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 Ash Grove (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 Ash Grove. 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.
Name Variations for Ash Grove ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: Ashgrove.
- A typical abbreviation for Ash Grove: Ash Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Ash Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ash Grove.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Ash Grove is located in Tippecanoe 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 Tippecanoe County: Benton, Carroll, Clinton, Fountain, Montgomery, Warren & White.
Below are the counties that are near Ash Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ash Grove:
- Tippecanoe County (The home county of Ash Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ash Grove, with the one closest to Ash Grove listed first.
- Battle Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Americus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Americus is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Delp
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Delp is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delp
- Buck Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Village is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- West Lafayette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lafayette
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Montmorenci
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Montmorenci is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montmorenci
- Elston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Elston is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elston
- Dayton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Shadeland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shadeland is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadeland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,922 people
- Glenhall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glenhall is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenhall
- Concord
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Concord is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ash Grove, with the one closest to Ash Grove listed first.
- Otterbein
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Templeton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Templeton is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton
- Atkinson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Atkinson is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
- Oxford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Wadena
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wadena is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadena
- Fowler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Boswell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Gravel Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Gravel Hill is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ash Grove, with the one closest to Ash Grove listed first.
- Pittsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pittsburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Delphi
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Yeoman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Yeoman is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeoman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Pyrmont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pyrmont is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyrmont
- Ockley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ockley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ockley
- Radnor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Radnor is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radnor
- Owasco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Owasco is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owasco
- Rockfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rockfield is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- Bringhurst
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bringhurst is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bringhurst
- Camden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Prince William
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Prince William is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince William
- Cutler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cutler is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutler
- Flora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ash Grove, with the one closest to Ash Grove listed first.
- Lake Cicott
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Cicott is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Cicott
- Clymers
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Clymers is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clymers
- Young America
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Young America is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young America
- Dunkirk
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dunkirk is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
- Deacon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Deacon is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacon
- Royal Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Logansport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Verona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Verona is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ash Grove, with the one closest to Ash Grove listed first.
- Edna Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Edna Mills is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna Mills
- Rossville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mulberry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cambria
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cambria is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Sedalia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sedalia is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Fickle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fickle is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fickle
- Geetingsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Geetingsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geetingsville
- Beard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Beard is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard
- Middlefork
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Middlefork is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefork
- Frankfort
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Manson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Manson is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson
- Colfax
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Michigantown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ash Grove, with the one closest to Ash Grove listed first.
- Roberts
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Roberts is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Attica
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Newtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Newtown is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Mellott
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mellott is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ash Grove, with the one closest to Ash Grove listed first.
- Shanghai
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Shanghai is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai
- Judson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Judson is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ash Grove, with the one closest to Ash Grove listed first.
- Remington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Egypt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Egypt is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Collegeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Collegeville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collegeville
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ash Grove, with the one closest to Ash Grove listed first.
- Linden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- New Richmond
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bowers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bowers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Cherry Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cherry Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Wingate
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Darlington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Darlington is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
- Newton County
- Goodland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pulaski County
- Francesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ash Grove, with the one closest to Ash Grove listed first.
- Green Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Green Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Chatterton ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chatterton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatterton
- Independence
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Independence is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Pine Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Brisco ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Brisco is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisco
- Williamsport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ash Grove, with the one closest to Ash Grove listed first.
- Brookston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Springboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Springboro is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springboro
- Chalmers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Chalmers is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalmers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
- Reynolds
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Monticello
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Norway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Norway is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
- Indiana Beach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Indiana Beach is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiana Beach
- Idaville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Idaville is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
- Wolcott
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Burnettsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Burnettsville is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnettsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
- Sitka
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Sitka is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Monon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Buffalo
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Buffalo is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ash Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Ash Grove.
Cemeteries Near Ash Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ash Grove.
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 Ash Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ash Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ash Grove, with the one closest to Ash Grove listed first.
- Harvey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cairo Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Battle Ground Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Smelcer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pretty Prairie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pierce Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Swisher - Hurtz Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- IOOF Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- North Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Americus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cunningham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (256 more) ...
- Hebron Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Vale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hollywood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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 in 1895, Ash Grove had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ash Grove, with the one closest to Ash Grove listed first.
- Battle Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Brookston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Americus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Americus is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Buck Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Octagon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Octagon is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octagon
- Colburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Colburn is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colburn
- Chalmers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Chalmers is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalmers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
- Heath
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Heath is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
- Pittsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pittsburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Lafayette
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Delphi
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sleeth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sleeth is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleeth
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Montmorenci
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Montmorenci is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montmorenci
- Summit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Summit is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Monitor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Monitor is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ash Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ash Grove.
Newspapers Published in Ash Grove ...
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 173 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ash Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ash Grove, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ash Grove.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Ash Grove:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Tippecanoe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Carroll County
- Cass County
- Clinton County
- Fountain County
- Howard County
- Jasper County
- Montgomery County
- Newton County
- Pulaski County
- Warren County
- White 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 Ash Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ash Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |