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A visit to the Van Zandt Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Van Zandt Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Van Zandt Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Van Zandt Cemetery

Lat:   48.7851°   (48° 47' 6")

Lon:   -122.2140°   (-122° 12' 50")

The Van Zandt Cemetery is located in Whatcom County<2>.

The county seat for Whatcom County is located in Bellingham. Bellingham lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west of the Van Zandt Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Van Zandt Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Van Zandt Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Whatcom County
  • Saxon Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saxon Cemetery
    • The Saxon Cemetery is located in Whatcom County
  • Kendall Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kendall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kendall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kendall Cemetery is located in Whatcom County
  • Nooksack Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nooksack Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nooksack Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Nooksack Cemetery is located in Whatcom County
  • Bayview Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bayview Cemetery
    • The Bayview Cemetery is located in Whatcom County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bayview Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Bellingham.
    • The Bayview Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bay View Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76707 <5>
  • Sunnyland Memorial Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunnyland Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunnyland Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sunnyland Memorial Park is located in Whatcom County
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
    • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Whatcom County
  • Indian Joe Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Joe Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Joe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Indian Joe Cemetery is located in Whatcom County
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Whatcom County
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
    • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Whatcom County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodlawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Ferndale.
    • The Woodlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Paradise Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77126 <5>
  • Greenacres Memorial Park
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenacres Memorial Park
    • The Greenacres Memorial Park is located in Whatcom County
    • The Greenacres Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Green Acres Memorial Park
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76830 <5>
  • South Poplar Mennonite Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Monumenta Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lynden Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lynden Cemetery
      • The Lynden Cemetery is located in Whatcom County
    • Musselwhite Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Lummi Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lummi Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lummi Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lummi Cemetery is located in Whatcom County
    • Berthusen Memorial Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berthusen Memorial Park
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Berthusen Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Berthusen Memorial Park is located in Whatcom County
    • Bow Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bow Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bow Cemetery is located in Skagit County
    • Hazelwood Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • MacLure Road Mennonite Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Union Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Skagit County
    • Lyman Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lyman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lyman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lyman Cemetery is located in Skagit County
    • Hamilton Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamilton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hamilton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Skagit County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Van Zandt Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Van Zandt Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Clipper
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clipper
    • Clipper is located in Whatcom County
  • Deming
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Acme
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Welcome
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Welcome. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
    • Welcome is located in Whatcom County
  • Saxon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saxon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxon
    • Saxon is located in Whatcom County
  • Sudden Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sudden Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudden Valley
    • Sudden Valley is located in Whatcom County
  • Geneva
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Geneva. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
    • Geneva is located in Whatcom County
  • Wickersham
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wickersham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickersham
    • Wickersham is located in Whatcom County
  • Kendall
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kendall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
    • Kendall is located in Whatcom County
  • Silver Beach
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Silver Beach. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
    • Silver Beach is located in Whatcom County
  • Nooksack
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nooksack have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nooksack
    • Nooksack is located in Whatcom County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,659 people
  • Peaceful Valley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peaceful Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Valley
    • Peaceful Valley is located in Whatcom County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Maple Falls
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Everson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Alger
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alger have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alger
      • Alger is located in Skagit County
    • Bellingham
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Chuckanut Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chuckanut Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckanut Village
      • Chuckanut Village is located in Whatcom County
    • Clearbrook
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearbrook
      • Clearbrook is located in Whatcom County
    • Glacier
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lynden
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Sumas
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumas
      • Sumas is located in Whatcom County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,629 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumas <6>

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Nearby communities with newspapers ...

The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Van Zandt Cemetery. The following communities are located in Whatcom County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Van Zandt Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Van Zandt Cemetery:

Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Van Zandt Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1527680  (Van Zandt Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1527680 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Deming
    • County: Whatcom         Elev: 88
    • Location given for GNIS #1527680 (Van Zandt Cemetery)

The official website for Whatcom County: www.co.whatcom.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://wa.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>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Whatcom, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Van Zandt Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.7851, Longitude: -122.2140       In this case, the coordinates for the Van Zandt Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.




 

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