Welcome to Hessville ...

Hessville is located in Lake County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hessville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Hessville is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

The area code for Hessville: (219)

Communities Also Named Hessville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Hessville - they are located in Kansas, New York and Ohio.

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

Communities near Hessville ...

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

• Gary
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • 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 <3>
• Tinley Park
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tinley Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinley Park
  • Tinley Park is located in Cook County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 55,221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tinley Park <3>
• Oak Lawn
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Lawn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lawn
  • Oak Lawn is located in Cook County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,376 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Lawn <3>
• Portage
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • 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 <3>
• Calumet City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • 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 <3>
• Merrillville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <3>
• Crown Point
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <3>
• Chicago Heights
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago Heights
  • Chicago Heights is located in Cook County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chicago Heights <3>
• Schererville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schererville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
• Burbank
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
  • Burbank is located in Cook County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,933 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burbank <3>

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 Hessville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hessville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hessville ...

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

Adding Hessville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hessville post office opened in 1886.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hessville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hessville. 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