A visit to the Hess Memorial Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Hess Memorial Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Hess Memorial Cemetery (FG ID #2160949).
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 Hess Memorial Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hess Memorial Cemetery:
41.5880, -87.4579
The Hess Memorial Cemetery is located in Lake County<2>.
The county seat for Lake County is located in Crown Point. Crown Point lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Hess Memorial Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hess Memorial Cemetery.
Establishment of the Hess Memorial Cemetery ...
The Hess Memorial Cemetery was established in 1876.
Name Variations for Hess Memorial Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give a you a feel for the variations that might have occurred with Hess Memorial Cemetery.
Hess Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hessville Cemetery
- Lake County Cemetery
- Paupers Cemetery
- North Twp. Cemetery
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Hess Memorial Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hess Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Concordia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hope Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- First Reformed of Lansing Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fern Oak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Fern Oak Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Oak Cemetery
- Mt. Mercy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Mary's Russian Orthodox Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgelawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Tolleston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Tolleston Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolleston Cemetery
- Waldheim Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Waldheim Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldheim Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Cook County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- St. Michael Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Hess Memorial Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hess Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hessville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Highland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hammond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Munster
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Chicago
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lansing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Griffith
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Calumet City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gary
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Burnham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Globe
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Globe is located in Cook County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Whiting
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Lynwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hartsdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- New Elliott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ross
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hegewisch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dyer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Schererville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lottaville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dolton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- South Holland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Glenwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ford Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sauk Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Village is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- Liverpool
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Thornton
(8 miles [12.9 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 Hess Memorial 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 Hess Memorial Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Gary
- Griffith
- Hammond
- Hegewisch
- Highland
- Lansing
- Munster
- South Holland
- Whiting
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 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 Hess Memorial 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 Hess Memorial Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2160949
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #437525 (Lake Country Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #437525 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: 188 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Highland
- Location given for Lake Country Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.5880913 Lon: -87.4575404
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hess Memorial 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |