A begraafplaats or kerkhof is a cemetery. Kerkhof (literally meaning “church yard”) is a cemetery around the church, while a begraafplaats (literally: “burial place”) is a more generic term.
In the Netherlands, graves are routinely cleared after a few decades to make room for new graves. To see what graves still exist, check online cemetery websites in the Netherlands.
![Cheryl near the Baard cemetery](https://www.dutchgenealogy.nl/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/CherylBaard-672x448.jpg)
Kerkhof in Baard, Friesland