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 Lake Park (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 Lake Park. 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.
Name Variations for Lake Park ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Lake Park: Lk. Park
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Lake Park. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lake Park.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Lake Park 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 Lake Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lake Park:
- LaPorte County (The home county of Lake Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Park, with the one closest to Lake Park listed first.
- Rolling Prairie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hesston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hesston is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesston
- Smith
(6 miles [9.7 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
(11 miles [17.7 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Door Village is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Door Village
- Kingsbury
(14 miles [22.5 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Trail Creek
(15 miles [24.1 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Waterford is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Long Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pottawattamie Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pottawattamie Park is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottawattamie Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Elkhart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Park, with the one closest to Lake Park listed first.
- Jamestown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Jamestown is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Elkhart
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Simonton Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Simonton Lake is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonton Lake
- Wakarusa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Park, with the one closest to Lake Park listed first.
- Tyner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Tyner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
- 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
- Harris
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Harris is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Donaldson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Donaldson is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Linkville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Linkville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkville
- Bremen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Plymouth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Porter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Park, with the one closest to Lake Park listed first.
- Town-of-Pines
(21 miles [33.8 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Suman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Suman is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suman
- Tratebas Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Tratebas Mill is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tratebas Mill
- Chesterton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Porter
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Dune Acres
(28 miles [45.1 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Babcock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Babcock is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babcock
- Burns Harbor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Saint Joseph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Park, with the one closest to Lake Park listed first.
- New Carlisle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Zeigler
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Zeigler is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
- Crumstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Crumstown is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumstown
- North Liberty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Roseland
(15 miles [24.1 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Nutwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nutwood is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwood
- Georgetown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Georgetown is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Gulivoire Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Gulivoire Park is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulivoire Park
- Indian Village
(16 miles [25.7 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lakeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mishawaka
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Starke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Park, with the one closest to Lake Park 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
- Grovertown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Grovertown is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovertown
- Hamlet
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Knox
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ober
(29 miles [46.7 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 Lake Park, with the one closest to Lake Park 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
- Galien
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Galien is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galien
- Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
- Three Oaks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dayton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dayton is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Bakertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bakertown is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakertown
- New Troy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lakeside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeside is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- New Buffalo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Union Pier
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glendora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Glendora is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendora
- Harbert
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hazelhurst
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hazelhurst is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelhurst
- Buchanan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cass County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Park, with the one closest to Lake Park listed first.
- Sumnerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sumnerville is located in Cass County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumnerville
- Edwardsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pokagon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pokagon is located in Cass County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pokagon
- Dowagiac
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lake Park, see our County-by-County Page for Lake Park.
Cemeteries Near Lake Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lake Park.
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 Lake Park - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lake Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lake Park, with the one closest to Lake Park listed first.
- St. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Teeter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Olive Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shedd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sauktown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Swem Grave
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Foster Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Germinder & Ward Graves
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Heckman Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Griffin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Galien Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (188 more) ...
- Rossburg Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- McGowan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dayton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Lake Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lake Park.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lake Park, with the one closest to Lake Park listed first.
- New Carlisle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Terre Coupee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Terre Coupee is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Coupee
- Rolling Prairie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hesston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hesston is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesston
- 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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Galien
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Galien is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galien
- Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
- Dayton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dayton is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- 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
- Crumstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Crumstown is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumstown
- Stillwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Stillwell is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
- New Troy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- La Porte
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeside is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Union Pier
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lake Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lake Park.
Newspapers Published in Lake Park ...
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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lake Park.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lake Park, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lake Park.
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 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 Lake Park:
- 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 Lake Park, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lake Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |