A visit to the North Star 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 North Star Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the North Star Cemetery:
40.9842, -87.3289
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the North Star Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The North Star Cemetery is located in Newton County<2>.
The county seat for Newton County is located in Kentland. Kentland lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the south southwest of the North Star Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the North Star Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the North Star Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from North Star Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Kennedy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Kennedy Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Cemetery
- Burr Oak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oakland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Beaver City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Beaver City Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City Cemetery
- Memory Gardens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Murphy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Murphy Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Cemetery
- Old Settlers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Old Settlers Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Settlers Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Prairie Vine Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Prairie Vine Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Vine Cemetery
- Weston Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Weston Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Weston Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Rensselaer.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87356 <5>
- Yeoman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Yeoman Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeoman Cemetery
- Russell Chapel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Welsh Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Beaver Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Beaver Cemetery is located in Iroquois County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Cemetery
- Porter Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Porter Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Prater Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Prater Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prater Cemetery
- Sandridge Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Sandridge Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandridge Cemetery
- Dunkard Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Dunkard Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard Cemetery
- Roselawn Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Roselawn Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the North Star Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from North Star Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mount Ayr
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Ayr is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ayr
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Morocco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver City is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
- Fair Oaks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Foresman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Foresman is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foresman
- Rensselaer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Egypt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Egypt is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Collegeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Collegeville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collegeville
- Roselawn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Roselawn is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn
- Virgie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Virgie is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgie
- Thayer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Thayer is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Lake Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Sumava Resorts
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Forest City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Forest City is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Shelby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Shelby is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
- Kentland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Newton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Newton is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Goodland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Schneider
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Schneider is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schneider
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Gifford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gifford is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gifford
- Hopkins Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hopkins Park is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 608 people
- Hopkins Park has also been known as:
- Hopkins Park village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopkins Park <6>
- Donovan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- DeMotte
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- DeMotte is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeMotte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,172 people
- DeMotte has also been known as:
- De Motte
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for DeMotte <6>
- Iroquois
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Effner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Effner is located in Iroquois County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effner
- Remington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Illinoi
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Illinoi is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinoi
- Illinoi
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Illinoi is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinoi
- Illiana Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Illiana Heights is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illiana Heights
- Beaverville
(17 miles [27.4 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 North Star Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Newton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The North Star Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- DeMotte
- Donovan
- Goodland
- Kentland
- Morocco
- Remington
- Rensselaer
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 North Star Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Newton 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 North Star Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #440298 (North Star Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #440298 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: Newton
- Est. Elev: 216 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mount Ayr
- Location given for North Star Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.9842021 Lon: -87.3289165
- 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 Newton, 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 from Point A (ie- North Star 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. |