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 Cates (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 Cates. 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.
Cates is located in Fountain 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 Fountain County: Montgomery, Parke, Tippecanoe, Vermillion & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Cates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cates:
- Fountain County (The home county of Cates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cates, with the one closest to Cates listed first.
- Harveysburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harveysburg is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Kingman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Layton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Layton is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Veedersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wallace
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wallace is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Covington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Stone Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Stone Bluff is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Bluff
- Hillsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mellott
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mellott is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Newtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Newtown is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Attica
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Roberts
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Roberts is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cates, with the one closest to Cates listed first.
- Perth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Perth is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Lena
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lena is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Carbon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carbon is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cates, with the one closest to Cates listed first.
- Alamo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Alamo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Waynetown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Waveland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wesley
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Wesley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Wingate
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Yountsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Yountsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yountsville
- New Market
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- New Market is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
- North Union
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- North Union is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Union
- New Richmond
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Crawfordsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cherry Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Linden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Parke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cates, with the one closest to Cates listed first.
- Grange Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grange Corner is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Corner
- West Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- West Union is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Annapolis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Annapolis is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annapolis
- Bloomingdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marshall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Marshall is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Montezuma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Byron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Byron is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Armiesburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Armiesburg is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armiesburg
- Rockville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Guion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Guion is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guion
- Judson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Judson is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Billie Creek Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cates, with the one closest to Cates listed first.
- Russellville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Russellville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Portland Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Portland Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland Mills
- Blakesburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blakesburg is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakesburg
- Roachdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Tippecanoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cates, with the one closest to Cates listed first.
- Odell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Odell is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
- Corwin ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Corwin is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin
- Corwin has also been known as:
- Corwin Station
- Westpoint
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Glenhall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glenhall is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenhall
- Romney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vermillion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cates, with the one closest to Cates listed first.
- Perrysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cayuga
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eugene
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Eugene is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugene
- Tree Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tree Spring is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree Spring
- Newport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gessie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gessie is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gessie
- Rileysburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rileysburg is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rileysburg
- Hillsdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hillsdale is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Alta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Alta is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Dana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dana is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Summit Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Summit Grove is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
- Fairview Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Fairview Park is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
- Vigo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cates, with the one closest to Cates listed first.
- Shepardsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Shepardsville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepardsville
- Libertyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Libertyville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Fontanet
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Fontanet is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanet
- New Goshen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sandcut
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sandcut is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandcut
- Pine Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pine Ridge is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cates, with the one closest to Cates listed first.
- Baltimore ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Baltimore is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
- Foster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Foster is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- State Line City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- State Line City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- State Line
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- State Line is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Old Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Old Town is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- West Lebanon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- West Lebanon is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 686 people
- Williamsport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hedrick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hedrick is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
- Sloan ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Sloan is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
- Independence
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Independence is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Pence
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pence is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pence
- Brisco ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Brisco is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisco
- Edgar County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cates, with the one closest to Cates listed first.
- Raven
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Raven is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Scottland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Scottland is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottland
- Kidley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kidley is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidley
- Chrisman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Logan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomfield is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Clays Prairie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Clays Prairie is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Prairie
- Huffmanville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Huffmanville is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffmanville
- Metcalf
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Palermo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Palermo is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Vermilion County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cates, with the one closest to Cates listed first.
- Meeks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Meeks is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks
- Georgetown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Belgium
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Belgium is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Olivet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Olivet is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Westville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Danville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Illiana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Illiana is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illiana
- Newell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Newell is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Busenville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Busenville is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busenville
- Tilton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Tilton is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,655 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tilton <1>
- Vermilion Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Vermilion Grove is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion Grove
- Ridge Farm
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cates, see our County-by-County Page for Cates.
Cemeteries Near Cates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cates.
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 Cates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cates, with the one closest to Cates listed first.
- Baker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Norton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Cemetery
- The Norton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Crowder Cemetery
- Old Bethel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86169 <2>
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hibbs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cates Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dotson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shirk Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Island Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brockway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ephlin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tangier Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (395 more) ...
- Rush Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Centennial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Chenoweth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Cates had a population of 28 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cates, with the one closest to Cates listed first.
- Harveysburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harveysburg is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Kingman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Coal Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Coal Creek is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
- Silverwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Silverwood is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverwood
- Yeddo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Yeddo is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeddo
- Howard
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Howard is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Tangier
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tangier is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangier
- Sylvania
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sylvania is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
- Steam Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Steam Corner is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steam Corner
- Perrysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eugene
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Eugene is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugene
- Cayuga
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Newport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Veedersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Layton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Layton is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cates.
Newspapers Published in Cates ...
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 126 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cates, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cates.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Cates:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Fountain County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Montgomery County
- Parke County
- Putnam County
- Tippecanoe County
- Vermillion County
- Vigo County
- Warren County
- Edgar County
- Vermilion 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 Cates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |