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 Angola (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 Angola. 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 and 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.
Angola is located in Steuben County and is the County Seat.
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 Steuben County: DeKalb, LaGrange, Noble, Branch (MI), Hillsdale (MI) & Williams (OH).
Below are the counties that are near Angola. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Angola:
- Steuben County (The home county of Angola)
- The following are listed by their distance from Angola, with the one closest to Angola listed first.
- Pleasant Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Lake is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
- Fremont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jamestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jamestown is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Russels Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Russels Point is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russels Point
- Hamilton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hamilton is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,595 people
- Hudson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- York
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- York is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Alvarado
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alvarado is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
- Ray
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ray is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Orland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clear Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Lake is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Angola, with the one closest to Angola listed first.
- Grabill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Leo-Cedarville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Leo-Cedarville is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo-Cedarville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,882 people
- Leo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ari
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ari is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ari
- Huntertown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Angola, with the one closest to Angola listed first.
- Ashley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fairfield Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield Center is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Center
- Waterloo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Butler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Corunna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Corunna is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corunna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Moore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Moore is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
- Auburn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Altona
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Altona is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Garrett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Concord
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Concord is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Saint Joe
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- New Era
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- New Era is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- LaGrange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Angola, with the one closest to Angola listed first.
- Stroh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stroh is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroh
- Brushy Prairie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Brushy Prairie is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Prairie
- Greenfield Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Greenfield Mills is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Mills
- Gravel Beach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gravel Beach is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Beach
- Mongo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- South Milford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Milford is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford
- Brighton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Brighton is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Plato
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Plato is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
- Wolcottville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Valentine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Valentine is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine
- LaGrange
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Howe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Angola, with the one closest to Angola listed first.
- Wakeville Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Wakeville Village is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakeville Village
- Kendallville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rome City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Avilla
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brimfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Brimfield is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimfield
- Laotto
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cosperville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cosperville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosperville
- Albion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ege
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ege is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ege
- Wawaka
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Green Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Green Center is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Center
- Port Mitchell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Port Mitchell is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Mitchell
- Branch County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Angola, with the one closest to Angola listed first.
- Ray
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Canada Shores
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Canada Shores is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Shores
- Gilead
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gilead is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Hatmaker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hatmaker is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
- Fisher
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fisher is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Bronson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Batavia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Batavia is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
- Coldwater
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Trailtree Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Trailtree Village is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trailtree Village
- Quincy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Matteson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Matteson is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matteson
- Hodunk
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hodunk is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodunk
- Hillsdale County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Angola, with the one closest to Angola listed first.
- Montgomery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Camden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Reading
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Frontier
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Frontier is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier
- Allen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Allen is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <1>
- Buckeye ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Buckeye is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Ransom
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ransom is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- Steamburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Steamburg is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamburg
- Hillsdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shadyside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shadyside is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
- Jonesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Osseo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Joseph County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Angola, with the one closest to Angola listed first.
- Fawn River
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fawn River is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn River
- Burr Oak
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sturgis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sturgis is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,803 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sturgis <1>
- Findley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Findley is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Findley
- Colon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Colon is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colon <1>
- Fairfax
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfax is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
- Nottawa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Klingers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Klingers is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klingers
- Bluff Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff Beach is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Beach
- Oakwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Oakwood is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Defiance County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Angola, with the one closest to Angola listed first.
- Hicksville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ney is located in Defiance County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 337 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ney <1>
- Paulding County (OH)
- Link ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Link is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Link
- Williams County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Angola, with the one closest to Angola listed first.
- Columbia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Columbia is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Cooney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cooney is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooney
- Edon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Edon is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edon <1>
- Northwest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Northwest is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
- Ainger
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ainger is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainger
- Blakeslee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Denmark ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Denmark is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Edgerton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jim Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Jim Town is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Town
- Montpelier
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Melbern
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Melbern is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbern
- Holiday City
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Holiday City is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Angola, see our County-by-County Page for Angola.
Cemeteries Near Angola ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Angola.
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 Angola - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Angola covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Angola, with the one closest to Angola listed first.
- Old Circle Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Crockett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Circle Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sowles Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Kope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Matson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Lake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- South Scott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jones Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jordan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (300 more) ...
- Lake Gage Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Trinity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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 Angola had a population of 1,840 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Angola had a population of 8,827 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Angola, with the one closest to Angola listed first.
- Pleasant Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Lake is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
- Ellis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ellis is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Inverness
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Inverness is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Flint
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Flint is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Nevada Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nevada Mills is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada Mills
- Salem Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Salem Center is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Center
- Hudson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hamilton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hamilton is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,595 people
- Metz
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Metz is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Summit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Summit is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Alvarado
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alvarado is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
- Turkey Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Turkey Creek is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Creek
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- East Gilead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Gilead is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gilead
- Ray
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ray is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Orland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Angola. See our List of 1890's Communities around Angola.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Angola ...
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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Angola.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Angola. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Angola and those printed in the larger area surrounding Angola.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4> of Angola.
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 helpful 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 Angola:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Steuben County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- DeKalb County
- LaGrange County
- Noble County
- Branch County
- Hillsdale County
- Saint Joseph County
- Defiance County
- Paulding County
- Williams 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 Angola, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Angola) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |