Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find Apple Valley Estates in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Apple Valley Estates. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Apple Valley Estates listed first.
- Orchard Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Grove
- Orchard Grove is located in Lake County
- Leroy
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
- Leroy is located in Lake County
- Lowell
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- 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 <3>
- Shelby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Hebron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Hebron is located in Porter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,669 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hebron <3>
- Forest City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Forest City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Forest City is located in Jasper County
- Palmer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Creston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Crown Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- 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 <3>
- Thayer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - DeMotte
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeMotte
- DeMotte is located in Jasper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,172 people
- DeMotte has also been known as:
- De Motte
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for DeMotte <3>
- Hurlburt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Winfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Cedar Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- 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 <3>
- Roselawn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Aylesworth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aylesworth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aylesworth
- Aylesworth is located in Porter County
- Boone Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Grove
- Boone Grove is located in Porter County
- Brunswick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Klaasville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Klaasville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klaasville
- Klaasville is located in Lake County
- Sherburnville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sherburnville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherburnville
- Sherburnville is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Lake Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Lake Village is located in Newton County
- Stoutsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoutsburg
- Stoutsburg is located in Jasper County
- Merrillville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- 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 <3>
- Virgie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgie
- Virgie is located in Jasper County
- Kniman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Deep River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
- Deep River is located in Lake County
- Ainsworth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Saint John
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
- Saint John is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,616 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint John <3>
- Eagle Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
- Eagle Lake is located in Will County (IL)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Porter County: www.porterco.org/
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Apple Valley Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |