Welcome to Belshaw ...

Belshaw is located in Lake County<1>.

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

Belshaw is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

The area code for Belshaw: (219)

Communities near Belshaw ...

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

• Merrillville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <4>
• Crown Point
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <4>
• Chicago Heights
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago Heights
  • Chicago Heights is located in Cook County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chicago Heights <4>
• Schererville
  (15 miles [24.1 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>
• Park Forest
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Forest
  • Park Forest is located in Cook County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,937 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park Forest <4>
• Saint John
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • 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 <4>
• Griffith
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
  • Griffith is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,032 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Griffith <4>
• Dyer
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
  • Dyer is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,955 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyer <4>
• Cedar Lake
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Lowell
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 Belshaw. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Belshaw.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Belshaw ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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