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History · Hartz Lake

19% of Hartz Lake’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1962 on.

0on the National Register
19%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Hartz Lake’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Hartz Lake are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Hartz Lake, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Hartz Lake yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Hartz Lake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Starke County, Indiana, United States.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Hartz Lake on the map, 1962 to 1980

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Hartz Lake. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Hartz Lake on the 1962 USGS mapHartz Lake on the 1980 USGS map1962Culver sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Hartz Lake.

Famous people

Famous people close to Hartz Lake

Nobody well known was born in Hartz Lake itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Games SlayterEngineer and inventor · b. 1896
Anita AllenAmerican pentathlete · b. 1977
Eric StultsAmerican baseball player · b. 1979
Justin HaleyAmerican racing driver · b. 1999
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Stuart GorrellAmerican banker, wrote the lyrics to "Georgia o… · b. 1901
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Hank SteinbrennerAmerican baseball executive · b. 1957

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.