Kreitzburg, Indiana

Kreitzburg, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 41°26′09″N87°31′16″W / 41.43583°N 87.52111°W / 41.43583; -87.52111
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Lake
Township	St. John
Elevation [1]	702 ft (214 m)
ZIP code	46311 (Dyer)
Area code	219
FIPS code	18-40554 [2]
GNIS feature ID	437453 [1]

Kreitzburg was an unincorporated community in St. John Township, Lake County, Indiana. The name has also been spelled Kreuzburg ^[3] and Kreitsburg. ^[1]

Geography

Kreitzburg was located between Dyer, Indiana, and Brunswick, Indiana. ^[4]

History

According to a 1996 book on Indiana border towns, Kreitzburg was founded in 1880, but "has never been much of a town." It once had a blacksmith shop, tavern, and general store, all of which were gone, leaving just a few houses. Yet, the author noted that an open field had a sign promising a future shopping center, suggesting that development of the area was coming. ^[5] A 1908 newspaper article joked that "Yes, Kreitzburg is on the map" when mentioning a local motorist having more fun "than all the autoists between here and Kreitzburg." ^[6]

Under the name Kreuzburg, the community had a population of 75 in 1890. ^[7]

A 1917 Chicago Examiner article discusses "the little village of Kreitzburg" on what was then known as the Lincoln Highway, 3 miles (4.8 km) outside of Dyer, on the route to nearby Brunswick, Indiana. ^[4]

Today, the location is within the zipcode for Dyer, Indiana, and largely suburban though not within the Dyer city limits.

See also

• Indiana portal

• New Elliott, Indiana

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kreitzburg, Indiana
2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
3. "1971-1972 Indiana State Highway System" (PDF). Indiana.gov. 1971. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 12, 2025. Retrieved June 11, 2025.
4. "Out Dixie Highway". Chicago Examiner. Chicago, IL. May 27, 1917. p. 41. Retrieved June 11, 2025.
5. Trogdon, Wendell (1996). Borderline Indiana. Backroads Press. p. 173. ISBN   9780964237131.
6. "The Ginger Jar (last item)". Hammond Times. Hammond, IN. August 18, 1908. p. 2, column 5. Retrieved June 11, 2025.
7. Cram, George Franklin (1890). Cram's 1887 Universal Atlas: Geographical, Astronomical and Historical, Containing a Complete Series of Maps of Modern Geography, Illustrated by Numerous Views and Charts; the Whole Supplemented with Valuable Statistics, Diagrams, and a Complete Gazetteer of the United States. Chicago, IL: G.F. Cram Co. p. 365.