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A visit to the Ventura 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 Ventura Cemetery ...

The Ventura Cemetery is located in Ottawa County<1>.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:

  • Borculo Cemetery
    • The Borculo Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borculo Cemetery
  • Cobmosay Grave
    • The Cobmosay Grave is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobmosay Grave
  • East Holland Cemetery
    • The East Holland Cemetery is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Holland Cemetery
  • East Saugatuck Cemetery
  • Gibson Cemetery
    • The Gibson Cemetery is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
  • Graafschap Cemetery
    • The Graafschap Cemetery is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graafschap Cemetery
  • Graafschap Cemetery
  • Grand Haven Cemetery
    • The Grand Haven Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Haven Cemetery
  • Indian Cemetery
    • The Indian Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cemetery
  • Lake Shore Cemetery
    • The Lake Shore Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore Cemetery
  • Lakewood Cemetery
    • The Lakewood Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Cemetery
  • Memorial Cemetery
    • The Memorial Cemetery is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • New Groningen Cemetery
      • The New Groningen Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
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    • Noordeloos Cemetery
      • The Noordeloos Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noordeloos Cemetery
    • North Holland Cemetery
      • The North Holland Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
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    • Olive Cemetery
      • The Olive Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Cemetery
    • Pilgrim Home Cemetery
      • The Pilgrim Home Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Home Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pilgrim Home Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Holland.
      • The Pilgrim Home Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Holland Twp. Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1371 <2>
    • Pine Ridge Cemetery
      • The Pine Ridge Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
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    • Roselawn Memorial Gardens
    • West Olive Cemetery
      • The West Olive Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
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    • Zeeland Cemetery

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 Ventura Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically:

  • Agnew
    • Agnew is located in Ottawa County
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  • Allendale
  • Bauer
    • Bauer is located in Ottawa County
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  • Beechwood
    • Beechwood is located in Ottawa County
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  • Boyd
    • Boyd is located in Allegan County
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  • Douglas
  • Drenthe
    • Drenthe is located in Ottawa County
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  • Ferrysburg
  • Fillmore
    • Fillmore is located in Allegan County
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  • Graafschap
    • Graafschap is located in Allegan County
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  • Grand Haven
  • Hamilton
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Holland
    • Macatawa
    • Noordeloos
      • Noordeloos is located in Ottawa County
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    • Port Sheldon
      • Port Sheldon is located in Ottawa County
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    • Robinson
      • Robinson is located in Ottawa County
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    • Rusk
      • Rusk is located in Ottawa County
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    • Saugatuck
    • Singapore ‑ Historic
      • Singapore is located in Allegan County
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    • South Blendon
      • South Blendon is located in Ottawa County
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    • Spring Lake
    • Waverly
      • Waverly is located in Ottawa County
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    • West Olive
    • Zeeland

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 Ventura 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 Ventura 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 Ventura 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 Ventura Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1615539  (Ventura Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1615539 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: 191 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Holland West

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>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.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ventura Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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