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A visit to the Wells 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 Wells Cemetery ...

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

43.0736, -85.8267

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

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

The county seat for Ottawa County is located in Grand Haven. Grand Haven lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the west of the Wells Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Wells Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Wells Cemetery.<4>

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

  • St. Mary's Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
  • Marne Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Marne Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marne Cemetery
  • St. Joseph's Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The St. Joseph's Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph's Cemetery
  • Big Springs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Big Springs Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs Cemetery
  • Maple Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
  • Cross Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Cross Cemetery is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cemetery
  • Alpine Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Alpine Cemetery is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine Cemetery
  • Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Coopersville - Polkton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Coopersville - Polkton Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopersville - Polkton Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Coopersville - Polkton Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Coopersville.
    • The Coopersville - Polkton Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Coopersville Cemetery
    • Polkton Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #312 <5>
  • Maplewood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Cemetery
  • Elmwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
  • Brooklawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Brooklawn Cemetery is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklawn Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Lisbon Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Lisbon Cemetery is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon Cemetery
    • St. Francis Xavier's Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • McNitt Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The McNitt Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNitt Cemetery
    • Holy Trinity Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery
    • Eastmanville Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Eastmanville Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastmanville Cemetery
    • Allendale Twp. Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Rosedale Memorial Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Rosedale Memorial Park is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Memorial Park
    • White Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The White Cemetery is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
    • Alpine Twp. Pine Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Alpine Twp. Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine Twp. Pine Grove Cemetery
      • The Alpine Twp. Pine Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Alpine Cemetery
      • Pine Grove Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1417637 <5>
    • Englishville Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Englishville Cemetery is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englishville Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wells Cemetery.

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

  • Marne
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Wright
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Wright is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
  • Kinney
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Kinney is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinney
  • Conklin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Lisbon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Lisbon is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
  • Coopersville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Lamont
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lamont is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
  • Eastmanville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Eastmanville is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastmanville
  • Walker
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Comstock Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Sparta
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Allendale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Ravenna
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Belmont
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Kent City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Bauer
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Bauer is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer
    • Jenison
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Grandville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Galewood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Galewood is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galewood
    • Slocum
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Slocum is located in Muskegon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
    • Grand Rapids
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Northview
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Northview is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview
    • Casnovia
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Canada Corners
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Canada Corners is located in Muskegon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Corners
    • Rusk
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Rusk is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
    • Burlingame Heights
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Burlingame Heights is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame Heights
    • Beverly
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Beverly is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
    • Wyoming
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Urbandale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Urbandale is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbandale
    • Nunica
      (12 miles [19.3 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 Wells 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 Wells Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Wells 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 Wells Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1615990  (Wells Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1615990 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: 225 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Marne
      • Location given for Wells Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.0736344     Lon: -85.8267074
      • 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Wells 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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