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 Coloma (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 Coloma. 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 doctors 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.
Coloma is located in Parke 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 Parke County: Clay, Fountain, Montgomery, Putnam, Vermillion & Vigo.
Below are the counties that are near Coloma. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Coloma:
- Parke County (The home county of Coloma)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coloma, with the one closest to Coloma listed first.
- Bloomingdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rockville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Armiesburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Armiesburg is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armiesburg
- Annapolis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Annapolis is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annapolis
- West Union
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Union is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Mecca
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mecca is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
- Montezuma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Billie Creek Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Nyesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Nyesville is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyesville
- Marshall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marshall is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Judson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Judson is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Bellmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bellmore is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellmore
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coloma, with the one closest to Coloma listed first.
- Perth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Perth is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Carbon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carbon is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
- Lena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lena is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Bee Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bee Ridge is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Ridge
- Benwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Benwood is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benwood
- Billtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Billtown is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billtown
- Cloverland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cloverland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
- Brazil
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Staunton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Staunton is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
- Billville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Billville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billville
- Harmony
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 639 people
- Knightsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Knightsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
- Fountain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coloma, with the one closest to Coloma listed first.
- Kingman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Harveysburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Harveysburg is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Wallace
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wallace is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Veedersburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hillsboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Layton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Layton is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Covington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Stone Bluff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Stone Bluff is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Bluff
- Mellott
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mellott is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Newtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Newtown is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coloma, with the one closest to Coloma listed first.
- Waveland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alamo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Alamo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- New Market
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- 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 northeast)
- North Union is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Union
- Waynetown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Yountsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Yountsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yountsville
- Wesley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wesley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Ladoga
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Crawfordsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wingate
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mace
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mace is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mace
- Smartsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Smartsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartsburg
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coloma, with the one closest to Coloma listed first.
- Portland Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Portland Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland Mills
- Russellville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Russellville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Blakesburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Blakesburg is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakesburg
- Reelsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Reelsville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsville
- Limedale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Limedale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limedale
- Bainbridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bainbridge is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Greencastle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Roachdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Putnamville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Putnamville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
- Fillmore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Fillmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Groveland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Groveland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Vermillion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coloma, with the one closest to Coloma listed first.
- Alta
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Alta is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Hillsdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hillsdale is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Summit Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Summit Grove is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
- Newport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Park is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
- Clinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dana is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Sandytown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sandytown is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandytown
- Saint Bernice
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Bernice is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bernice
- Cayuga
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blanford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blanford is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanford
- Universal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Universal is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
- Vigo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coloma, with the one closest to Coloma listed first.
- Shepardsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shepardsville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepardsville
- Fontanet
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Fontanet is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanet
- Sandcut
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sandcut is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandcut
- Burnett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Burnett is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- New Goshen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Libertyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Libertyville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Pine Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Ridge is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- North Terre Haute
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- North Terre Haute is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Terre Haute
- Spelterville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Spelterville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelterville
- Harrison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Harrison is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Terre Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Terre Town is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Town
- Seelyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Seelyville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coloma, with the one closest to Coloma listed first.
- Foster
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Foster is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Baltimore ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Baltimore is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
- State Line City
(30 miles [48.3 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- State Line is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Clark County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coloma, with the one closest to Coloma listed first.
- Farrington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Farrington is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrington
- Dennison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dennison is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennison
- Weaver
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Weaver is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Edgar County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coloma, with the one closest to Coloma listed first.
- Kidley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Kidley is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidley
- Raven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Raven is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Clays Prairie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clays Prairie is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Prairie
- Logan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Scottland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Scottland is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottland
- Huffmanville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Huffmanville is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffmanville
- Bloomfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bloomfield is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Chrisman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Kentucky
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kentucky is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
- Vermilion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elbridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Elbridge is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
- Paris
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Vermilion County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coloma, with the one closest to Coloma listed first.
- Ridge Farm
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Meeks
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Meeks is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks
- Olivet
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Olivet is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Vermilion Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Vermilion Grove is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion Grove
- Georgetown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Busenville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Busenville is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busenville
- Westville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Indianola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Belgium
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Belgium is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Tilton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Catlin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Catlin is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,899 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catlin <1>
- Archie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Archie is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archie
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Coloma, see our County-by-County Page for Coloma.
Cemeteries Near Coloma ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Coloma.
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 Coloma - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Coloma covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Coloma, with the one closest to Coloma listed first.
- Coloma Friends Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Watts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hethcoe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Arabia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomingdale Friends Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Armiesburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Warner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Memory Garden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hixon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elder Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Coffin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (414 more) ...
- Oakland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Causey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rowe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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 Coloma had a population of 102 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Coloma, with the one closest to Coloma listed first.
- Leatherwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Leatherwood is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Armiesburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Armiesburg is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armiesburg
- Rockville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomingdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mecca
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mecca is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
- West Union
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Union is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Annapolis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Annapolis is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annapolis
- Montezuma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Highland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Summit Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Summit Grove is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
- Nyesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Nyesville is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyesville
- Marshall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marshall is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Catlin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Catlin is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
- Judson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Judson is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Newport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Coloma. See our List of 1890's Communities around Coloma.
Newspapers Published in Coloma ...
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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Coloma.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Coloma, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Coloma.
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 Coloma:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Parke County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Fountain County
- Montgomery County
- Putnam County
- Vermillion County
- Vigo County
- Warren County
- Clark 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 Coloma, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Coloma) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |