A visit to the Washington Park Memorial Gardens ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Washington Park Memorial Gardens. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Washington Park Memorial Gardens (FG ID #1907).
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 Washington Park Memorial Gardens ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Washington Park Memorial Gardens:
42.9938, -85.7008
The Washington Park Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Grand Rapids.
The cemetery is located in Kent County<2>.
Adjacent to the Washington Park Memorial Gardens and just to the north is the Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery.
While not adjacent, the Greenwood Cemetery is directly southwest of the Washington Park Memorial Gardens.
The county seat for Kent County is located in Grand Rapids. Grand Rapids lies just to the southeast of the Washington Park Memorial Gardens .
Open a Google Map centered on the Washington Park Memorial Gardens.
Name Variations for Washington Park Memorial Gardens ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Washington Park Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Washington Park Memorial Garden
- Washington Park Cemetery
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Washington Park Memorial Gardens.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Washington Park Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first.
- Brooklawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Brooklawn Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklawn Cemetery
- Fair Plains Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Fair Plains Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Plains Cemetery
- Grand Rapids Veterans Home Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Veterans Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Veterans Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veterans Cemetery
- Lamareaux Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Lamareaux Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamareaux Cemetery
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fulton Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rosedale Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oakhill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Alpine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Alpine Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine Cemetery
- River Bend Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The River Bend Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Mason Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mason Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cemetery
- Alpine Twp. Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Cross Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cemetery
- Marne Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Marne Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marne Cemetery
- Grandville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Garfield Park Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Washington Park Memorial Gardens.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Washington Park Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first:
- Walker
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Grand Rapids
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Comstock Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kinney
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Urbandale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Galewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Burlingame Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Beverly
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wyoming
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- East Grand Rapids
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Grandville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burlingame
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Clyde Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Northview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Northview is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview
- Jenison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kentwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wright
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cutlerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Forest Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Forest Hills is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Lamont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bauer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carlisle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lisbon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ada
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sparta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rockford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Washington Park Memorial Gardens. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kent County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Washington Park Memorial Gardens.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Grand Rapids
- Grandville
- Jenison
- Rockford
- Sparta
- Wyoming
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 professional and volunteer 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 Washington Park Memorial Gardens:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Kent 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 Washington Park Memorial Gardens:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #1907
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1615812 (Washington Park Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1615812 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: Kent
- Est. Elev: 211 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Grand Rapids West
- Location given for Washington Park Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.9944699 Lon: -85.7008662
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Kent, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Washington Park Memorial Gardens) 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |