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A visit to the McCool 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 McCool Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The McCool Cemetery (FG ID #85842)

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 McCool Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   41.5751°   (41° 34' 30")

Lon:   -87.1454°   (-87° 8' 43")

The cemetery is located in Porter County<2>.

As an estimate, the McCool Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Portage.

The county seat for Porter County is located in Valparaiso. Valparaiso lies just to the southeast of the McCool Cemetery .

Establishment of the McCool Cemetery ...

The McCool Cemetery was established in 1852.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the McCool Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McCool Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Robbins Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robbins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robbins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Robbins Cemetery is located in Porter County
  • Gossett Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gossett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gossett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gossett Cemetery is located in Porter County
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Temple of Israel Cemetery of Gary
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Temple of Israel Cemetery of Gary
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Temple of Israel Cemetery of Gary have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Temple of Israel Cemetery of Gary is located in Porter County
  • Blake Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Francis Xavier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Francis Xavier Cemetery is located in Lake County
  • Kimball Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kimball Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kimball Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kimball Cemetery is located in Porter County
  • Bailly Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bailly Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bailly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bailly Cemetery is located in Porter County
  • Burstrom Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burstrom Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burstrom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Burstrom Cemetery is located in Porter County
  • Janes Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Janes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Janes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Janes Cemetery is located in Porter County
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Porter County
  • Chesterton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chesterton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chesterton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Chesterton Cemetery is located in Porter County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Crown Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crown Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crown Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Crown Hill Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • Hobart City Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hobart City Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hobart City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hobart City Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • Kinne Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kinne Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kinne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kinne Cemetery is located in Porter County
    • Dillingham Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dillingham Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dillingham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dillingham Cemetery is located in Porter County
    • Deep River Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deep River Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deep River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Deep River Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • Mosier Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mosier Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mosier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mosier Cemetery is located in Porter County
    • Blachly Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blachly Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blachly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Blachly Cemetery is located in Porter County
    • Evergreen Memorial Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • 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.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Evergreen Memorial Park is located in Lake County
    • Chester Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chester Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chester Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • Carter Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carter Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Carter Cemetery is located in Porter County
    • Furnessville Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Furnessville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Furnessville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Furnessville Cemetery is located in Porter County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the McCool Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McCool Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Portage
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • South Haven
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Haven
    • South Haven is located in Porter County
  • Babcock
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Babcock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babcock
    • Babcock is located in Porter County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Babcock
    • From the McCool Cemetery to Babcock
  • Woodland Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
    • Woodland Village is located in Porter County
  • Willow Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Burns Harbor
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burns Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Harbor
    • Burns Harbor is located in Porter County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,922 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burns Harbor <6>
  • Wheeler
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheeler have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
    • Wheeler is located in Porter County
  • Chesterton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Porter
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Ogden Dunes
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ogden Dunes have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden Dunes
    • Ogden Dunes is located in Porter County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,083 people
  • Dune Acres
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dune Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dune Acres
    • Dune Acres is located in Porter County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
  • Lake Station
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Station have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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>
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Hobart
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Tratebas Mill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Duneland Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duneland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duneland Village
      • Duneland Village is located in Lake County
    • Duneland Village of Gary
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duneland Village of Gary have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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
    • New Chicago
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Chicago have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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
    • Liverpool
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Deep River
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep River have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
      • Deep River is located in Lake County
    • Suman
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Suman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suman
      • Suman is located in Porter County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Suman
      • From the McCool Cemetery to Suman
    • Valparaiso
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Green Acres
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Gary
      (10 miles [16.1 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 McCool 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 McCool Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 McCool 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 McCool Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #450122  (McCool Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #450122 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: Portage
    • County: Porter         Elev: 192
    • Location given for GNIS #450122 (McCool Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #85842

The official website for Porter County: www.porterco.org/

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

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 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the McCool Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5751, Longitude: -87.1454    
<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 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.
<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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