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 Hicks (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 Hicks. 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.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Hicks 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 Hicks. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hicks:
- LaPorte County (The home county of Hicks)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hicks, with the one closest to Hicks listed first.
- Rolling Prairie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hesston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hesston is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesston
- Smith
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Smith is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Stillwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Stillwell is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
- La Porte
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kankakee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Kankakee is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kankakee
- Door Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Door Village is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Door Village
- Kingsbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsbury is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Michiana Shores
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Trail Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Trail Creek is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,985 people
- Waterford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Waterford is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Long Beach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Elkhart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hicks, with the one closest to Hicks listed first.
- Jamestown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Jamestown is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Elkhart
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Simonton Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Simonton Lake is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonton Lake
- Wakarusa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hicks, with the one closest to Hicks listed first.
- La Paz
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- La Paz is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Paz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Tyner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tyner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
- Donaldson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Donaldson is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Harris
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Harris is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Linkville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Linkville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkville
- Bremen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Plymouth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Porter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hicks, with the one closest to Hicks listed first.
- Town-of-Pines
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Town-of-Pines is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town-of-Pines
- Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
- Beverly Shores
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Suman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Suman is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suman
- Tratebas Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tratebas Mill is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tratebas Mill
- Chesterton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Porter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Dune Acres
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Dune Acres is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dune Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Valparaiso
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Babcock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Babcock is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babcock
- Burns Harbor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Saint Joseph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hicks, with the one closest to Hicks listed first.
- New Carlisle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Zeigler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Zeigler is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
- Crumstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Crumstown is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumstown
- North Liberty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Roseland
(16 miles [25.7 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Nutwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nutwood is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwood
- Georgetown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Georgetown is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Gulivoire Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Gulivoire Park is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulivoire Park
- Indian Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Indian Village is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Walkerton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lakeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Starke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hicks, with the one closest to Hicks listed first.
- Koontz Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Koontz Lake is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koontz Lake
- Hamlet
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Grovertown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Grovertown is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovertown
- Knox
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ober
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ober is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ober
- Berrien County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hicks, with the one closest to Hicks listed first.
- Avery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Avery is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Three Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Galien
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Galien is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galien
- Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
- Dayton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dayton is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- New Buffalo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Union Pier
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harbert
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- New Troy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bakertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bakertown is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakertown
- Lakeside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeside is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Hazelhurst
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hazelhurst is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelhurst
- Grand Beach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Grand Beach is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Cass County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hicks, with the one closest to Hicks listed first.
- Sumnerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sumnerville is located in Cass County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumnerville
- Pokagon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pokagon is located in Cass County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pokagon
- Edwardsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dowagiac
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hicks, see our County-by-County Page for Hicks.
Cemeteries Near Hicks ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hicks.
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 Hicks - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hicks covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hicks, with the one closest to Hicks listed first.
- Teeter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Shedd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Olive Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Foster Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sauktown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Swem Grave
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Heckman Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Griffin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rossburg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Galien Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (184 more) ...
- Germinder & Ward Graves
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Basswood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shippeeburg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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 Hicks in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hicks.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hicks, with the one closest to Hicks listed first.
- Rolling Prairie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Carlisle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Terre Coupee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Terre Coupee is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Coupee
- Hesston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hesston is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesston
- Three Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Avery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Avery is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Galien
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Galien is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galien
- Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
- Fish Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fish Lake is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Lake
- Dayton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dayton is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- La Porte
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stillwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Stillwell is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
- Crumstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Crumstown is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumstown
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Union Pier
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Buffalo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harbert
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hicks. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hicks.
Newspapers Published in Hicks ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hicks.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hicks, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hicks.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Hicks:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to LaPorte County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Elkhart County
- Marshall County
- Porter County
- Saint Joseph County
- Starke County
- Berrien County
- Cass 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 Hicks, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hicks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |