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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 Attica (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 Attica. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.

Attica is located in Fountain 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 Fountain County: Montgomery, Parke, Tippecanoe, Vermillion & Warren.

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

  • Fountain County     (The home county of Attica)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Attica, with the one closest to Attica listed first.
    • Newtown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Roberts
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
      • Roberts is located in Fountain County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Roberts
      • From Attica to Roberts
    • Stone Bluff
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Mellott
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mellott have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellott
      • Mellott is located in Fountain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
    • Layton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Layton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
      • Layton is located in Fountain County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Layton
      • From Attica to Layton
    • Veedersburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Veedersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veedersburg
      • Veedersburg is located in Fountain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,058 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Veedersburg <3>
    • Covington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
      • Covington is located in Fountain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,540 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <3>
    • Hillsboro
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Harveysburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harveysburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
      • Harveysburg is located in Fountain County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Harveysburg
      • From Attica to Harveysburg
    • Wallace
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
      • Wallace is located in Fountain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
    • Kingman
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingman
      • Kingman is located in Fountain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingman <3>
  • Benton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Attica, with the one closest to Attica listed first.
    • Templeton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Oxford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • 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.<2>
      • 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 <3>
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Oxford
      • From Attica to Oxford
    • Otterbein
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 <3>
    • Boswell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boswell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boswell
      • Boswell is located in Benton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boswell <3>
    • Atkinson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Talbot
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talbot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbot
      • Talbot is located in Benton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Talbot <3>
    • Ambia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Dunn ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dunn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
      • Dunn is located in Benton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dunn
      • From Attica to Dunn
    • Fowler
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Gravel Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Freeland Park
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Earl Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Wadena
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Clinton County
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Attica, with the one closest to Attica listed first.
    • Wingate
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 <3>
    • New Richmond
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 <3>
    • Waynetown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynetown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynetown
      • Waynetown is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynetown <3>
    • Linden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • 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 <3>
    • Wesley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Cherry Grove
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Alamo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alamo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
      • Alamo is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
    • Yountsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Crawfordsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Garfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Darlington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Smartsburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • New Market
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Market have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
      • New Market is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
  • Parke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Attica, with the one closest to Attica listed first.
    • Grange Corner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Byron
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Annapolis
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Marshall
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
      • Marshall is located in Parke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
    • West Union
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Tippecanoe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Attica, with the one closest to Attica listed first.
    • Odell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Westpoint
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Glenhall
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Shadeland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Corwin ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Corwin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin
      • Corwin is located in Tippecanoe County
      • Corwin has also been known as:
      • Corwin Station
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Corwin
      • From Attica to Corwin
    • Montmorenci
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Romney
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Concord
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • West Lafayette
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 <3>
    • Gladens Corner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Indian Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Stockwell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Vermillion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Attica, with the one closest to Attica listed first.
    • Tree Spring
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Perrysville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perrysville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrysville
      • Perrysville is located in Vermillion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perrysville <3>
    • Gessie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Rileysburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rileysburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rileysburg
      • Rileysburg is located in Vermillion County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rileysburg
      • From Attica to Rileysburg
    • Eugene
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cayuga
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cayuga have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
      • Cayuga is located in Vermillion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,095 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayuga <3>
    • Newport
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
      • Newport is located in Vermillion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 475 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <3>
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Attica, with the one closest to Attica listed first.
    • Williamsport
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
      • Williamsport is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,837 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsport <3>
    • Independence
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Chatterton ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Old Town
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
      • Old Town is located in Warren County
    • West Lebanon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Brisco ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brisco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisco
      • Brisco is located in Warren County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Brisco
      • From Attica to Brisco
    • Pine Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • 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 <3>
    • Green Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Sloan ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sloan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
      • Sloan is located in Warren County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sloan
      • From Attica to Sloan
    • Hedrick
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Baltimore ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Baltimore. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
      • Baltimore is located in Warren County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Baltimore
      • From Attica to Baltimore
    • Pence
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Foster
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • White County
    • Brookston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 <3>
  • Iroquois County (IL)
  • Vermilion County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Attica, with the one closest to Attica listed first.
    • Illiana
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Illiana. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illiana
      • Illiana is located in Vermilion County (IL)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Illiana
      • From Attica to Illiana
    • Alvin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Newell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
      • Newell is located in Vermilion County (IL)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Newell
      • From Attica to Newell
    • Bismarck
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Coalton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coalton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
      • Coalton is located in Vermilion County (IL)
    • Danville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Denmark ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Rossville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Henning
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henning have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henning
      • Henning is located in Vermilion County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henning <3>
    • Hoopeston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoopeston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopeston
      • Hoopeston is located in Vermilion County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,940 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoopeston <3>
    • Tilton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tilton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
      • Tilton is located in Vermilion County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,655 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tilton <3>
    • Belgium
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belgium have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium
      • Belgium is located in Vermilion County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
    • Hillery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hillery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillery
      • Hillery is located in Vermilion County (IL)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hillery
      • From Attica to Hillery

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

Cemeteries Near Attica ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Attica.

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 Attica covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Riverside Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • St. Francis of Xavier Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Francis of Xavier Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Francis of Xavier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hatton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hatton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hatton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Highland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ruppert Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ruppert Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ruppert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Beulah Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beulah Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beulah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kester Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kester Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Robb Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robb Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Clark Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McCabe Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCabe Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCabe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Owens Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Owens Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Owens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Old Baptist Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Baptist Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Greenbay Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenbay Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenbay 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 Attica had a population of 2,320 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Attica had a population of 3,324 people.

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

  • Williamsport
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
    • Williamsport is located in Warren County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,837 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsport <3>
  • Rob Roy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rob Roy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rob Roy
    • Rob Roy is located in Fountain County
  • Aylesworth
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aylesworth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aylesworth
    • Aylesworth is located in Fountain County
  • Independence
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Winthrop
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winthrop have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
    • Winthrop is located in Warren County
  • Fountain
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
    • Fountain is located in Fountain County
  • Carbondale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbondale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
    • Carbondale is located in Warren County
  • West Lebanon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Stone Bluff
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Roberts
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • 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.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
    • Roberts is located in Fountain County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Roberts
    • From Attica to Roberts
  • Odell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Mellott
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mellott have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellott
    • Mellott is located in Fountain County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
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    • Pine Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • 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 <3>
    • Marshfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
      • Marshfield is located in Warren County
    • Layton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Layton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
      • Layton is located in Fountain County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Layton
      • From Attica to Layton

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Attica ...

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 116 newspapers that have been published in the area around Attica.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Attica. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Attica and those printed in the larger area surrounding Attica.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 23 miles [37 km]<6> of Attica.

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 Attica:

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

The official website for Fountain County: www.co.fountain.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>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Attica, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Attica) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Attica. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2880, Longitude: -87.2502    









 

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