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 Cedar (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 Cedar. 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 and doctors 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.
Cedar is located in DeKalb 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 DeKalb County: Allen, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, Defiance (OH) & Williams (OH).
Below are the counties that are near Cedar. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cedar:
- DeKalb County (The home county of Cedar)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar, with the one closest to Cedar listed first.
- Altona
(2 miles [3.2 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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- New Era
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Era is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- Auburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Corunna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Corunna is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corunna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Concord
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Concord is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Waterloo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfield Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fairfield Center is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Center
- Spencerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Moore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Moore is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
- Saint Joe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ashley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar, with the one closest to Cedar listed first.
- Huntertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ari
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ari is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ari
- Leo-Cedarville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Leo-Cedarville is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo-Cedarville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,882 people
- Leo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wallen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wallen is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallen
- Dunn Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dunn Mill is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Mill
- Grabill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harlan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hacienda Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hacienda Village is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hacienda Village
- Fort Wayne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Arcola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Indian Village is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Huntington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar, with the one closest to Cedar listed first.
- Roanoke
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Goblesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Goblesville is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goblesville
- Kosciusko County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar, with the one closest to Cedar listed first.
- North Webster
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pierceton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- LaGrange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar, with the one closest to Cedar listed first.
- Gravel Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Gravel Beach is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Beach
- South Milford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- South Milford is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford
- Stroh
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Stroh is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroh
- Wolcottville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Valentine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Valentine is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine
- Brushy Prairie
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Brushy Prairie is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Prairie
- Plato
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Plato is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
- Topeka
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mongo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- LaGrange
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brighton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Brighton is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Greenfield Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Greenfield Mills is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Mills
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar, with the one closest to Cedar listed first.
- Laotto
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Avilla
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ege
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ege is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ege
- Kendallville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Green Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Green Center is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Center
- Wakeville Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wakeville Village is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakeville Village
- Merriam
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Merriam is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam
- Brimfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brimfield is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimfield
- Albion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Port Mitchell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Port Mitchell is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Mitchell
- Rome City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wolf Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wolf Lake is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
- Steuben County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar, with the one closest to Cedar listed first.
- Hudson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Lake is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
- Hamilton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hamilton is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,595 people
- Russels Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Russels Point is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russels Point
- Angola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Alvarado
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Alvarado is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
- Orland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wells County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar, with the one closest to Cedar listed first.
- Zanesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ossian
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Whitley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar, with the one closest to Cedar listed first.
- Churubusco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Collins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Collins is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Tri-Lakes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Tri-Lakes is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri-Lakes
- Dunfee
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Dunfee is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunfee
- Cresco
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cresco is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresco
- Columbia City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ormas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ormas is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormas
- Etna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Etna is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Lorane
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lorane is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorane
- Larwill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Larwill is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larwill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- South Whitley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Luther
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Luther is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Defiance County (OH)
- Hicksville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Paulding County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar, with the one closest to Cedar listed first.
- Link ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Link is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Link
- Antwerp
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Knoxdale ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Knoxdale is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxdale
- Payne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- McGill ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- McGill is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGill
- Cecil
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cecil is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- New Rochester ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- New Rochester is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rochester
- Batson ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Batson is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batson
- Worstville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Worstville is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worstville
- Williams County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar, with the one closest to Cedar listed first.
- Edgerton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Denmark ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Denmark is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Blakeslee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Edon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Edon is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edon <1>
- Melbern
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Melbern is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbern
- Columbia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Columbia is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cedar, see our County-by-County Page for Cedar.
Cemeteries Near Cedar ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cedar.
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 Cedar - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cedar covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cedar, with the one closest to Cedar listed first.
- Cedar Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Embrey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Swan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Huntertown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hooper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roselawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Auburn.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84950 <2>
- Mott Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (249 more) ...
- Fulk Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Corunna Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Schlatter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Cedar in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cedar.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cedar, with the one closest to Cedar listed first.
- Laotto
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Era
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Era is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- Saint Johns
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Saint Johns is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- Garrett
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Altona
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Altona is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Swan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Swan is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
- Ari
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ari is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ari
- Huntertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Auburn Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Auburn Junction is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Junction
- Avilla
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ege
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ege is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ege
- Auburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Corunna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Corunna is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corunna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Academie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Academie is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academie
- Leo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cedar. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cedar.
Newspapers Published in Cedar ...
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 114 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cedar.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cedar, 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 Cedar.
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 Cedar:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to DeKalb County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Huntington County
- Kosciusko County
- LaGrange County
- Noble County
- Steuben County
- Wells County
- Whitley County
- Defiance County
- Paulding County
- Williams 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 Cedar, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Cedar) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |