Zeeland Cemetery holds the graves of early Zeeland pioneers, prominent twentieth century figures, many area veterans marked by identical white marble tombstones, and notable political figures and entrepreneurs. Dutch immigrants settled Zeeland in 1847 under the leadership of the Reverend Cornelius Vander Meulen and Jannes Vande Luyster. The city’s first cemetery, at the southeast corner of Church Street and Central Avenue, was used from 1847 to 1852. In 1853, Vande Luyster sold this site to the community for use as a cemetery. Maples, white pines, spruce, cedar, and yew create a park-like setting.