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A visit to the Burstrom 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 Burstrom Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Burstrom Cemetery:

41.6303, -87.1006

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

The Burstrom 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 south southeast of the Burstrom Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Burstrom Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Burstrom Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Burstrom Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Porter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
  • Chesterton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Chesterton Cemetery is located in Porter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterton Cemetery
  • McCool Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The McCool Cemetery is located in Porter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the McCool Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Portage.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85842 <5>
  • James Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The James Cemetery is located in Porter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
  • Gossett Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Gossett Cemetery is located in Porter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossett Cemetery
  • Furnessville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Furnessville Cemetery is located in Porter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnessville Cemetery
  • Robbins Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Robbins Cemetery is located in Porter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Cemetery
  • Temple of Israel Cemetery of Gary
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Porter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Portage.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84536 <5>
  • Dillingham Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Dillingham Cemetery is located in Porter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillingham Cemetery
  • Blake Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Kimball Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Kimball Cemetery is located in Porter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Kinne Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Kinne Cemetery is located in Porter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinne Cemetery
    • Carter Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Carter Cemetery is located in Porter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
    • Eight Square Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Eight Square Cemetery is located in Porter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eight Square Cemetery
    • Crown Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Crown Hill Cemetery is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Hill Cemetery
    • Janes Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Janes Cemetery is located in Porter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janes Cemetery
    • Quakerdom Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Quakerdom Cemetery is located in Porter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakerdom Cemetery
    • Hobart City Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Hobart City Cemetery is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart City Cemetery
    • Beattys Corner Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Burstrom Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Burstrom Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Burns Harbor
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Porter
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Dune Acres
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Dune Acres is located in Porter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dune Acres
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
  • Chesterton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Babcock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Babcock is located in Porter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babcock
  • Ogden Dunes
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Ogden Dunes is located in Porter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden Dunes
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,083 people
  • Woodland Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodland Village is located in Porter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
  • Willow Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Willow Creek is located in Porter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
  • Portage
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • South Haven
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • South Haven is located in Porter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Haven
  • Tratebas Mill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Tratebas Mill is located in Porter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tratebas Mill
  • Suman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Suman is located in Porter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suman
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Beverly Shores
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Duneland Village of Gary
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Town-of-Pines
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Town-of-Pines is located in Porter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town-of-Pines
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
    • Duneland Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Duneland Village is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duneland Village
    • Lake Station
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Wheeler
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Wheeler is located in Porter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
    • New Chicago
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • New Chicago is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chicago
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,937 people
    • Hobart
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Valparaiso
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Otis
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Otis is located in LaPorte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
    • Liverpool
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Liverpool is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
    • Westville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Holmesville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Holmesville is located in LaPorte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
    • Michigan City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)

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 Burstrom 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 Burstrom Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Burstrom 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 Burstrom Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #431876  (Burstrom Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #431876 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: 207 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Dune Acres
      • Location given for Burstrom Cemetery:
      • Lat: 41.6303155     Lon: -87.1005893
      • 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 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Burstrom 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.
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