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A visit to the LaPorte Cemetery ...


The location of the LaPorte Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 LaPorte Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the LaPorte Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

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

Lat:   42.2064°   (42° 12' 23")

Lon:   -96.9578°   (-96° 57' 28")

The LaPorte Cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.

The county seat for Wayne County is located in Wayne. Wayne lies just to the northwest of the LaPorte Cemetery .

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 LaPorte Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Nebraska:
  • Pages specific to Wayne County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the LaPorte Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the LaPorte Cemetery.

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

    • Wayne
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
      • Wayne is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,758 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayne <4>
    • Wakefield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Winside
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Emerson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
      • Emerson is located in Dixon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emerson <4>
    • Carroll
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carroll have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
      • Carroll is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carroll <4>
    • Concord
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
      • Concord is located in Dixon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concord <4>
    • Thurston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thurston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurston
      • Thurston is located in Thurston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thurston <4>
    • Pilger
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Pender
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Dixon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Wisner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Allen
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Continue List   (6 more) ...
      • Laurel
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Hoskins
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Belden
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Sholes
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sholes
        • Sholes is located in Wayne County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 20 people
      • Beemer
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Waterbury
        (20 miles [32.2 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 LaPorte Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wayne County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The LaPorte Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Allen
      • Allen lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the LaPorte Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Allen.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
    • Bancroft
    • Beemer
      • Beemer lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the LaPorte Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Beemer.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beemer
    • Belden
    • Carroll
    • Coleridge
    • Dixon
    • Hoskins
    • Laurel
      • Laurel lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the LaPorte Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Laurel.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
    • Pender
      • Pender lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the LaPorte Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Pender.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pender
    • Pilger
      • Pilger lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the LaPorte Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Pilger.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilger
    • Randolph
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km] of the LaPorte Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Elmwood Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elmwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmwood Cemetery
    • Pleasant View Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
    • Carter Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Dixon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Dixon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Concord Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Concord Cemetery is located in Dixon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concord Cemetery
    • Pilger Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • The Pilger Cemetery is located in Stanton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pilger Cemetery
    • Norwegian Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norwegian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Norwegian Cemetery is located in Cuming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norwegian Cemetery
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • Rose Hill Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Thurston County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Pender.
        • The Rose Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Pender Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101244 <6>
      • St. Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • St. Annes Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Annes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Annes Cemetery is located in Dixon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Annes Cemetery
      • St. Marks Lutheran Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • The St. Marks Lutheran Cemetery is located in Cuming County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marks Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Pender.
        • The St. Marks Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
        • St. Marks Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marks Lutheran Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101335 <6>
      • Immanuel Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Wayne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immanuel Cemetery
      • Wisner Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wisner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Wisner Cemetery is located in Cuming County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wisner Cemetery
      • St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Laurel Cemetery
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laurel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Laurel Cemetery is located in Cedar County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laurel Cemetery
      • Bega Cemetery
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bega Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bega Cemetery is located in Stanton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bega Cemetery
      • Covenant Cemetery
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Eastview Cemetery
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • The Eastview Cemetery is located in Dixon County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Eastview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Allen.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eastview Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960140 <6>
      • Springbank Cemetery
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springbank Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Springbank Cemetery is located in Dixon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springbank Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 LaPorte Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #830572  (LaPorte Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #830572 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: Altona NW
      • County: Wayne         Elev: 467
      • Location given for GNIS #830572 (LaPorte Cemetery)

    The official website for Wayne County: www.county.waynene.org/

    The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/

    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 Nebraska's counties, including Wayne, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the LaPorte Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2064, Longitude: -96.9578       In this case, the coordinates for the LaPorte Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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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