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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 Americus (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 Americus. 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 doctors 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.

Americus is located in Tippecanoe County.

To see how the shape of Indiana's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Tippecanoe County: Benton, Carroll, Clinton, Fountain, Montgomery, Warren & White.

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

  • Tippecanoe County     (The home county of Americus)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Americus, with the one closest to Americus listed first.
    • Buck Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buck Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Creek
      • Buck Creek is located in Tippecanoe County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buck Creek <2>
    • Delp
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Battle Ground
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Indian Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
      • Indian Village is located in Tippecanoe County
    • Lafayette
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • West Lafayette
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Lafayette have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lafayette
      • West Lafayette is located in Tippecanoe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,605 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Lafayette <2>
    • Dayton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Montmorenci
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Concord
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Stockwell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Shadeland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadeland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadeland
      • Shadeland is located in Tippecanoe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,922 people
    • Gladens Corner
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Benton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Americus, with the one closest to Americus listed first.
    • Otterbein
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otterbein have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterbein
      • Otterbein is located in Benton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,258 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otterbein <2>
    • Templeton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Atkinson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Oxford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oxford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
      • Oxford is located in Benton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,145 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <2>
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Oxford
      • From Americus to Oxford
    • Wadena
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Fowler
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Boone County
  • Carroll County
  • Cass County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Americus, with the one closest to Americus listed first.
    • Clymers
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Cicott
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Cicott have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Cicott
      • Lake Cicott is located in Cass County
    • Young America
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Young America have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young America
      • Young America is located in Cass County
    • Deacon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Dunkirk
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunkirk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
      • Dunkirk is located in Cass County
    • Logansport
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Royal Center
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Center
      • Royal Center is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 828 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royal Center <2>
    • Walton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
      • Walton is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,010 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walton <2>
    • Verona
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Verona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
      • Verona is located in Cass County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Verona
      • From Americus to Verona
    • Galveston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galveston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galveston
      • Galveston is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galveston <2>
    • Lucerne
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucerne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
      • Lucerne is located in Cass County
  • Clinton County
  • Fountain County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Americus, with the one closest to Americus listed first.
    • Roberts
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roberts. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
      • Roberts is located in Fountain County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Roberts
      • From Americus to Roberts
    • Attica
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Newtown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
      • Newtown is located in Fountain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
  • Howard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Americus, with the one closest to Americus listed first.
    • Shanghai
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shanghai. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai
      • Shanghai is located in Howard County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Shanghai
      • From Americus to Shanghai
    • Judson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Judson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
      • Judson is located in Howard County
    • Russiaville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • West Middleton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Jasper County
    • Remington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Remington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remington
      • Remington is located in Jasper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,140 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Remington <2>
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Americus, with the one closest to Americus listed first.
    • Linden
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
      • Linden is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linden <2>
    • Bowers
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bowers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
      • Bowers is located in Montgomery County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bowers
      • From Americus to Bowers
    • New Richmond
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Richmond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richmond
      • New Richmond is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Richmond <2>
    • Cherry Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Darlington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
      • Darlington is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
    • Wingate
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wingate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
      • Wingate is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wingate <2>
    • Garfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Pulaski County
    • Thornhope
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Americus, with the one closest to Americus listed first.
    • Green Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Independence
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Chatterton ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Pine Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
      • Pine Village is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Village <2>
  • White County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Americus, with the one closest to Americus listed first.
    • Springboro
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Brookston
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookston
      • Brookston is located in White County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,541 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookston <2>
    • Chalmers
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chalmers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalmers
      • Chalmers is located in White County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
    • Monticello
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
      • Monticello is located in White County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,248 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <2>
    • Idaville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Idaville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
      • Idaville is located in White County
    • Reynolds
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reynolds have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
      • Reynolds is located in White County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reynolds <2>
    • Norway
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Indiana Beach
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Burnettsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnettsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnettsville
      • Burnettsville is located in White County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
    • Sitka
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Wolcott
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolcott have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcott
      • Wolcott is located in White County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 970 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolcott <2>
    • Buffalo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Americus ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Americus.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Americus Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Cunningham Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cunningham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cunningham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hollywood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hollywood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hollywood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pretty Prairie Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pretty Prairie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pretty Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Battle Ground Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Battle Ground Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Battle Ground Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • North Union Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Swisher - Hurtz Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swisher - Hurtz Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swisher - Hurtz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Benham Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Benham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Benham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Harvey Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harvey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harvey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Spring Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (264 more) ...
    • Robinson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robinson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Smelcer Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smelcer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smelcer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Cairo Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cairo Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cairo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Americus had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Buck Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buck Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Creek
    • Buck Creek is located in Tippecanoe County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buck Creek <2>
  • Colburn
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colburn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colburn
    • Colburn is located in Tippecanoe County
  • Heath
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heath have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
    • Heath is located in Tippecanoe County
  • Ash Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ash Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Grove
    • Ash Grove is located in Tippecanoe County
  • Pyrmont
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pittsburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Ockley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Radnor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Radnor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radnor
    • Radnor is located in Carroll County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Radnor
    • From Americus to Radnor
  • Harley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harley
    • Harley is located in Carroll County
  • Delphi
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Monitor
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monitor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor
    • Monitor is located in Tippecanoe County
  • Pettit
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pettit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit
    • Pettit is located in Tippecanoe County
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Brookston
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookston
      • Brookston is located in White County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,541 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookston <2>
    • Edna Mills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edna Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna Mills
      • Edna Mills is located in Clinton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Edna Mills
      • From Americus to Edna Mills
    • Owasco
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Americus ...

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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Americus.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Americus, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Americus.

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 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 Americus:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Americus. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Tippecanoe County: www.co.tippecanoe.in.us/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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 Americus, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Americus) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Americus. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5261, Longitude: -86.7581    









 

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