Welcome to Door Village ...

Door Village is located in LaPorte County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Door Village, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1834.

A typical abbreviation for Door Village: Door Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Door Village is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Door Village (for example, toward North Liberty), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The telephone area code for Door Village: (219)

Communities near Door Village ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Door Village.

• Valparaiso
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Michigan City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan City
  • Michigan City is located in LaPorte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,054 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Michigan City <4>
• La Porte
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Porte
  • La Porte is located in LaPorte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Porte <4>
• Chesterton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterton
  • Chesterton is located in Porter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,232 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterton <4>
• Westville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
  • Westville is located in LaPorte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westville <4>
• Porter
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
  • Porter is located in Porter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,840 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Porter <4>
• Walkerton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerton
  • Walkerton is located in Saint Joseph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,250 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walkerton <4>
• New Carlisle
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <4>
• Trail Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • 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
• Burns Harbor
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burns Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Harbor
  • Burns Harbor is located in Porter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,922 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burns Harbor <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 Door Village. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Door Village.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Door Village. 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 Door Village.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Door Village ...

Looking for more information about Door Village? 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 Door Village, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Door Village.

Adding Door Village to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Door Village 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 Door Village was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Door Village post office opened in 1834.

We also found Door Village in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Door Village.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for LaPorte County: www.laportecounty.org/

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