Welcome to Independence Hill ...

Independence Hill is located in Lake County<1>.

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

Independence Hill is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

The telephone area code for Independence Hill: (219)

Communities near Independence Hill ...

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

• Hammond
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
  • Hammond is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 75,342 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammond <4>
• Gary
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • 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 <4>
• Portage
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <4>
• Calumet City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <4>
• Valparaiso
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Crown Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • 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 <4>
• Chicago Heights
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • 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 <4>
• Schererville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Hobart
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
  • Hobart is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hobart <4>
• East Chicago
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Chicago have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Chicago
  • East Chicago is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,742 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Chicago <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 Independence Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Independence Hill.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Independence Hill ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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