Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Burlington Beach (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Burlington Beach. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Burlington Beach ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Burlington Beach: Burlington Bch.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Burlington Beach. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Burlington Beach.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Burlington Beach is located in Porter County.
To see how the shape of Indiana's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Porter County: Cook (IL), Jasper, Lake, LaPorte, Starke & Berrien (MI).
Below are the counties that are near Burlington Beach. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Burlington Beach:
- Porter County (The home county of Burlington Beach)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burlington Beach, with the one closest to Burlington Beach listed first.
- Valparaiso
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Suman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Suman is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suman
- Tratebas Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tratebas Mill is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tratebas Mill
- Babcock
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Babcock is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babcock
- South Haven
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- South Haven is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Haven
- Wheeler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wheeler is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Chesterton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Porter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Portage
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Burns Harbor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Creek is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Woodland Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland Village is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
- Porter Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Porter Crossroads is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Crossroads
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burlington Beach, with the one closest to Burlington Beach listed first.
- Stoutsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Stoutsburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoutsburg
- Tefft
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Tefft is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tefft
- Wheatfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- DeMotte
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- DeMotte is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeMotte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,172 people
- DeMotte has also been known as:
- De Motte
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for DeMotte <1>
- Forest City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Forest City is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Virgie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Virgie is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgie
- Gifford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Gifford is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gifford
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burlington Beach, with the one closest to Burlington Beach listed first.
- Deep River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Deep River is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
- Lakes of the Four Seasons
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hobart
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Duneland Village of Gary
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Station
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- New Chicago
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- New Chicago is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chicago
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,937 people
- Duneland Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Duneland Village is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duneland Village
- Winfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Winfield is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,265 people
- Green Acres
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Green Acres is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Liverpool
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Liverpool is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
- Merrillville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Leroy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Leroy is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
- Lottaville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lottaville is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottaville
- LaPorte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burlington Beach, with the one closest to Burlington Beach listed first.
- Alida
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Alida is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alida
- Westville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Haskell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Haskell is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskell
- Otis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Otis is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
- Wanatah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Holmesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Holmesville is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
- Union Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Door Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Door Village is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Door Village
- Michigan City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Waterford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Waterford is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Hanna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- La Crosse
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Trail Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Trail Creek is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,985 people
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burlington Beach, with the one closest to Burlington Beach listed first.
- Thayer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Thayer is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
- Roselawn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Roselawn is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burlington Beach, with the one closest to Burlington Beach listed first.
- Denham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Denham is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham
- Medaryville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Saint Joseph County
- Walkerton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Starke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burlington Beach, with the one closest to Burlington Beach listed first.
- San Pierre
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- North Judson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Toto
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Toto is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toto
- Hamlet
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Knox
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Aldine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Aldine is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldine
- Grovertown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Grovertown is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovertown
- Koontz Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Koontz Lake is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koontz Lake
- Bass Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bass Lake is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Lake
- Cook County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burlington Beach, with the one closest to Burlington Beach listed first.
- Lansing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lynwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Calumet City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Burnham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Burnham is located in Cook County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,040 people
- Ford Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Globe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Globe is located in Cook County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Hegewisch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hegewisch is located in Cook County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hegewisch
- Sauk Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- East Side
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Side is located in Cook County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side
- Dolton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Glenwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- South Holland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Thornton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Will County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burlington Beach, with the one closest to Burlington Beach listed first.
- Willowbrook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Crete
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Steger
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Berrien County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burlington Beach, with the one closest to Burlington Beach listed first.
- Michiana
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grand Beach
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grand Beach is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- New Buffalo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Union Pier
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeside is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Three Oaks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Burlington Beach, see our County-by-County Page for Burlington Beach.
Cemeteries Near Burlington Beach ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Burlington Beach.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Burlington Beach - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Burlington Beach covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Burlington Beach, with the one closest to Burlington Beach listed first.
- Kinne Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dillingham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Union Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Graceland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Carter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kimball Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Luther Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blachly Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stoner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (157 more) ...
- Quakerdom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gossett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Robbins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
While we didn't find Burlington Beach in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Burlington Beach.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Burlington Beach, with the one closest to Burlington Beach listed first.
- Valparaiso
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Suman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Suman is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suman
- Woodville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Woodville is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Sedley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sedley is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedley
- Coburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Coburg is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburg
- Babcock
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Babcock is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babcock
- Wheeler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wheeler is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Porter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Alida
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Alida is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alida
- Westville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Burdick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Burdick is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdick
- McCool
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- McCool is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Chesterton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Haskell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Haskell is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskell
- Crisman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Crisman is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisman
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Burlington Beach. See our List of 1890's Communities around Burlington Beach.
Newspapers Published in Burlington Beach ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Burlington Beach.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Burlington Beach, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Burlington Beach.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Burlington Beach:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Porter County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Jasper County
- Lake County
- LaPorte County
- Newton County
- Pulaski County
- Saint Joseph County
- Starke County
- Cook County
- Will County
- Berrien County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 Burlington Beach, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Burlington Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |