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 Duneland Beach (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 Duneland Beach. 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 Duneland Beach ...
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 Duneland Beach: Duneland Bch.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Duneland Beach is located in LaPorte 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 LaPorte County: Jasper, Porter, Saint Joseph, Starke & Berrien (MI).
Below are the counties that are near Duneland Beach. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Duneland Beach:
- LaPorte County (The home county of Duneland Beach)
- The following are listed by their distance from Duneland Beach, with the one closest to Duneland Beach listed first.
- Michiana Shores
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Long Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pottawattamie Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pottawattamie Park is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottawattamie Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Trail Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Trail Creek is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,985 people
- Michigan City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Waterford
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Waterford is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Hesston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hesston is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesston
- Smith
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Smith is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Holmesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Holmesville is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
- Otis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Otis is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
- La Porte
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Door Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Door Village is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Door Village
- Rolling Prairie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duneland Beach, with the one closest to Duneland Beach listed first.
- Duneland Village of Gary
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Duneland Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Duneland Village is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duneland Village
- Lake Station
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hobart
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Chicago
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Chicago is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chicago
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,937 people
- Deep River
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Deep River is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
- Liverpool
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Liverpool is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
- Gary
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Green Acres
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Green Acres is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Lakes of the Four Seasons
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Porter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duneland Beach, with the one closest to Duneland Beach listed first.
- Beverly Shores
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Town-of-Pines
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Town-of-Pines is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town-of-Pines
- Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
- Chesterton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dune Acres
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dune Acres is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dune Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Porter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tratebas Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tratebas Mill is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tratebas Mill
- Burns Harbor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Suman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Suman is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suman
- Babcock
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Babcock is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babcock
- Ogden Dunes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ogden Dunes is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden Dunes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,083 people
- Portage
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Haven
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Haven is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Haven
- Willow Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Creek is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Saint Joseph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duneland Beach, with the one closest to Duneland Beach listed first.
- New Carlisle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Zeigler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Zeigler is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
- Crumstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Crumstown is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumstown
- North Liberty
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Walkerton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nutwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Nutwood is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwood
- Roseland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Roseland is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
- South Bend
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Starke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duneland Beach, with the one closest to Duneland Beach listed first.
- Hamlet
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Koontz Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Koontz Lake is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koontz Lake
- Berrien County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Duneland Beach, with the one closest to Duneland Beach listed first.
- Michiana
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Grand Beach
(2 miles [3.2 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
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Union Pier
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeside is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Three Oaks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Avery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Avery is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Harbert
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hazelhurst
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hazelhurst is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelhurst
- Shorewood - Tower Hills - Harbert
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sawyer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Troy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Galien
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Galien is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galien
- Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Duneland Beach, see our County-by-County Page for Duneland Beach.
Cemeteries Near Duneland Beach ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Duneland Beach.
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 Duneland Beach - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Duneland Beach covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Duneland Beach, with the one closest to Duneland Beach listed first.
- Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Stanislaus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Swan Lake Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lows Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Shippeeburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sharp Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rossburg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Heckman Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Basswood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pine Lake Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (136 more) ...
- Beattys Corner Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Quaker Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Foster Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
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>
While we didn't find Duneland Beach in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Duneland Beach.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Duneland Beach, with the one closest to Duneland Beach listed first.
- Michigan City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Waterford
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Waterford is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Oakwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- New Buffalo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hesston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hesston is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesston
- Union Pier
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeside is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Otis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Otis is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
- Holmesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Holmesville is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
- Durham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Durham is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- La Porte
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Three Oaks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Burdick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burdick is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdick
- Door Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Door Village is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Door Village
- Rolling Prairie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Duneland Beach. See our List of 1890's Communities around Duneland Beach.
Newspapers Published in Duneland Beach ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Duneland Beach.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Duneland Beach, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Duneland Beach.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Duneland Beach:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to LaPorte County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Lake County
- Porter County
- Saint Joseph County
- Starke County
- Berrien 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 Duneland Beach, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Duneland Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |