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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 Denver (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 Denver. 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 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.

Denver is located in Miami 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 Miami County: Cass, Fulton, Grant, Howard & Wabash.

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

  • Miami County     (The home county of Denver)
  • Carroll County
  • Cass County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Denver, with the one closest to Denver listed first.
    • Hoover
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Twelve Mile
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Twelve Mile is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Mile
    • New Waverly
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • New Waverly is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Waverly
    • Onward
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Leases Corner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Verona
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Logansport
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Walton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lucerne
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Lucerne is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
    • Dunkirk
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Dunkirk is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
    • Galveston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Deacon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Fulton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Denver, with the one closest to Denver listed first.
    • Disko
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Disko is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disko
    • Fulton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Akron
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Athens
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Athens is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
    • Rochester
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Grass Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Grass Creek is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Creek
    • Kewanna
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Kewanna is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewanna
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
    • Lake Bruce
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Leiters Ford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Delong
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Grant County
  • Howard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Denver, with the one closest to Denver listed first.
    • Cassville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Plevna
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Vermont
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Judson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Judson is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
    • Kokomo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Greentown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Alto
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Jerome
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Guy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Hemlock
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Hemlock is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
    • Indian Heights
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Indian Heights is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Heights
    • Oakford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Huntington County
  • Kosciusko County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Denver, with the one closest to Denver listed first.
    • Beaver Dam
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Silver Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Sevastopol
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Burket
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Burket is located in Kosciusko County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burket
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
    • Mentone
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Claypool
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Sidney
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Sidney is located in Kosciusko County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
    • Atwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Etna Green
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Winona Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Pierceton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Marshall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Denver, with the one closest to Denver listed first.
    • Tippecanoe
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Old Tip Town
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Old Tip Town is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Tip Town
    • Argos
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Bourbon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Culver
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Culver is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culver
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,484 people
  • Pulaski County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Denver, with the one closest to Denver listed first.
    • Thornhope
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Star City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Lawton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Monterey
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Monterey is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
    • Winamac
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Wabash County
  • White County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Denver, with the one closest to Denver listed first.
    • Burnettsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Burnettsville is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnettsville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
    • Headlee
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Idaville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Idaville is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
  • Whitley County

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

Cemeteries Near Denver ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Denver.

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 Denver - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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 Denver in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Denver.

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

  • Courter
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Courter is located in Miami County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courter
  • Chili
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Chili is located in Miami County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
  • Mexico
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Deedsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Deedsville is located in Miami County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deedsville
  • Perrysburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Perrysburg is located in Miami County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrysburg
  • Birmingham
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Birmingham is located in Miami County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
  • Pettysville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Erie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Erie is located in Miami County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
  • Hoover
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Peru
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Macy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Gilead
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Twelve Mile
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Twelve Mile is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Mile
    • Roann
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • New Waverly
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • New Waverly is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Waverly

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

Newspapers Published in Denver ...

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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Denver.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Denver, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Denver.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Denver:

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 Denver, 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- Denver) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.