Our Genealogy Helper
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 New Holland (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 New Holland. 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.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
New Holland is located in Ottawa 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 Ottawa County: Allegan, Kent & Muskegon.
Below are the counties that are near New Holland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Holland:
- Ottawa County (The home county of New Holland)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Holland, with the one closest to New Holland listed first.
- Noordeloos
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Noordeloos is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noordeloos
- Waverly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Waverly is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Zeeland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beechwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beechwood is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Holland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Port Sheldon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Port Sheldon is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Sheldon
- West Olive
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rusk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rusk is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- South Blendon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- South Blendon is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Blendon
- Agnew
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Agnew is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnew
- Drenthe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Drenthe is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenthe
- Macatawa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bauer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bauer is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer
- Allegan County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Holland, with the one closest to New Holland listed first.
- Graafschap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Graafschap is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graafschap
- Boyd
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Boyd is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Fillmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fillmore is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Hamilton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Singapore ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Singapore is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singapore
- Burnips
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burnips is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnips
- Former name for Burnips:
- Burnip's Corners
- Diamond Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Diamond Springs is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Springs
- New Salem
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Salem is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Douglas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saugatuck
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fennville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ganges
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ganges is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganges
- Dorr
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Holland, with the one closest to New Holland listed first.
- Grandville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- North Dorr
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- North Dorr is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dorr
- Burlingame Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Burlingame Heights is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame Heights
- Byron Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Walker
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Beverly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Beverly is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Burlingame
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Burlingame is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame
- Clyde Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Clyde Park is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde Park
- Urbandale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Urbandale is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbandale
- Wyoming
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Kinney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kinney is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinney
- Carlisle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Carlisle is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Galewood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Galewood is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galewood
- Muskegon County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Holland, with the one closest to New Holland listed first.
- Fruitport
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sullivan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Sullivan is located in Muskegon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Norton Shores
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ravenna
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Muskegon Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Roosevelt Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Morgan Corners is located in Muskegon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Corners
- Slocum
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Slocum is located in Muskegon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
- Muskegon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Wolf Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Wolf Lake is located in Muskegon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
- Canada Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Canada Corners is located in Muskegon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Corners
- North Muskegon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Holland, with the one closest to New Holland listed first.
- Kibbie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Kibbie is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibbie
- Lacota
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lacota is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacota
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New Holland, see our County-by-County Page for New Holland.
Cemeteries Near New Holland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Holland.
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 New Holland - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for New Holland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New Holland, with the one closest to New Holland listed first.
- Noordeloos Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- North Holland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Borculo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Roselawn Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New Groningen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Zeeland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pilgrim Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- 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 <2>
- West Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ventura Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lake Shore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Graafschap Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (206 more) ...
- Graafschap Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Holland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Vriesland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that New Holland had a population of 106 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from New Holland, with the one closest to New Holland listed first.
- Noordeloos
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Noordeloos is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noordeloos
- Borculo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Borculo is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borculo
- Olive Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Olive Center is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Center
- Zeeland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Holland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Beaverdam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Beaverdam is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam
- West Olive
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Graafschap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Graafschap is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graafschap
- Vriesland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vriesland is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vriesland
- Drenthe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Drenthe is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenthe
- South Blendon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- South Blendon is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Blendon
- Agnew
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Agnew is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnew
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Fillmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fillmore is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Robinson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Robinson is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Overisel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Overisel is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overisel
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around New Holland. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Holland.
Newspapers Published in New Holland ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Holland.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Holland, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New Holland.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 New Holland:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Ottawa County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegan County
- Kent County
- Muskegon County
- Van Buren County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Michigan
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 New Holland, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- New Holland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |