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 College Corner (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 College Corner. 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 College Corner ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for College Corner: College Cor. (or less commonly used: College Crn.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named College Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for College Corner.
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.
College Corner is located in Wabash 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 Wabash County: Fulton, Grant, Huntington, Kosciusko, Miami & Whitley.
Below are the counties that are near College Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to College Corner:
- Wabash County (The home county of College Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from College Corner, with the one closest to College Corner listed first.
- Somerset
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Somerset is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Treaty
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Treaty is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treaty
- Richvalley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Richvalley is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richvalley
- Wabash
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- La Fontaine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- La Fontaine is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Fontaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- Lincolnville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lincolnville is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Lagro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Roann
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Urbana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Stockdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Stockdale is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockdale
- Laketon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Servia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Servia is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servia
- North Manchester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Blackford County
- Renner ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Renner is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from College Corner, with the one closest to College Corner listed first.
- Deer Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Deer Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Burlington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from College Corner, with the one closest to College Corner listed first.
- New Waverly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- New Waverly is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Waverly
- Onward
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Onward is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onward
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Hoover
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hoover is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
- Galveston
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Walton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Twelve Mile
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Twelve Mile is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Mile
- Deacon
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Deacon is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacon
- Logansport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Young America
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Young America is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young America
- Dunkirk
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Dunkirk is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
- Verona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Verona is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Leases Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Leases Corner is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leases Corner
- Clymers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Clymers is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clymers
- Delaware County
- Janney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Janney is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janney
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from College Corner, with the one closest to College Corner listed first.
- Disko
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Disko is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disko
- Akron
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fulton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Athens
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Athens is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Rochester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from College Corner, with the one closest to College Corner listed first.
- Jalapa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jalapa is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Mier
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mier is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mier
- Sweetser
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sims
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sims is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
- Swayzee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Herbst
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Herbst is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbst
- Marion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Michaelsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Michaelsville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
- Van Buren
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Van Buren is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- Hackleman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hackleman is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleman
- Gas City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jonesboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Arcana
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Arcana is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcana
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from College Corner, with the one closest to College Corner listed first.
- Plevna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Plevna is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
- Greentown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cassville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cassville is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Jerome
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Jerome is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Vermont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vermont is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont
- Guy
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Guy is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Kokomo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hemlock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hemlock is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Indian Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Heights is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Heights
- Oakford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oakford is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakford
- Alto
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Alto is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Judson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Judson is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- West Middleton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- West Middleton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Middleton
- Huntington County
- The following are listed by their distance from College Corner, with the one closest to College Corner listed first.
- Banquo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Banquo is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banquo
- Monument City ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Monument City is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument City
- Mount Etna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Etna is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Etna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Andrews
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Harlansburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Harlansburg is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- River
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- River is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River
- Bippus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bippus is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bippus
- Majenica
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Majenica is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majenica
- Huntington
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Warren
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Plum Tree
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Plum Tree is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Tree
- Bowerstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bowerstown is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerstown
- Goblesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Goblesville is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goblesville
- Kosciusko County
- The following are listed by their distance from College Corner, with the one closest to College Corner listed first.
- Silver Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Beaver Dam
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Beaver Dam is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Claypool
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sidney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sidney is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Sevastopol
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sevastopol is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sevastopol
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from College Corner, with the one closest to College Corner listed first.
- Leisure
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Leisure is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure
- Summitville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Summitville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
- West Elwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- West Elwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elwood
- Elwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Dundee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Dundee is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Orestes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Orestes is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orestes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from College Corner, with the one closest to College Corner listed first.
- Santa Fe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Santa Fe is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Amboy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Amboy is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- North Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Grove is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grove
- Converse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Loree
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Loree is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loree
- Oakdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oakdale is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Peru
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bunker Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Miami
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pettysville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pettysville is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettysville
- Mexico
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Denver
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Deedsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Deedsville is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deedsville
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from College Corner, with the one closest to College Corner listed first.
- Nevada
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Nevada is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Windfall City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Windfall City is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
- Windfall
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sharpsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hobbs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Tipton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Groomsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Groomsville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groomsville
- Whitley County
- The following are listed by their distance from College Corner, with the one closest to College Corner listed first.
- Luther
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Luther is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Collamer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Collamer is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collamer
- South Whitley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to College Corner, see our County-by-County Page for College Corner.
Cemeteries Near College Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of College Corner.
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 College Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for College Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from College Corner, with the one closest to College Corner listed first.
- Slocum Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mississinewa Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Martin Luther Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bond Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clayton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fegley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ramer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Friends Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Keyes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (270 more) ...
- Park Lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Richvalley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Friends Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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>
While we didn't find College Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of College Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from College Corner, with the one closest to College Corner listed first.
- Somerset
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Somerset is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Treaty
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Treaty is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treaty
- Santa Fe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Santa Fe is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Richvalley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Richvalley is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richvalley
- North Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Grove is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grove
- Amboy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Amboy is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Wabash
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- McGrawsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- McGrawsville is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGrawsville
- Converse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jalapa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jalapa is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- La Fontaine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- La Fontaine is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Fontaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- Erie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Erie is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Loree
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Loree is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loree
- Mier
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mier is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mier
- Sweetser
(10 miles [16.1 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 College Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around College Corner.
Newspapers Published in College Corner ...
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 94 newspapers that have been published in the area around College Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of College Corner, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for College Corner.
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 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 College Corner:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Wabash County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blackford County
- Carroll County
- Cass County
- Delaware County
- Fulton County
- Grant County
- Howard County
- Huntington County
- Kosciusko County
- Madison County
- Miami County
- Tipton County
- Whitley 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 College Corner, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- College Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |