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 Camelot Manor Estates (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 Camelot Manor Estates. 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 Camelot Manor Estates ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Camelot Manor Estates: Camelot Manor Ests.
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 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.
Camelot Manor Estates 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 Camelot Manor Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Camelot Manor Estates:
- Porter County (The home county of Camelot Manor Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Camelot Manor Estates, with the one closest to Camelot Manor Estates listed first.
- Portage
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wheeler
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wheeler is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Woodland Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Woodland Village is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
- Willow Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Creek is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- South Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- South Haven is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Haven
- Ogden Dunes
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ogden Dunes is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden Dunes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,083 people
- Babcock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Babcock is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babcock
- Burns Harbor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chesterton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Porter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dune Acres
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dune Acres is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dune Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Valparaiso
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camelot Manor Estates, with the one closest to Camelot Manor Estates listed first.
- DeMotte
(24 miles [38.6 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 south)
- Forest City is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Stoutsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Stoutsburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoutsburg
- Wheatfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Tefft
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tefft is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tefft
- Virgie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Virgie is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgie
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camelot Manor Estates, with the one closest to Camelot Manor Estates listed first.
- Lake Station
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hobart
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Chicago
(3 miles [4.8 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 of Gary
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Duneland Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Duneland Village is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duneland Village
- Deep River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Deep River is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
- Liverpool
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Liverpool is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
- Green Acres
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Green Acres is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Gary
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Merrillville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lottaville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lottaville is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottaville
- Ross
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ross is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- LaPorte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camelot Manor Estates, with the one closest to Camelot Manor Estates listed first.
- Alida
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Alida is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alida
- Otis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Otis is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
- Westville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Haskell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Haskell is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskell
- Holmesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Holmesville is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
- Wanatah
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Michigan City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pottawattamie Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pottawattamie Park is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottawattamie Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Trail Creek
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Waterford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Waterford is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Union Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Door Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Door Village is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Door Village
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camelot Manor Estates, with the one closest to Camelot Manor Estates listed first.
- Thayer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Thayer is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
- Roselawn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Roselawn is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn
- Sumava Resorts
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Starke County
- San Pierre
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cook County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Camelot Manor Estates, with the one closest to Camelot Manor Estates listed first.
- Calumet City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lansing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Burnham
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Lynwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hegewisch
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hegewisch is located in Cook County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hegewisch
- Globe
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Globe is located in Cook County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Sauk Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- East Side
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- East Side is located in Cook County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side
- Ford Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Dolton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Glenwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- South Holland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Kankakee County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Camelot Manor Estates, with the one closest to Camelot Manor Estates listed first.
- Sherburnville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sherburnville is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherburnville
- Illinoi
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Illinoi is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinoi
- Grant Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grant Park is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,231 people
- Will County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Camelot Manor Estates, with the one closest to Camelot Manor Estates listed first.
- Willowbrook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Crete
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Steger
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Goodenow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Goodenow is located in Will County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodenow
- Beecher
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- University Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Monee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Frankfort Square
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Frankfort Square is located in Will County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort Square
- Berrien County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Camelot Manor Estates, with the one closest to Camelot Manor Estates listed first.
- Michiana
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grand Beach
(27 miles [43.5 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Camelot Manor Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Camelot Manor Estates.
Cemeteries Near Camelot Manor Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Camelot Manor Estates.
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 Camelot Manor Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Camelot Manor Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Camelot Manor Estates, with the one closest to Camelot Manor Estates listed first.
- Blake Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hobart City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Janes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Portage.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84536 <2>
- St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Temple of Israel Cemetery of Gary
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Chester Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Deep River Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Robbins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- James Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- McCool Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the McCool Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Portage.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85842 <2>
- Continue List (182 more) ...
- Evergreen Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mosier Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gossett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Camelot Manor Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Camelot Manor Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Camelot Manor Estates, with the one closest to Camelot Manor Estates listed first.
- Hobart
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wheeler
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wheeler is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Lake Station
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Crisman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Crisman is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisman
- Willow Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Creek is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Ainsworth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ainsworth is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainsworth
- Deep River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Deep River is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
- Sedley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sedley is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedley
- Miller
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Miller is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- McCool
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- McCool is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
- Liverpool
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Liverpool is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
- Babcock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Babcock is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babcock
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Merrillville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lottaville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lottaville is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottaville
- Chesterton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Camelot Manor Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Camelot Manor Estates.
Newspapers Published in Camelot Manor Estates ...
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 89 newspapers that have been published in the area around Camelot Manor Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Camelot Manor Estates, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Camelot Manor Estates.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Camelot Manor Estates:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Porter County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Jasper County
- Lake County
- LaPorte County
- Newton County
- Starke County
- Cook County
- Kankakee 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> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | 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 Camelot Manor Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Camelot Manor Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |