A visit to the German 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 German Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the German Cemetery:
41.3486, -87.4692
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the German Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The German Cemetery is located in Lake County<2>.
The county seat for Lake County is located in Crown Point. Crown Point lies just to the northeast of the German Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the German Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the German Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from German Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Brunswick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Brunswick Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick Cemetery
- Creston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Creston Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston Cemetery
- Schubert Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Schubert Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schubert Cemetery
- Holy Name Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Holy Name Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Name Cemetery
- Fuller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Fuller Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Cemetery
- Zion Evangelical Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Prairie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Edwards Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Edwards Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Edwards Cemetery
- Eagle Lake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Eagle Lake Cemetery is located in Will County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Eagle Lake Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northeast of Beecher (IL).
- The Eagle Lake Cemetery has also been known as:
- North Cemetery
- St. John Lutheran Church North Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105482 <5>
- St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery is located in Will County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Beecher (IL).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1997766 <5>
- Lowell Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. John Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- St. John UCC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The St. John UCC Cemetery is located in Will County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John UCC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John UCC Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Beecher (IL).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2161035 <5>
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Hack Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Hack Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hack Cemetery
- St. Luke Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The St. Luke Cemetery is located in Will County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Luke Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Luke Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Beecher (IL).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107961 <5>
- St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
- The St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Petersberg Cemetery
- West Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The West Creek Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Creek Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Orchard Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Maplewood Historic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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 northeast)
- 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>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the German Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from German Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cedar Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Dalecarlia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lake Dalecarlia is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Dalecarlia
- Lowell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Saint John
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Crown Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beecher
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Willowbrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sherburnville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sherburnville is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherburnville
- Dinwiddie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dinwiddie is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinwiddie
- Lincoln Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln Village is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- Schererville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Goodenow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Goodenow is located in Will County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodenow
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hartsdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hartsdale is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsdale
- Dyer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Leroy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Leroy is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
- Sauk Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Elliott
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- New Elliott is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Elliott
- Crete
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grant Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grant Park is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,231 people
- Illinoi
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Illinoi is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinoi
- Illinoi
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Illinoi is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinoi
- Schneider
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Schneider is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schneider
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Winfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Winfield is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,265 people
- Merrillville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lottaville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lottaville is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottaville
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 German 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 German Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Crete
- Crown Point
- Merrillville
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 helpful 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 German 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 German Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #435041 (German Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #435041 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: 229 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lowell
- Location given for German Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.3486465 Lon: -87.4692031
- 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 drawn from Point A (ie- German 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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