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 Meadowbrook (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 Meadowbrook. 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 Meadowbrook ...
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.
Another variation: Meadow Brook.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Meadowbrook. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Meadowbrook.
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 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.
Meadowbrook is located in Porter 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 Porter County: Cook (IL), Jasper, Lake, LaPorte, Starke & Berrien (MI).
Below are the counties that are near Meadowbrook. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Meadowbrook:
- Porter County (The home county of Meadowbrook)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowbrook, with the one closest to Meadowbrook listed first.
- Burns Harbor
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Chesterton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Porter
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dune Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dune Acres is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dune Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Babcock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Babcock is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babcock
- Portage
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Creek is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Woodland Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland Village is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
- Ogden Dunes
(3 miles [4.8 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
- South Haven
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- South Haven is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Haven
- Tratebas Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tratebas Mill is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tratebas Mill
- Wheeler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wheeler is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowbrook, with the one closest to Meadowbrook listed first.
- DeMotte
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Stoutsburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoutsburg
- Tefft
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Tefft is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tefft
- Wheatfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Forest City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Forest City is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowbrook, with the one closest to Meadowbrook listed first.
- Lake Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Duneland Village of Gary
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Duneland Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Duneland Village is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duneland Village
- Hobart
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Chicago
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Chicago is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chicago
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,937 people
- Liverpool
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Liverpool is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
- Deep River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Deep River is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
- Green Acres
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Green Acres is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Gary
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lakes of the Four Seasons
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lottaville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lottaville is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottaville
- Merrillville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- LaPorte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowbrook, with the one closest to Meadowbrook listed first.
- Otis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Otis is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
- Holmesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Holmesville is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
- Westville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Michigan City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Alida
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Alida is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alida
- Waterford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Waterford is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Trail Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Trail Creek is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,985 people
- Haskell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Haskell is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskell
- Pottawattamie Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pottawattamie Park is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottawattamie Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Long Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wanatah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Door Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Door Village is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Door Village
- Cook County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowbrook, with the one closest to Meadowbrook listed first.
- Burnham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Burnham is located in Cook County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,040 people
- Calumet City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lansing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- East Side
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- East Side is located in Cook County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side
- Globe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Globe is located in Cook County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Hegewisch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hegewisch is located in Cook County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hegewisch
- Lynwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- South Chicago
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- South Chicago is located in Cook County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chicago
- Calumet Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Calumet Heights is located in Cook County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet Heights
- Dolton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ford Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Sauk Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Will County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowbrook, with the one closest to Meadowbrook listed first.
- Willowbrook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Crete
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Steger
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Goodenow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Goodenow is located in Will County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodenow
- Berrien County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowbrook, with the one closest to Meadowbrook listed first.
- Michiana
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Grand Beach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grand Beach is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- New Buffalo
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Union Pier
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeside is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Three Oaks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harbert
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Meadowbrook, see our County-by-County Page for Meadowbrook.
Cemeteries Near Meadowbrook ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Meadowbrook.
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 Meadowbrook - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Meadowbrook covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Meadowbrook, with the one closest to Meadowbrook listed first.
- Bailly Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Burstrom Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- McCool Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the McCool Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Portage.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85842 <2>
- James Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Robbins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gossett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Chesterton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Portage.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84536 <2>
- Blake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Temple of Israel Cemetery of Gary
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (153 more) ...
- Kimball Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dillingham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Furnessville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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 Meadowbrook in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Meadowbrook.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Meadowbrook, with the one closest to Meadowbrook listed first.
- McCool
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- McCool is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
- Chesterton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Porter
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Willow Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Creek is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Crisman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Crisman is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisman
- Babcock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Babcock is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babcock
- Woodville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodville is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Lake Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wheeler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wheeler is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Burdick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Burdick is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdick
- Miller
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Miller is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Hobart
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Sedley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sedley is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedley
- Suman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Suman is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suman
- Liverpool
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Liverpool is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Meadowbrook. See our List of 1890's Communities around Meadowbrook.
Newspapers Published in Meadowbrook ...
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 Meadowbrook.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Meadowbrook, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Meadowbrook.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Meadowbrook:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Porter County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Jasper County
- Lake County
- LaPorte County
- Cook County
- Will County
- Berrien 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 Meadowbrook, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Meadowbrook) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |