Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Valparaiso had a population of 5,090 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Valparaiso had a population of 33,944 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Valparaiso, with the one closest to Valparaiso listed first.
- Suman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Woodville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Sedley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Babcock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Coburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Wheeler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Haskell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Alida
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alida
- Alida is located in LaPorte County
- Westville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Westville is located in LaPorte County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,854 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westville <3>
- McCool
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Deep River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
- Deep River is located in Lake County
- Hurlburt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Boone Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Grove
- Boone Grove is located in Porter County
- South Wanatah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Wanatah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wanatah
- South Wanatah is located in LaPorte County
- Wanatah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wanatah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanatah
- Wanatah is located in LaPorte County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 999 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wanatah <3>
- Burdick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Crisman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Chesterton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- 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 <3>
- Willow Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Willow Creek is located in Porter County
- Porter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Porter is located in Porter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,840 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Porter <3>
- Hobart
(10 miles [16.1 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 <3>
- Ainsworth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Winfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Palmer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Aylesworth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aylesworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aylesworth
- Aylesworth is located in Porter County
- Kouts
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kouts
- Kouts is located in Porter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,963 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kouts <3>
- Otis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
- Otis is located in LaPorte County
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Valparaiso: www.ci.valparaiso.in.us/
The official website for Porter County: www.porterco.org/
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Valparaiso, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |