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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

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>

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

Lat:   41.5306°   (41° 31' 50")

Lon:   -87.4067°   (-87° 24' 24")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ross Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ross Cemetery is located in Lake County
  • Ridgelawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ridgelawn Cemetery
    • The Ridgelawn Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Russian Orthodox Church Cemetery
    • The St. Mary's Russian Orthodox Church Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Mercy Cemetery
    • The Mt. Mercy Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hope Cemetery is located in Lake County
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Lake County
  • St. Michael Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michael Cemetery
    • The St. Michael Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memory Lane Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memory Lane Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Memory Lane Memorial Cemetery is located in Lake County
  • Calumet Park Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calumet Park Cemetery
    • The Calumet Park Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hess Memorial Cemetery
    • The Hess Memorial Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapel Lawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapel Lawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Chapel Lawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery is located in Lake County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • Waldheim Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waldheim Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waldheim Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Waldheim Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • Tolleston Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tolleston Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tolleston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tolleston Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • St. Michaels Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michaels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • Merrillville Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Merrillville Cemetery
      • The Merrillville Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • Evergreen Memorial Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Memorial Park
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Evergreen Memorial Park is located in Lake County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 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)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ross. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
    • Ross is located in Lake County
  • New Elliott
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Elliott
    • New Elliott is located in Lake County
  • Lottaville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lottaville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottaville
    • Lottaville is located in Lake County
  • Schererville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schererville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schererville
    • Schererville is located in Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,593 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schererville <6>
  • Highland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lincoln Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
    • Lincoln Village is located in Lake County
  • Gary
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
    • Gary is located in Lake County
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
    • Liverpool is located in Lake County
  • Hessville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hessville
    • Hessville is located in Lake County
  • Munster
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Munster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munster
    • Munster is located in Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,483 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Munster <6>
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Dyer
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
      • Dyer is located in Lake County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
      • Green Acres is located in Lake County
    • Hammond
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • East Chicago
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Chicago. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Chicago
      • East Chicago is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,742 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Chicago <6>
    • Hobart
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • New Chicago
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Chicago have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chicago
      • New Chicago is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,937 people
    • Lansing
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
      • Lansing is located in Cook County (IL)
      • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynwood
      • Lynwood is located in Cook County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,113 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynwood <6>
    • Sauk Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Willowbrook
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
      • Willowbrook is located in Will County (IL)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willowbrook <6>
    • Crown Point
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Lake Station
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Station
      • Lake Station is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,850 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Station <6>
    • Duneland Village of Gary
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duneland Village of Gary have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duneland Village of Gary
      • Duneland Village of Gary is located in Lake County
    • Duneland Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duneland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duneland Village
      • Duneland Village is located in Lake County
    • 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 first visit 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 Fern Oak Cemetery:

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: GNIS record #434458 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Highland
    • County: Lake         Elev: 193
    • Location given for GNIS #434458 (Fern Oak Cemetery)

The official website for Lake County: www.lakecountyin.org/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Fern Oak Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5306, Longitude: -87.4067       In this case, the coordinates for the Fern Oak Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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