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 New Chicago (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 New Chicago. 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 southeast 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 south.
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 south 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.
New Chicago 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 New Chicago. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Chicago:
- Lake County (The home county of New Chicago)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Chicago, with the one closest to New Chicago listed first.
- Lake Station
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Liverpool
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Liverpool is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
- Duneland Village of Gary
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hobart
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Duneland Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Duneland Village is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duneland Village
- Gary
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Green Acres
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Green Acres is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Ross
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ross is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Deep River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Deep River is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
- Lottaville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lottaville is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottaville
- Merrillville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Village is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- Griffith
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Chicago, with the one closest to New Chicago listed first.
- DeMotte
(25 miles [40.2 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Forest City is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Stoutsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Stoutsburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoutsburg
- Wheatfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tefft
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tefft is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tefft
- Virgie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Virgie is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgie
- LaPorte County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Chicago, with the one closest to New Chicago listed first.
- Westville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Alida
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Alida is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alida
- Otis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Otis is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
- Haskell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Haskell is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskell
- Holmesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Holmesville is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
- Wanatah
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Michigan City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Waterford
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Waterford is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Pottawattamie Park
(23 miles [37 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
- Trail Creek
(23 miles [37 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
- Union Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Long Beach
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- La Crosse
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Chicago, with the one closest to New Chicago listed first.
- Thayer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Thayer is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
- Roselawn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Roselawn is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn
- Sumava Resorts
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lake Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lake Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Porter County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Chicago, with the one closest to New Chicago listed first.
- Portage
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Willow Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Creek is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Woodland Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland Village is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
- Wheeler
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wheeler is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Ogden Dunes
(6 miles [9.7 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
- South Haven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- South Haven is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Haven
- Babcock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Babcock is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babcock
- Burns Harbor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Porter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dune Acres
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Chesterton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Porter Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Porter Crossroads is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Crossroads
- Valparaiso
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cook County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Chicago, with the one closest to New Chicago listed first.
- Calumet City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lansing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Burnham
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Lynwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hegewisch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hegewisch is located in Cook County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hegewisch
- Globe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Globe is located in Cook County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- East Side
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Side is located in Cook County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side
- Ford Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sauk Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Dolton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Glenwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- South Holland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Thornton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Kankakee County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Chicago, with the one closest to New Chicago listed first.
- Sherburnville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sherburnville is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherburnville
- Illinoi
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Illinoi is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinoi
- Grant Park
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Illiana Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Illiana Heights is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illiana Heights
- Will County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Chicago, with the one closest to New Chicago listed first.
- Willowbrook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Steger
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Crete
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Goodenow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Goodenow is located in Will County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodenow
- Beecher
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- University Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Monee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Frankfort Square
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Frankfort Square is located in Will County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort Square
- Frankfort
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Berrien County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Chicago, with the one closest to New Chicago listed first.
- Michiana
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grand Beach
(29 miles [46.7 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
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New Chicago, see our County-by-County Page for New Chicago.
Cemeteries Near New Chicago ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Chicago.
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 New Chicago - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for New Chicago covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New Chicago, with the one closest to New Chicago listed first.
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hobart City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Evergreen Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Temple of Israel Cemetery of Gary
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Blake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Waldheim Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Tolleston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Merrillville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (189 more) ...
- Chester Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Janes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<3>
While we didn't find New Chicago in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of New Chicago.
These communities are listed based on their distance from New Chicago, with the one closest to New Chicago listed first.
- Liverpool
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Liverpool is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
- Lake Station
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hobart
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Miller
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Miller is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Ainsworth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ainsworth is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainsworth
- Willow Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Creek is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Ross
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ross is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Wheeler
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wheeler is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Crisman
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Crisman is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisman
- Lottaville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lottaville is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottaville
- Merrillville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Deep River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Deep River is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- McCool
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- McCool is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
- Sedley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sedley is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedley
- Pine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pine is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around New Chicago. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Chicago.
Newspapers Published in New Chicago ...
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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Chicago.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Chicago, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New Chicago.
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 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 New Chicago:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Lake County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Jasper County
- LaPorte County
- Newton County
- Porter County
- Cook County
- Kankakee 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 New Chicago, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- New Chicago) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |