Welcome to Beatrice ...

Beatrice is located in Porter County<1>.

The location of Beatrice has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Beatrice, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1908.

When the people of Beatrice refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Beatrician<3>

Beatrice is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Beatrice lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Beatrice (for example, toward Walkerton), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Beatrice is within the (219) area code.

Communities Also Named Beatrice ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Beatrice - they are located in Alabama, California (2), Georgia, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Nebraska, Ontario, South Dakota, Washington and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Beatrice.

Communities near Beatrice ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Beatrice.

• Hammond
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
  • Hammond is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 75,342 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammond <5>
• Gary
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
  • Gary is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gary <5>
• Portage
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
  • Portage is located in Porter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,137 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portage <5>
• Merrillville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillville
  • Merrillville is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,916 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merrillville <5>
• Valparaiso
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valparaiso
  • Valparaiso is located in Porter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,944 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valparaiso <5>
• Crown Point
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Point
  • Crown Point is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crown Point <5>
• Schererville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schererville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schererville
  • Schererville is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,593 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schererville <5>
• Hobart
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
  • Hobart is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hobart <5>
• Munster
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Munster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munster
  • Munster is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,483 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Munster <5>
• Highland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Highland is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,283 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highland <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Beatrice. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Beatrice.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Beatrice. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Beatrice.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Beatrice. See our Newspapers Page for Beatrice.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Beatrice ...

Looking for more information about Beatrice? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Beatrice, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Beatrice.

Adding Beatrice to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Beatrice in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Beatrice was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Beatrice.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Beatrice. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Porter County: www.porterco.org/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov