:
    • Burnip's Corners
  • Hudsonville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Byron Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Drenthe
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Drenthe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenthe
    • Drenthe is located in Ottawa County
  • Dorr
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Carlisle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carlisle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
    • Carlisle is located in Kent County
  • Jenison
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • South Blendon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Blendon
      • South Blendon is located in Ottawa County
    • Diamond Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Springs
      • Diamond Springs is located in Allegan County
    • Moline
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moline
      • Moline is located in Allegan County
    • Corinth
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Corinth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
      • Corinth is located in Kent County
    • Cutlerville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cutlerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutlerville
      • Cutlerville is located in Kent County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cutlerville <6>
    • Grandville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Hilliards
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliards
      • Hilliards is located in Allegan County
    • Bauer
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bauer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer
      • Bauer is located in Ottawa County
    • Burlingame
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame
      • Burlingame is located in Kent County
    • Burlingame Heights
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame Heights
      • Burlingame Heights is located in Kent County
    • Clyde Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde Park
      • Clyde Park is located in Kent County
    • Wyoming
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Urbandale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbandale
      • Urbandale is located in Kent County
    • Beverly
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
      • Beverly is located in Kent County
    • Zeeland
      (10 miles [16.1 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 Star 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 Star Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Star Cemetery:

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 Star Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #638734  (Star Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #638734 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Hudsonville East
    • County: Ottawa         Elev: 232
    • Location given for GNIS #638734 (Star Cemetery)

The official website for Ottawa County: www.co.ottawa.mi.us/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Star Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7961, Longitude: -85.8228       In this case, the coordinates for the Star Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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