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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 Churubusco (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 Churubusco. 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.
Name Variations for Churubusco ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Another variation: Cherubusco.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Churubusco. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Churubusco.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Churubusco is located in Whitley 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 Whitley County: Allen, Huntington, Kosciusko, Noble & Wabash.
Below are the counties that are near Churubusco. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Churubusco:
- Whitley County (The home county of Churubusco)
- The following are listed by their distance from Churubusco, with the one closest to Churubusco listed first.
- Collins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Collins is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Tri-Lakes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tri-Lakes is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri-Lakes
- Cresco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cresco is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresco
- Dunfee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dunfee is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunfee
- Columbia City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lorane
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lorane is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorane
- Ormas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ormas is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormas
- Etna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Etna is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Larwill
(16 miles [25.7 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Collamer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Collamer is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collamer
- Luther
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Luther is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Churubusco, with the one closest to Churubusco listed first.
- Ari
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ari is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ari
- Dunn Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dunn Mill is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Mill
- Huntertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Arcola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wallen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wallen is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallen
- Fort Wayne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Village is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Leo-Cedarville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Leo-Cedarville is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo-Cedarville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,882 people
- Leo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Aboite
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Aboite is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aboite
- Anthony Wayne Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hacienda Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hacienda Village is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hacienda Village
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Churubusco, with the one closest to Churubusco listed first.
- Altona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Altona is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- New Era
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Era is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- Garrett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Auburn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Corunna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Corunna is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corunna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Fairfield Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfield Center is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Center
- Concord
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Concord is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Waterloo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Spencerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Saint Joe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Moore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Moore is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
- Ashley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Elkhart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Churubusco, with the one closest to Churubusco listed first.
- Millersburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Benton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Benton is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Huntington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Churubusco, with the one closest to Churubusco listed first.
- Roanoke
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Goblesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Goblesville is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goblesville
- Bowerstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bowerstown is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerstown
- Bippus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bippus is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bippus
- Huntington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Markle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Andrews
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kosciusko County
- The following are listed by their distance from Churubusco, with the one closest to Churubusco listed first.
- Pierceton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- North Webster
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sidney
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sidney is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Arrowhead Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Arrowhead Park is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Park
- Syracuse
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wawasee Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wawasee Village is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wawasee Village
- Winona Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Leesburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Milford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Milford is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,551 people
- Claypool
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Milford Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Milford Junction is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Junction
- LaGrange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Churubusco, with the one closest to Churubusco listed first.
- South Milford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- South Milford is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford
- Wolcottville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Gravel Beach
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Gravel Beach is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Beach
- Topeka
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Stroh
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Stroh is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroh
- Valentine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Valentine is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine
- Brushy Prairie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Brushy Prairie is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Prairie
- Plato
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Plato is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
- LaGrange
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Churubusco, with the one closest to Churubusco listed first.
- Ege
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ege is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ege
- Green Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Center is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Center
- Merriam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Merriam is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam
- Laotto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Avilla
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Port Mitchell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Port Mitchell is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Mitchell
- Wolf Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wolf Lake is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
- Albion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kendallville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Brimfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Brimfield is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimfield
- Wakeville Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Wakeville Village is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakeville Village
- Kimmell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Steuben County
- The following are listed by their distance from Churubusco, with the one closest to Churubusco listed first.
- Hudson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Lake is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
- Hamilton
(29 miles [46.7 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Russels Point is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russels Point
- Wabash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Churubusco, with the one closest to Churubusco listed first.
- Liberty Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Mills is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Mills
- North Manchester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Servia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Servia is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servia
- Wells County
- The following are listed by their distance from Churubusco, with the one closest to Churubusco listed first.
- Zanesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Ossian
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Uniondale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Tocsin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Tocsin is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tocsin
- Defiance County (OH)
- Hicksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Paulding County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Churubusco, with the one closest to Churubusco listed first.
- Link ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Link is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Link
- Antwerp
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Churubusco, see our County-by-County Page for Churubusco.
Cemeteries Near Churubusco ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Churubusco.
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 Churubusco - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Churubusco covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Churubusco, with the one closest to Churubusco listed first.
- Jeffries Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Boggs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Concord Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Riverview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eel River Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Watterson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fulk Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grays Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blue River Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Garrison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wigent Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Round Lake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (221 more) ...
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Egolf Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egolf Cemetery
- The Egolf Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel Cemetery
- Thorncreek Bethel Cemetery
- Thorncreek Bethel Church of God Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2173928 <2>
- Eel River Presbyterian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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 Churubusco had a population of 869 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Churubusco had a population of 1,999 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Churubusco, with the one closest to Churubusco listed first.
- Collins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Collins is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Ari
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ari is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ari
- Ege
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ege is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ege
- Green Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Center is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Center
- Merriam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Merriam is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam
- Huntertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Laotto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coesse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Coesse is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coesse
- Swan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Swan is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
- Cresco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cresco is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresco
- Arcola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wallen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wallen is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallen
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Columbia City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dunfee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dunfee is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunfee
- Academie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Academie is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academie
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Churubusco. See our List of 1890's Communities around Churubusco.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Churubusco ...
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 163 newspapers that have been published in the area around Churubusco.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Churubusco. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Churubusco and those printed in the larger area surrounding Churubusco.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4> of Churubusco.
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 Churubusco:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Whitley County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- DeKalb County
- Elkhart County
- Huntington County
- Kosciusko County
- LaGrange County
- Noble County
- Steuben County
- Wabash County
- Wells County
- Defiance County
- Paulding 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 Churubusco, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Churubusco) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |