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 Artic (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 Artic. 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.
Artic is located in DeKalb 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 DeKalb County: Allen, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, Defiance (OH) & Williams (OH).
Below are the counties that are near Artic. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Artic:
- DeKalb County (The home county of Artic)
- The following are listed by their distance from Artic, with the one closest to Artic listed first.
- Butler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Moore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Moore is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
- Saint Joe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Waterloo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Concord
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Ashley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Spencerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Auburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fairfield Center is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Center
- Corunna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Corunna is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corunna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Garrett
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Altona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Altona is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- New Era
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Era is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Artic, with the one closest to Artic listed first.
- Harlan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Grabill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Leo-Cedarville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Leo-Cedarville is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo-Cedarville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,882 people
- Leo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Woodburn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Huntertown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ari
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ari is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ari
- Edgerton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Edgerton is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Hacienda Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hacienda Village is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hacienda Village
- Wallen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wallen is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallen
- New Haven
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Zulu
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Zulu is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulu
- Dunn Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dunn Mill is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Mill
- LaGrange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Artic, with the one closest to Artic listed first.
- Gravel Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Gravel Beach is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Beach
- Stroh
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Stroh is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroh
- South Milford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- South Milford is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford
- Brushy Prairie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brushy Prairie is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Prairie
- Greenfield Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Greenfield Mills is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Mills
- Mongo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wolcottville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Plato
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Plato is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
- Brighton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brighton is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Valentine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Valentine is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Artic, with the one closest to Artic listed first.
- Kendallville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Wakeville Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Wakeville Village is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakeville Village
- Laotto
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Avilla
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ege
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ege is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ege
- Rome City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Brimfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Brimfield is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimfield
- Green Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Green Center is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Center
- Steuben County
- The following are listed by their distance from Artic, with the one closest to Artic listed first.
- Alvarado
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Alvarado is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
- Hamilton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hamilton is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,595 people
- Russels Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Russels Point is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russels Point
- Pleasant Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Lake is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
- York
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- York is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Hudson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Angola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clear Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Clear Lake is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Fremont
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ray
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ray is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Jamestown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jamestown is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Orland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Branch County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Artic, with the one closest to Artic listed first.
- Ray
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Canada Shores
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Canada Shores is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Shores
- Fisher
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fisher is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Gilead
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gilead is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Hatmaker
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hatmaker is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
- Hillsdale County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Artic, with the one closest to Artic listed first.
- Camden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Montgomery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Montgomery is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Buckeye ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Buckeye is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Frontier
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Frontier is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier
- Reading
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ransom
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ransom is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- Waldron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Waldron is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
- Lickly Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lickly Corners is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickly Corners
- Shadyside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shadyside is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
- Steamburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Steamburg is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamburg
- Prattville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Prattville is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
- Lenawee County (MI)
- Munson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Munson is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munson
- Defiance County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Artic, with the one closest to Artic listed first.
- Hicksville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Sherwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Brunersburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Brunersburg is located in Defiance County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunersburg
- Williamstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Williamstown is located in Defiance County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Defiance
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jewell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Jewell is located in Defiance County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Fulton County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Artic, with the one closest to Artic listed first.
- Archbold
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Burlington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Burlington is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Fayette
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eckley ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Eckley is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckley
- Eckley has also been known as:
- Eckley Station
- Pettisville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pettisville is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettisville
- Henry County (OH)
- Ridgeville Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ridgeville Corners is located in Henry County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville Corners
- Paulding County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Artic, with the one closest to Artic listed first.
- Link ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Link is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Link
- Antwerp
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Knoxdale ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Knoxdale is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxdale
- Cecil
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cecil is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- New Rochester ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Rochester is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rochester
- Emmett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Emmett is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
- Emmett has also been known as:
- Emerald Station
- Emerald
- Renollet ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Renollet is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renollet
- Paulding
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Junction is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- Payne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Payne is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,132 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Payne <1>
- Worstville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Worstville is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worstville
- Latty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Latty is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
- Broughton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Broughton is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Williams County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Artic, with the one closest to Artic listed first.
- Edgerton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Denmark ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Denmark is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Blakeslee
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Edon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Melbern
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Melbern is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbern
- Columbia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Columbia is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Bryan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bryan is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,212 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryan <1>
- Cooney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cooney is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooney
- Ainger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ainger is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainger
- Montpelier
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Northwest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Northwest is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
- Holiday City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holiday City is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Jim Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jim Town is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Town
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Artic, see our County-by-County Page for Artic.
Cemeteries Near Artic ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Artic.
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 Artic - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Artic covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Artic, with the one closest to Artic listed first.
- Farnham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Clarksville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rude Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rude Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rude Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northwest of Butler.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86641 <3>
- Eddy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Thomas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Edon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Krontz Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wartenbe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tamarack Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (325 more) ...
- West Buffalo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hamilton 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Artic had a population of 48 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Artic, with the one closest to Artic listed first.
- Edgerton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Butler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blakeslee
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Edon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Hamilton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hamilton is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,595 people
- Alvarado
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Alvarado is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
- Moore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Moore is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
- Newville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Newville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Melbern
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Melbern is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbern
- Metz
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Metz is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Cicero ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cicero is located in Defiance County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero
- Waterloo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Farmer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Farmer is located in Defiance County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer
- Williams Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Williams Center is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Center
- Summit
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Summit is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Artic. See our List of 1890's Communities around Artic.
Newspapers Published in Artic ...
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 106 newspapers that have been published in the area around Artic.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Artic, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Artic.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Artic:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to DeKalb County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- LaGrange County
- Noble County
- Steuben County
- Branch County
- Hillsdale County
- Lenawee County
- Defiance County
- Fulton County
- Henry 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Artic) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Artic, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |