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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 Portage (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 Portage. 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 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.

Portage is located in Porter County.

To see how the shape of Indiana's counties 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 Portage. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Portage:

  • Porter County     (The home county of Portage)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Portage, with the one closest to Portage listed first.
    • Willow Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
      • Willow Creek is located in Porter County
    • Woodland Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
      • Woodland Village is located in Porter County
    • Ogden Dunes
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ogden Dunes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden Dunes
      • Ogden Dunes is located in Porter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,083 people
    • South Haven
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Haven
      • South Haven is located in Porter County
    • Babcock
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Babcock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babcock
      • Babcock is located in Porter County
    • Burns Harbor
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burns Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Harbor
      • Burns Harbor is located in Porter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,922 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burns Harbor <2>
    • Wheeler
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheeler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
      • Wheeler is located in Porter County
    • Chesterton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Dune Acres
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dune Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dune Acres
      • Dune Acres is located in Porter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
    • Porter
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Tratebas Mill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tratebas Mill
      • Tratebas Mill is located in Porter County
    • Valparaiso
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jasper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Portage, with the one closest to Portage listed first.
    • DeMotte
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeMotte
      • DeMotte is located in Jasper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,172 people
      • DeMotte has also been known as:
      • De Motte
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for DeMotte <2>
    • Forest City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
      • Forest City is located in Jasper County
    • Stoutsburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoutsburg
      • Stoutsburg is located in Jasper County
    • Wheatfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheatfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatfield
      • Wheatfield is located in Jasper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheatfield <2>
    • Tefft
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tefft have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tefft
      • Tefft is located in Jasper County
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Portage, with the one closest to Portage listed first.
    • Hobart
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Duneland Village of Gary
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duneland Village of Gary have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duneland Village of Gary
      • Duneland Village of Gary is located in Lake County
    • Duneland Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duneland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duneland Village
      • Duneland Village is located in Lake County
    • Lake Station
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Station
      • Lake Station is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,850 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Station <2>
    • New Chicago
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Chicago have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chicago
      • New Chicago is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,937 people
    • Liverpool
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
      • Liverpool is located in Lake County
    • Deep River
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
      • Deep River is located in Lake County
    • Green Acres
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
      • Green Acres is located in Lake County
    • Gary
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
      • Gary is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,693 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gary <2>
    • Lottaville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lottaville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottaville
      • Lottaville is located in Lake County
    • Merrillville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Ross
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ross have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
      • Ross is located in Lake County
  • LaPorte County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Portage, with the one closest to Portage listed first.
    • Otis
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
      • Otis is located in LaPorte County
    • Westville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
      • Westville is located in LaPorte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,854 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westville <2>
    • Alida
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alida
      • Alida is located in LaPorte County
    • Haskell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haskell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskell
      • Haskell is located in LaPorte County
    • Michigan City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Waterford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
      • Waterford is located in LaPorte County
    • Trail Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trail Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail Creek
      • Trail Creek is located in LaPorte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,985 people
    • Wanatah
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wanatah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanatah
      • Wanatah is located in LaPorte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 999 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wanatah <2>
    • Pottawattamie Park
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pottawattamie Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottawattamie Park
      • Pottawattamie Park is located in LaPorte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
    • Long Beach
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
      • Long Beach is located in LaPorte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,139 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Beach <2>
    • Door Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Door Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Door Village
      • Door Village is located in LaPorte County
    • Union Mills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
      • Union Mills is located in LaPorte County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Mills <2>
  • Newton County
    • Thayer
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thayer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
      • Thayer is located in Newton County
  • Starke County
  • Cook County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Portage, with the one closest to Portage listed first.
    • Burnham
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
      • Burnham is located in Cook County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,040 people
    • Calumet City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Lansing
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
      • Lansing is located in Cook County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,059 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <2>
    • Hegewisch
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hegewisch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hegewisch
      • Hegewisch is located in Cook County (IL)
    • Lynwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynwood
      • Lynwood is located in Cook County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,113 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynwood <2>
    • East Side
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side
      • East Side is located in Cook County (IL)
    • Sauk Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • South Chicago
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chicago
      • South Chicago is located in Cook County (IL)
    • Dolton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dolton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolton
      • Dolton is located in Cook County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,033 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dolton <2>
    • Ford Heights
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ford Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Heights
      • Ford Heights is located in Cook County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,647 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ford Heights <2>
    • South Holland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Holland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Holland
      • South Holland is located in Cook County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,040 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Holland <2>
    • Calumet Heights
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet Heights
      • Calumet Heights is located in Cook County (IL)
  • Kankakee County (IL)
    • Sherburnville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherburnville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherburnville
      • Sherburnville is located in Kankakee County (IL)
  • Will County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Portage, with the one closest to Portage listed first.
    • Willowbrook
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
      • Willowbrook is located in Will County (IL)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willowbrook <2>
    • Crete
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crete have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crete
      • Crete is located in Will County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,938 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crete <2>
    • Steger
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steger
      • Steger is located in Will County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,111 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steger <2>
    • Goodenow
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodenow
      • Goodenow is located in Will County (IL)
    • Beecher
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • University Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
      • University Park is located in Will County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,817 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for University Park <2>
  • Berrien County (MI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Portage, with the one closest to Portage listed first.
    • Michiana
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Grand Beach
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Beach
      • Grand Beach is located in Berrien County (MI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
    • New Buffalo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Union Pier
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Pier have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Pier
      • Union Pier is located in Berrien County (MI)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Pier <2>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Portage ...

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 113 newspapers that have been published in the area around Portage.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Portage. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Portage and those printed in the larger area surrounding Portage.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> of Portage.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Portage:

Cemeteries Near Portage ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Portage.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Calvary Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Blake Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Temple of Israel Cemetery of Gary
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Temple of Israel Cemetery of Gary have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Temple of Israel Cemetery of Gary
  • McCool Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Robbins Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robbins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robbins Cemetery
  • James Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the James Cemetery
  • St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Francis Xavier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
  • Gossett Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gossett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gossett Cemetery
  • Crown Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crown Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crown Hill Cemetery
  • Hobart City Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hobart City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hobart City Cemetery
  • Janes Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Janes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Janes Cemetery
  • Kimball Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kimball Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kimball Cemetery
  • Continue List   (171 more) ...
    • Bailly Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bailly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bailly Cemetery
    • Burstrom Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burstrom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burstrom Cemetery
    • Evergreen Memorial Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Memorial Park

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.<5>

While we didn't find Portage in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Portage.

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

  • Willow Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
    • Willow Creek is located in Porter County
  • Crisman
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crisman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisman
    • Crisman is located in Porter County
  • McCool
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCool have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
    • McCool is located in Porter County
  • Hobart
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Wheeler
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheeler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
    • Wheeler is located in Porter County
  • Babcock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Babcock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babcock
    • Babcock is located in Porter County
  • Miller
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miller have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
    • Miller is located in Lake County
  • Lake Station
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Station
    • Lake Station is located in Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,850 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Station <2>
  • Liverpool
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
    • Liverpool is located in Lake County
  • Sedley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sedley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedley
    • Sedley is located in Porter County
  • Chesterton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Porter
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Ainsworth
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ainsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainsworth
      • Ainsworth is located in Lake County
    • Deep River
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
      • Deep River is located in Lake County
    • Woodville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
      • Woodville is located in Porter County

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

The official website for Portage: www.ci.portage.in.us/

The official website for Porter County: www.porterco.org/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Portage) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Portage. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5803, Longitude: -87.1832    
<4>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.
<5>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 Portage, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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