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 Bluffton (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 Bluffton. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Bluffton is located in Wells County and is the County Seat.
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 Wells County: Adams, Allen, Blackford, Grant, Huntington & Jay.
Below are the counties that are near Bluffton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bluffton:
- Wells County (The home county of Bluffton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluffton, with the one closest to Bluffton listed first.
- North Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oaks
- North Oaks is located in Wells County
- Travisville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travisville
- Travisville is located in Wells County
- Craigville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville
- Craigville is located in Wells County
- Vera Cruz
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Tocsin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tocsin
- Tocsin is located in Wells County
- Reiffsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reiffsburg
- Reiffsburg is located in Wells County
- Greenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in Wells County
- Liberty Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
- Liberty Center is located in Wells County
- Poneto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Uniondale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uniondale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniondale
- Uniondale is located in Wells County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Uniondale <2>
- Ossian
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ossian have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossian
- Ossian is located in Wells County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,370 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ossian <2>
- Petroleum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Keystone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluffton, with the one closest to Bluffton listed first.
- Magley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Linn Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Grove
- Linn Grove is located in Adams County
- Preble
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preble have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preble
- Preble is located in Adams County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preble <2>
- Coppess Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppess Corner
- Coppess Corner is located in Adams County
- Monroe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Monroe is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <2>
- Berne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
- Berne is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,262 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berne <2>
- Decatur
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Decatur have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Decatur is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,884 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <2>
- Geneva
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneva have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Geneva is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,362 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <2>
- Pleasant Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Mills
- Pleasant Mills is located in Adams County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Mills <2>
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluffton, with the one closest to Bluffton listed first.
- Yoder
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoder
- Yoder is located in Allen County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yoder <2>
- Hoagland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoagland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoagland
- Hoagland is located in Allen County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoagland <2>
- Aboite
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aboite
- Aboite is located in Allen County
- Anthony Wayne Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anthony Wayne Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony Wayne Village
- Anthony Wayne Village is located in Allen County
- Indian Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- 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 Allen County
- Monroeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroeville
- Monroeville is located in Allen County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,360 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroeville <2>
- Fort Wayne
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Wayne
- Fort Wayne is located in Allen County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272,398 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Wayne <2>
- New Haven
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
- New Haven is located in Allen County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,966 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Haven <2>
- Dixon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast) - Zulu
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulu
- Zulu is located in Allen County
- Arcola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Arcola is located in Allen County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcola <2>
- Hacienda Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hacienda Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hacienda Village
- Hacienda Village is located in Allen County
- Wallen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Blackford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluffton, with the one closest to Bluffton listed first.
- Montpelier
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montpelier have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
- Montpelier is located in Blackford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,666 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montpelier <2>
- Mollie ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Hartford City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
- Hartford City is located in Blackford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,668 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford City <2>
- Millgrove
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove
- Millgrove is located in Blackford County
- Renner ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest) - Shamrock Lakes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shamrock Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Lakes
- Shamrock Lakes is located in Blackford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluffton, with the one closest to Bluffton listed first.
- Eaton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton
- Eaton is located in Delaware County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,726 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eaton <2>
- Albany
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Albany is located in Delaware County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,136 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <2>
- Granville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Granville is located in Delaware County
- Former name for Granville:
- Weaton
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluffton, with the one closest to Bluffton listed first.
- Farrville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Van Buren
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest) - Friendly Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Corner
- Friendly Corner is located in Grant County
- Arcana
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcana
- Arcana is located in Grant County
- Upland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland
- Upland is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,706 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upland <2>
- Gas City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gas City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gas City
- Gas City is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,698 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gas City <2>
- Marion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,674 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <2>
- Matthews
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest) - Jonesboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Jonesboro is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,629 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesboro <2>
- Jalapa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Jalapa is located in Grant County
- Huntington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluffton, with the one closest to Bluffton listed first.
- Markle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Markle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markle
- Markle is located in Huntington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,090 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Markle <2>
- Plum Tree
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Tree
- Plum Tree is located in Huntington County
- Warren
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Warren is located in Huntington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,207 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <2>
- Majenica
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majenica
- Majenica is located in Huntington County
- Bowerstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerstown
- Bowerstown is located in Huntington County
- Roanoke
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
- Roanoke is located in Huntington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,706 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roanoke <2>
- Huntington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Huntington is located in Huntington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,052 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntington <2>
- Mount Etna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Etna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Etna
- Mount Etna is located in Huntington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Harlansburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harlansburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Harlansburg is located in Huntington County
- Monument City ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Monument City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument City
- Monument City is located in Huntington County
- Andrews
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andrews have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
- Andrews is located in Huntington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andrews <2>
- Goblesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goblesville
- Goblesville is located in Huntington County
- Bippus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bippus
- Bippus is located in Huntington County
- Jay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluffton, with the one closest to Bluffton listed first.
- Fiat
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiat
- Fiat is located in Jay County
- Pennville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pennville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Pennville is located in Jay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pennville <2>
- Bryant
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Bryant is located in Jay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryant <2>
- Antiville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antiville
- Antiville is located in Jay County
- Bloomfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Bloomfield is located in Jay County
- Pony
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pony
- Pony is located in Jay County
- Jay City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay City
- Jay City is located in Jay County
- Trinity
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Trinity is located in Jay County
- Greene
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Greene is located in Jay County
- Portland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Portland is located in Jay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,992 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portland <2>
- Blaine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Blaine is located in Jay County
- Dunkirk
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunkirk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
- Dunkirk is located in Jay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,249 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunkirk <2>
- Collett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Wabash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluffton, with the one closest to Bluffton listed first.
- Lincolnville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Lincolnville is located in Wabash County
- La Fontaine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Fontaine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Fontaine
- La Fontaine is located in Wabash County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- Lagro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lagro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lagro
- Lagro is located in Wabash County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lagro <2>
- Whitley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluffton, with the one closest to Bluffton listed first.
- Dunfee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north) - Luther
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mercer County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluffton, with the one closest to Bluffton listed first.
- Scudder
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scudder
- Scudder is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Wabash
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Wabash is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Rockford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Rockford is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockford <2>
- Macedon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon
- Macedon is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Tama
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east) - Fort Recovery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Recovery
- Fort Recovery is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,470 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Recovery <2>
- Paulding County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluffton, with the one closest to Bluffton listed first.
- McGill ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast) - Batson ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Van Wert County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluffton, with the one closest to Bluffton listed first.
- Willshire
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willshire have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willshire
- Willshire is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willshire <2>
- Wren
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wren have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
- Wren is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wren <2>
- Schumm
(23 miles [37 km] to the east) - Abanaka
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanaka
- Abanaka is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Glenmore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east) - Dixon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast) - Convoy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Convoy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Convoy
- Convoy is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,050 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Convoy <2>
- Ohio City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ohio City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio City
- Ohio City is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 669 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ohio City <2>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bluffton, see our County-by-County Page for Bluffton.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Bluffton ...
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 131 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bluffton.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Bluffton. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Bluffton and those printed in the larger area surrounding Bluffton.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 23 miles [37 km]<4> of Bluffton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Bluffton:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Indiana State Archives
- Pages specific to Wells County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Allen County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Blackford County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Delaware County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Grant County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Huntington County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jay County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Wabash County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Whitley County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Mercer County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Paulding County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Van Wert County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Adams County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Indiana
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Indiana
- Cemeteries of Wells County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Indiana
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Indiana
- Cemeteries of Wells County
Cemeteries Near Bluffton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bluffton.
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 Bluffton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bluffton, with the one closest to Bluffton listed first.
- Fair View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fair View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fair View Cemetery
- Old Bluffton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Bluffton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Bluffton Cemetery
- Elm Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elm Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elm Grove Cemetery
- Six Mile Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Six Mile Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #185132 <5>
- Murray Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Murray Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murray Cemetery
- Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grove Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Cemetery
- McFarren Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McFarren Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McFarren Cemetery
- Grannand Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grannand Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grannand Cemetery
- Linn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Linn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Linn Cemetery
- Stahl Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stahl Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stahl Cemetery
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- French Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- The French Cemetery has also been known as:
- Reynolds Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the French Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85071 <5>
- Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Lukes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Lukes Cemetery
- French Cemetery
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.<6>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Bluffton had a population of 3,589 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Bluffton had a population of 10,094 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bluffton, with the one closest to Bluffton listed first.
- Murray
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Craigville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville
- Craigville is located in Wells County
- Vera Cruz
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Liberty Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
- Liberty Center is located in Wells County
- Poneto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Reiffsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reiffsburg
- Reiffsburg is located in Wells County
- Curryville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Curryville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curryville
- Curryville is located in Wells County
- Kingsland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Tocsin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tocsin
- Tocsin is located in Wells County
- Honduras
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Uniondale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uniondale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniondale
- Uniondale is located in Wells County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Uniondale <2>
- Magley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Continue List (15 more) ...
- Linn Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Grove
- Linn Grove is located in Adams County
- Peterson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Ossian
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ossian have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossian
- Ossian is located in Wells County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,370 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ossian <2>
- Linn Grove
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bluffton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bluffton.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Bluffton: www.ci.bluffton.in.us/
The official website for Wells County: www.wellscounty.org/
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bluffton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bluffton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7424, Longitude: -85.1731 In this case, the coordinates for Bluffton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Bluffton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |