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 Morgan 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 Morgan 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.
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.
Morgan Park 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 Morgan Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Morgan Park:
- Porter County (The home county of Morgan Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morgan Park, with the one closest to Morgan Park listed first.
- Porter
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Chesterton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dune Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dune Acres is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dune Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Tratebas Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tratebas Mill is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tratebas Mill
- Babcock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Babcock is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babcock
- Burns Harbor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Suman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Suman is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suman
- Beverly Shores
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Town-of-Pines
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Town-of-Pines is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town-of-Pines
- Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
- South Haven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Haven is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Haven
- Ogden Dunes
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Portage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Willow Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Willow Creek is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morgan Park, with the one closest to Morgan Park listed first.
- Stoutsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Stoutsburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoutsburg
- Tefft
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Tefft is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tefft
- Wheatfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- 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>
- 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 Morgan Park, with the one closest to Morgan Park listed first.
- Duneland Village of Gary
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Duneland Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Duneland Village is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duneland Village
- Lake Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Deep River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Deep River is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
- Hobart
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Chicago
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- New Chicago is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chicago
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,937 people
- Liverpool
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Liverpool is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
- Green Acres
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Green Acres is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Lakes of the Four Seasons
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Merrillville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gary
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Winfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Winfield is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,265 people
- Ross
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ross is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- LaPorte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morgan Park, with the one closest to Morgan Park listed first.
- Otis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Otis is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
- Holmesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Holmesville is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
- Westville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Alida
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alida is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alida
- Michigan City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Trail Creek
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Waterford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Waterford is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Haskell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Haskell is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskell
- Pottawattamie Park
(12 miles [19.3 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Door Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Door Village is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Door Village
- Wanatah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Michiana Shores
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Joseph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morgan Park, with the one closest to Morgan Park listed first.
- New Carlisle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Walkerton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Starke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morgan Park, with the one closest to Morgan Park listed first.
- Hamlet
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- San Pierre
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- North Judson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Toto
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Toto is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toto
- Cook County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morgan Park, with the one closest to Morgan Park listed first.
- Burnham
(25 miles [40.2 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hegewisch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hegewisch is located in Cook County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hegewisch
- Lansing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- East Side
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- East Side is located in Cook County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side
- Globe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Globe is located in Cook County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Lynwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- South Chicago
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- South Chicago is located in Cook County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chicago
- Calumet Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Calumet Heights is located in Cook County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet Heights
- Dolton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ford Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sauk Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- South Holland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Will County (IL)
- Willowbrook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Berrien County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morgan Park, with the one closest to Morgan Park listed first.
- Michiana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grand Beach
(17 miles [27.4 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Union Pier
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeside
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeside is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Three Oaks
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Avery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Avery is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Harbert
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hazelhurst
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hazelhurst is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelhurst
- Shorewood - Tower Hills - Harbert
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sawyer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Morgan Park, see our County-by-County Page for Morgan Park.
Cemeteries Near Morgan Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Morgan 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 Morgan Park - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Morgan Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Morgan Park, with the one closest to Morgan Park listed first.
- Chesterton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bailly Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Furnessville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Burstrom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gossett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dillingham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- McCool Cemetery
(5 miles [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
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Robbins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Eight Square Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kimball Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (137 more) ...
- Kinne Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Carter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Quakerdom Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Morgan Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Morgan Park.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Morgan Park, with the one closest to Morgan Park listed first.
- Porter
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Chesterton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Babcock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Babcock is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babcock
- Woodville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Woodville is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Burdick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Burdick is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdick
- McCool
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- McCool is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
- Suman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Suman is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suman
- Crisman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Crisman is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisman
- Willow Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Willow Creek is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Coburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Coburg is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburg
- Otis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Otis is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
- Westville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Holmesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Holmesville is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
- Wheeler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wheeler is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Valparaiso
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Morgan Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Morgan Park.
Newspapers Published in Morgan 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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Morgan Park.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Morgan Park, 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 Morgan Park.
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 Morgan Park:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Porter County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Jasper County
- Lake County
- LaPorte County
- Saint Joseph County
- Starke 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 Morgan 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Morgan Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |