Welcome to Deep River ...

Deep River is located in Lake County<1>.

The location of Deep River has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Deep River, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

A typical abbreviation for Deep River: Deep Riv.

Deep River is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Deep River lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Deep River (for example, toward Walkerton), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The area code for Deep River: (219)

Communities Also Named Deep River ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Deep River - they are located in Connecticut, Iowa, Michigan, North Carolina, Ontario and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Deep River.

Communities near Deep River ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Deep River.

• Hammond
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
  • Hammond is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 75,342 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammond <4>
• Gary
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
  • Gary is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gary <4>
• Portage
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
  • Portage is located in Porter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,137 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portage <4>
• Calumet City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet City
  • Calumet City is located in Cook County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calumet City <4>
• Merrillville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillville
  • Merrillville is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,916 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merrillville <4>
• Valparaiso
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valparaiso
  • Valparaiso is located in Porter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,944 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valparaiso <4>
• Crown Point
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Point
  • Crown Point is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crown Point <4>
• Schererville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schererville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schererville
  • Schererville is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,593 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schererville <4>
• Hobart
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
  • Hobart is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hobart <4>
• East Chicago
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Chicago have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Chicago
  • East Chicago is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,742 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Chicago <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Deep River. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Deep River.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Deep River. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Deep River.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Deep River. See our Newspapers Page for Deep River.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Deep River ...

Looking for more information about Deep River? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Deep River, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Deep River.

Adding Deep River to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Deep River in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Deep River was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Deep River in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Deep River.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Deep River. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lake County: www.lakecountyin.org/

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