Welcome to Zutphen ...

Zutphen is located in Ottawa County<1>.

The location of Zutphen has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Zutphen, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Zutphen is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Zutphen is within the boundaries of the (616) area code.

Communities near Zutphen ...

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

• Grand Rapids
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rapids
  • Grand Rapids is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 200,031 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Rapids <4>
• Wyoming
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
  • Wyoming is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 76,628 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyoming <4>
• Kentwood
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kentwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentwood
  • Kentwood is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,719 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kentwood <4>
• Holland
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
  • Holland is located in Ottawa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,140 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holland <4>
• Walker
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Grandville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandville
  • Grandville is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,749 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grandville <4>
• East Grand Rapids
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Grand Rapids
  • East Grand Rapids is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,991 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Grand Rapids <4>
• Hudsonville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsonville
  • Hudsonville is located in Ottawa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,391 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudsonville <4>
• Zeeland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeeland
  • Zeeland is located in Ottawa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zeeland <4>
• Coopersville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopersville
  • Coopersville is located in Ottawa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coopersville <4>

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 Zutphen. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Zutphen.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Zutphen ...

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

Adding Zutphen to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Zutphen 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 for Zutphen was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Zutphen post office opened in 1882.

We also found Zutphen in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Zutphen.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Zutphen. 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/