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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 ...

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

42.8550, -86.1970

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

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

The county seat for Ottawa County is located in Grand Haven. Grand Haven lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north of the Ventura Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Ventura Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Ventura Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Lake Shore Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Lake Shore Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore Cemetery
  • Lakewood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Lakewood Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Cemetery
  • North Holland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The North Holland Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Holland Cemetery
  • Cobmosay Grave
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Cobmosay Grave is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobmosay Grave
  • Indian Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Indian Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cemetery
  • Graafschap Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Graafschap Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Graafschap Cemetery is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graafschap Cemetery
  • West Olive Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The West Olive Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Olive Cemetery
  • Memorial Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Memorial Cemetery is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Cemetery
  • Pilgrim Home Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • 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 <5>
  • Roselawn Memorial Gardens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Noordeloos Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Noordeloos Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noordeloos Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • New Groningen Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The New Groningen Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Groningen Cemetery
    • Olive Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Olive Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Cemetery
    • Grand Haven Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Grand Haven Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Haven Cemetery
    • East Holland Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The East Holland Cemetery is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Holland Cemetery
    • Zeeland Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Borculo Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Borculo Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borculo Cemetery
    • Pine Ridge Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Pine Ridge Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge Cemetery
    • Gibson Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Gibson Cemetery is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
    • East Saugatuck Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)

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 based on their distance from Ventura Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Port Sheldon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Port Sheldon is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Sheldon
  • Macatawa
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Beechwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Beechwood is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
  • West Olive
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Holland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Waverly
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Waverly is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Graafschap
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Graafschap is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graafschap
  • Noordeloos
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Noordeloos is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noordeloos
  • Agnew
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Agnew is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnew
  • Zeeland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Boyd
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Boyd is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
  • Robinson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Robinson is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Rusk
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Rusk is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
    • Singapore ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Singapore is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singapore
    • Fillmore
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Fillmore is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
    • Saugatuck
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Drenthe
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Drenthe is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenthe
    • Douglas
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • South Blendon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • South Blendon is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Blendon
    • Allendale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Grand Haven
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Spring Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Hamilton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bauer
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Bauer is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer
    • Ferrysburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)

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 turn to 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
      • Location given for Ventura Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.8550213     Lon: -86.1969898
      • 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' (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- Ventura 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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