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Welcome to Smoke Corner ...

Smoke Corner is located in Porter County<1>.


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


A typical abbreviation for Smoke Corner: Smoke Cor. (or less commonly used: Smoke Crn.)

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

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

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

Smoke Corner is within the (219) area code.

Communities near Smoke Corner ...

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

  • Gary
    (19 miles [30.6 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 <4>
  • Portage
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Merrillville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Valparaiso
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Crown Point
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Hobart
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Chesterton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Cedar Lake
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
    • Cedar Lake is located in Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,588 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Lake <4>
  • Lake Station
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Station
    • Lake Station is located in Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,850 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Station <4>
  • Lowell
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
    • Lowell is located in Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,137 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowell <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 Smoke Corner. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Smoke Corner.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Smoke Corner ...

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Smoke Corner. 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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Porter, 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 Smoke Corner - 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.









 

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