Welcome to Graafschap ...
Graafschap is located in Allegan County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Graafschap, you might consider that their post office opened in 1866.
Graafschap is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Graafschap lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Graafschap ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Graafschap.
- Hudsonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Zeeland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fennville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Douglas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saugatuck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saugatuck have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saugatuck
- Saugatuck is located in Allegan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saugatuck <3>
- Waverly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Waverly. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Waverly is located in Ottawa County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Waverly
- From Graafschap to Waverly
- Fillmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Singapore ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Singapore. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singapore
- Singapore is located in Allegan County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Singapore
- From Graafschap to Singapore
- Noordeloos
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hamilton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Graafschap. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Graafschap.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Graafschap. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Graafschap.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Graafschap. See our Newspapers Page for Graafschap.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Graafschap ...
Looking for more information about Graafschap? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Graafschap, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Graafschap.
Adding Graafschap to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Graafschap in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Graafschap was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Graafschap post office opened in 1866.
We also found Graafschap in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Graafschap.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Allegan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Graafschap - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |