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 Corunna (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 Corunna. 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 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.
Corunna 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 Corunna. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Corunna:
- DeKalb County (The home county of Corunna)
- The following are listed by their distance from Corunna, with the one closest to Corunna listed first.
- Fairfield Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fairfield Center is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Center
- Altona
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Altona is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Garrett
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Waterloo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Auburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ashley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Era
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- New Era is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- Moore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Moore is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
- Concord
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Concord is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Butler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Saint Joe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Spencerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Corunna, with the one closest to Corunna listed first.
- Ari
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ari is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ari
- Huntertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Leo-Cedarville
(16 miles [25.7 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wallen
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Wallen is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallen
- Grabill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Dunn Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Dunn Mill is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Mill
- Harlan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hacienda Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hacienda Village is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hacienda Village
- Arcola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Fort Wayne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Indian Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Indian Village is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Elkhart County
- Millersburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Kosciusko County
- North Webster
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- LaGrange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Corunna, with the one closest to Corunna listed first.
- Gravel Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gravel Beach is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Beach
- South Milford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- South Milford is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford
- Stroh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Stroh is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroh
- Wolcottville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brushy Prairie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Brushy Prairie is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Prairie
- Valentine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Valentine is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine
- Plato
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Plato is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
- Mongo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- LaGrange
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brighton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brighton is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Topeka
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Greenfield Mills
(22 miles [35.4 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 Corunna, with the one closest to Corunna listed first.
- Kendallville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Avilla
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wakeville Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wakeville Village is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakeville Village
- Laotto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rome City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ege
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ege is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ege
- Brimfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Brimfield is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimfield
- Green Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Green Center is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Center
- Albion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Port Mitchell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Port Mitchell is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Mitchell
- Cosperville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cosperville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosperville
- Wawaka
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Steuben County
- The following are listed by their distance from Corunna, with the one closest to Corunna listed first.
- Hudson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Lake is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
- Hamilton
(13 miles [20.9 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Russels Point is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russels Point
- Angola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alvarado
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Alvarado is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
- Orland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Jamestown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Jamestown is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Fremont
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- York
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- York is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Clear Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Lake is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Ray
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ray is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Whitley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Corunna, with the one closest to Corunna listed first.
- Churubusco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Collins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Collins is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Tri-Lakes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tri-Lakes is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri-Lakes
- Cresco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cresco is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresco
- Ormas
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ormas is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormas
- Etna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Etna is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Dunfee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Dunfee is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunfee
- Columbia City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lorane
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lorane is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorane
- Larwill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Larwill is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larwill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Branch County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Corunna, with the one closest to Corunna listed first.
- Gilead
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Gilead is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Ray
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Canada Shores
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Canada Shores is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Shores
- Hatmaker
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hatmaker is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
- Bronson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hillsdale County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Corunna, with the one closest to Corunna listed first.
- Camden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Saint Joseph County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Corunna, with the one closest to Corunna listed first.
- Fawn River
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fawn River is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn River
- Sturgis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sturgis is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,803 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sturgis <1>
- Burr Oak
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Defiance County (OH)
- Hicksville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Paulding County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Corunna, with the one closest to Corunna listed first.
- Link ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Link is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Link
- Antwerp
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Knoxdale ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Knoxdale is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxdale
- Williams County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Corunna, with the one closest to Corunna listed first.
- Edgerton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Denmark ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Denmark is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Edon
(21 miles [33.8 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>
- Blakeslee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Columbia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Columbia is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Melbern
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Melbern is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbern
- Cooney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cooney is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooney
- Ainger
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ainger is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainger
- Northwest
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Northwest is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
- Bryan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bryan is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,212 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryan <1>
- Montpelier
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Corunna, see our County-by-County Page for Corunna.
Cemeteries Near Corunna ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Corunna.
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 Corunna - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Corunna covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Corunna, with the one closest to Corunna listed first.
- Corunna Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sedan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hessen Cassel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hessen Cassel Cemetery
- The Hessen Cassel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rice Cemetery
- Fairfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tamarack Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Lake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lake View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mott Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Waterloo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- County Line Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (278 more) ...
- Weston Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Old Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Embrey 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 Corunna had a population of 293 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Corunna had a population of 258 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Corunna, with the one closest to Corunna listed first.
- Sedan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sedan is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
- Fairfield Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fairfield Center is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Center
- Altona
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Altona is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Garrett
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kendallville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Avilla
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Auburn Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Auburn Junction is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Junction
- Auburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Waterloo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hudson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Johns
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Saint Johns is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- Summit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Summit is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Turkey Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Turkey Creek is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Creek
- Swan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Swan is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
- New Era
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- New Era is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Corunna. See our List of 1890's Communities around Corunna.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Corunna ...
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 110 newspapers that have been published in the area around Corunna.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Corunna. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Corunna and those printed in the larger area surrounding Corunna.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4> of Corunna.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Corunna:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to DeKalb County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Elkhart County
- Kosciusko County
- LaGrange County
- Noble County
- Steuben County
- Whitley County
- Branch County
- Hillsdale County
- Saint Joseph 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 Corunna, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Corunna) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |