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 Clanricarde (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 Clanricarde. 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 southeast 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 south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Clanricarde is located in Porter 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 Porter County: Cook (IL), Jasper, Lake, LaPorte, Starke & Berrien (MI).
Below are the counties that are near Clanricarde. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Clanricarde:
- Porter County (The home county of Clanricarde)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clanricarde, with the one closest to Clanricarde listed first.
- Kouts
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Aylesworth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Aylesworth is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aylesworth
- Boone Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Boone Grove is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Grove
- Porter Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Porter Crossroads is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Crossroads
- Hebron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Valparaiso
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Suman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Suman is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suman
- Tratebas Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Tratebas Mill is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tratebas Mill
- Wheeler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wheeler is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- South Haven
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- South Haven is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Haven
- Babcock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Babcock is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babcock
- Chesterton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Portage
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clanricarde, with the one closest to Clanricarde listed first.
- Delong
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Delong is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delong
- Lake Bruce
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Bruce is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bruce
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clanricarde, with the one closest to Clanricarde listed first.
- Tefft
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Tefft is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tefft
- Wheatfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stoutsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stoutsburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoutsburg
- DeMotte
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- DeMotte is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeMotte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,172 people
- DeMotte has also been known as:
- De Motte
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for DeMotte <1>
- Gifford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Gifford is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gifford
- Virgie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Virgie is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgie
- Forest City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Forest City is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Fair Oaks
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rensselaer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Collegeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Collegeville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collegeville
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clanricarde, with the one closest to Clanricarde listed first.
- Lakes of the Four Seasons
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leroy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Leroy is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
- Winfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Winfield is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,265 people
- Dinwiddie
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Dinwiddie is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinwiddie
- Deep River
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Deep River is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
- Shelby
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Shelby is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
- Green Acres
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Green Acres is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Crown Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hobart
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Merrillville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Dalecarlia
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lake Dalecarlia is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Dalecarlia
- Lowell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cedar Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- LaPorte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clanricarde, with the one closest to Clanricarde listed first.
- La Crosse
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wanatah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hanna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Haskell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Haskell is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskell
- Alida
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Alida is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alida
- Union Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Westville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Kingsford Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Kingsford Heights is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsford Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,379 people
- Holmesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Holmesville is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
- Otis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Otis is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
- Door Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Door Village is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Door Village
- Kingsbury
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kingsbury is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- La Porte
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clanricarde, with the one closest to Clanricarde listed first.
- Donaldson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Donaldson is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Burr Oak
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Burr Oak is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak
- Culver
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Culver is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,484 people
- Tyner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Tyner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clanricarde, with the one closest to Clanricarde listed first.
- Roselawn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Roselawn is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn
- Thayer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Thayer is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
- Sumava Resorts
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lake Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lake Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Mount Ayr
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Ayr is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ayr
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clanricarde, with the one closest to Clanricarde listed first.
- Medaryville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Denham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Denham is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham
- Beardstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Beardstown is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardstown
- Francesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Winamac
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Monterey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Monterey is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Lawton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lawton is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
- Star City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Joseph County
- Walkerton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Starke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clanricarde, with the one closest to Clanricarde listed first.
- San Pierre
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Judson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Toto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Toto is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toto
- Aldine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Aldine is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldine
- Knox
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bass Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bass Lake is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Lake
- Hamlet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ober
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ober is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ober
- Ora
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ora is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ora
- Grovertown
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Grovertown is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovertown
- Koontz Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Koontz Lake is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koontz Lake
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clanricarde, with the one closest to Clanricarde listed first.
- Lee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Buffalo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Buffalo is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Monon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Headlee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Headlee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headlee
- Kankakee County (IL)
- Illinoi
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Illinoi is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinoi
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Clanricarde, see our County-by-County Page for Clanricarde.
Cemeteries Near Clanricarde ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clanricarde.
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 Clanricarde - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Clanricarde covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Clanricarde, with the one closest to Clanricarde listed first.
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Martins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell Mennonite Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Graceland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- All Saints Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kankakee Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Adam Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cornell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- White Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (172 more) ...
- Merriman Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Luther Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Highland Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Clanricarde had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Clanricarde, with the one closest to Clanricarde listed first.
- Wilders
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wilders is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilders
- La Crosse
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kouts
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tefft
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Tefft is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tefft
- San Pierre
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- English Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- English Lake is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Lake
- Wheatfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- South Wanatah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- South Wanatah is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wanatah
- Aylesworth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Aylesworth is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aylesworth
- Thomaston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Thomaston is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomaston
- Stoutsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stoutsburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoutsburg
- North Judson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Wanatah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Boone Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Boone Grove is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Grove
- Hanna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Clanricarde. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clanricarde.
Newspapers Published in Clanricarde ...
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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clanricarde.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clanricarde, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Clanricarde.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Clanricarde:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Porter County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fulton County
- Jasper County
- Lake County
- LaPorte County
- Marshall County
- Newton County
- Pulaski County
- Saint Joseph County
- Starke County
- White County
- Kankakee 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 Clanricarde, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Clanricarde) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |