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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 Chain-O-Lakes (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 Chain-O-Lakes. 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.

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Chain-O-Lakes is located in Saint Joseph County.

To see how the shape of Indiana's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Saint Joseph County: Elkhart, LaPorte, Marshall, Starke, Berrien (MI) & Cass (MI).

Below are the counties that are near Chain-O-Lakes. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Chain-O-Lakes:

  • Saint Joseph County     (The home county of Chain-O-Lakes)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chain-O-Lakes, with the one closest to Chain-O-Lakes listed first.
    • Zeigler
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
      • Zeigler is located in Saint Joseph County
    • Crumstown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crumstown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumstown
      • Crumstown is located in Saint Joseph County
    • Roseland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
      • Roseland is located in Saint Joseph County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
    • New Carlisle
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Carlisle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Carlisle
      • New Carlisle is located in Saint Joseph County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,150 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Carlisle <3>
    • Georgetown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
      • Georgetown is located in Saint Joseph County
    • Indian Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
      • Indian Village is located in Saint Joseph County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
    • South Bend
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Gulivoire Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulivoire Park
      • Gulivoire Park is located in Saint Joseph County
    • Nutwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nutwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwood
      • Nutwood is located in Saint Joseph County
    • Mishawaka
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • North Liberty
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
      • North Liberty is located in Saint Joseph County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,909 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Liberty <3>
    • Lakeville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
      • Lakeville is located in Saint Joseph County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 799 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeville <3>
    • Granger
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Elkhart County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chain-O-Lakes, with the one closest to Chain-O-Lakes listed first.
    • Jamestown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
      • Jamestown is located in Elkhart County
    • Elkhart
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Simonton Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simonton Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonton Lake
      • Simonton Lake is located in Elkhart County
    • Wakarusa
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wakarusa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakarusa
      • Wakarusa is located in Elkhart County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,848 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakarusa <3>
    • Dunlap
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunlap have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
      • Dunlap is located in Elkhart County
    • Garden Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
      • Garden Village is located in Elkhart County
    • Southwest
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Southwest. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest
      • Southwest is located in Elkhart County
    • Nappanee
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Foraker
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foraker
      • Foraker is located in Elkhart County
    • Bristol
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
      • Bristol is located in Elkhart County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,697 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <3>
    • Goshen
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goshen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
      • Goshen is located in Elkhart County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,168 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goshen <3>
    • Gravelton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gravelton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelton
      • Gravelton is located in Elkhart County
  • LaPorte County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chain-O-Lakes, with the one closest to Chain-O-Lakes listed first.
    • Rolling Prairie
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Hesston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesston
      • Hesston is located in LaPorte County
    • Smith
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
      • Smith is located in LaPorte County
    • Stillwell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stillwell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
      • Stillwell is located in LaPorte County
    • Kankakee
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kankakee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kankakee
      • Kankakee is located in LaPorte County
    • La Porte
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Kingsbury
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
      • Kingsbury is located in LaPorte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
    • Door Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Door Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Door Village
      • Door Village is located in LaPorte County
    • Kingsford Heights
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsford Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsford Heights
      • Kingsford Heights is located in LaPorte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,379 people
    • Michiana Shores
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Michiana Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michiana Shores
      • Michiana Shores is located in LaPorte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Michiana Shores <3>
    • Long Beach
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
      • Long Beach is located in LaPorte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,139 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Beach <3>
    • Trail Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trail Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail Creek
      • Trail Creek is located in LaPorte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,985 people
    • Waterford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Waterford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
      • Waterford is located in LaPorte County
  • Marshall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chain-O-Lakes, with the one closest to Chain-O-Lakes listed first.
    • La Paz
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Paz
      • La Paz is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
    • Tyner
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
      • Tyner is located in Marshall County
    • Bremen
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bremen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremen
      • Bremen is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,450 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bremen <3>
    • Donaldson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donaldson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
      • Donaldson is located in Marshall County
    • Plymouth
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Porter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chain-O-Lakes, with the one closest to Chain-O-Lakes listed first.
    • Town-of-Pines
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Town-of-Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town-of-Pines
      • Town-of-Pines is located in Porter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
    • Beverly Shores
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beverly Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Shores
      • Beverly Shores is located in Porter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beverly Shores <3>
  • Starke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chain-O-Lakes, with the one closest to Chain-O-Lakes listed first.
    • Koontz Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Koontz Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koontz Lake
      • Koontz Lake is located in Starke County
    • Grovertown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovertown
      • Grovertown is located in Starke County
    • Hamlet
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Berrien County (MI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chain-O-Lakes, with the one closest to Chain-O-Lakes listed first.
    • Bakertown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bakertown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakertown
      • Bakertown is located in Berrien County (MI)
    • Dayton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dayton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
      • Dayton is located in Berrien County (MI)
    • Buchanan
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
      • Buchanan is located in Berrien County (MI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,222 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buchanan <3>
    • Galien
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galien
      • Galien is located in Berrien County (MI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
    • Niles
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles
      • Niles is located in Berrien County (MI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,093 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Niles <3>
    • Avery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Avery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
      • Avery is located in Berrien County (MI)
    • Hills Corners
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Corners
      • Hills Corners is located in Berrien County (MI)
    • Glendora
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendora
      • Glendora is located in Berrien County (MI)
    • Three Oaks
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Oaks
      • Three Oaks is located in Berrien County (MI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,540 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Three Oaks <3>
    • New Troy
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Snow
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Snow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow
      • Snow is located in Berrien County (MI)
    • Berrien Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berrien Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrien Springs
      • Berrien Springs is located in Berrien County (MI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,718 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berrien Springs <3>
    • Sawyer
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cass County (MI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chain-O-Lakes, with the one closest to Chain-O-Lakes listed first.
    • Edwardsburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwardsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsburg
      • Edwardsburg is located in Cass County (MI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwardsburg <3>
    • Sumnerville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumnerville
      • Sumnerville is located in Cass County (MI)
    • Pokagon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pokagon
      • Pokagon is located in Cass County (MI)
    • Cassopolis
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Dowagiac
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • La Grange
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
      • La Grange is located in Cass County (MI)
    • Union
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Penn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn
      • Penn is located in Cass County (MI)
    • Vandalia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vandalia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
      • Vandalia is located in Cass County (MI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Chain-O-Lakes, see our County-by-County Page for Chain-O-Lakes.

Cemeteries Near Chain-O-Lakes ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chain-O-Lakes.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Chain-O-Lakes covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Chain-O-Lakes, with the one closest to Chain-O-Lakes listed first.

  • Hungarian Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hungarian Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hungarian Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sacred Heart Cemetery is located outside and to the west of South Bend.
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of South Bend.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86701 <4>
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McGowan Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGowan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGowan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Highland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Dayton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Portage Prairie Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Howe Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Olive Chapel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olive Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olive Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sumption Prairie Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sumption Prairie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sumption Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (235 more) ...
    • Cedar Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Bertrand Protestant Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bertrand Protestant Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bertrand Protestant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

While we didn't find Chain-O-Lakes in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Chain-O-Lakes.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Chain-O-Lakes, with the one closest to Chain-O-Lakes listed first.

  • Crumstown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crumstown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumstown
    • Crumstown is located in Saint Joseph County
  • Terre Coupee
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terre Coupee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Coupee
    • Terre Coupee is located in Saint Joseph County
  • Dayton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dayton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
    • Dayton is located in Berrien County (MI)
  • New Carlisle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Carlisle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Carlisle
    • New Carlisle is located in Saint Joseph County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,150 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Carlisle <3>
  • South Bend
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Buchanan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
    • Buchanan is located in Berrien County (MI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,222 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buchanan <3>
  • Galien
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galien
    • Galien is located in Berrien County (MI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
  • Nutwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nutwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwood
    • Nutwood is located in Saint Joseph County
  • Niles
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles
    • Niles is located in Berrien County (MI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,093 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Niles <3>
  • Mishawaka
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Avery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Avery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
    • Avery is located in Berrien County (MI)
  • Rolling Prairie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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    • North Liberty
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
      • North Liberty is located in Saint Joseph County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,909 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Liberty <3>
    • Fish Lake
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fish Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Lake
      • Fish Lake is located in LaPorte County
    • Lakeville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
      • Lakeville is located in Saint Joseph County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 799 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeville <3>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Chain-O-Lakes. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chain-O-Lakes.

Newspapers Published in Chain-O-Lakes ...

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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chain-O-Lakes.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chain-O-Lakes, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chain-O-Lakes.

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 helpful 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 Chain-O-Lakes:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Chain-O-Lakes. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Saint Joseph County: www.stjosephcountyindiana.com/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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>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.
<5>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 Chain-O-Lakes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Chain-O-Lakes) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chain-O-Lakes. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7084, Longitude: -86.3800       In this case, the coordinates for Chain-O-Lakes have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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