About Furnessville Cemetery
Furnessville Cemetery is a cemetery near Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana. It lies about 3.8 mi southwest of Chesterton. The grounds sit at about 673 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Fred Biesel. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 450015. The nearest other listed cemetery is Chesterton Cemetery, about 3.6 mi to the southwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Edmonds & Evans Funeral Home in Chesterton, about 3.6 mi away. It is one of 42 cemeteries we list in Porter County, and 23 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 Furnessville Cemetery
- Fred Biesel1893-1954
People whose Wikidata entry gives Furnessville 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
41.65178, -87.01444
What Furnessville 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
- Chesterton CemeteryChesterton, INCemetery3.6 mi
- Saint Patricks CemeteryChesterton, INChristian cemetery3.9 mi
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- Eight Square CemeteryOtis, INCemetery5.5 mi
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- Greenwood CemeteryMichigan City, INCemetery7.7 mi
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Funeral homes near Furnessville Cemetery
- Edmonds & Evans Funeral Home3.6 miFuneral home · Chesterton · (219) 926-1330
- White-Love Funeral Home3.8 miFuneral home · Chesterton · (219) 926-1309
- Geisen-Carlisle Funeral and Cremation Services7.2 miCremation provider · Michigan City · (219) 874-4214
- Ott Haverstock Funeral Chapel and Cremation Services7.3 miFuneral chapel · Michigan City · (219) 872-7291
- Root Funeral Home7.5 miFuneral home · Michigan City · (219) 874-6209
- Edmonds & Evans Funeral Home8.7 miFuneral home · Portage · (219) 762-1330
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