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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 Lalimere (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 Lalimere. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

Lalimere 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 Lalimere. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lalimere:

  • LaPorte County     (The home county of Lalimere)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lalimere, with the one closest to Lalimere listed first.
    • Smith
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Smith is located in LaPorte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
    • Hesston
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Hesston is located in LaPorte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesston
    • Rolling Prairie
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Michiana Shores
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • La Porte
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Waterford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Waterford is located in LaPorte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
    • Long Beach
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Pottawattamie Park
      (8 miles [12.9 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
    • Trail Creek
      (8 miles [12.9 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
    • Door Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Door Village is located in LaPorte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Door Village
    • Michigan City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Holmesville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Holmesville is located in LaPorte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lalimere, with the one closest to Lalimere listed first.
    • Duneland Village of Gary
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Duneland Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Duneland Village is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duneland Village
    • Lake Station
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Marshall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lalimere, with the one closest to Lalimere listed first.
    • Tyner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Tyner is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
    • Donaldson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Donaldson is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
    • La Paz
      (27 miles [43.5 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
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Harris is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
    • Linkville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Linkville is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkville
  • Porter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lalimere, with the one closest to Lalimere listed first.
    • Town-of-Pines
      (13 miles [20.9 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
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Suman
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Suman is located in Porter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suman
    • Tratebas Mill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Tratebas Mill is located in Porter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tratebas Mill
    • Chesterton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Dune Acres
      (20 miles [32.2 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
    • Porter
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Burns Harbor
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Babcock
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Babcock is located in Porter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babcock
    • Valparaiso
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • South Haven
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • South Haven is located in Porter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Haven
    • Ogden Dunes
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Ogden Dunes is located in Porter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden Dunes
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,083 people
  • Saint Joseph County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lalimere, with the one closest to Lalimere listed first.
    • New Carlisle
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Zeigler
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Zeigler is located in Saint Joseph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
    • Crumstown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Crumstown is located in Saint Joseph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumstown
    • North Liberty
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Walkerton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Nutwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Nutwood is located in Saint Joseph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwood
    • Roseland
      (23 miles [37 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
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Georgetown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Georgetown is located in Saint Joseph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
    • Gulivoire Park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Gulivoire Park is located in Saint Joseph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulivoire Park
    • Indian Village
      (24 miles [38.6 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
    • Lakeville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Starke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lalimere, with the one closest to Lalimere listed first.
    • Koontz Lake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Koontz Lake is located in Starke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koontz Lake
    • Hamlet
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Grovertown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Grovertown is located in Starke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovertown
    • Knox
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Knox is located in Starke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,552 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knox <1>
  • Berrien County (MI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lalimere, with the one closest to Lalimere listed first.
    • New Buffalo
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Grand Beach
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Grand Beach is located in Berrien County (MI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Beach
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
    • Michiana
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Union Pier
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Three Oaks
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Avery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Avery is located in Berrien County (MI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
    • Lakeside
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Lakeside is located in Berrien County (MI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
    • Harbert
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Hazelhurst
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Hazelhurst is located in Berrien County (MI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelhurst
    • Galien
      (11 miles [17.7 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
    • Shorewood - Tower Hills - Harbert
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Sawyer
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Cass County (MI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lalimere, with the one closest to Lalimere listed first.
    • Sumnerville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Sumnerville is located in Cass County (MI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumnerville
    • Pokagon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Pokagon is located in Cass County (MI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pokagon

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lalimere, see our County-by-County Page for Lalimere.

Cemeteries Near Lalimere ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lalimere.

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 Lalimere - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lalimere covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lalimere, with the one closest to Lalimere listed first.

  • Shippeeburg Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Rossburg Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Foster Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Heckman Memorial Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Teeter Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Basswood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Pine Lake Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Griffin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • St. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Forest Lawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Quaker Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (167 more) ...
    • Shedd Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Swan Lake Memorial Gardens
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Cross Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)

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 Lalimere in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lalimere.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Lalimere, with the one closest to Lalimere listed first.

  • Hesston
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hesston is located in LaPorte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesston
  • Oakwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Oakwood is located in LaPorte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
  • New Buffalo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Rolling Prairie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • La Porte
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Three Oaks
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Union Pier
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Waterford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Waterford is located in LaPorte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
  • Avery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Avery is located in Berrien County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
  • New Carlisle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Lakeside
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Lakeside is located in Berrien County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
  • Door Village
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Door Village is located in LaPorte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Door Village
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Michigan City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Durham
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Durham is located in LaPorte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
    • Terre Coupee
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Terre Coupee is located in Saint Joseph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Coupee

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lalimere. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lalimere.

Newspapers Published in Lalimere ...

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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lalimere.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lalimere, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lalimere.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Lalimere:

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 Lalimere, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lalimere) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.