List of cemeteries in Porter County, Indiana
The earliest Cemetery in Porter County is the Bailly Cemetery, 1827.[1] 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[2] | Ref pg[3] |
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| Burstrom Cemetery | c. 1870–present[4] | Oak Hill Road, just west of US 12 | Westchester | 
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pg 5 | front |
| Bailly Cemetery | c. 1811–1885[4] | Oak Hill Road, Access from Bailly-Chellberg Contact Station | Westchester | .jpg)
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pg 5 | front |
| Furnessville Cemetery | c. 1870–present[4] | 1500 N | Pines | 
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| Blake Cemetery | c. 1850–present[4] | Blake Street at Concord Ave, Portage | Portage | 
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pg 8 | front |
| Temple of Israel (Bethel) Cemetery | c. 1916–present[4] | East Central Ave, Portage | Portage | _Cemetery_0082.jpg)
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pg 8 | front |
| Augsburg Cemetery | c. 1890–present | Mineral Springs Road at Beam Street | Westchester | 
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pg 10 | front |
| Chesterton Cemetery | c. 1835–present[4] | Porter Ave, Chesterton | Westchester | 
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pg 11 | front |
| St. Patrick’s Cemetery | c. 1853–present[4] | Calumet Ave, Chesterton | Westchester | 
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pg 11 | front |
| Calvary Cemetery | c. 1916–present[4] | East Central Ave, Portage | Portage | 
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pg 13 | front |
| McCool Cemetery | c. 1855–present[4] | Central Ave at Airport Ave | Portage | 
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| Eight Square Cemetery | c,1865–present[4] | South County Line Road (LaPorte/Porter) about 1150 N | Pine | 
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| James Cemetery | c. 1850–c. 1940[4] | Rushing Water Rd, Portage | Portage | pg 13 | front | |
| Robbins Cemetery | c. 1836–present[4] | 875 W Robbins Road | Portage | 
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pg 18 | front |
| Gossett Cemetery (private) | c. 1840–c. 1880[4] | 149, about 900 N | Liberty | pg 18 | front | |
| Quakerdom Cemetery (private) | c. 1849– c. 1944[4] | U.S 6 at about 600E | Jackson | 
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| Carter Cemetery (private) | c. 1850–present[4] | 400 E at 700 N | Jackson | 
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| Dillingham Cemetery | c. 1860–c. 1944[4] | 750 North at Old 49 | Liberty | 
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pg 19 | front |
| Angel Crest Cemetery | 2004 to present | 600 North at SR 49 | Liberty | 
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| Kimball Cemetery | c. 1850–present[4] | 175 W, north of 575 N | Liberty | 
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pg 23 | front |
| Janes Cemetery (private) | c. 1846–c. 1973[4] | 675 W, just off Jones Road. | Union | 
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pg 26 | front |
| Mosier Cemetery (private) | c. 1846–present[4] | 600 W, just south of US 30 | Union | 
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pg 30 | front |
| Blachly Cemetery | c. 1846–present[4] | Joliet Road at U.S. 30 | Union | 
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pg 30 | front |
| Kinne Cemetery | c. 1872–1987[4] | State Route 49 at 600 N | Center | 
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| Union Street Cemetery | c. 1839–1890[4] | Union Street | Center | 
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| Memorial Park Cemetery | c. 1937–present[4] | State Route 2, south of Valparaiso | Center | 
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pg 31 | front |
| Graceland Cemetery | c. 1890–present[4] | U.S. 30 at Sturdy Road | Center | 
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pg 30 | |
| Maplewood Cemetery | c. 1872–present[4] | Sturdy Road south of US 30 | Center | 
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pg 30 | front |
| St. Paul’s Cemetery | c. 1867–present[4] | Sturdy Road south of US 30 | Center | 
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pg 30 | front |
| Luther Cemetery | c. 1840 – c. 1940[4] | 100 N at about 375 E | Washington | 
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| Guernsey Cemetery (private) | c. 1850 – 1920[4] | Division at County Line Road (Lake/Porter) | Porter | 
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pg 34 | front |
| Fleming Cemetery | c. 1852–present[4] | Boone Grove Road (200 W) | Porter | 
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pg 36 | front |
| Stoner Cemetery (private) | South Sager Rd | Morgan | front | |||
| Sacred Heart Cemetery | c. 1888–present[4] | U.S. 30 at County Line Road (LaPorte/Porter) | Washington | 
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pg 38 | front |
| Frame Cemetery (private) | 675 West | Porter | front | |||
| Ludington Cemetery (private) | c. 1850–present[4] | 500 West, north of SR 2 | Porter | 
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| Shurr Cemetery (private) | c. 1860–c. 1947[4] | 300 S, near 500 W | Porter | 
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| White Cemetery (private) | c. 1860–c. 1870[4] | 150 S near 75E | Morgan | 
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| Adams Cemetery | c. 1846–present[4] | 150E at 250 S | Morgan | 
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| Salem Cemetery | c. 1853–present[4] | approx 700 W 350 S | Porter | 
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| Merriman Cemetery | c. 1860–c. 1979[4] | 250 N at 275 W | Porter | 
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| Hebron Cemetery | c. 1838–present[4] | 900 S and US 231, Hebron | Boone | 
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pg 47 | back |
| Cornell Cemetery | c. 1840–present[4] | North of State Route 8, must north of 350W | Boone | 
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pg 53 | back |
| Hopewell Cemetery | South Baums Bridge Road, just before SR 8 | Pleasant | back | |||
| Spencer Cemetery | c. 1840–present[4] | South Baums Bridge Road, just before SR 8 | Pleasant | 
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pg 54 | |
| Graceland Cemetery | c. 1902–present[4] | State Route 8, just west of Kouts | Pleasant |
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pg 54 | back |
| St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery | State Route 8, just west of Kouts | Pleasant | 
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| St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery | State Route 8, just west of Kouts | Pleasant | 
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References
[edit]- ^ 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
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an Porter County Interim Report, Indiana Historic Sites and Structures; Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana; 1991
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