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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 Pine Creek (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 Pine Creek. 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 Pine Creek ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Pine Creek: Pine Crk. (or less commonly used: Pine Ck. or Pine Cr.)

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 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.

Pine Creek 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 Pine Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pine Creek:

  • Ottawa County     (The home county of Pine Creek)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Creek, with the one closest to Pine Creek listed first.
    • Beechwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beechwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
      • Beechwood is located in Ottawa County
    • Waverly
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
      • Waverly is located in Ottawa County
    • Holland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Noordeloos
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noordeloos
      • Noordeloos is located in Ottawa County
    • Port Sheldon
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Sheldon
      • Port Sheldon is located in Ottawa County
    • Macatawa
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Zeeland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • West Olive
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Olive
      • West Olive is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Olive <3>
    • Agnew
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnew
      • Agnew is located in Ottawa County
    • Drenthe
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenthe
      • Drenthe is located in Ottawa County
    • Rusk
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
      • Rusk is located in Ottawa County
    • Robinson
      (11 miles [17.7 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
      • Robinson is located in Ottawa County
  • Allegan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Creek, with the one closest to Pine Creek listed first.
    • Graafschap
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graafschap
      • Graafschap is located in Allegan County
    • Fillmore
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
      • Fillmore is located in Allegan County
    • Singapore ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singapore
      • Singapore is located in Allegan County
    • Saugatuck
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saugatuck have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
    • Hamilton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Douglas
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • 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
    • Fennville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Burnips
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnips
      • Burnips is located in Allegan County
      • Former name for Burnips:
      • Burnip's Corners
    • New Salem
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
      • New Salem is located in Allegan County
    • Ganges
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganges
      • Ganges is located in Allegan County
    • Glenn
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Kent County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Creek, with the one closest to Pine Creek listed first.
    • Grandville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • North Dorr
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Dorr have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dorr
      • North Dorr is located in Kent County
    • Byron Center
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Beverly
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
      • Beverly is located in Kent County
    • Burlingame Heights
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame Heights
      • Burlingame Heights is located in Kent County
    • Burlingame
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame
      • Burlingame is located in Kent County
    • Carlisle
      (22 miles [35.4 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
      • Carlisle is located in Kent County
    • Wyoming
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Kinney
      (22 miles [35.4 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinney
      • Kinney is located in Kent County
    • Walker
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <3>
    • Clyde Park
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde Park
      • Clyde Park is located in Kent County
    • Galewood
      (23 miles [37 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 Pine Creek, with the one closest to Pine Creek listed first.
    • Fruitport
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruitport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <3>
    • Norton Shores
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norton Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <3>
    • Sullivan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
      • Sullivan is located in Muskegon County
    • Muskegon Heights
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Ravenna
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravenna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <3>
    • Roosevelt Park
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Muskegon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Morgan Corners
      (29 miles [46.7 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Corners
      • Morgan Corners is located in Muskegon County
    • Wolf Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolf Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
      • Wolf Lake is located in Muskegon County
    • Slocum
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
      • Slocum is located in Muskegon County
    • North Muskegon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Van Buren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Creek, with the one closest to Pine Creek listed first.
    • Kibbie
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibbie
      • Kibbie is located in Van Buren County
    • Lacota
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacota
      • Lacota is located in Van Buren County
    • Bloomingdale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Grand Junction
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • South Haven
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Pine Creek ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pine Creek.

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 Pine Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • North Holland Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lakewood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakewood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pilgrim Home Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • 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>
  • Ventura Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lake Shore Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Graafschap Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Graafschap Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Roselawn Memorial Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Noordeloos Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Memorial Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Groningen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • East Holland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (191 more) ...
    • Zeeland Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Borculo Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • East Saugatuck Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Saugatuck Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Saugatuck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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>

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

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

  • Holland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • New Holland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Holland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
    • New Holland is located in Ottawa County
  • Noordeloos
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noordeloos
    • Noordeloos is located in Ottawa County
  • Graafschap
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graafschap
    • Graafschap is located in Allegan County
  • Zeeland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Olive Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olive Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Center
    • Olive Center is located in Ottawa County
  • West Olive
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • 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.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Olive
    • West Olive is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Olive <3>
  • Borculo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Borculo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borculo
    • Borculo is located in Ottawa County
  • Gibson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
    • Gibson is located in Allegan County
  • Fillmore
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
    • Fillmore is located in Allegan County
  • Agnew
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnew
    • Agnew is located in Ottawa County
  • Overisel
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overisel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overisel
    • Overisel is located in Allegan County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Beaverdam
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaverdam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam
      • Beaverdam is located in Ottawa County
    • East Saugatuck
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Saugatuck have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Saugatuck
      • East Saugatuck is located in Allegan County
    • Drenthe
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenthe
      • Drenthe is located in Ottawa County

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

Newspapers Published in Pine Creek ...

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 Pine Creek.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pine Creek, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pine Creek.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Pine Creek:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pine Creek. 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>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.
<2>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.
<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 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 Pine Creek, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pine Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pine Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8278, Longitude: -86.1375       In this case, the coordinates for Pine Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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