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 Rolling Hill Estates (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 Rolling Hill Estates. 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 Rolling Hill Estates ...
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 Rolling Hill Estates: Rolling Hill Ests.
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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Rolling Hill Estates 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 Rolling Hill Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rolling Hill Estates:
- Lake County (The home county of Rolling Hill Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rolling Hill Estates, with the one closest to Rolling Hill Estates listed first.
- Lincoln Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lincoln Village is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- New Elliott
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- New Elliott is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Elliott
- Lottaville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lottaville is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottaville
- Schererville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Griffith
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ross
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ross is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Hartsdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hartsdale is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsdale
- Merrillville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Crown Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Saint John
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Green Acres
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Green Acres is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Highland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dyer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rolling Hill Estates, with the one closest to Rolling Hill Estates listed first.
- Forest City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Forest City is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- DeMotte
(22 miles [35.4 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>
- Stoutsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Stoutsburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoutsburg
- Wheatfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Virgie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Virgie is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgie
- Fair Oaks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Tefft
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tefft is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tefft
- LaPorte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rolling Hill Estates, with the one closest to Rolling Hill Estates listed first.
- Alida
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Alida is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alida
- Westville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Haskell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Haskell is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskell
- Otis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Otis is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
- Wanatah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Holmesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Holmesville is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
- La Crosse
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Michigan City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rolling Hill Estates, with the one closest to Rolling Hill Estates listed first.
- Sumava Resorts
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Thayer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Thayer is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
- Lake Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lake Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Roselawn
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Roselawn is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn
- Porter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rolling Hill Estates, with the one closest to Rolling Hill Estates listed first.
- Wheeler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wheeler is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Portage
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Creek is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Woodland Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland Village is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
- Porter Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Porter Crossroads is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Crossroads
- South Haven
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- South Haven is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Haven
- Ogden Dunes
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Hebron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Babcock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Babcock is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babcock
- Boone Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boone Grove is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Grove
- Valparaiso
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Burns Harbor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Aylesworth
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Aylesworth is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aylesworth
- Cook County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rolling Hill Estates, with the one closest to Rolling Hill Estates listed first.
- Lynwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sauk Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lansing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ford Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Calumet City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Globe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Globe is located in Cook County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Glenwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Thornton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chicago Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- South Chicago Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- 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
- Burnham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Burnham is located in Cook County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,040 people
- South Holland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dolton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kankakee County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rolling Hill Estates, with the one closest to Rolling Hill Estates listed first.
- Sherburnville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Sherburnville is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherburnville
- Illinoi
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Illinoi is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinoi
- Grant Park
(20 miles [32.2 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Illiana Heights is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illiana Heights
- Litchfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Litchfield is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield
- Momence
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Manteno
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saint George
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saint George is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Sun River Terrace
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Hopkins Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Will County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rolling Hill Estates, with the one closest to Rolling Hill Estates listed first.
- Willowbrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Crete
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Steger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Goodenow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Goodenow is located in Will County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodenow
- Beecher
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- University Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Monee
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Frankfort Square
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Frankfort Square is located in Will County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort Square
- Peotone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Frankfort
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mokena
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Gilletts ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Gilletts is located in Will County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilletts
- Brisbane
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Brisbane is located in Will County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisbane
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rolling Hill Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Rolling Hill Estates.
Cemeteries Near Rolling Hill Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rolling Hill Estates.
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 Rolling Hill Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rolling Hill Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rolling Hill Estates, with the one closest to Rolling Hill Estates listed first.
- Memory Lane Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Calumet Park Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Chapel Lawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Michael Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Merrillville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fern Oak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. John Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hack Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (217 more) ...
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgelawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgelawn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ridgelawn Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Gary.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86566 <2>
- St. Mary's Russian Orthodox Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Russian Orthodox Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary's Russian Orthodox Church Cemetery is located in Gary.
- The St. Mary's Russian Orthodox Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Marys Cemetery
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 Rolling Hill Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rolling Hill Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rolling Hill Estates, with the one closest to Rolling Hill Estates listed first.
- Lottaville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lottaville is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottaville
- Schererville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Griffith
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ross
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ross is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Hartsdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hartsdale is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsdale
- Saint John
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Crown Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Merrillville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Highland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dyer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cedar Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ainsworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ainsworth is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainsworth
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Liverpool
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Liverpool is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
- Maynard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Maynard is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Brunswick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brunswick is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rolling Hill Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rolling Hill Estates.
Newspapers Published in Rolling Hill Estates ...
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 121 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rolling Hill Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rolling Hill Estates, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rolling Hill Estates.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Rolling Hill Estates:
- 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
- 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 Rolling Hill Estates, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rolling Hill Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |