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 Cedar Lake (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 Cedar Lake. 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 Cedar Lake ...
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 Cedar Lake: Cedar Lk.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Cedar Lake. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cedar Lake.
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 northwest 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 north.
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 north 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.
Cedar Lake is located in Lake 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 Lake County: Cook (IL), Kankakee (IL), Will (IL), Jasper, Newton & Porter.
Below are the counties that are near Cedar Lake. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cedar Lake:
- Lake County (The home county of Cedar Lake)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Lake, with the one closest to Cedar Lake listed first.
- Lake Dalecarlia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Dalecarlia is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Dalecarlia
- Saint John
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Crown Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lowell
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lincoln Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lincoln Village is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- Leroy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Leroy is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
- New Elliott
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- New Elliott is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Elliott
- Schererville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hartsdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hartsdale is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsdale
- Lottaville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lottaville is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottaville
- Dyer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dinwiddie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dinwiddie is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinwiddie
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Lake, with the one closest to Cedar Lake listed first.
- Forest City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Forest City is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- DeMotte
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Stoutsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stoutsburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoutsburg
- Fair Oaks
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Virgie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Virgie is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgie
- Wheatfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Tefft
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tefft is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tefft
- Gifford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gifford is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gifford
- LaPorte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Lake, with the one closest to Cedar Lake listed first.
- La Crosse
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Wanatah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Alida
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Alida is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alida
- Haskell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Haskell is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskell
- Westville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Lake, with the one closest to Cedar Lake listed first.
- Sumava Resorts
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Thayer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Thayer is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
- Lake Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lake Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Roselawn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Roselawn is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn
- Morocco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Ayr
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Ayr is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ayr
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Porter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Lake, with the one closest to Cedar Lake listed first.
- Hebron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Porter Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Porter Crossroads is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Crossroads
- Boone Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Boone Grove is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Grove
- Wheeler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wheeler is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Aylesworth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Aylesworth is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aylesworth
- Portage
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- South Haven
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- South Haven is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Haven
- Willow Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Creek is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Woodland Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland Village is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
- Kouts
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Valparaiso
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ogden Dunes
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ogden Dunes is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden Dunes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,083 people
- Starke County
- San Pierre
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cook County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Lake, with the one closest to Cedar Lake listed first.
- Sauk Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ford Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lynwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Chicago Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Chicago Heights is located in Cook County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chicago Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,957 people
- Chicago Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lansing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Glenwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Park Forest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Globe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Globe is located in Cook County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Olympia Fields
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Richton Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Thornton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Iroquois County (IL)
- Beaverville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Kankakee County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Lake, with the one closest to Cedar Lake listed first.
- Sherburnville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sherburnville is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherburnville
- Illinoi
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Illinoi is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinoi
- Illiana Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Illiana Heights is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illiana Heights
- Grant Park
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Litchfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Litchfield is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield
- Momence
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Saint George
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Saint George is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Hopkins Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hopkins Park is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 608 people
- Hopkins Park has also been known as:
- Hopkins Park village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopkins Park <1>
- Sun River Terrace
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sun River Terrace is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun River Terrace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Manteno
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bradley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bourbonnais
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Will County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Lake, with the one closest to Cedar Lake listed first.
- Willowbrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beecher
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Goodenow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Goodenow is located in Will County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodenow
- Crete
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Steger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- University Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Monee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Peotone
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Frankfort Square
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Frankfort Square is located in Will County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort Square
- Frankfort
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Mokena
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wallingford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Wallingford is located in Will County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cedar Lake, see our County-by-County Page for Cedar Lake.
Cemeteries Near Cedar Lake ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cedar Lake.
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 Cedar Lake - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cedar Lake covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cedar Lake, with the one closest to Cedar Lake listed first.
- Schubert Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Holy Name Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- German Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Creston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Brunswick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Maplewood Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Maplewood Historic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Zion Evangelical Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fuller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hack Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (243 more) ...
- Lake Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. John Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lowell Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Cedar Lake had a population of 142 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Cedar Lake had a population of 13,588 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cedar Lake, with the one closest to Cedar Lake listed first.
- Creston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Creston is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Brunswick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Brunswick is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
- Klaasville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Klaasville is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klaasville
- Saint John
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lowell
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Crown Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Eagle Lake is located in Will County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
- Orchard Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Orchard Grove is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Grove
- Leroy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Leroy is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
- Schererville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Beecher
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hartsdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hartsdale is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsdale
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Dyer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Winfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Winfield is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,265 people
- Merrillville
(9 miles [14.5 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 Cedar Lake. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cedar Lake.
Newspapers Published in Cedar Lake ...
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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cedar Lake.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cedar Lake, 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 Cedar Lake.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Cedar Lake:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Lake County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Jasper County
- LaPorte County
- Newton County
- Porter County
- Starke County
- Cook County
- Iroquois County
- Kankakee County
- Will 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 Cedar Lake, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cedar Lake) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |