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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 Deacon (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 Deacon. 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 and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Deacon is located in Cass County.

To see how the shape of Indiana's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cass County: Carroll, Fulton, Howard, Miami, Pulaski & White.

Below are the counties that are near Deacon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Deacon:

  • Cass County     (The home county of Deacon)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deacon, with the one closest to Deacon listed first.
    • Walton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
      • Walton is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,010 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walton <2>
    • Young America
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Young America have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young America
      • Young America is located in Cass County
    • Onward
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Galveston
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galveston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galveston
      • Galveston is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galveston <2>
    • Logansport
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Clymers
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Dunkirk
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunkirk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
      • Dunkirk is located in Cass County
    • New Waverly
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Waverly
      • New Waverly is located in Cass County
    • Verona
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Verona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
      • Verona is located in Cass County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Verona
      • From Deacon to Verona
    • Hoover
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Cicott
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Cicott have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Cicott
      • Lake Cicott is located in Cass County
    • Lucerne
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucerne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
      • Lucerne is located in Cass County
  • Carroll County
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deacon, with the one closest to Deacon listed first.
    • Middlefork
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Middlefork. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefork
      • Middlefork is located in Clinton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Middlefork
      • From Deacon to Middlefork
    • Forest
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Geetingsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Sedalia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sedalia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
      • Sedalia is located in Clinton County
    • Beard
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Rossville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Michigantown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Michigantown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigantown
      • Michigantown is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 448 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Michigantown <2>
    • Cambria
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Scircleville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Edna Mills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edna Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna Mills
      • Edna Mills is located in Clinton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Edna Mills
      • From Deacon to Edna Mills
    • Boyleston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boyleston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston
      • Boyleston is located in Clinton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Boyleston
      • From Deacon to Boyleston
    • Frankfort
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Fulton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deacon, with the one closest to Deacon listed first.
    • Fulton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
      • Fulton is located in Fulton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <2>
    • Grass Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grass Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Creek
      • Grass Creek is located in Fulton County
    • Kewanna
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kewanna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewanna
      • Kewanna is located in Fulton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
    • Athens
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Athens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
      • Athens is located in Fulton County
    • Rochester
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Grant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deacon, with the one closest to Deacon listed first.
    • Sims
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Mier
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mier. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mier
      • Mier is located in Grant County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mier
      • From Deacon to Mier
    • Swayzee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swayzee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swayzee
      • Swayzee is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swayzee <2>
    • Herbst
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Jalapa
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Sweetser
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetser have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetser
      • Sweetser is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,092 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweetser <2>
  • Hamilton County
  • Howard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deacon, with the one closest to Deacon listed first.
    • Judson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Judson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
      • Judson is located in Howard County
    • Cassville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Shanghai
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shanghai. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai
      • Shanghai is located in Howard County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Shanghai
      • From Deacon to Shanghai
    • West Middleton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Kokomo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kokomo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokomo
      • Kokomo is located in Howard County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,243 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kokomo <2>
    • Russiaville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Alto
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Indian Heights
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Heights
      • Indian Heights is located in Howard County
    • Vermont
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Oakford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Plevna
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Hemlock
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hemlock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
      • Hemlock is located in Howard County
  • Miami County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deacon, with the one closest to Deacon listed first.
    • Bunker Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bunker Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
      • Bunker Hill is located in Miami County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 847 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunker Hill <2>
    • Miami
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Loree
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Peru
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Mexico
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mexico have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
      • Mexico is located in Miami County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexico <2>
    • Oakdale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Santa Fe
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • North Grove
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Amboy
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amboy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
      • Amboy is located in Miami County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
    • Denver
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Deedsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deedsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deedsville
      • Deedsville is located in Miami County
    • Converse
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Pulaski County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deacon, with the one closest to Deacon listed first.
    • Thornhope
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Star City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
      • Star City is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Star City <2>
  • Tippecanoe County
  • Tipton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deacon, with the one closest to Deacon listed first.
    • Groomsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Sharpsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharpsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsville
      • Sharpsville is located in Tipton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharpsville <2>
    • Nevada
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Kempton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kempton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
      • Kempton is located in Tipton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
    • Goldsmith
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Windfall City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windfall City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall City
      • Windfall City is located in Tipton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
    • Windfall
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jericho ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jericho. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
      • Jericho is located in Tipton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Jericho
      • From Deacon to Jericho
    • Tipton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • East Union
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Union have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
      • East Union is located in Tipton County
  • Wabash County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deacon, with the one closest to Deacon listed first.
    • Richvalley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Somerset
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Stockdale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockdale
      • Stockdale is located in Wabash County
    • Wabash
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wabash have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
      • Wabash is located in Wabash County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,845 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wabash <2>
    • Treaty
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Roann
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roann have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roann
      • Roann is located in Wabash County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roann <2>
  • White County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deacon, with the one closest to Deacon listed first.
    • Burnettsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnettsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnettsville
      • Burnettsville is located in White County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
    • Idaville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Idaville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
      • Idaville is located in White County
    • Monticello
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
      • Monticello is located in White County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,248 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <2>
    • Springboro
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Headlee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Norway
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Sitka
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Indiana Beach
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Buffalo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Brookston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookston
      • Brookston is located in White County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,541 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookston <2>
    • Chalmers
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chalmers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalmers
      • Chalmers is located in White County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
    • Reynolds
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reynolds have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
      • Reynolds is located in White County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reynolds <2>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Deacon, see our County-by-County Page for Deacon.

Cemeteries Near Deacon ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Deacon.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Deacon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Deacon, with the one closest to Deacon listed first.

  • Miller Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hoover - Snider Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hoover - Snider Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hoover - Snider Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bruner Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bruner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bruner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ramer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ramer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ramer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Harness Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harness Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harness Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Patterson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patterson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Patterson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Venard Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Venard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Venard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Walton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rock Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • United Brethren Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the United Brethren Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the United Brethren Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (296 more) ...
    • Pickett Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pickett Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pickett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Sprinkle Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sprinkle Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sprinkle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Taber Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taber Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taber Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Deacon had a population of 20 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Deacon, with the one closest to Deacon listed first.

  • Deer Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Young America
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Young America have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young America
    • Young America is located in Cass County
  • Walton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
    • Walton is located in Cass County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,010 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walton <2>
  • Poplar Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
    • Poplar Grove is located in Howard County
  • Lincoln
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
    • Lincoln is located in Cass County
  • Anoka
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anoka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anoka
    • Anoka is located in Cass County
  • Galveston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galveston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galveston
    • Galveston is located in Cass County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galveston <2>
  • Onward
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Logansport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Clymers
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Ridgeway
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgeway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
    • Ridgeway is located in Howard County
  • Adamsboro
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adamsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsboro
    • Adamsboro is located in Cass County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Deacon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Deacon.

Newspapers Published in Deacon ...

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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Deacon.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Deacon, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Deacon.

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 either 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 Deacon:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Deacon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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 Deacon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Deacon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Deacon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6341, Longitude: -86.3170    









 

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