The earliest Cemetery in Porter County is the Bailly Cemetery, 1827. The largest in the county include: Chesterton and Graceland Cemeteries. The newest cemetery in the county is Angel Crest Cemetery, just off S.R. 49, north of Valparaiso.
Name | Dates | Location | Township | Picture | Ref pg | Ref pg |
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Burstrom Cemetery | c. 1870–present | Oak Hill Road, just west of US 12 | Westchester | pg 5 | front | |
Bailly Cemetery | c. 1811–1885 | Oak Hill Road, Access from Bailly-Chellberg Contact Station | Westchester | pg 5 | front | |
Furnessville Cemetery | c. 1870–present | 1500 N | Pines | |||
Blake Cemetery | c. 1850–present | Blake Street at Concord Ave, Portage | Portage | pg 8 | front | |
Temple of Israel (Bethel) Cemetery | c. 1916–present | East Central Ave, Portage | Portage | pg 8 | front | |
Augsburg Cemetery | c. 1890–present | Mineral Springs Road at Beam Street | Westchester | pg 10 | front | |
Chesterton Cemetery | c. 1835–present | Porter Ave, Chesterton | Westchester | pg 11 | front | |
St. Patrick’s Cemetery | c. 1853–present | Calumet Ave, Chesterton | Westchester | pg 11 | front | |
Calvary Cemetery | c. 1916–present | East Central Ave, Portage | Portage | pg 13 | front | |
McCool Cemetery | c. 1855–present | Central Ave at Airport Ave | Portage | front | ||
Eight Square Cemetery | c,1865–present | South County Line Road (LaPorte/Porter) about 1150 N | Pine | front | ||
James Cemetery | c. 1850–c. 1940 | Rushing Water Rd, Portage | Portage | pg 13 | front | |
Robbins Cemetery | c. 1836–present | 875 W Robbins Road | Portage | pg 18 | front | |
Gossett Cemetery (private) | c. 1840–c. 1880 | 149, about 900 N | Liberty | pg 18 | front | |
Quakerdom Cemetery (private) | c. 1849– c. 1944 | U.S 6 at about 600E | Jackson | front | ||
Carter Cemetery (private) | c. 1850–present | 400 E at 700 N | Jackson | |||
Dillingham Cemetery | c. 1860–c. 1944 | 750 North at Old 49 | Liberty | pg 19 | front | |
Angel Crest Cemetery | 2004 to present | 600 North at SR 49 | Liberty | |||
Kimball Cemetery | c. 1850–present | 175 W, north of 575 N | Liberty | pg 23 | front | |
Janes Cemetery (private) | c. 1846–c. 1973 | 675 W, just off Jones Road. | Union | pg 26 | front | |
Mosier Cemetery (private) | c. 1846–present | 600 W, just south of US 30 | Union | pg 30 | front | |
Blachly Cemetery | c. 1846–present | Joliet Road at U.S. 30 | Union | pg 30 | front | |
Kinne Cemetery | c. 1872–1987 | State Route 49 at 600 N | Center | |||
Union Street Cemetery | c. 1839–1890 | Union Street | Center | |||
Memorial Park Cemetery | c. 1937–present | State Route 2, south of Valparaiso | Center | pg 31 | front | |
Graceland Cemetery | c. 1890–present | U.S. 30 at Sturdy Road | Center | pg 30 | ||
Maplewood Cemetery | c. 1872–present | Sturdy Road south of US 30 | Center | pg 30 | front | |
St. Paul’s Cemetery | c. 1867–present | Sturdy Road south of US 30 | Center | pg 30 | front | |
Luther Cemetery | c. 1840 – c. 1940 | 100 N at about 375 E | Washington | front | ||
Guernsey Cemetery (private) | c. 1850 – 1920 | Division at County Line Road (Lake/Porter) | Porter | pg 34 | front | |
Fleming Cemetery | c. 1852–present | Boone Grove Road (200 W) | Porter | pg 36 | front | |
Stoner Cemetery (private) | South Sager Rd | Morgan | front | |||
Sacred Heart Cemetery | c. 1888–present | U.S. 30 at County Line Road (LaPorte/Porter) | Washington | pg 38 | front | |
Frame Cemetery (private) | 675 West | Porter | front | |||
Ludington Cemetery (private) | c. 1850–present | 500 West, north of SR 2 | Porter | front | ||
Shurr Cemetery (private) | c. 1860–c. 1947 | 300 S, near 500 W | Porter | front | ||
White Cemetery (private) | c. 1860–c. 1870 | 150 S near 75E | Morgan | front | ||
Adams Cemetery | c. 1846–present | 150E at 250 S | Morgan | front | ||
Salem Cemetery | c. 1853–present | approx 700 W 350 S | Porter | |||
Merriman Cemetery | c. 1860–c. 1979 | 250 N at 275 W | Porter | front | ||
Hebron Cemetery | c. 1838–present | 900 S and US 231, Hebron | Boone | pg 47 | back | |
Cornell Cemetery | c. 1840–present | North of State Route 8, must north of 350W | Boone | pg 53 | back | |
Hopewell Cemetery | South Baums Bridge Road, just before SR 8 | Pleasant | back | |||
Spencer Cemetery | c. 1840–present | South Baums Bridge Road, just before SR 8 | Pleasant | pg 54 | ||
Graceland Cemetery | c. 1902–present | State Route 8, just west of Kouts | Pleasant | pg 54 | back | |
St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery | State Route 8, just west of Kouts | Pleasant | ||||
St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery | State Route 8, just west of Kouts | Pleasant |
References
- BAILLY CEMETERY, at Baileytown, near Porter, Westchester Township, Porter County Indiana; Cemetery of the Pioneer family of HONORE GRATIEN JOSEPH BAILLY de MESSEIN and Marie LeFevre, Burials 1827 to 1918; compiled by Olga Mae Schiemann; Chicago, Illinois; 1952
- Soil Survey of Porter County, Indiana; USDA, Soil Conservation Service, Purdue University Agricultural Experiment Station, Indiana Department of natural Resources, Soil and Water Conservation Committee; February 1981
- Rand MacNally, Porter County, Indiana, 2001
- ^ Porter County Interim Report, Indiana Historic Sites and Structures; Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana; 1991