About Lake Forest Cemetery
Lake Forest Cemetery is a cemetery near Grand Haven, Ottawa County, Michigan. It lies about 0.9 mi northeast of Grand Haven. The grounds sit at about 669 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 6 notable people buried here, including Thomas W. Ferry, Edward Payson Ferry and Harold W. Clover. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 629974. The nearest other listed cemetery is Spring Lake Township Cemetery, about 3.6 mi to the northeast. The nearest cremation provider we know of is The VanZantwick Chapel of Sytsema Funeral and Cremation Services in Grand Haven, about 1.0 mi away. It is one of 65 cemeteries we list in Ottawa County, and 11 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 2 of the 65 listings in Ottawa County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Grand Haven. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Lake Forest Cemetery
Among them: 1 artist, 1 business leader, 1 Civil War veteran, 1 US representative, 1 US senator.
- Thomas W. Ferry1827-1896American politician
- Edward Payson Ferry1837-1917American businessman
- Harold W. Clover1918-1974American photographer
- William Montague Ferry Jr.1824-1905American mayor
- Amanda White1797-1870Spouse of William Montague Ferry
- Richard C. Duryea1830-1902America military officer
People whose Wikidata entry gives Lake Forest Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
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What Lake Forest Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Spring Lake Township CemeterySpring Lake, MIMunicipal cemetery3.6 mi
- Lakeshore CemeteryGrand Haven, MICemetery3.7 mi
- Historic CemeteryGrand Haven, MICemetery4.1 mi
- Cobmosay GraveGrand Haven, MICemetery7.0 mi
- Pine Hill CemeteryFruitport, MICemetery7.1 mi
- Nunica CemeteryFruitport, MICemetery7.5 mi
- Indian CemeteryGrand Haven, MICemetery7.6 mi
- Norton CemeteryNorton Shores, MICemetery8.6 mi
- Robinson CemeteryAllendale, MICemetery9.2 mi
- Saint Gregory's Episcopal Church Memorial Courtyard CemeteryRoosevelt Park, MIEpiscopal cemetery9.6 mi
Funeral homes near Lake Forest Cemetery
- The VanZantwick Chapel of Sytsema Funeral and Cremation Services1.0 miCremation provider · Grand Haven · (616) 842-6100
- Klaassen Family Funeral Home1.7 miFuneral home · Grand Haven · (616) 842-9495
- The Spring Lake Chapel Of Sytsema Funeral & Cremation Services2.8 miCremation provider · Spring Lake · (616) 842-6100
- Clock Life Story Funeral Home3.8 miFuneral home · Grand Haven · (616) 844-4200
- Sytsema Funeral & Cremation Services - The Lee Chapel6.1 miCremation provider · Muskegon
- Sytsema Funeral & Cremation Services6.1 miCremation provider · Norton Shores · (231) 798-1100
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