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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 Coburg (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 Coburg. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.

Coburg 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 Coburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Coburg:

  • Porter County     (The home county of Coburg)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coburg, with the one closest to Coburg listed first.
    • Suman
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Suman is located in Porter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suman
    • Tratebas Mill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Tratebas Mill is located in Porter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tratebas Mill
    • Valparaiso
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Babcock
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Babcock is located in Porter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babcock
    • Chesterton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Porter
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • South Haven
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • South Haven is located in Porter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Haven
    • Beverly Shores
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Town-of-Pines
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Town-of-Pines is located in Porter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town-of-Pines
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
    • Burns Harbor
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Dune Acres
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Dune Acres is located in Porter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dune Acres
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
    • Wheeler
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Wheeler is located in Porter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
    • Portage
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jasper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coburg, with the one closest to Coburg listed first.
    • Tefft
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Tefft is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tefft
    • Wheatfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Stoutsburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Stoutsburg is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoutsburg
    • DeMotte
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Forest City is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
    • Virgie
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Virgie is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgie
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coburg, with the one closest to Coburg listed first.
    • Deep River
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Deep River is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
    • Lakes of the Four Seasons
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hobart
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Duneland Village of Gary
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Lake Station
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • New Chicago
      (16 miles [25.7 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
    • Winfield
      (17 miles [27.4 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
    • Duneland Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Duneland Village is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duneland Village
    • Green Acres
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Green Acres is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
    • Liverpool
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Liverpool is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
    • Leroy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Leroy is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
    • Merrillville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Gary
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Gary is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,693 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gary <1>
  • LaPorte County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coburg, with the one closest to Coburg listed first.
    • Alida
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Alida is located in LaPorte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alida
    • Westville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Haskell
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Haskell is located in LaPorte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskell
    • Otis
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Otis is located in LaPorte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
    • Holmesville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Holmesville is located in LaPorte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
    • Wanatah
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Union Mills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Door Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Door Village is located in LaPorte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Door Village
    • Waterford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Waterford is located in LaPorte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
    • Hanna
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Kingsbury
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Kingsbury is located in LaPorte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
    • Kingsford Heights
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Kingsford Heights is located in LaPorte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsford Heights
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,379 people
    • La Porte
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Marshall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coburg, with the one closest to Coburg listed first.
    • Donaldson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Donaldson is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
    • Tyner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Tyner is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
  • Pulaski County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coburg, with the one closest to Coburg listed first.
    • Denham
      (28 miles [45.1 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
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coburg, with the one closest to Coburg listed first.
    • Walkerton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • North Liberty
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • New Carlisle
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Crumstown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Crumstown is located in Saint Joseph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumstown
    • Zeigler
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Zeigler is located in Saint Joseph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
  • Starke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coburg, with the one closest to Coburg listed first.
    • Hamlet
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • San Pierre
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • North Judson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Toto
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Toto is located in Starke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toto
    • Knox
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Knox is located in Starke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,552 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knox <1>
    • Koontz Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Koontz Lake is located in Starke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koontz Lake
    • Grovertown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Grovertown is located in Starke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovertown
    • Aldine
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Aldine is located in Starke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldine
    • Ober
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Ober is located in Starke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ober
    • Bass Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 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 Coburg, with the one closest to Coburg listed first.
    • Calumet City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Lansing
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Lansing is located in Cook County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,059 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <1>
    • Lynwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Will County (IL)
  • Berrien County (MI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coburg, with the one closest to Coburg listed first.
    • Michiana
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Grand Beach
      (19 miles [30.6 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
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Union Pier
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Three Oaks
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Avery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Avery is located in Berrien County (MI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
    • Lakeside
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Lakeside is located in Berrien County (MI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
    • Harbert
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hazelhurst
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Hazelhurst is located in Berrien County (MI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelhurst
    • Galien
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Galien is located in Berrien County (MI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galien
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
    • Shorewood - Tower Hills - Harbert
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Coburg ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Coburg.

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 Coburg - one of the links might be able to help.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Coburg, with the one closest to Coburg listed first.

  • Quakerdom Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Carter Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Clinton Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Eaheart Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Dillingham Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Kinne Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Luther Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Eight Square Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Union Street Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Graceland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Maplewood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (145 more) ...
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Memorial Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Beattys Corner Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Coburg had a population of 50 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Coburg, with the one closest to Coburg listed first.

  • Alida
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Alida is located in LaPorte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alida
  • Westville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Haskell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Haskell is located in LaPorte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskell
  • Suman
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Suman is located in Porter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suman
  • Burdick
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Burdick is located in Porter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdick
  • Otis
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Otis is located in LaPorte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
  • Woodville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodville is located in Porter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
  • Valparaiso
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Wanatah
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Holmesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Holmesville is located in LaPorte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
  • Durham
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Durham is located in LaPorte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
  • South Wanatah
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • South Wanatah is located in LaPorte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wanatah
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Chesterton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Babcock
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Babcock is located in Porter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babcock
    • Union Mills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Coburg ...

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 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Coburg.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Coburg, 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 Coburg.

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 Coburg:

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 Coburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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- Coburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.