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 Amboy (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 Amboy. 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 northwest 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 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.
Amboy is located in Miami 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 Miami County: Cass, Fulton, Grant, Howard & Wabash.
Below are the counties that are near Amboy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Amboy:
- Miami County (The home county of Amboy)
- The following are listed by their distance from Amboy, with the one closest to Amboy listed first.
- North Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- North Grove is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grove
- Converse
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Santa Fe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Santa Fe is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Loree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Loree is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loree
- Bunker Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Miami
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Oakdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oakdale is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Peru
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mexico
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pettysville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Pettysville is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettysville
- Denver
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Deedsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Deedsville is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deedsville
- Blackford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amboy, with the one closest to Amboy listed first.
- Renner ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Renner is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner
- Shamrock Lakes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shamrock Lakes is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amboy, with the one closest to Amboy listed first.
- Deer Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Deer Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Burlington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Burrows
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Burrows is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amboy, with the one closest to Amboy listed first.
- Galveston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Onward
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Onward is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onward
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- New Waverly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Waverly is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Waverly
- Walton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hoover
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hoover is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
- Deacon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Deacon is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacon
- Young America
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Young America is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young America
- Logansport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Twelve Mile
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Twelve Mile is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Mile
- Dunkirk
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dunkirk is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
- Verona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Verona is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Clymers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Clymers is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clymers
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amboy, with the one closest to Amboy listed first.
- Forest
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Forest is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Middlefork
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Middlefork is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefork
- Scircleville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Scircleville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scircleville
- Michigantown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amboy, with the one closest to Amboy listed first.
- Janney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Janney is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janney
- Gaston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amboy, with the one closest to Amboy listed first.
- Disko
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Disko is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disko
- Fulton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Akron
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amboy, with the one closest to Amboy listed first.
- Mier
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mier is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mier
- Sims
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sims is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
- Sweetser
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Swayzee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jalapa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jalapa is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Herbst
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Herbst is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbst
- Michaelsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Michaelsville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
- Marion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hackleman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hackleman is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleman
- Jonesboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rigdon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rigdon is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigdon
- Gas City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amboy, with the one closest to Amboy listed first.
- Aroma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Aroma is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroma
- Atlanta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Omega
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Omega is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Arcadia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ekin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ekin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekin
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amboy, with the one closest to Amboy listed first.
- Plevna
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Plevna is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
- Greentown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Vermont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vermont is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont
- Jerome
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jerome is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Cassville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cassville is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Guy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Guy is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Hemlock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hemlock is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Kokomo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Heights is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Heights
- Oakford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oakford is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakford
- Alto
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alto is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- West Middleton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- West Middleton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Middleton
- Huntington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amboy, with the one closest to Amboy listed first.
- Banquo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Banquo is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banquo
- Monument City ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Monument City is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument City
- Mount Etna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Etna is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Etna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Harlansburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Harlansburg is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Andrews
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- River
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- River is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River
- Warren
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Majenica
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Majenica is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majenica
- Bippus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bippus is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bippus
- Plum Tree
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Plum Tree is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Tree
- Huntington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amboy, with the one closest to Amboy listed first.
- Leisure
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Leisure is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure
- Elwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- West Elwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- West Elwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elwood
- Summitville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Summitville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
- Dundee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Dundee is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Orestes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Orestes is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orestes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Alexandria
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gimco City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gimco City is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gimco City
- Frankton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amboy, with the one closest to Amboy listed first.
- Nevada
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Nevada is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Windfall City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Windfall City is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
- Windfall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sharpsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hobbs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Tipton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Groomsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Groomsville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groomsville
- Goldsmith
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Goldsmith is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith
- Kempton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kempton is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- East Union
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- East Union is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Jericho ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jericho is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Wabash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amboy, with the one closest to Amboy listed first.
- Somerset
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Somerset is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- La Fontaine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- La Fontaine is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Fontaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- Treaty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Treaty is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treaty
- Richvalley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Richvalley is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richvalley
- Wabash
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lincolnville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lincolnville is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Lagro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Roann
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Stockdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Stockdale is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockdale
- Urbana
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Laketon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Servia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Servia is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servia
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Amboy, see our County-by-County Page for Amboy.
Cemeteries Near Amboy ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Amboy.
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 Amboy - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Amboy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Amboy, with the one closest to Amboy listed first.
- Friends Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Park Lawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pipe Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- North Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bond Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Herchberger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Barnhart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gerber Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shrock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hershberger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kendall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- IOOF Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (298 more) ...
- Ramer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hochstedler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fegley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Amboy had a population of 402 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Amboy had a population of 353 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Amboy, with the one closest to Amboy listed first.
- North Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- North Grove is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grove
- Converse
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Santa Fe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Santa Fe is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- McGrawsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- McGrawsville is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGrawsville
- Plevna
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Plevna is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
- Mier
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mier is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mier
- Wawpecong
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wawpecong is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wawpecong
- Somerset
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Somerset is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Sycamore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sycamore is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Sims
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sims is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
- Loree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Loree is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loree
- Greentown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Swayzee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sweetser
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Vermont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vermont is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Amboy. See our List of 1890's Communities around Amboy.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Amboy ...
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 96 newspapers that have been published in the area around Amboy.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Amboy. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Amboy and those printed in the larger area surrounding Amboy.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4> of Amboy.
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 Amboy:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Miami County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blackford County
- Carroll County
- Cass County
- Clinton County
- Delaware County
- Fulton County
- Grant County
- Hamilton County
- Howard County
- Huntington County
- Madison County
- Tipton County
- Wabash 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 Amboy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Amboy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |