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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Holy Corners (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Holy Corners. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Holy Corners ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Holy Corners: Holy Cors.

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.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Holy Corners is located in Kent County.

To see how the shape of Michigan's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Kent County: Allegan, Barry, Ionia, Montcalm, Muskegon, Newaygo & Ottawa.

Below are the counties that are near Holy Corners. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Holy Corners:

  • Kent County     (The home county of Holy Corners)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holy Corners, with the one closest to Holy Corners listed first.
    • Caledonia
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Dutton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Dutton is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
    • Kentwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Corinth
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Corinth is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
    • Cutlerville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Alto
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Carlisle
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Carlisle is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
    • Byron Center
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Ada
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Forest Hills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Forest Hills is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
    • Clyde Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Clyde Park is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde Park
    • East Grand Rapids
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Allegan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holy Corners, with the one closest to Holy Corners listed first.
    • Moline
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Moline is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moline
    • Dorr
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Wayland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bradley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Bradley is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
    • Hilliards
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Hilliards is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliards
    • New Salem
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • New Salem is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
    • Shelbyville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Burnips
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Burnips is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnips
      • Former name for Burnips:
      • Burnip's Corners
    • Hopkins
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Martin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Hooper
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Hooper is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooper
    • Diamond Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Diamond Springs is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Springs
  • Barry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holy Corners, with the one closest to Holy Corners listed first.
    • Middleville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Irving
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Irving is located in Barry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
    • Freeport
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Hastings
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cloverdale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Cloverdale is located in Barry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
    • Woodland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Woodland is located in Barry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
    • Prairieville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Prairieville is located in Barry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
    • Delton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Cedar Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Cedar Creek is located in Barry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
    • Morgan
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Morgan is located in Barry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
    • Doster
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Doster is located in Barry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doster
    • Dowling
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Dowling is located in Barry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling
  • Eaton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holy Corners, with the one closest to Holy Corners listed first.
    • Woodbury
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Woodbury is located in Eaton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
    • Sunfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Vermontville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Little Venice
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Little Venice is located in Eaton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Venice
  • Ionia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holy Corners, with the one closest to Holy Corners listed first.
    • Elmdale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Elmdale is located in Ionia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
    • Campbell Corners
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Campbell Corners is located in Ionia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Corners
    • Clarksville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Saranac
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Odessa
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Smyrna
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • West Sebewa
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • West Sebewa is located in Ionia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sebewa
    • Belding
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • South Ionia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • South Ionia is located in Ionia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ionia
    • Ionia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Orleans
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Orleans is located in Ionia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
    • Woods Corners
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Woods Corners is located in Ionia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Corners
  • Kalamazoo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holy Corners, with the one closest to Holy Corners listed first.
    • Highland Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Highland Park is located in Kalamazoo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
    • Richland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • South Gull Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • South Gull Lake is located in Kalamazoo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gull Lake
    • Yorkville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Yorkville is located in Kalamazoo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
  • Montcalm County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holy Corners, with the one closest to Holy Corners listed first.
    • Greenville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Eureka Place
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Eureka Place is located in Montcalm County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Place
  • Ottawa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holy Corners, with the one closest to Holy Corners listed first.
    • Jenison
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jamestown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jamestown is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Forest Grove Station
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Forest Grove Station is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove Station
    • Forest Grove
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Forest Grove is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
    • Hudsonville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Bauer
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Bauer is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer
    • South Blendon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • South Blendon is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Blendon
    • Marne
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Drenthe
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Drenthe is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenthe
    • Lamont
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Lamont is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
    • Allendale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Zeeland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Holy Corners, see our County-by-County Page for Holy Corners.

Cemeteries Near Holy Corners ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Holy Corners.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Holy Corners - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Holy Corners covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Holy Corners, with the one closest to Holy Corners listed first.

  • Holy Corners Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Caledonia Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lakeside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Caledonia.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1930517 <2>
  • Alaska Memorial Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Barber Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Daniels Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Dutton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Parmalee Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Whitneyville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • South Gaines Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (310 more) ...
    • St. Patrick's Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Blain Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>

While we didn't find Holy Corners in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Holy Corners.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Holy Corners, with the one closest to Holy Corners listed first.

  • Labarge
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Labarge is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Labarge
  • Alaska
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Alaska is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
  • Dutton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Dutton is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
  • Whitneyville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Whitneyville is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitneyville
  • Corinth
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Corinth is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
  • Corning
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Corning is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
  • East Paris
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • East Paris is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Paris
  • Middleville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Cascade
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Cascade is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
  • Ross
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Ross is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
  • Moline
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Moline is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moline
  • Alto
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Carlisle
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Carlisle is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
    • Byron Center
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Bowens Mill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Bowens Mill is located in Barry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowens Mill

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Holy Corners. See our List of 1890's Communities around Holy Corners.

Newspapers Published in Holy Corners ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 257 newspapers that have been published in the area around Holy Corners.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Holy Corners, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Holy Corners.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Holy Corners:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Holy Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Holy Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.