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Welcome to Klaasville ...

Klaasville is located in Lake County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Klaasville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Klaasville is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Klaasville (for example, toward Earl Park), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The area code for Klaasville: (219)

Communities near Klaasville ...

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

  • Hammond
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Gary
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • 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 <4>
  • Calumet City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Merrillville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Crown Point
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Chicago Heights
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Schererville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • 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 <4>
  • Hobart
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • East Chicago
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Chicago have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Chicago
    • East Chicago is located in Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,742 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Chicago <4>
  • Lansing
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
    • Lansing is located in Cook County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,059 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <4>

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 Klaasville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Klaasville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Klaasville. 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 Klaasville.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Klaasville ...

Looking for more information about Klaasville? 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 Klaasville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Klaasville.

Adding Klaasville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Klaasville 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 Klaasville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Klaasville post office opened in 1882.

We also found Klaasville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Klaasville.

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

The official website for Lake County: www.lakecountyin.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Lake, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Klaasville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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