About Fern Oaks Cemetery
Fern Oaks Cemetery is a cemetery near Griffith, Lake County, Indiana. It lies about 0.9 mi west of Griffith. The grounds sit at about 630 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 5 notable people buried here, including Jim Bradley, William Wilson Cooke and Art Hoyle. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 434458. The nearest other listed cemetery is Mount Mercy Cemetery, about 1.2 mi to the northeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Ridgelawn Funeral Home in Gary, about 1.5 mi away. It is one of 54 cemeteries we list in Lake County, and 44 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 1 of the 54 listings in Lake County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Griffith. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Fern Oaks Cemetery
Among them: 2 basketball players, 1 architect, 1 musician.
- Jim Bradley1952-1982American basketball player
- William Wilson Cooke1872-1949American architect
- Art Hoyle1929-2020American jazz trumpeter
- Bobby Crowe1925-1968American basketball player
- Brandon Jackson1957-1957Twin brother of Marlon Jackson
People whose Wikidata entry gives Fern Oaks 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
41.53118, -87.40698
What Fern Oaks 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
- Mount Mercy CemeteryGriffith, INChristian cemetery1.2 mi
- Ross CemeteryGriffith, INCemetery1.2 mi
- Saint Marys CemeteryGriffith, INChristian cemetery1.2 mi
- Ridgelawn CemeteryGriffith, INCemetery1.3 mi
- Hope CemeteryHighland, INCemetery2.1 mi
- Pleasant View CemeterySchererville, INCemetery2.8 mi
- Oak Hill CemeteryGary, INCemetery3.1 mi
- Calumet Park CemeteryMerrillville, INCemetery3.4 mi
- Saint Michael's CemeterySchererville, INCatholic cemetery3.7 mi
- Memory Lane Memorial ParkSchererville, INMemorial park3.9 mi
Funeral homes near Fern Oaks Cemetery
- Ridgelawn Funeral Home1.5 miFuneral home · Gary · (219) 980-5555
- White Funeral Home And Cremation Services1.7 miFuneral home · Griffith · (219) 924-4100
- Kuiper Funeral Home2.0 miFuneral home · Highland · (219) 923-7800
- Hillside Funeral Home & Cremation Center2.0 miFuneral home · Highland · (219) 838-0800
- Rendina Funeral Home2.4 miFuneral home · Gary · (219) 980-1141
- Smith, Bizzell & Warner Funeral Home2.8 miFuneral home · Gary · (219) 887-1852
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