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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

While we didn't find Gary in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Gary. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Gary listed first.

  • Pine
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
    • Pine is located in Lake County
  • Ivanhoe
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivanhoe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
    • Ivanhoe is located in Lake County
  • Ross
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ross. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
    • Ross is located in Lake County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Ross
    • From Gary to Ross
  • Liverpool
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Highland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Griffith
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake Station
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Station
    • Lake Station is located in Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,850 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Station <4>
  • Miller
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miller have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
    • Miller is located in Lake County
  • Gibson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
    • Gibson is located in Lake County
  • Hessville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Lottaville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lottaville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottaville
    • Lottaville is located in Lake County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Lottaville
    • From Gary to Lottaville
  • Hobart
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • East Chicago
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hammond
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Maynard
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maynard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
    • Maynard is located in Lake County
  • Hartsdale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsdale
    • Hartsdale is located in Lake County
  • Schererville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Merrillville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Ainsworth
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ainsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainsworth
    • Ainsworth is located in Lake County
  • Willow Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Whiting
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiting have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
    • Whiting is located in Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,814 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whiting <4>
  • Crisman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crisman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisman
    • Crisman is located in Porter County
  • Calumet City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Bernice
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bernice have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
    • Bernice is located in Cook County (IL)
  • Dyer
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Deep River
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
    • Deep River is located in Lake County
  • Wheeler
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheeler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
    • Wheeler is located in Porter County
  • Hegewisch
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hegewisch. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hegewisch
    • Hegewisch is located in Cook County (IL)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Hegewisch
    • From Gary to Hegewisch
  • Burnham
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burnham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
    • Burnham is located in Cook County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,040 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Burnham
    • From Gary to Burnham
  • Globe
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Globe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
    • Globe is located in Cook County (IL)
  • Lansing
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
    • Lansing is located in Cook County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,059 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <4>

The official website for Gary: www.gary.in.us/

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Gary, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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