A visit to the Carter 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 Carter Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Carter Cemetery:
41.5342, -86.9845
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Carter Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Carter Cemetery is located in Porter County<2>.
The county seat for Porter County is located in Valparaiso. Valparaiso lies just to the southwest of the Carter Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Carter Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Carter Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Carter Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dillingham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Dillingham Cemetery is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillingham Cemetery
- Kinne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Kinne Cemetery is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinne Cemetery
- Quakerdom Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Quakerdom Cemetery is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakerdom Cemetery
- Chesterton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Chesterton Cemetery is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterton Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Graceland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Graceland Cemetery is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland Cemetery
- Luther Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Luther Cemetery is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther Cemetery
- Eaheart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Eaheart Cemetery is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaheart Cemetery
- Eight Square Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Eight Square Cemetery is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eight Square Cemetery
- Kimball Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Kimball Cemetery is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball Cemetery
- Union Street Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Street Cemetery is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Street Cemetery
- Maplewood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Clinton Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gossett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Gossett Cemetery is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossett Cemetery
- Robbins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Robbins Cemetery is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Cemetery
- Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Memorial Park is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Beattys Corner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Furnessville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Furnessville Cemetery is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnessville Cemetery
- Bailly Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Bailly Cemetery is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailly Cemetery
- Burstrom Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Burstrom Cemetery is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burstrom Cemetery
- James Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The James Cemetery is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
- McCool Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Blachly Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Blachly Cemetery is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blachly Cemetery
- Stoner Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Stoner Cemetery is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoner Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Carter Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Carter Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Suman
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Suman is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suman
- Tratebas Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tratebas Mill is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tratebas Mill
- Alida
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Alida is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alida
- Westville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Valparaiso
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Haskell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Haskell is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskell
- Otis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Otis is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
- Chesterton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Babcock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Babcock is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babcock
- Holmesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Holmesville is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
- Porter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Haven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- South Haven is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Haven
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Wanatah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dune Acres
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dune Acres is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dune Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Burns Harbor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Town-of-Pines
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Town-of-Pines is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town-of-Pines
- Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
- Beverly Shores
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Willow Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Willow Creek is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Portage
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wheeler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wheeler is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Union Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Door Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Door Village is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Door Village
- Waterford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Waterford is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Woodland Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Woodland Village is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
- Deep River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Deep River is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
- Michigan City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ogden Dunes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ogden Dunes is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden Dunes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,083 people
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 Carter 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 Carter Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beverly Shores
- Michigan City
- Portage
- Union Mills
- Valparaiso
- Wanatah
- Westville
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 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 Carter 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 Carter Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #432186 (Carter Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #432186 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: 240 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Westville
- Location given for Carter Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.5342065 Lon: -86.9844738
- 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- Carter 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. |