Town of Chesterton

Chesterton is a small town in Northwestern Indiana, home to the headquarters of the South Shore Railroad.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Indiana Dunes Visitor Center and Joseph Bailly Homestead.

Indiana Dunes Visitor Center

Tourism office

Photo: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Indiana Dunes Visitor Center is a tourism office, which is situated 2½ miles north of Town of Chesterton.

Joseph Bailly Homestead

Historic site

Photo: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Joseph Bailly Homestead, also known as Joseph Bailly Homestead and Cemetery, in Porter, Indiana, is a U.S. National Historic Landmark. The Bailly Homestead is preserved by the National Park Service in Indiana Dunes National Park in Porter, Indiana. Joseph Bailly Homestead is situated 2½ miles northwest of Town of Chesterton.

The Lindstrom/Wahl farm is a historic farmstead located to the south of the former community of Baillytown in Porter County, Indiana. It was started by Swedish immigrant Gustaf Lindstrom in 1870. Gust Lindstrom Farm is situated 2½ miles northwest of Town of Chesterton.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Porter and Dune Acres.

Porter

Porter is an old railroad town just south of the Indiana Dunes National Park in Northwestern Indiana.

Dune Acres

Village

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.

Dune Acres is a town in Westchester Township, Porter County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 234 as of the 2020 census. Dune Acres is located in the duneland of the south shore of Lake Michigan. Dune Acres is situated 4 miles northwest of Town of Chesterton.

Town of Chesterton

Type: Locality with 13,100 residents
Location: Porter, Indiana, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.5996° or 41° 35′ 58″ north

Longitude

-87.0549° or 87° 3′ 18″ west

Population

13,100

Elevation

640 feet (195 metres)

Open location code

86HJHWXW+R2

GeoNames ID

7164608

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Saint Patricks Cemetery and Chesterton Cemetery.

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