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Welcome to Tremont ...

Tremont is located in Porter County<1>.

Tremont is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Tremont (for example, toward New Carlisle), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Tremont: 219

Communities Also Named Tremont ...

While we believe that this Tremont is located in Porter County, we know of another 3 Indiana communities named Tremont. Those communities are located in the following counties: Hamilton, Johnson and Marion County.

Beyond Indiana, there are 26 communities that are also named Tremont - they are located in California, Georgia (2), Illinois (2), Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts (2), Mississippi, Missouri (2), New York (2), Nova Scotia, Ohio, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Tremont.

Communities near Tremont ...

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

  • Gary
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Gary is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,693 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gary <3>
  • Portage
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Merrillville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Valparaiso
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Michigan City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Hobart
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • La Porte
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Lake Station
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Westville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Trail Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Trail Creek is located in LaPorte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail Creek
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,985 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 Tremont. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tremont.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Tremont. 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 Tremont.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tremont ...

Looking for more information about Tremont? 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 Tremont, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Tremont.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Porter, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tremont - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.