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A visit to the LaPorte Cemetery ...

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)<1>

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 .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> of the LaPorte Cemetery.<4>

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • 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
  • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmwood Cemetery
    • 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
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
    • 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
  • Carter Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
    • 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
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • 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
  • Concord Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concord Cemetery
    • 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
  • Pilger Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pilger Cemetery
    • The Pilger Cemetery is located in Stanton County
  • Norwegian Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norwegian Cemetery
    • 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
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
      • 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101244 <5>
    • St. Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Saint Paul's Lutheran Church
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saint Paul's Lutheran Church
      • The Saint Paul's Lutheran Church is located in Dixon County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Saint Paul's Lutheran Church is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Concord.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2508902 <5>
    • St. Annes Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Annes Cemetery
      • 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
    • St. Marks Lutheran Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marks Lutheran Cemetery
      • 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101335 <5>
    • Immanuel Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immanuel Cemetery
      • 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
    • Wisner Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wisner Cemetery
      • 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
    • St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)

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

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: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wayne. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • 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 <7>
  • 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 <7>
  • 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 <7>
  • 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 <7>
  • 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 <7>
  • 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) ...

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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:

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: https://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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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 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.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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