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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 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

New Holland is located in Ottawa County.

To see how the shape of Michigan's counties 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noordeloos
      • Noordeloos is located in Ottawa County
    • Waverly
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
      • Waverly is located in Ottawa County
    • Zeeland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Beechwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beechwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
      • Beechwood is located in Ottawa County
    • Holland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Port Sheldon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Sheldon
      • Port Sheldon is located in Ottawa County
    • West Olive
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Olive. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Olive
      • West Olive is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Olive <2>
    • Rusk
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
      • Rusk is located in Ottawa County
    • South Blendon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Blendon
      • South Blendon is located in Ottawa County
    • Agnew
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnew
      • Agnew is located in Ottawa County
    • Drenthe
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Drenthe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenthe
      • Drenthe is located in Ottawa County
    • Macatawa
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Bauer
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bauer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer
      • Bauer is located in Ottawa County
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graafschap
      • Graafschap is located in Allegan County
    • Fillmore
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
      • Fillmore is located in Allegan County
    • Hamilton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Singapore ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singapore
      • Singapore is located in Allegan County
    • Burnips
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnips
      • Burnips is located in Allegan County
      • Former name for Burnips:
      • Burnip's Corners
    • Diamond Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Springs
      • Diamond Springs is located in Allegan County
    • New Salem
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
      • New Salem is located in Allegan County
    • Douglas
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Saugatuck
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saugatuck have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
    • Fennville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Ganges
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganges
      • Ganges is located in Allegan County
    • Dorr
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Hilliards
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliards
      • Hilliards is located in Allegan County
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Dorr have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dorr
      • North Dorr is located in Kent County
    • Burlingame Heights
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame Heights
      • Burlingame Heights is located in Kent County
    • Byron Center
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Walker
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walker have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
      • Walker is located in Kent County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,265 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walker <2>
    • Beverly
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
      • Beverly is located in Kent County
    • Burlingame
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame
      • Burlingame is located in Kent County
    • Clyde Park
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde Park
      • Clyde Park is located in Kent County
    • Urbandale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbandale
      • Urbandale is located in Kent County
    • Wyoming
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Kinney
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kinney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinney
      • Kinney is located in Kent County
    • Carlisle
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carlisle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
      • Carlisle is located in Kent County
    • Galewood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galewood
      • Galewood is located in Kent County
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruitport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitport
      • Fruitport is located in Muskegon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,165 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruitport <2>
    • Sullivan
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
      • Sullivan is located in Muskegon County
    • Norton Shores
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norton Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Shores
      • Norton Shores is located in Muskegon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,623 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norton Shores <2>
    • Ravenna
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravenna have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenna
      • Ravenna is located in Muskegon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,276 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravenna <2>
    • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morgan Corners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Corners
      • Morgan Corners is located in Muskegon County
    • Slocum
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Slocum. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
      • Slocum is located in Muskegon County
    • Muskegon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Wolf Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolf Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
      • Wolf Lake is located in Muskegon County
    • Canada Corners
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Corners
      • Canada Corners is located in Muskegon County
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibbie
      • Kibbie is located in Van Buren County
    • Lacota
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacota
      • Lacota is located in Van Buren County

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Noordeloos Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Noordeloos Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • North Holland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Holland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Holland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Borculo Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Borculo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Borculo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Roselawn Memorial Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roselawn Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roselawn Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Groningen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Groningen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Groningen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • 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 the 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 <4>
  • West Olive Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Olive Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Olive Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olive Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ventura Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ventura Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ventura Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lake Shore Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Shore Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake Shore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Graafschap Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graafschap Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graafschap Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Holland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Holland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • 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.<5>

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noordeloos
    • Noordeloos is located in Ottawa County
  • Borculo
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Borculo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borculo
    • Borculo is located in Ottawa County
  • Olive Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olive Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Center
    • Olive Center is located in Ottawa County
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaverdam have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam
    • Beaverdam is located in Ottawa County
  • West Olive
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Olive. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Olive
    • West Olive is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Olive <2>
  • Graafschap
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graafschap
    • Graafschap is located in Allegan County
  • Vriesland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vriesland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vriesland
    • Vriesland is located in Ottawa County
  • Drenthe
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Drenthe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenthe
    • Drenthe is located in Ottawa County
  • South Blendon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Blendon
    • South Blendon is located in Ottawa County
  • Agnew
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnew
    • Agnew is located in Ottawa County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Fillmore
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
      • Fillmore is located in Allegan County
    • Robinson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Robinson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
      • Robinson is located in Ottawa County
    • Overisel
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overisel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overisel
      • Overisel is located in Allegan County

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]<6>. 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 like to 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 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:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for New Holland. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Ottawa County: www.co.ottawa.mi.us/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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- New Holland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in New Holland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8561, Longitude: -86.0789       In this case, the coordinates for New Holland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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