Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Albany (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Albany. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Albany is primarily located in Delaware County. A portion of Albany extends into Randolph County.
To see how the shape of Indiana's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Delaware County: Blackford, Grant, Henry, Jay, Madison & Randolph.
Below are the counties that are near Albany. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Albany:
- Delaware County (The home county of Albany)
- The following are listed by their distance from Albany, with the one closest to Albany listed first.
- Granville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Granville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Former name for Granville:
- Weaton
- Desoto
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Desoto is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desoto
- Eaton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Selma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Liberty Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Muncie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Andersonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Andersonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Gaston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Yorktown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cowan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cowan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Progress
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Progress is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Janney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Janney is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janney
- Oakville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oakville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Albany, with the one closest to Albany listed first.
- Geneva
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Linn Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Linn Grove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Grove
- Berne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blackford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Albany, with the one closest to Albany listed first.
- Millgrove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Millgrove is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove
- Ridertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ridertown is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridertown
- Hartford City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shamrock Lakes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shamrock Lakes is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Mollie ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mollie is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
- Renner ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Renner is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner
- Montpelier
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Albany, with the one closest to Albany listed first.
- Matthews
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Matthews is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Upland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fowlerton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Fowlerton is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Arcana
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Arcana is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcana
- Farrville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Farrville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrville
- Friendly Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Friendly Corner is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Corner
- Gas City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fairmount
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Jonesboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Van Buren
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Van Buren is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- Marion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Michaelsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Michaelsville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
- Hackleman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hackleman is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleman
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Albany, with the one closest to Albany listed first.
- Blountsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Blountsville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Luray
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Luray is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Springport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mooreland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mooreland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Mount Summit
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Messick
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Messick is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messick
- Middletown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Foley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Foley is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
- Millville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Millville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- New Castle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cadiz
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cadiz is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Corwin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Corwin is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin
- Huntington County
- Warren
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Jay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Albany, with the one closest to Albany listed first.
- Dunkirk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Redkey
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Greene
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greene is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Blaine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blaine is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Pony
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pony is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pony
- Bluff Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bluff Point is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Point
- Collett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Collett is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collett
- Pennville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Boundary City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Boundary City is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boundary City
- Portland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fiat
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fiat is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiat
- Antiville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Antiville is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antiville
- Bloomfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomfield is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Albany, with the one closest to Albany listed first.
- Summitville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Summitville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
- Chesterfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Alexandria
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Gimco City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Gimco City is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gimco City
- Prosperity
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Prosperity is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Glyn Ellen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Glyn Ellen is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glyn Ellen
- North Anderson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Anderson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Anderson
- Orestes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Orestes is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orestes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Anderson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Country Club Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Country Club Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Woodlawn Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Dundee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Dundee is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Florida
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Florida is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Albany, with the one closest to Albany listed first.
- Parker City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Farmland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ridgeville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 734 people
- Windsor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Windsor is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Stone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Stone is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Winchester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Pittsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- New Pittsburg is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Saratoga
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Modoc
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Modoc is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Losantville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Rural
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rural is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Snow Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Snow Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Bloomingport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomingport is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingport
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Albany, with the one closest to Albany listed first.
- Economy
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Economy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Franklin
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Franklin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Hagerstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Fountain City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greens Fork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wells County
- The following are listed by their distance from Albany, with the one closest to Albany listed first.
- Nottingham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Nottingham is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Keystone
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Keystone is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Phenix
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Phenix is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Petroleum
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Petroleum is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Greenville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Greenville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Poneto
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Poneto is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poneto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Reiffsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Reiffsburg is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reiffsburg
- Travisville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Travisville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travisville
- Liberty Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Liberty Center is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
- Vera Cruz
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Vera Cruz is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera Cruz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Bluffton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Darke County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Albany, with the one closest to Albany listed first.
- Union City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Union City is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
- Lightsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lightsville is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightsville
- Long
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Long is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long
- Nashville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nashville is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Coletown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Coletown is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coletown
- Mercer County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Albany, with the one closest to Albany listed first.
- Fort Recovery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Macedon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Macedon is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon
- Wendelin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wendelin is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendelin
- Skeels Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Skeels Crossroads is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skeels Crossroads
- Wabash
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wabash is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Albany, see our County-by-County Page for Albany.
Cemeteries Near Albany ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Albany.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Albany - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Albany covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Albany, with the one closest to Albany listed first.
- Strong Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bethel Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Godlove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Granville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Black Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Buckles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cherry Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Caylo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (307 more) ...
- Sparr Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Orr Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- IOOF Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Albany in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Albany.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Albany, with the one closest to Albany listed first.
- Fairview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fairview is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Dunkirk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Granville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Granville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Former name for Granville:
- Weaton
- Redkey
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Eaton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Shideler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Shideler is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shideler
- Royerton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Royerton is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royerton
- Millgrove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Millgrove is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove
- Powers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Powers is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
- Selma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Parker City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Farmland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- New Mount Pleasant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- New Mount Pleasant is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mount Pleasant
- Como
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Como is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
- Greene
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greene is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Albany. See our List of 1890's Communities around Albany.
Newspapers Published in Albany ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Albany.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Albany, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Albany.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Albany:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Delaware County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Blackford County
- Grant County
- Henry County
- Huntington County
- Jay County
- Madison County
- Randolph County
- Wayne County
- Wells County
- Darke County
- Mercer County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Albany, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Albany) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |