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A visit to the Fern Oak 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 Fern Oak Cemetery ...

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

41.5306, -87.4067

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

The Fern Oak Cemetery is located in Lake County<2>.

The county seat for Lake County is located in Crown Point. Crown Point lies just to the south southeast of the Fern Oak Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Fern Oak Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Fern Oak Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Ross Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Ross Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
  • Ridgelawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Ridgelawn Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgelawn Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ridgelawn Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Gary.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86566 <5>
  • St. Mary's Russian Orthodox Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The St. Mary's Russian Orthodox Church Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Russian Orthodox Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary's Russian Orthodox Church Cemetery is located in Gary.
    • The St. Mary's Russian Orthodox Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Marys Cemetery
  • Mt. Mercy Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Mt. Mercy Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Mercy Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Mercy Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Gary.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86023 <5>
  • Hope Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Hope Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Cemetery
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • St. Michael Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Michael Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • 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>
  • Memory Lane Memorial Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Calumet Park Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • 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>
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Hess Memorial Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Hess Memorial Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • 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>
  • Chapel Lawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Waldheim Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Waldheim Cemetery is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldheim Cemetery
    • Tolleston Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Tolleston Cemetery is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolleston Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
    • St. Michaels Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
    • Merrillville Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Merrillville Cemetery is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillville Cemetery
    • Evergreen Memorial Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Fern Oak Cemetery.

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

  • Griffith
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Ross
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Ross is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
  • New Elliott
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • New Elliott is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Elliott
  • Lottaville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Lottaville is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottaville
  • Hartsdale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hartsdale is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsdale
  • Schererville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Highland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lincoln Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Lincoln Village is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
  • Gary
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Gary is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,693 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gary <6>
  • Merrillville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Liverpool
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Liverpool is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
  • Hessville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hessville is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hessville
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Munster
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Dyer
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Dyer is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,955 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyer <6>
    • Saint John
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Green Acres
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Green Acres is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
    • Hammond
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • East Chicago
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Hobart
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • New Chicago
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • New Chicago is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chicago
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,937 people
    • Lansing
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Lansing is located in Cook County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,059 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <6>
    • Lynwood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Sauk Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Willowbrook
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Crown Point
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Lake Station
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Duneland Village of Gary
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Duneland Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Duneland Village is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duneland Village
    • Calumet City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)

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 Fern Oak 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 Fern Oak Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Fern Oak 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 Fern Oak Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #434458  (Fern Oak Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #434458 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: 193 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Highland
      • Location given for Fern Oak Cemetery:
      • Lat: 41.5305917     Lon: -87.406705
      • 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 '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- Fern Oak 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.