A visit to the Union Street 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 Union Street Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Union Street Cemetery:
41.4628, -87.0556
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Union Street Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Union Street Cemetery is located in Porter County<2>.
The county seat for Porter County is located in Valparaiso. Valparaiso lies just to the north of the Union Street Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Union Street Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Union Street Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Union Street Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Memorial Park is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Maplewood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Cemetery
- Stoner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Stoner Cemetery is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoner Cemetery
- Fleming Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Fleming Cemetery is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The White Cemetery is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Luther Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Luther Cemetery is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther Cemetery
- Kimball Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Kimball Cemetery is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball Cemetery
- Blachly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Blachly Cemetery is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blachly Cemetery
- Adam Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Adam Cemetery is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adam Cemetery
- Kinne Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Kinne Cemetery is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinne Cemetery
- Dillingham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Dillingham Cemetery is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillingham Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mosier Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mosier Cemetery is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosier Cemetery
- Ludington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Ludington Cemetery is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Gossett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Gossett Cemetery is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossett Cemetery
- Robbins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Robbins Cemetery is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Cemetery
- Janes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Janes Cemetery is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janes Cemetery
- Shurr Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Shurr Cemetery is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shurr Cemetery
- Merriman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Merriman Cemetery is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriman Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Union Street Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Union Street Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Valparaiso
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Suman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Suman is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suman
- South Haven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Haven is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Haven
- Porter Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Porter Crossroads is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Crossroads
- Babcock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Babcock is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babcock
- Tratebas Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tratebas Mill is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tratebas Mill
- Wheeler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wheeler is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Lakes of the Four Seasons
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Boone Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Boone Grove is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Grove
- Wanatah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Haskell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Haskell is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskell
- Alida
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Alida is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alida
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Deep River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Deep River is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
- Westville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Aylesworth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Aylesworth is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aylesworth
- Kouts
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Willow Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Creek is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Portage
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chesterton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Porter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Winfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Winfield is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,265 people
- Burns Harbor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Woodland Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland Village is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
- Hobart
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hebron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Otis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Otis is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
- Green Acres
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Green Acres is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
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 Union Street 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 Union Street Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Hebron
- Hobart
- Kouts
- Portage
- Valparaiso
- Wanatah
- Westville
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 helpful 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 Union Street Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Porter 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 Union Street Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2038150 (Union Street Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2038150 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: Porter
- Est. Elev: 234 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Valparaiso
- Location given for Union Street Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.4628171 Lon: -87.0555854
- 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 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Union Street 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |