A visit to the La Porte Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the La Porte Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The La Porte Cemetery (FG ID #4707)
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 ...
The La Porte Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in La Porte.
The cemetery is located in Harris County<2>.
Adjacent to the La Porte Cemetery and just to the east is the Cedarhurst Cemetery.
Establishment of the La Porte Cemetery ...
The La Porte Cemetery was established in 1907.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Barrow Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Barrow Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrow Cemetery
- Betheny Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Betheny Cemetery is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betheny Cemetery
- Busch Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Busch Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busch Cemetery
- Cedar Crest Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- DeZavalla Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The DeZavalla Cemetery is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeZavalla Cemetery
- Earthman Memory Gardens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fairview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Fisher Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Fisher Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
- Fisher Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Fisher Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Forest Park East Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Glendale Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- The Glendale Cemetery is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Hill of Rest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Hill of Rest Cemetery is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill of Rest Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Larrabee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Magnolia Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Cemetery
- Montgomery Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Montgomery Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- San Jacinto Memorial Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Seabrook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Williams Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Winfree Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Winfree Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfree Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the La Porte Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Bacliff
- Baybrook Village
- Baybrook Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baybrook Village
- Baytown
- Cedar Bayou
- Channelview
- Chaparral Village
- Chaparral Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaparral Village
- Clear Lake City
- Clear Lake Shores
- Deer Park
- El Lago
- Gateway Village
- Gateway Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gateway Village
- Genoa
- Genoa is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Highlands
- Kemah
- La Porte
- League City
- Morgan's Point
- Morgan's Point is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan's Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 337 people
- Mystic Village
- Mystic Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Village
- Nassau Bay
- Parkland Village
- Pasadena
- Seabrook
- Shoreacres
- Shoreacres is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreacres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
- South Shore Village
- South Shore Village is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Shore Village
- Taylor Lake Village
- Webster
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 Harris County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The La Porte Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Baytown
- Deer Park
- La Porte
- League City
- Pasadena
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 either 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 Texas:
- Pages specific to Harris 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #4707
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1339427 (La Porte Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1339427 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: Harris
- Est. Elev: 5 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: La Porte
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Harris, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- La Porte Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |