A visit to the Chester 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 Chester Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Chester Cemetery:
41.4803, -87.2589
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Chester Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Chester Cemetery is located in Lake County<2>.
The county seat for Lake County is located in Crown Point. Crown Point lies just to the southwest of the Chester Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Chester Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Chester Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Chester Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Deep River Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Deep River Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River Cemetery
- Merrillville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Janes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Janes Cemetery is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janes Cemetery
- Hobart City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hobart City Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart City Cemetery
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Crown Hill Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Hill Cemetery
- Evergreen Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Deer Creek Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Cemetery
- Guernsey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Guernsey Cemetery is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey Cemetery
- Mosier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mosier Cemetery is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosier Cemetery
- Calumet Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Calumet Park Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet Park Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calumet Park Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Merrillville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84532 <5>
- Frame Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Frame Cemetery is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frame Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blachly Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Blachly Cemetery is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blachly Cemetery
- Blake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ross Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Memory Lane Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Maplewood Historic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Maplewood Historic Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Historic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Maplewood Historic Cemetery is located in Crown Point.
- Maplewood Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Maplewood Memorial Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Maplewood Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Crown Point.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85800 <5>
- Ludington Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Ludington Cemetery is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Temple of Israel Cemetery of Gary
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Chester Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Chester Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Deep River
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Deep River is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
- Green Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Green Acres is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Hobart
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Merrillville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Winfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Winfield is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,265 people
- Wheeler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wheeler is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Lakes of the Four Seasons
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Liverpool
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Liverpool is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
- Lottaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lottaville is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottaville
- New Chicago
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- New Chicago is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chicago
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,937 people
- Lake Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Crown Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ross
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ross is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Lincoln Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Village is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- Porter Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Porter Crossroads is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Crossroads
- South Haven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Haven is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Haven
- Portage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Leroy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Leroy is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
- Willow Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Creek is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Woodland Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland Village is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
- Duneland Village of Gary
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Duneland Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Duneland Village is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duneland Village
- New Elliott
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- New Elliott is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Elliott
- Gary
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Griffith
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Schererville
(9 miles [14.5 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 Chester Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lake County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Chester Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Crown Point
- Gary
- Gary lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Chester Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gary.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
- Griffith
- Hobart
- Merrillville
- Portage
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 Chester Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Lake 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 Chester Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #450270 (Chester Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #450270 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: Lake
- Est. Elev: 204 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Crown Point
- Location given for Chester Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.4803149 Lon: -87.2589236
- 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 Lake, 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- Chester 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. |