Welcome to Suman ...

Suman is located in Porter County<1>.

The location of Suman has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Suman, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Suman is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Suman lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel south from Suman (for example, toward Medaryville), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The area code for Suman: (219)

Communities near Suman ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Suman.

• Gary
  (18 miles [29 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 <4>
• Portage
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
  • Portage is located in Porter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,137 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portage <4>
• Merrillville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillville
  • Merrillville is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,916 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merrillville <4>
• Valparaiso
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valparaiso
  • Valparaiso is located in Porter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,944 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valparaiso <4>
• Michigan City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan City
  • Michigan City is located in LaPorte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,054 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Michigan City <4>
• Hobart
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
  • Hobart is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hobart <4>
• La Porte
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Porte
  • La Porte is located in LaPorte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Porte <4>
• Chesterton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterton
  • Chesterton is located in Porter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,232 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterton <4>
• Lake Station
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Winfield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
  • Winfield is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,265 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Suman. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Suman.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Suman. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Suman.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Suman. See our Newspapers Page for Suman.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Suman ...

Looking for more information about Suman? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Suman, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Suman.

Adding Suman to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Suman in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Suman was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Suman on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Suman.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Suman. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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

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