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 Crooked Lake (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 Crooked Lake. 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 Crooked Lake ...
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 Crooked Lake: Crooked Lk.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Crooked Lake. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Crooked Lake.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Crooked Lake is located in Steuben 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 Steuben County: DeKalb, LaGrange, Noble, Branch (MI), Hillsdale (MI) & Williams (OH).
Below are the counties that are near Crooked Lake. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Crooked Lake:
- Steuben County (The home county of Crooked Lake)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crooked Lake, with the one closest to Crooked Lake listed first.
- Angola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jamestown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jamestown is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Fremont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Orland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Lake is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
- Ray
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ray is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Hudson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Russels Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Russels Point is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russels Point
- York
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- York is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Clear Lake
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Hamilton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hamilton is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,595 people
- Alvarado
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alvarado is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
- Allen County
- Ari
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ari is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ari
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crooked Lake, with the one closest to Crooked Lake listed first.
- Ashley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fairfield Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fairfield Center is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Center
- Corunna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Corunna is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corunna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Waterloo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Moore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Moore is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
- Butler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Auburn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Altona
(23 miles [37 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Concord
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Concord is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- New Era
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- New Era is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- Saint Joe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Spencerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- LaGrange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crooked Lake, with the one closest to Crooked Lake listed first.
- Greenfield Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Greenfield Mills is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Mills
- Stroh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stroh is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroh
- Brushy Prairie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Brushy Prairie is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Prairie
- Mongo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gravel Beach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gravel Beach is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Beach
- Brighton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Brighton is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- South Milford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Milford is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford
- Plato
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Plato is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
- LaGrange
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Valentine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Valentine is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine
- Wolcottville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Howe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Seyberts
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Seyberts is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seyberts
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crooked Lake, with the one closest to Crooked Lake listed first.
- Wakeville Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Wakeville Village is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakeville Village
- Kendallville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rome City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Avilla
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Brimfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Brimfield is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimfield
- Cosperville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cosperville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosperville
- Wawaka
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Laotto
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Albion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ege
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ege is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ege
- Green Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Green Center is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Center
- Port Mitchell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Port Mitchell is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Mitchell
- Branch County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crooked Lake, with the one closest to Crooked Lake listed first.
- Canada Shores
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Canada Shores is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Shores
- Ray
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gilead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gilead is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Hatmaker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hatmaker is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
- Bronson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Batavia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Batavia is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
- Fisher
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fisher is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Coldwater
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Trailtree Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Trailtree Village is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trailtree Village
- Quincy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Matteson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Matteson is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matteson
- Hodunk
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hodunk is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodunk
- Girard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Girard is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
- Calhoun County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crooked Lake, with the one closest to Crooked Lake listed first.
- Tekonsha
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Athens
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Burlington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Burlington is located in Calhoun County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
- Hillsdale County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crooked Lake, with the one closest to Crooked Lake listed first.
- Montgomery
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Camden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Reading
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Frontier
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Frontier is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier
- Allen
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Allen is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <1>
- Steamburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Steamburg is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamburg
- Ransom
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ransom is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- Hillsdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Buckeye ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Buckeye is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Shadyside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Shadyside is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
- Jonesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Litchfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Osseo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Joseph County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crooked Lake, with the one closest to Crooked Lake listed first.
- Fawn River
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fawn River is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn River
- Burr Oak
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sturgis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Findley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Findley is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Findley
- Colon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Colon is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colon <1>
- Fairfax
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfax is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
- Nottawa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Klingers
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Klingers is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klingers
- Bluff Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bluff Beach is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Beach
- Oakwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Oakwood is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Leonidas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wasepi
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wasepi is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasepi
- Factoryville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Factoryville is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factoryville
- Defiance County (OH)
- Hicksville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Williams County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crooked Lake, with the one closest to Crooked Lake listed first.
- Columbia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Columbia is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Cooney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cooney is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooney
- Northwest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Northwest is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
- Edon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Ainger
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ainger is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainger
- Blakeslee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Denmark ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Denmark is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Edgerton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jim Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Jim Town is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Town
- Montpelier
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pioneer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Melbern
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Melbern is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbern
- Holiday City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Holiday City is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Crooked Lake, see our County-by-County Page for Crooked Lake.
Cemeteries Near Crooked Lake ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Crooked Lake.
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 Crooked Lake - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Crooked Lake covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Crooked Lake, with the one closest to Crooked Lake listed first.
- Crockett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sowles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Old Circle Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jordan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lake Gage Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jamestown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Circle Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Flint Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lakeside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (305 more) ...
- Matson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Old Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Old Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, The Old Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Fremont.
- The Old Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fremont Cemetery
- Old Fremont Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #170367 <2>
- Jackson Prairie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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 Crooked Lake in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Crooked Lake.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Crooked Lake, with the one closest to Crooked Lake listed first.
- Angola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Inverness
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Inverness is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Nevada Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nevada Mills is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada Mills
- Flint
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Flint is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Pleasant Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Lake is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
- East Gilead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- East Gilead is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gilead
- Ellis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ellis is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Orland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Salem Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Salem Center is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Center
- Bethel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bethel is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Hudson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ray
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ray is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Gilead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gilead is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Greenfield Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Greenfield Mills is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Mills
- Brushy Prairie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Brushy Prairie is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Prairie
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Crooked Lake. See our List of 1890's Communities around Crooked Lake.
Newspapers Published in Crooked Lake ...
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 117 newspapers that have been published in the area around Crooked Lake.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Crooked Lake, 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 Crooked Lake.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Crooked Lake:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Steuben County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- DeKalb County
- LaGrange County
- Noble County
- Branch County
- Calhoun County
- Hillsdale County
- Saint Joseph County
- Defiance 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 Crooked Lake, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Crooked Lake) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |