Welcome to Van Loon ...

Van Loon is located in Lake County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Van Loon, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1908.

Van Loon is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Van Loon is located in the (219) area code.

Communities near Van Loon ...

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

• Hammond
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
  • Hammond is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 75,342 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammond <4>
• Gary
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Tinley Park
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tinley Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinley Park
  • Tinley Park is located in Cook County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 55,221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tinley Park <4>
• Oak Lawn
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Lawn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lawn
  • Oak Lawn is located in Cook County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,376 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Lawn <4>
• Portage
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Calumet City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet City
  • Calumet City is located in Cook County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calumet City <4>
• Merrillville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • 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
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Crown Point
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Point
  • Crown Point is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crown Point <4>
• Chicago Heights
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago Heights
  • Chicago Heights is located in Cook County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chicago Heights <4>

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 Van Loon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Van Loon.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Van Loon ...

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

Adding Van Loon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Van Loon 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 Van Loon was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Van Loon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lake County: www.lakecountyin.org/

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