A visit to the Janes 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 Janes Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Janes Cemetery:
41.5050, -87.1967
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Janes Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Janes Cemetery is located in Porter County<2>.
The county seat for Porter County is located in Valparaiso. Valparaiso lies just to the east southeast of the Janes Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Janes Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Janes Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Janes Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Deep River Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Deep River Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River Cemetery
- Mosier Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Mosier Cemetery is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosier Cemetery
- Hobart City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hobart City Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart City Cemetery
- Chester Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Chester Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Cemetery
- Blachly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Blachly Cemetery is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blachly Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- 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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Blake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Crown Hill Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Hill Cemetery
- St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Guernsey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Guernsey Cemetery is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey Cemetery
- Kimball Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Kimball Cemetery is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Gossett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gossett Cemetery is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossett Cemetery
- Robbins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Robbins Cemetery is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Cemetery
- James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The James Cemetery is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
- McCool Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The McCool Cemetery is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the McCool Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Portage.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85842 <5>
- Evergreen Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Merrillville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Deer Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Deer Creek Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Cemetery
- Frame Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Frame Cemetery is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frame Cemetery
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 Janes Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Janes Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wheeler
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wheeler is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Deep River
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Deep River is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
- South Haven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Haven is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Haven
- Hobart
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Acres
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Green Acres is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Lake Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Portage
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Willow Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Willow Creek is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- New Chicago
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- New Chicago is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chicago
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,937 people
- Merrillville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lakes of the Four Seasons
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Babcock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Babcock is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babcock
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Woodland Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Woodland Village is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
- Liverpool
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Liverpool is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
- Winfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Winfield is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,265 people
- Porter Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Porter Crossroads is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Crossroads
- Valparaiso
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Duneland Village of Gary
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Duneland Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Duneland Village is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duneland Village
- Burns Harbor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ogden Dunes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ogden Dunes is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden Dunes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,083 people
- Lottaville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lottaville is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottaville
- Lincoln Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Village is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- Chesterton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ross
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ross is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
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 Janes Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Porter County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Janes Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Hobart
- Merrillville
- Portage
- Valparaiso
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 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 Janes Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Porter 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 Janes Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #436938 (Janes Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #436938 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: Porter
- Est. Elev: 195 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Portage
- Location given for Janes Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.5050378 Lon: -87.1967003
- 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 Porter, 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- Janes 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. |