A visit to the Blake Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Blake Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Blake Cemetery (FG ID #84360).
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 Blake Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Blake Cemetery:
41.5731, -87.2163
The Blake Cemetery is located in Porter County<2>.
The county seat for Porter County is located in Valparaiso. Valparaiso lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southeast of the Blake Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Blake Cemetery.
Establishment of the Blake Cemetery ...
The Blake Cemetery was established in 1843.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Blake Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Blake Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Crown Hill Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Hill Cemetery
- Hobart City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hobart City Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart City Cemetery
- McCool Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Janes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Janes Cemetery is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janes Cemetery
- Robbins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Robbins Cemetery is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Cemetery
- Gossett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Gossett Cemetery is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossett Cemetery
- James Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The James Cemetery is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
- Evergreen Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Chester Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Chester Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Cemetery
- Deep River Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Deep River Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River Cemetery
- Kimball Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Kimball Cemetery is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Tolleston Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Tolleston Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolleston Cemetery
- Waldheim Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Waldheim Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldheim Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mosier Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Mosier Cemetery is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosier Cemetery
- Bailly Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Bailly Cemetery is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailly Cemetery
- Burstrom Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Burstrom Cemetery is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burstrom Cemetery
- Merrillville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blachly Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Blachly Cemetery is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blachly Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Chesterton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Chesterton Cemetery is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterton Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Blake Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Blake Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Portage
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Willow Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Woodland Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Woodland Village is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
- Duneland Village of Gary
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Station
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- New Chicago
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- New Chicago is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chicago
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,937 people
- Hobart
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Duneland Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Duneland Village is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duneland Village
- Liverpool
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wheeler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wheeler is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- South Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- South Haven is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Haven
- Ogden Dunes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ogden Dunes is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden Dunes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,083 people
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Babcock
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Burns Harbor
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Deep River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Deep River is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
- Green Acres
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Porter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gary
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ross
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Merrillville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chesterton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dune Acres
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dune Acres is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dune Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Lottaville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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 Blake Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Porter County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Blake Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Gary
- Hobart
- Merrillville
- Portage
- Valparaiso
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Blake Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Porter 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 Blake Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #84360
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #431171 (Blake Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #431171 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: Porter
- Est. Elev: 195 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Portage
- Location given for Blake Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.5733704 Lon: -87.2158685
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Porter, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Blake 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |