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A visit to the First Reformed of Lansing Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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

We discovered that his burial plans had changed 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 First Reformed of Lansing Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the First Reformed of Lansing Cemetery:

41.5650, -87.5395

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

The First Reformed of Lansing Cemetery is located in Cook County<2>.

The county seat for Cook County is located in Chicago. Chicago lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the north northwest of the First Reformed of Lansing Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the First Reformed of Lansing Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the First Reformed of Lansing Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from First Reformed of Lansing Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Oak Ridge Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Elmwood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Concordia Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Mt. Forest Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Mt. Forest Cemetery is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Forest Cemetery
  • Mt. Glenwood Memory Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Assumption Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Assumption Cemetery is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption Cemetery
    • The Assumption Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Assumption Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104564 <5>
  • St. Michaels Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Lake County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Lake County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Oakland Cemetery is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
  • Berger Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Berger Cemetery is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berger Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Homewood Memorial Gardens
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The Homewood Memorial Gardens is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood Memorial Gardens
      • The Homewood Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
      • Oak Lawn Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106233 <5>
    • Washington Memory Gardens
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Hess Memorial Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The Hess Memorial Cemetery is located in Lake County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess Memorial Cemetery
      • The Hess Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hessville Cemetery
      • Lake County Cemetery
      • North Twp. Cemetery
      • Paupers Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2160949 <5>
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Lake County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • St. James Catholic Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Lake County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Hope Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Hope Cemetery is located in Lake County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Cemetery
    • St. Michael Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Michael Cemetery is located in Lake County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michael Cemetery
      • The St. Michael Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Michael's Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2250180 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the First Reformed of Lansing Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from First Reformed of Lansing Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Lansing
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Lynwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Munster
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Munster is located in Lake County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munster
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,483 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Munster <6>
  • Globe
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Globe is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
  • Hammond
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hammond is located in Lake County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 75,342 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammond <6>
  • Calumet City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • South Holland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Glenwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Ford Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Dyer
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Dyer is located in Lake County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,955 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyer <6>
  • Highland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Hessville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hessville is located in Lake County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hessville
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Thornton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Burnham
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Burnham is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,040 people
    • Sauk Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Hartsdale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Hartsdale is located in Lake County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsdale
    • Dolton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Phoenix
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Phoenix is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,884 people
    • East Hazel Crest
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • East Hazel Crest is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hazel Crest
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,479 people
    • Chicago Heights
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Griffith
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • East Chicago
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hegewisch
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Hegewisch is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hegewisch
    • Harvey
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Homewood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)

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 First Reformed of Lansing Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cook County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The First Reformed of Lansing Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Chicago Heights
  • Griffith
    • Griffith lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the First Reformed of Lansing Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Griffith.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
  • Hammond
    • Hammond lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the First Reformed of Lansing Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hammond.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
  • Harvey
    • Harvey lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the First Reformed of Lansing Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Harvey.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
  • Hegewisch
  • Highland
  • Lansing
    • Lansing lies less than 2 miles<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the First Reformed of Lansing Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lansing.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
  • Munster
    • Munster lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the First Reformed of Lansing Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Munster.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munster
  • South Holland

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 helpful websites 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 First Reformed of Lansing Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Illinois:
  • Pages specific to Cook County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:

    • 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 First Reformed of Lansing Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1956487  (First Reformed of Lansing Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1956487 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
      • BGN Class: cemetery
      • County: Cook
      • Est. Elev: 192 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Calumet City
      • Location given for First Reformed of Lansing Cemetery:
      • Lat: 41.5650353     Lon: -87.5394865
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    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 Illinois' counties, including Cook, 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- First Reformed of Lansing Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add.
    <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.