RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Ohio >> Lorain County >> La Porte CemeteryIndex...

A visit to the La Porte 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 La Porte Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the La Porte Cemetery:

41.3256, -82.0840

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

The La Porte Cemetery is located in Lorain County<2>.

The county seat for Lorain County is located in Elyria. Elyria lies just to the north northwest of the La Porte Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the La Porte Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the La Porte Cemetery.<4>

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

  • South Murray Ridge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The South Murray Ridge Cemetery is located in Lorain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Murray Ridge Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the South Murray Ridge Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Elyria.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #43517 <5>
  • Brookdale Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Brookdale Cemetery is located in Lorain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookdale Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Brookdale Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Elyria.
    • The Brookdale Cemetery has also been known as:
    • City of Elyria Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #159189 <5>
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Lorain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
  • Butternut Ridge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Ridgelawn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Ridgelawn Cemetery is located in Lorain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgelawn Cemetery
  • Sugar Ridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Sugar Ridge Cemetery is located in Lorain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Ridge Cemetery
  • North Murray Ridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Mary Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Lorain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Cemetery
    • The St. Mary Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Mary Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #43188 <5>
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Lorain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
  • Rockwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Rockwood Cemetery is located in Lorain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Cemetery
  • North Street Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The North Street Cemetery is located in Lorain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Street Cemetery
  • Fields Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Fields Cemetery is located in Lorain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • St. Peters Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Lorain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
    • North Ridgeville Center Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ridgeview Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Ridgeview Cemetery is located in Lorain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview Cemetery
    • Garfield Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Garfield Cemetery is located in Lorain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield Cemetery
    • Elyria Jewish Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Elyria Jewish Cemetery is located in Lorain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elyria Jewish Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Elyria Jewish Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Elyria.
      • The Elyria Jewish Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Agudath Achim Cemetery
      • Agudath Achim Jewish Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #40716 <5>
    • LaGrange Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The LaGrange Cemetery is located in Lorain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaGrange Cemetery
      • The LaGrange Cemetery has also been known as:
      • La Grange Cemetery
      • Lagrange Community Cemetery
      • Lagrange Twp. Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1564912 <5>
    • Knowles Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Knowles Cemetery is located in Lorain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles Cemetery
    • Aldrich Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Aldrich Cemetery is located in Lorain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldrich Cemetery
    • Belden Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Belden Cemetery is located in Lorain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the La Porte Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from La Porte Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Grafton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Elyria
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Eaton Estates
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Eaton Estates is located in Lorain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Estates
  • Nickelplate ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Nickelplate is located in Lorain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickelplate
  • Fields
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Fields is located in Lorain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
  • Lagrange
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Belden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Belden is located in Lorain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
  • North Ridgeville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sheffield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Oberlin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Pheasant Run Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Pheasant Run Village is located in Lorain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run Village
  • Amherst
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • South Amherst
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • South Amherst is located in Lorain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amherst
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,663 people
    • Valley City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Olmsted Falls
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Avon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Avon is located in Lorain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,745 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <6>
    • Lorain
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • North Olmsted
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Litchfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Valley City Station
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Valley City Station is located in Medina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City Station
    • Sheffield Lake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Henrietta
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Henrietta is located in Lorain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
    • Kipton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Kipton is located in Lorain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
    • Wellington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Strongsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Binola
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Binola is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binola
    • Berea
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Berea is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,508 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berea <6>
    • Westlake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Avon Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Brownhelm Station
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Brownhelm Station is located in Lorain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownhelm Station

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 La Porte Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lorain County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The La Porte 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 professional and volunteer 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 La Porte Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Ohio:
  • Pages specific to Lorain 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 La Porte Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1963557  (La Porte Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1963557 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: Lorain
      • Est. Elev: 234 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Grafton
      • Location given for La Porte Cemetery:
      • Lat: 41.3256047     Lon: -82.0840359
      • 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 Ohio's counties, including Lorain, 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- La Porte 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.