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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 Aldine (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 Aldine. 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.

Aldine is located in Starke 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 Starke County: Fulton, Jasper, LaPorte, Marshall, Porter, Pulaski & Saint Joseph.

Below are the counties that are near Aldine. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Aldine:

  • Starke County     (The home county of Aldine)
  • Cass County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aldine, with the one closest to Aldine listed first.
    • Royal Center
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Leases Corner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lucerne
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Lucerne is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
    • Verona
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Fulton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aldine, with the one closest to Aldine listed first.
    • Delong
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Lake Bruce
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Leiters Ford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Kewanna
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Kewanna is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewanna
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
    • Grass Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Grass Creek is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Creek
    • Rochester
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Fulton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Athens
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Athens is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
  • Jasper County
  • LaPorte County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aldine, with the one closest to Aldine listed first.
    • La Crosse
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Hanna
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Kingsford Heights
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Kingsford Heights is located in LaPorte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsford Heights
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,379 people
    • Wanatah
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Union Mills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Kankakee
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Kingsbury
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Kingsbury is located in LaPorte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
    • Haskell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Stillwell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Alida
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Door Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Door Village is located in LaPorte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Door Village
    • Westville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Marshall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aldine, with the one closest to Aldine listed first.
    • Culver
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Culver is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culver
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,484 people
    • Burr Oak
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Donaldson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Donaldson is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
    • Tyner
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Plymouth
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Argos
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Harris
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Harris is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
    • Linkville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • La Paz
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bourbon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Old Tip Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Old Tip Town is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Tip Town
    • Tippecanoe
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Porter County
  • Pulaski County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aldine, with the one closest to Aldine listed first.
    • Denham
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Beardstown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Monterey
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Monterey is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
    • Winamac
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Lawton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Medaryville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Star City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Francesville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Thornhope
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Saint Joseph County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aldine, with the one closest to Aldine listed first.
    • Walkerton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • North Liberty
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lakeville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • White County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aldine, with the one closest to Aldine listed first.
    • Headlee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Buffalo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Monon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Sitka
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Lee
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Indiana Beach
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Norway
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Burnettsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Burnettsville is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnettsville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
    • Idaville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Idaville is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Aldine, see our County-by-County Page for Aldine.

Cemeteries Near Aldine ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Aldine.

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 Aldine - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Aldine covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Aldine, with the one closest to Aldine listed first.

  • Hepner Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Highland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Center Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Ora Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Oak Park Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Thomas Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • North Bend Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Crown Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Swartzell Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Burroughs Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (163 more) ...
    • Crown Hill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Memorial Gardens
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • North Union Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)

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.<2>

While we didn't find Aldine in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Aldine.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Aldine, with the one closest to Aldine listed first.

  • Denham
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Toto
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Winona
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Winona is located in Starke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
  • North Judson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Ripley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Ripley is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
  • Ora
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Knox
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Knox is located in Starke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,552 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knox <1>
  • English Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • English Lake is located in Starke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Lake
  • Ober
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Winamac
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Monterey
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Monterey is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
  • San Pierre
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Wilders
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Wilders is located in LaPorte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilders
    • Medaryville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Hamlet
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Aldine. See our List of 1890's Communities around Aldine.

Newspapers Published in Aldine ...

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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Aldine.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Aldine, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Aldine.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites 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 Aldine:

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>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 Aldine, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Aldine) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.