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A visit to the Saint Joseph 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 St. Joseph Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Joseph Cemetery:

41.4931, -87.5153

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Lake County<2>.

The county seat for Lake County is located in Crown Point. Crown Point lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east southeast of the St. Joseph Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the St. Joseph Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the St. Joseph Cemetery.<4>

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

  • St. James Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • St. John Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. John Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
  • St. Michael Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The St. Michael Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michael Cemetery
    • The St. Michael Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Michael's Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2250180 <5>
  • Hack Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Hack Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hack Cemetery
  • Chapel Lawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • First Reformed of Lansing Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Oak Ridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Assumption Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Assumption Cemetery is located in Cook County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption Cemetery
    • The Assumption Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Assumption Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104564 <5>
  • Zion Evangelical Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Memory Lane Memorial Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Hope Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Hope Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Mt. Glenwood Memory Gardens
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bloom Presbyterian Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Beebe's Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Beebe's Grove Cemetery is located in Will County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe's Grove Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Beebe's Grove Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Crete (IL).
      • The Beebe's Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
      • Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
      • Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2288139 <5>
    • Eagle Lake Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Fern Oak Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Fern Oak Cemetery is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Oak Cemetery
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
    • St. Michaels Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
    • Elmwood Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Concordia Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)

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]<3> of the St. Joseph Cemetery.

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

  • Dyer
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Dyer is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,955 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyer <6>
  • Willowbrook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Hartsdale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Hartsdale is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsdale
  • Lynwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Sauk Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Saint John
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Schererville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Munster
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Ford Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Lansing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Lansing is located in Cook County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,059 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <6>
  • New Elliott
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • New Elliott is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Elliott
  • Griffith
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Highland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Steger
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Steger is located in Will County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steger
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,111 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steger <6>
    • Crete
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Crete is located in Will County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crete
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,938 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crete <6>
    • Hammond
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Glenwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Chicago Heights
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • South Chicago Heights
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • South Chicago Heights is located in Cook County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chicago Heights
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,957 people
    • Globe
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Globe is located in Cook County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
    • Lincoln Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Lincoln Village is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
    • Lottaville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Lottaville is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottaville
    • Ross
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Ross is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
    • Hessville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Hessville is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hessville
    • Thornton
      (7 miles [11.3 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 St. Joseph 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 St. Joseph Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 St. Joseph 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 St. Joseph Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2040149  (Saint Joseph Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2040149 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: 198 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Dyer
      • Location given for Saint Joseph Cemetery:
      • Lat: 41.493091     Lon: -87.5153177
      • 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' (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- St. Joseph 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.