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 North Hayden (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 North Hayden. 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 North Hayden ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for North Hayden: N. Hayden
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 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.
North Hayden 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 North Hayden. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North Hayden:
- Lake County (The home county of North Hayden)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Hayden, with the one closest to North Hayden listed first.
- Lowell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lake Dalecarlia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Dalecarlia is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Dalecarlia
- Cedar Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Schneider
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Schneider is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schneider
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Illinoi
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Illinoi is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinoi
- Dinwiddie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dinwiddie is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinwiddie
- Shelby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shelby is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
- Crown Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Leroy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Leroy is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
- Saint John
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lincoln Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lincoln Village is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- Schererville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Hayden, with the one closest to North Hayden listed first.
- Forest City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Forest City is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- DeMotte
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Fair Oaks
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Virgie
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Virgie is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgie
- Stoutsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Stoutsburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoutsburg
- Wheatfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Tefft
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Tefft is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tefft
- Gifford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gifford is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gifford
- Rensselaer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Collegeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Collegeville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collegeville
- LaPorte County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Hayden, with the one closest to North Hayden listed first.
- La Crosse
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wanatah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Hayden, with the one closest to North Hayden listed first.
- Sumava Resorts
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lake Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lake Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Thayer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Thayer is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
- Roselawn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Roselawn is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn
- Morocco
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mount Ayr
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mount Ayr is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ayr
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Beaver City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Beaver City is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
- Brook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Foresman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Foresman is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foresman
- Porter County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Hayden, with the one closest to North Hayden listed first.
- Hebron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Boone Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Boone Grove is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Grove
- Porter Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Porter Crossroads is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Crossroads
- Aylesworth
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Aylesworth is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aylesworth
- Wheeler
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wheeler is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Kouts
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Portage
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- South Haven
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- South Haven is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Haven
- Valparaiso
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Creek is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Woodland Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland Village is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
- Babcock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Babcock is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babcock
- Starke County
- San Pierre
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cook County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Hayden, with the one closest to North Hayden listed first.
- Sauk Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lynwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ford Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Chicago Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Chicago Heights is located in Cook County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chicago Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,957 people
- Chicago Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Park Forest
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Richton Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lansing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Glenwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Olympia Fields
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Flossmoor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Globe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Globe is located in Cook County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Iroquois County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Hayden, with the one closest to North Hayden listed first.
- Beaverville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Papineau
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Donovan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Martinton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chebanse
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kankakee County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Hayden, with the one closest to North Hayden listed first.
- Sherburnville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sherburnville is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherburnville
- Illinoi
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Illinoi is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinoi
- Illiana Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Illiana Heights is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illiana Heights
- Grant Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Grant Park is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,231 people
- Litchfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Litchfield is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield
- Momence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hopkins Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hopkins Park is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 608 people
- Hopkins Park has also been known as:
- Hopkins Park village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopkins Park <1>
- Saint George
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saint George is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Sun River Terrace
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Sun River Terrace is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun River Terrace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Manteno
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bradley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Anne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Will County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Hayden, with the one closest to North Hayden listed first.
- Beecher
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Goodenow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Goodenow is located in Will County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodenow
- Willowbrook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Crete
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Steger
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Monee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- University Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Peotone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Frankfort Square
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Frankfort Square is located in Will County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort Square
- Frankfort
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wallingford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Wallingford is located in Will County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford
- Wilton Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to North Hayden, see our County-by-County Page for North Hayden.
Cemeteries Near North Hayden ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Hayden.
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 North Hayden - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for North Hayden covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from North Hayden, with the one closest to North Hayden listed first.
- Lake Prairie Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sanders Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lowell Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Edwards Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- West Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Creston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fuller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- German Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
- The St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Petersberg Cemetery
- Orchard Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brunswick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sherburnville Christian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (254 more) ...
- Schubert Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Holy Name Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Plum Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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.<2>
While we didn't find North Hayden in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of North Hayden.
These communities are listed based on their distance from North Hayden, with the one closest to North Hayden listed first.
- Lowell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Creston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Creston is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Orchard Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Orchard Grove is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Grove
- Klaasville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Klaasville is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klaasville
- Cedar Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sherburnville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sherburnville is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherburnville
- Brunswick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brunswick is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
- Eagle Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Lake is located in Will County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
- Shelby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shelby is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
- Beecher
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sollitt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sollitt is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sollitt
- Grant Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Grant Park is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,231 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lake Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lake Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Thayer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Thayer is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
- Leroy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Leroy is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around North Hayden. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Hayden.
Newspapers Published in North Hayden ...
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 90 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Hayden.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Hayden, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Hayden.
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 North Hayden:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Lake County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Jasper County
- LaPorte County
- Newton County
- Porter County
- Starke County
- Cook County
- Iroquois County
- Kankakee County
- Will 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> | 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 North Hayden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- North Hayden) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |