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Kankakee was an unincorporated community in LaPorte County, Indiana, in the United States. It took its name from the nearby Kankakee River.

Never much more than a railroad whistle-stop, nothing remains of the Johnson Township settlement called Kankakee.

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kankakee, Indiana
2. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 182. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...named for the nearby stream of the same name.
3. "Kankakee, a whistle-stop in La Porte County". Herald Argus. Retrieved May 28, 2019.

v t e Municipalities and communities of LaPorte County, Indiana, United States
County seat: La Porte
Cities	La Porte Michigan City
Towns	Kingsbury Kingsford Heights LaCrosse Long Beach Michiana Shores Pottawattamie Park Trail Creek Wanatah Westville
Townships	Cass Center Clinton Coolspring Dewey Galena Hanna Hudson Johnson Kankakee Lincoln Michigan New Durham Noble Pleasant Prairie Scipio Springfield Union Washington Wills
CDPs	Fish Lake Hanna Hudson Lake Rolling Prairie Saugany Lake South Center Stillwell Union Mills
Other communities	Alida Beattys Corner Birchim Byron Crumstown‡ Door Village Duneland Beach Haskell Hesston Holmesville Kankakee Lake Park Mill Creek Oakwood Otis Pinhook Pinola Riverside Salem Heights Smith South Wanatah Springfield Springville Summit Tee Lake Thomaston Tracy Union Center Waterford Wellsboro Wilders
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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