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Welcome to Overisel ...

Overisel is located in Allegan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Overisel, you might consider that their post office opened in 1857.

Overisel is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Overisel lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Overisel ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Overisel.

  • Holland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Grandville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hudsonville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Zeeland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Allegan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Wayland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Fennville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Douglas
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Saugatuck
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hopkins
    (14 miles [22.5 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 Overisel. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Overisel.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Overisel. 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 Overisel.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Overisel. See our Newspapers Page for Overisel.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Overisel ...

Looking for more information about Overisel? 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 Overisel, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Overisel.

Adding Overisel to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Overisel 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 (so far) for Overisel was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Overisel post office opened in 1857. The Overisel post office closed in 1916.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Overisel.

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 Overisel - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/