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 Salem Heights (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 Salem Heights. 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 Salem Heights ...
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 Salem Heights: Salem Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Salem Heights. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Salem Heights.
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.
Salem Heights is located in LaPorte 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 LaPorte County: Jasper, Porter, Saint Joseph, Starke & Berrien (MI).
Below are the counties that are near Salem Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Salem Heights:
- LaPorte County (The home county of Salem Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Salem Heights, with the one closest to Salem Heights listed first.
- Stillwell
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Stillwell is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
- Kingsbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsbury is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- La Porte
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rolling Prairie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kankakee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kankakee is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kankakee
- Kingsford Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsford Heights is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsford Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,379 people
- Door Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Door Village is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Door Village
- Union Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Smith
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Smith is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Hesston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hesston is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesston
- Waterford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Waterford is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Hanna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Holmesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Holmesville is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Salem Heights, with the one closest to Salem Heights listed first.
- Tyner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tyner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
- Donaldson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Donaldson is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- La Paz
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- La Paz is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Paz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Harris
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Harris is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Linkville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Linkville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkville
- Plymouth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Burr Oak
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Burr Oak is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak
- Bremen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Culver
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Culver is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,484 people
- Argos
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Porter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Salem Heights, with the one closest to Salem Heights listed first.
- Town-of-Pines
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Town-of-Pines is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town-of-Pines
- Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
- Beverly Shores
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Suman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Suman is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suman
- Tratebas Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Tratebas Mill is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tratebas Mill
- Chesterton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Porter
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Valparaiso
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Babcock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Babcock is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babcock
- Dune Acres
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Dune Acres is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dune Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Burns Harbor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- South Haven
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- South Haven is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Haven
- Kouts
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Portage
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Salem Heights, with the one closest to Salem Heights listed first.
- Denham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Denham is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham
- Monterey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Monterey is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Beardstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Beardstown is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardstown
- Saint Joseph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Salem Heights, with the one closest to Salem Heights listed first.
- North Liberty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- New Carlisle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Walkerton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Crumstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Crumstown is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumstown
- Zeigler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Zeigler is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
- Nutwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Nutwood is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwood
- Lakeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Gulivoire Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Gulivoire Park is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulivoire Park
- South Bend
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Roseland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Roseland is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
- Georgetown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Indian Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Village is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Wyatt
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Starke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Salem Heights, with the one closest to Salem Heights listed first.
- Koontz Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Koontz Lake is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koontz Lake
- Hamlet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Grovertown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grovertown is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovertown
- Knox
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ober
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ober is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ober
- Toto
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Toto is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toto
- Aldine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Aldine is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldine
- Bass Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bass Lake is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Lake
- North Judson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ora
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ora is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ora
- San Pierre
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Berrien County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Salem Heights, with the one closest to Salem Heights listed first.
- Avery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Avery is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Three Oaks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Galien
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Galien is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galien
- Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
- Grand Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grand Beach is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Michiana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Buffalo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Union Pier
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Dayton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Dayton is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Lakeside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lakeside is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Bakertown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bakertown is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakertown
- Harbert
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hazelhurst
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hazelhurst is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelhurst
- New Troy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Salem Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Salem Heights.
Cemeteries Near Salem Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Salem Heights.
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 Salem Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Salem Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Salem Heights, with the one closest to Salem Heights listed first.
- Griffin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Patton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kingsbury Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Tracy Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sauktown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Quaker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Lake Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Olive Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rossburg Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Teeter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (174 more) ...
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Westlawn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- St. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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 Salem Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Salem Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Salem Heights, with the one closest to Salem Heights listed first.
- Stillwell
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Stillwell is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
- Fish Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fish Lake is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Lake
- Kingsbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsbury is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- La Porte
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Tracy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tracy is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Union Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Union Center is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
- Kankakee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kankakee is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kankakee
- Rolling Prairie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Door Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Door Village is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Door Village
- Union Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wellsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wellsboro is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsboro
- Walkerton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- North Liberty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- New Carlisle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crumstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Crumstown is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumstown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Salem Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Salem Heights.
Newspapers Published in Salem Heights ...
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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Salem Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Salem Heights, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Salem Heights.
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 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 Salem Heights:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to LaPorte County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Marshall County
- Porter County
- Pulaski County
- Saint Joseph County
- Starke 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 Salem Heights, 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- Salem Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |