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 Schererville (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 Schererville. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Schererville 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 Schererville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Schererville:
- Lake County (The home county of Schererville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Schererville, with the one closest to Schererville listed first.
- New Elliott
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- New Elliott is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Elliott
- Hartsdale
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hartsdale is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsdale
- Saint John
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Village is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- Griffith
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lottaville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lottaville is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottaville
- Highland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ross
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ross is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Dyer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Munster
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Merrillville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Crown Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schererville, with the one closest to Schererville listed first.
- Forest City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Forest City is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- DeMotte
(23 miles [37 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stoutsburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoutsburg
- Wheatfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Virgie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Virgie is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgie
- Fair Oaks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- LaPorte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schererville, with the one closest to Schererville listed first.
- Alida
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Alida is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alida
- Haskell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Haskell is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskell
- Otis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Otis is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
- Wanatah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Westville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Holmesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Holmesville is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schererville, with the one closest to Schererville listed first.
- Sumava Resorts
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Thayer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Thayer is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
- Lake Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lake Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Roselawn
(24 miles [38.6 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 Schererville, with the one closest to Schererville listed first.
- Wheeler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wheeler is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Portage
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland Village is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
- Porter Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Porter Crossroads is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Crossroads
- Willow Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Creek is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- South Haven
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- South Haven is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Haven
- Ogden Dunes
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Hebron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Babcock
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Babcock is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babcock
- Burns Harbor
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Boone Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Boone Grove is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Grove
- Aylesworth
(20 miles [32.2 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 Schererville, with the one closest to Schererville listed first.
- Lynwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sauk Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lansing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ford Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Calumet City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Glenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Globe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Globe is located in Cook County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Chicago Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- South Chicago Heights
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Thornton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burnham
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Park Forest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- DuPage County (IL)
- Tedens ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tedens is located in DuPage County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedens
- Kankakee County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Schererville, with the one closest to Schererville listed first.
- Sherburnville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sherburnville is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherburnville
- Grant Park
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Illinoi
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Illinoi is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinoi
- 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 south)
- Litchfield is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield
- Momence
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Manteno
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Saint George
(26 miles [41.8 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>
- Bourbonnais
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bradley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Will County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Schererville, with the one closest to Schererville listed first.
- Willowbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Steger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Crete
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Goodenow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Goodenow is located in Will County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodenow
- Beecher
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- University Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Monee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Frankfort Square
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Frankfort Square is located in Will County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort Square
- Peotone
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Frankfort
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mokena
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Gilletts ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Gilletts is located in Will County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilletts
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Schererville, see our County-by-County Page for Schererville.
Cemeteries Near Schererville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Schererville.
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 Schererville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Schererville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Schererville, with the one closest to Schererville listed first.
- St. Michael Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Chapel Lawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Memory Lane Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. John Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hack Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Calumet Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fern Oak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgelawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- 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 northeast)
- 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
- Continue List (228 more) ...
- Mt. Mercy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Mercy Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Mercy Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Gary.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86023 <2>
- Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Zion Evangelical Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Schererville had a population of 190 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Schererville had a population of 28,593 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Schererville, with the one closest to Schererville listed first.
- Hartsdale
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hartsdale is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsdale
- Saint John
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Griffith
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lottaville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lottaville is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottaville
- Ross
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ross is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Highland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dyer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Maynard
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Maynard is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Crown Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Merrillville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hammond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ivanhoe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ivanhoe is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Lansing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hessville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hessville is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hessville
- 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 Schererville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Schererville.
Newspapers Published in Schererville ...
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 98 newspapers that have been published in the area around Schererville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Schererville, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Schererville.
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 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 Schererville:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Lake County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Jasper County
- LaPorte County
- Newton County
- Porter County
- Cook County
- DuPage 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 Schererville, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Schererville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |