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 Avalon (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 Avalon. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Avalon is located in Allen 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 Allen County: Adams, DeKalb, Huntington, Noble, Wells, Whitley, Defiance (OH), Paulding (OH) & Van Wert (OH).
Below are the counties that are near Avalon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Avalon:
- Allen County (The home county of Avalon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Avalon, with the one closest to Avalon listed first.
- Indian Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Indian Village is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Anthony Wayne Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Wayne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Yoder
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Haven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Aboite
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Aboite is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aboite
- Hacienda Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hacienda Village is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hacienda Village
- Arcola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hoagland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dunn Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dunn Mill is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Mill
- Wallen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wallen is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallen
- Zulu
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Zulu is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulu
- Huntertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Avalon, with the one closest to Avalon listed first.
- Magley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Magley is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magley
- Preble
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Decatur
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Honduras
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Honduras is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honduras
- Coppess Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Coppess Corner is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppess Corner
- Monroe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Linn Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Linn Grove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Grove
- Berne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Geneva
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Avalon, with the one closest to Avalon listed first.
- New Era
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- New Era is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- Spencerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Altona
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Altona is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Garrett
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Auburn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Concord
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Saint Joe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Corunna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Corunna is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corunna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Moore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Moore is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
- Waterloo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Huntington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Avalon, with the one closest to Avalon listed first.
- Roanoke
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Markle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bowerstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bowerstown is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerstown
- Goblesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Goblesville is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goblesville
- Huntington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Majenica
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Majenica is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majenica
- Plum Tree
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Plum Tree is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Tree
- Bippus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bippus is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bippus
- Andrews
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Harlansburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Harlansburg is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- River
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- River is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River
- Warren
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Monument City ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Monument City is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument City
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Avalon, with the one closest to Avalon listed first.
- Laotto
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ege
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ege is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ege
- Green Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Green Center is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Center
- Merriam
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Merriam is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam
- Avilla
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Port Mitchell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Port Mitchell is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Mitchell
- Wolf Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wolf Lake is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
- Kendallville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Albion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wabash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Avalon, with the one closest to Avalon listed first.
- Liberty Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Liberty Mills is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Mills
- Servia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Servia is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servia
- Wells County
- The following are listed by their distance from Avalon, with the one closest to Avalon listed first.
- Ossian
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Zanesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tocsin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Tocsin is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tocsin
- Uniondale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Craigville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Craigville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville
- North Oaks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- North Oaks is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oaks
- Bluffton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Liberty Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Liberty Center is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
- Travisville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Travisville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travisville
- Vera Cruz
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Vera Cruz is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera Cruz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Reiffsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Reiffsburg is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reiffsburg
- Greenville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Greenville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Poneto
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Poneto is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poneto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Whitley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Avalon, with the one closest to Avalon listed first.
- Dunfee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dunfee is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunfee
- Churubusco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Collins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Collins is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Columbia City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tri-Lakes
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tri-Lakes is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri-Lakes
- Luther
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Luther is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Cresco
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cresco is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresco
- Lorane
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lorane is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorane
- South Whitley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Larwill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Larwill is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larwill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Collamer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Collamer is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collamer
- Etna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Etna is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Ormas
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ormas is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormas
- Defiance County (OH)
- Hicksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Paulding County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Avalon, with the one closest to Avalon listed first.
- McGill ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- McGill is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGill
- Batson ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Batson is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batson
- Payne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Antwerp
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Link ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Link is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Link
- Tipton ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Tipton is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
- Worstville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Worstville is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worstville
- Knoxdale ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Knoxdale is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxdale
- Folmer ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Folmer is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folmer
- Dague ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dague is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dague
- Haviland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Haviland is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haviland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Latty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Latty is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
- Van Wert County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Avalon, with the one closest to Avalon listed first.
- Dixon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Dixon is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Convoy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Wren
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wren is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wren <1>
- Willshire
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Glenmore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Glenmore is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Scott
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Abanaka
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Abanaka is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanaka
- Schumm
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Schumm is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schumm
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Avalon, see our County-by-County Page for Avalon.
Cemeteries Near Avalon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Avalon.
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 Avalon - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Avalon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Avalon, with the one closest to Avalon listed first.
- Prairie Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fogwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Brenton Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lindenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Greenlawn Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Covington Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Concordia Gardens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Concordia Cemetery Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (242 more) ...
- St. John Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<3>
While we didn't find Avalon in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Avalon.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Avalon, with the one closest to Avalon listed first.
- Nine Mile
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nine Mile is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nine Mile
- Fort Wayne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Poe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Poe is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
- New Haven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Aboite
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Aboite is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aboite
- Zanesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ossian
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hoagland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Maples
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Maples is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
- Arcola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wallen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wallen is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallen
- Thurman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Thurman is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Academie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Academie is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academie
- Dunfee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dunfee is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunfee
- Saturn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Saturn is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saturn
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Avalon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Avalon.
Newspapers Published in Avalon ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Avalon.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Avalon, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Avalon.
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 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 Avalon:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Allen County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- DeKalb County
- Huntington County
- Noble County
- Wabash County
- Wells County
- Whitley County
- Defiance County
- Paulding County
- Van Wert 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 Avalon, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Avalon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |