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 Kreitzburg (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 Kreitzburg. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Kreitzburg is located in Lake 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 Lake County: Cook (IL), Kankakee (IL), Will (IL), Jasper, Newton & Porter.
Below are the counties that are near Kreitzburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kreitzburg:
- Lake County (The home county of Kreitzburg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kreitzburg, with the one closest to Kreitzburg listed first.
- Saint John
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dyer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hartsdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hartsdale is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsdale
- Schererville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- New Elliott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Elliott is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Elliott
- Cedar Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Village is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- Munster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Crown Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Highland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Griffith
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lottaville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lottaville is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottaville
- Lake Dalecarlia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Dalecarlia is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Dalecarlia
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kreitzburg, with the one closest to Kreitzburg listed first.
- Forest City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Forest City is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- DeMotte
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- DeMotte is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeMotte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,172 people
- DeMotte has also been known as:
- De Motte
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for DeMotte <1>
- Stoutsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stoutsburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoutsburg
- Fair Oaks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Virgie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Virgie is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgie
- Wheatfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kreitzburg, with the one closest to Kreitzburg listed first.
- Sumava Resorts
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lake Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lake Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Thayer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Thayer is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
- Roselawn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Roselawn is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn
- Porter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kreitzburg, with the one closest to Kreitzburg listed first.
- Porter Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Porter Crossroads is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Crossroads
- Wheeler
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Wheeler is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Hebron
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Boone Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Boone Grove is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Grove
- Portage
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Creek is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Woodland Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland Village is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
- South Haven
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- South Haven is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Haven
- Ogden Dunes
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ogden Dunes is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden Dunes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,083 people
- Aylesworth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Aylesworth is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aylesworth
- Babcock
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Babcock is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babcock
- Valparaiso
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Burns Harbor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cook County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kreitzburg, with the one closest to Kreitzburg listed first.
- Sauk Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lynwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ford Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Chicago Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Chicago Heights is located in Cook County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chicago Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,957 people
- Chicago Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lansing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Glenwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Park Forest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Olympia Fields
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Thornton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Richton Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- East Hazel Crest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Hazel Crest is located in Cook County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hazel Crest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,479 people
- Flossmoor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- DuPage County (IL)
- Tedens ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tedens is located in DuPage County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedens
- Kankakee County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kreitzburg, with the one closest to Kreitzburg listed first.
- Sherburnville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sherburnville is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherburnville
- Grant Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grant Park is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,231 people
- Illinoi
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Illinoi is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinoi
- Illiana Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Illiana Heights is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illiana Heights
- Litchfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Litchfield is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield
- Momence
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Manteno
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Saint George
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Saint George is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Sun River Terrace
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sun River Terrace is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun River Terrace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Hopkins Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hopkins Park is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 608 people
- Hopkins Park has also been known as:
- Hopkins Park village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopkins Park <1>
- Bourbonnais
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bradley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Aroma Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Will County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kreitzburg, with the one closest to Kreitzburg listed first.
- Willowbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Crete
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Goodenow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Goodenow is located in Will County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodenow
- Steger
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Beecher
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- University Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Monee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Peotone
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Frankfort Square
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Frankfort Square is located in Will County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort Square
- Frankfort
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mokena
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Gilletts ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Gilletts is located in Will County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilletts
- Wallingford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Wallingford is located in Will County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kreitzburg, see our County-by-County Page for Kreitzburg.
Cemeteries Near Kreitzburg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kreitzburg.
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 Kreitzburg - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kreitzburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kreitzburg, with the one closest to Kreitzburg listed first.
- Zion Evangelical Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Eagle Lake Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Eagle Lake Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the northeast of Beecher (IL).
- The Eagle Lake Cemetery has also been known as:
- North Cemetery
- St. John Lutheran Church North Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105482 <3>
- St. John Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hack Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Holy Name Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. James Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beebe's Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe's Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Beebe's Grove Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the east of Crete (IL).
- The Beebe's Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
- Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2288139 <3>
- Brunswick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Schubert Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chapel Lawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (267 more) ...
- St. Michael Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Crete Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<4>
While we didn't find Kreitzburg in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Kreitzburg.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kreitzburg, with the one closest to Kreitzburg listed first.
- Saint John
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dyer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Brunswick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Brunswick is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
- Eagle Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Eagle Lake is located in Will County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
- Klaasville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Klaasville is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klaasville
- Schererville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hartsdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hartsdale is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsdale
- Crete
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Goodenow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Goodenow is located in Will County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodenow
- Cedar Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maynard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Maynard is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Chicago Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Beecher
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Creston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Creston is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Crown Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kreitzburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kreitzburg.
Newspapers Published in Kreitzburg ...
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 97 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kreitzburg.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kreitzburg, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kreitzburg.
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 websites either 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 Kreitzburg:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Lake County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Jasper County
- Newton County
- Porter County
- Cook County
- DuPage County
- Kankakee County
- Will 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Kreitzburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Kreitzburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |