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 Andrews (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 Andrews. 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 doctors 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.
Andrews is located in Huntington 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 Huntington County: Allen, Grant, Wabash, Wells & Whitley.
Below are the counties that are near Andrews. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Andrews:
- Huntington County (The home county of Andrews)
- The following are listed by their distance from Andrews, with the one closest to Andrews listed first.
- Harlansburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harlansburg is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Huntington
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bippus
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bippus is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bippus
- Monument City ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Monument City is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument City
- Bowerstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bowerstown is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerstown
- Mount Etna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mount Etna is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Etna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- River is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River
- Majenica
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Majenica is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majenica
- Goblesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Goblesville is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goblesville
- Banquo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Banquo is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banquo
- Roanoke
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Plum Tree
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Plum Tree is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Tree
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Andrews, with the one closest to Andrews listed first.
- Magley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Magley is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magley
- Honduras
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Honduras is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honduras
- Preble
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Andrews, with the one closest to Andrews listed first.
- Aboite
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Aboite is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aboite
- Yoder
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Arcola
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Village is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Anthony Wayne Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dunn Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dunn Mill is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Mill
- Fort Wayne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wallen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wallen is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallen
- Blackford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Andrews, with the one closest to Andrews listed first.
- Montpelier
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Renner ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Renner is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner
- Mollie ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mollie is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
- Hartford City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Andrews, with the one closest to Andrews listed first.
- Disko
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Disko is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disko
- Akron
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Athens
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Athens is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Andrews, with the one closest to Andrews listed first.
- Van Buren
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Van Buren is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- Jalapa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jalapa is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Farrville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Farrville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrville
- Friendly Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Friendly Corner is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Corner
- Marion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Sweetser
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Arcana
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Arcana is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcana
- Mier
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mier is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mier
- Michaelsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Michaelsville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
- Gas City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Herbst
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Herbst is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbst
- Jonesboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Howard County
- Plevna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Plevna is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
- Kosciusko County
- The following are listed by their distance from Andrews, with the one closest to Andrews listed first.
- Sidney
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sidney is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Silver Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pierceton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Claypool
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Dam
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Dam is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Winona Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Burket
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burket is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burket
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Sevastopol
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sevastopol is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sevastopol
- Arrowhead Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Arrowhead Park is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Park
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Andrews, with the one closest to Andrews listed first.
- Pettysville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Pettysville is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettysville
- Gilead
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Gilead is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Amboy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Amboy is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Converse
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Santa Fe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Santa Fe is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Denver
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Oakdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Oakdale is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- North Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- North Grove is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grove
- Peru
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Deedsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Deedsville is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deedsville
- Mexico
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Loree
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Loree is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loree
- Noble County
- Merriam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Merriam is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam
- Wabash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Andrews, with the one closest to Andrews listed first.
- Lagro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lincolnville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lincolnville is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Servia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Servia is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servia
- Urbana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wabash
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Liberty Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Mills is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Mills
- North Manchester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Treaty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Treaty is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treaty
- Laketon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- La Fontaine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- La Fontaine is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Fontaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- Richvalley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Richvalley is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richvalley
- Roann
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wells County
- The following are listed by their distance from Andrews, with the one closest to Andrews listed first.
- Zanesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Uniondale
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Liberty Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Center is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
- Ossian
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bluffton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- North Oaks
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- North Oaks is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oaks
- Travisville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Travisville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travisville
- Greenville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Greenville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Poneto
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Poneto is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poneto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Tocsin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Tocsin is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tocsin
- Keystone
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Keystone is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Craigville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Craigville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville
- Whitley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Andrews, with the one closest to Andrews listed first.
- Luther
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Luther is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Collamer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Collamer is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collamer
- South Whitley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dunfee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dunfee is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunfee
- Columbia City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Larwill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Larwill is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larwill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Lorane
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lorane is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorane
- Collins
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Collins is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Cresco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cresco is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresco
- Tri-Lakes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Tri-Lakes is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri-Lakes
- Etna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Etna is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Churubusco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Andrews, see our County-by-County Page for Andrews.
Cemeteries Near Andrews ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Andrews.
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 Andrews - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Andrews covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Andrews, with the one closest to Andrews listed first.
- Riverside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Allbright Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Monument City Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- German Settlement Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- IOOF Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Leedy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (250 more) ...
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Center Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Daniel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Andrews had a population of 1,390 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Andrews had a population of 1,134 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Andrews, with the one closest to Andrews listed first.
- Harlansburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harlansburg is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Bippus
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bippus is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bippus
- Huntington
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lagro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Monument City ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Monument City is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument City
- Makin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Makin is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makin
- Lincolnville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lincolnville is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Mount Etna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mount Etna is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Etna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- River is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River
- Bracken
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bracken is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracken
- Majenica
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Majenica is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majenica
- Simpson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Simpson is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Browns Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Browns Corner is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Corner
- Mardenis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mardenis is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mardenis
- Goblesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Goblesville is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goblesville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Andrews. See our List of 1890's Communities around Andrews.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Andrews ...
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 84 newspapers that have been published in the area around Andrews.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Andrews. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Andrews and those printed in the larger area surrounding Andrews.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> of Andrews.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Andrews:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Huntington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Allen County
- Blackford County
- Fulton County
- Grant County
- Howard County
- Kosciusko County
- Miami County
- Noble County
- Wabash County
- Wells County
- Whitley 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> | 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 Andrews, 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- Andrews) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |