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. 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 Merrillville Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Merrillville Cemetery:
41.4858, -87.3260
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on 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)
- 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)
- The Chester Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Memory Lane Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Evergreen Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- 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)
- The Fern Oak Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Oak Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Chapel Lawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- 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)
- The Deer Creek Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Cemetery
- Deep River Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Deep River Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River Cemetery
- Hobart City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hobart City Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart City Cemetery
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Crown Hill Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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)
- Lincoln Village is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- Ross
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- 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)
- Deep River is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
- New Chicago
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- New Chicago is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chicago
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,937 people
- Griffith
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Winfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Winfield is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,265 people
- Lake Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Schererville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- 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)
- Wheeler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wheeler is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Hartsdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Duneland Village of Gary
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Duneland Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Duneland Village is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duneland Village
- Highland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- 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.
- Crown Point
- Gary
- Gary lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Merrillville Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gary.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
- Griffith
- Highland
- Hobart
- Merrillville
- Portage
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 professional and volunteer 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:
- 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 Merrillville Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #450265 (Merrillville Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #450265 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: 200 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Crown Point
- Location given for Merrillville Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.4855922 Lon: -87.3255916
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Merrillville Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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