A visit to the Lake Prairie 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 Lake Prairie Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lake Prairie Cemetery:
41.2892, -87.4692
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lake Prairie Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Lake Prairie Cemetery is located in Lake County<2>.
The county seat for Lake County is located in Crown Point. Crown Point lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Lake Prairie Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Lake Prairie Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Lake Prairie Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lake Prairie Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fuller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Fuller Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- West Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The West Creek Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Creek Cemetery
- Lowell Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Edwards Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The St. Edwards Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Edwards Cemetery
- Creston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Creston Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston Cemetery
- German Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The German Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Cemetery
- Brunswick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Brunswick Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick Cemetery
- St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- 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
- Sherburnville Christian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Orchard Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Schubert Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Schubert Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schubert Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Holy Name Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Holy Name Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Name Cemetery
- St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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>
- St. John UCC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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>
- Plum Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Plum Grove Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Grove Cemetery
- Zion Evangelical Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- St. Luke Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Eagle Lake Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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. Marys Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
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 Lake Prairie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lake Prairie Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lowell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lake Dalecarlia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Dalecarlia is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Dalecarlia
- Sherburnville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sherburnville is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherburnville
- Cedar Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Illinoi
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Illinoi is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinoi
- Illinoi
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Illinoi is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinoi
- Schneider
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Schneider is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schneider
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Sumava Resorts
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dinwiddie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dinwiddie is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinwiddie
- Beecher
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Grant Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Grant Park is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,231 people
- Illiana Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Illiana Heights is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illiana Heights
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Shelby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shelby is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
- Litchfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Litchfield is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield
- Lake Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lake Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Thayer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Thayer is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
- Crown Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saint John
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Leroy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leroy is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
- Goodenow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Goodenow is located in Will County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodenow
- Willowbrook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Roselawn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Roselawn is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn
- Forest City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Forest City is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Momence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Winfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Winfield is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,265 people
- Lincoln Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lincoln Village is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- Schererville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Crete
(13 miles [20.9 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 Lake Prairie 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 Lake Prairie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Crete
- Crete lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Lake Prairie Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Crete.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crete
- Crown Point
- Momence
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 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 Lake Prairie 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 Lake Prairie Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #452945 (Lake Prairie Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #452945 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: 222 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lowell
- Location given for Lake Prairie Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.289202 Lon: -87.469202
- 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lake Prairie 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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