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A visit to the Merrillville Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 Merrillville Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   41.4858°   (41° 29' 8")

Lon:   -87.3260°   (-87° 19' 33")

The Merrillville Cemetery is located in Lake County<1>.

The county seat for Lake County is located in Crown Point. Crown Point lies just to the south southwest of the Merrillville Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> of the Merrillville Cemetery.<3>

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

  • St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery is located in Lake County
  • Calumet Park Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Chester Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • 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.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Chester Cemetery is located in Lake County
  • Ross Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ross Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ross Cemetery is located in Lake County
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Lake County
  • Memory Lane Memorial Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memory Lane Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memory Lane Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Memory Lane Memorial Cemetery is located in Lake County
  • Evergreen Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • 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.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Evergreen Memorial Park is located in Lake County
  • Ridgelawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Mary's Russian Orthodox Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mt. Mercy Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fern Oak Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fern Oak Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fern Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fern Oak Cemetery is located in Lake County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Chapel Lawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapel Lawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapel Lawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chapel Lawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • Maplewood Historic Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Maplewood Memorial Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Deer Creek Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deer Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deer Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Deer Creek Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • Deep River Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • 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.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Deep River Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • Hobart City Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • 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.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hobart City Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • Crown Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • 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.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Crown Hill Cemetery is located in Lake County

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]<2> of the Merrillville Cemetery.

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

  • Merrillville
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Green Acres
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Lottaville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Lincoln Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
    • Lincoln Village is located in Lake County
  • Ross
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ross. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
    • Ross is located in Lake County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Ross
    • From the Merrillville Cemetery to Ross
  • Hobart
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Liverpool
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • New Elliott
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Crown Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Deep River
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep River have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
    • Deep River is located in Lake County
  • New Chicago
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Chicago have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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
  • Griffith
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Winfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
      • Winfield is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,265 people
    • Lake Station
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Station have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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>
    • Schererville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schererville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schererville
      • Schererville is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,593 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schererville <6>
    • Saint John
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Gary
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Lakes of the Four Seasons
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakes of the Four Seasons have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakes of the Four Seasons
      • Lakes of the Four Seasons is located in Lake County
    • Wheeler
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheeler have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
      • Wheeler is located in Porter County
    • Duneland Village of Gary
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duneland Village of Gary have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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
    • Duneland Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duneland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duneland Village
      • Duneland Village is located in Lake County
    • Highland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedar Lake
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
      • Cedar Lake is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,588 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Lake <6>
    • Leroy
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Portage
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)

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 Merrillville 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 Merrillville Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Merrillville 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 Merrillville Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #450265  (Merrillville Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #450265 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: Crown Point
    • County: Lake         Elev: 200
    • Location given for GNIS #450265 (Merrillville Cemetery)

The official website for Lake County: www.lakecountyin.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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 Merrillville Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4858, Longitude: -87.3260    
<3>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.
<4>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.
<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.
<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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