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 Alma Lake (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 Alma Lake. 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.
Name Variations for Alma Lake ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Alma Lake: Alma Lk.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Alma Lake is located in Parke 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 Parke County: Clay, Fountain, Montgomery, Putnam, Vermillion & Vigo.
Below are the counties that are near Alma Lake. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Alma Lake:
- Parke County (The home county of Alma Lake)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alma Lake, with the one closest to Alma Lake listed first.
- Mansfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ferndale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ferndale is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Bridgeton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bellmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bellmore is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellmore
- Billie Creek Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nyesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nyesville is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyesville
- Rosedale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rosedale is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
- Rosedale has also been known as:
- Roseville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <1>
- Judson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Judson is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Rockville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Guion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Guion is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guion
- Marshall
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Marshall is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Mecca
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mecca is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
- Boone County
- Jamestown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alma Lake, with the one closest to Alma Lake listed first.
- Carbon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Carbon is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
- Lena
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lena is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Benwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Benwood is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benwood
- Harmony
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 639 people
- Knightsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Knightsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
- Perth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Perth is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Brazil
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Roadman Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Roadman Corner is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadman Corner
- Bee Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bee Ridge is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Ridge
- Billville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Billville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billville
- Turner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Turner is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Billtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Billtown is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billtown
- Fountain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alma Lake, with the one closest to Alma Lake listed first.
- Wallace
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Wallace is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Kingman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harveysburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harveysburg is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Hendricks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alma Lake, with the one closest to Alma Lake listed first.
- Coatesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Reno
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Reno is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Stilesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Amo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- New Winchester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Winchester is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Winchester
- Hadley
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hadley is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Clayton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hazelwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hazelwood is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- North Salem
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Danville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cartersburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Monroe County
- Stinesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stinesville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alma Lake, with the one closest to Alma Lake listed first.
- Waveland
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- New Market
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- New Market is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
- Ladoga
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Alamo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Alamo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- North Union
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- North Union is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Union
- Yountsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Yountsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yountsville
- New Ross
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crawfordsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mace
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mace is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mace
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alma Lake, with the one closest to Alma Lake listed first.
- Minetree ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Minetree is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minetree
- Minetree has also been known as:
- Billtown
- Meintree
- Menietree
- Eminence
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Eminence is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
- Lewisville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lewisville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Plano
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Plano is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
- Hall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hall is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Monrovia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Wilbur
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Wilbur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
- Paragon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Owen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alma Lake, with the one closest to Alma Lake listed first.
- Atkinsonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Atkinsonville is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinsonville
- Cuba
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cuba is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Quincy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Quincy is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Patricksburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Patricksburg is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricksburg
- Denmark
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Denmark is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Gosport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Spencer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Coal City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Coal City is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Arney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Arney is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arney
- Freedom
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Freedom is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alma Lake, with the one closest to Alma Lake listed first.
- Reelsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Reelsville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsville
- Limedale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Limedale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limedale
- Greencastle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Putnamville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Putnamville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
- Portland Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Portland Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland Mills
- Cloverdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fillmore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fillmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Bainbridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bainbridge is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Blakesburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blakesburg is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakesburg
- Belle Union
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Belle Union is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Union
- Russellville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Russellville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Groveland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Groveland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Vermillion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alma Lake, with the one closest to Alma Lake listed first.
- Clinton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Fairview Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Fairview Park is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
- Summit Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Summit Grove is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
- Alta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Alta is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Hillsdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsdale is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Sandytown
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sandytown is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandytown
- Universal
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Universal is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
- Blanford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Blanford is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanford
- Newport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Bernice
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Saint Bernice is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bernice
- Dana
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dana is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Vigo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alma Lake, with the one closest to Alma Lake listed first.
- Fontanet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fontanet is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanet
- Seelyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Seelyville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
- Burnett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Burnett is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Grange Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grange Corner is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Corner
- Sandcut
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sandcut is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandcut
- Glen Ayre
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Ayre is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ayre
- Swalls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Swalls is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swalls
- North Terre Haute
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- North Terre Haute is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Terre Haute
- Terre Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Terre Town is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Town
- Spelterville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Spelterville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelterville
- Riley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Riley is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Shepardsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Shepardsville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepardsville
- Clark County (IL)
- Farrington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Farrington is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrington
- Edgar County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alma Lake, with the one closest to Alma Lake listed first.
- Huffmanville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Huffmanville is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffmanville
- Clays Prairie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Clays Prairie is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Prairie
- Kidley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Kidley is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidley
- Elbridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Elbridge is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
- Vermilion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Alma Lake, see our County-by-County Page for Alma Lake.
Cemeteries Near Alma Lake ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Alma Lake.
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 Alma Lake - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Alma Lake covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Alma Lake, with the one closest to Alma Lake listed first.
- Jacks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Calcutta Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Holder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Boone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Boone - Hutcheson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Poff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Roberts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Girton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Britton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Owens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (457 more) ...
- Moore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Little Walnut Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Orchard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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 Alma Lake in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Alma Lake.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Alma Lake, with the one closest to Alma Lake listed first.
- Reelsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Reelsville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsville
- Vivalia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Vivalia is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vivalia
- Lena
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lena is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Carbon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Carbon is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
- Benwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Benwood is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benwood
- Harmony
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 639 people
- Cardonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cardonia is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardonia
- Knightsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Knightsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
- Manhattan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Manhattan is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan
- Mansfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ferndale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ferndale is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Limedale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Limedale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limedale
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Perth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Perth is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Brazil
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Putnamville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Putnamville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Alma Lake. See our List of 1890's Communities around Alma Lake.
Newspapers Published in Alma Lake ...
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 103 newspapers that have been published in the area around Alma Lake.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Alma Lake, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Alma Lake.
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 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 Alma Lake:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Parke County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Clay County
- Fountain County
- Hendricks County
- Monroe County
- Montgomery County
- Morgan County
- Owen County
- Putnam County
- Vermillion County
- Vigo County
- Clark County
- Edgar 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 Alma Lake, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Alma Lake) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |