About Chesterton Cemetery
Chesterton Cemetery is a cemetery near Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana. It lies about 0.9 mi west of Chesterton. The grounds sit at about 643 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 4 notable people buried here, including Bob Dille, William Henschen and Arthur E. Nickel. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 432458. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint Patricks Cemetery, about 0.3 mi to the south. The nearest funeral home we know of is White-Love Funeral Home in Chesterton, about 0.3 mi away. It is one of 42 cemeteries we list in Porter County, and 22 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 2 of the 42 listings in Porter County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Chesterton. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Chesterton Cemetery
Among them: 1 basketball player.
- Bob Dille1917-1998American basketball player-coach
- William Henschen1842-1925
- Arthur E. Nickel1883-1959American pharmacist and postcard publisher
- Joseph Hamilton Castleman1873-1959
People whose Wikidata entry gives Chesterton Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
41.60539, -87.04741
What Chesterton Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Saint Patricks CemeteryChesterton, INChristian cemetery0.3 mi
- Bailly CemeteryPorter, INCemetery3.0 mi
- Burstrom CemeteryBurns Harbor, INCemetery3.3 mi
- Furnessville CemeteryChesterton, INCemetery3.6 mi
- Dillingham CemeteryValparaiso, INCemetery4.4 mi
- Gossett CemeterySouth Haven, INCemetery4.8 mi
- James / Schrock CemeteryPortage, INCemetery5.0 mi
- Robbins CemeterySouth Haven, INCemetery5.4 mi
- McCool CemeteryPortage, INCemetery5.5 mi
- Carter CemeteryWestville, INCemetery5.9 mi
Funeral homes near Chesterton Cemetery
- White-Love Funeral Home0.3 miFuneral home · Chesterton · (219) 926-1309
- Edmonds & Evans Funeral Home0.7 miFuneral home · Chesterton · (219) 926-1330
- Edmonds & Evans Funeral Home5.6 miFuneral home · Portage · (219) 762-1330
- Lily Cremation & Burial7.4 miCremation provider · Portage · (219) 763-9800
- Dykes Funeral Home8.1 miFuneral home · Valparaiso · (219) 462-3125
- Rees Funeral Home Olson Chapel8.6 miFuneral home · Portage · (219) 762-3013
Listings from our sister site, Funeral Home Directory USA, sorted by straight-line distance. Call ahead: services, prices and hours are not shown here.
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