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 East Germantown (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 East Germantown. 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 East Germantown ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: East German Town.
- A typical abbreviation for East Germantown: E. Germantown
You might be interested in other communities that are also named East Germantown. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Germantown.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
East Germantown is located in Wayne 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 Wayne County: Fayette, Henry, Randolph, Union, Darke (OH) & Preble (OH).
Below are the counties that are near East Germantown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Germantown:
- Wayne County (The home county of East Germantown)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Germantown, with the one closest to East Germantown listed first.
- Pennville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pennville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Cambridge City
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Milton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Milton is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- Mount Auburn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mount Auburn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Dublin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dublin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
- Hagerstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Beesons
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Beesons is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beesons
- Centerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Greens Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Abington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Abington is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
- Economy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Economy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Franklin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Franklin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Decatur County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Germantown, with the one closest to East Germantown listed first.
- Clarksburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksburg is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Springhill ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Springhill is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Germantown, with the one closest to East Germantown listed first.
- Oakville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oakville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Cowan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cowan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Selma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Progress
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Progress is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Liberty Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Liberty Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Muncie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Daleville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Germantown, with the one closest to East Germantown listed first.
- Bentonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bentonville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- Harrisburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Harrisburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Connersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Springersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Springersville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springersville
- Fairview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Nulltown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Nulltown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nulltown
- Alpine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Alpine is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Everton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Everton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everton
- Orange
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Orange is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Germantown, with the one closest to East Germantown listed first.
- Laurel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Andersonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Andersonville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Metamora
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bath
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bath is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Yellow Bank
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Yellow Bank is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bank
- Brookville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Oak Forest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Oak Forest is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Germantown, with the one closest to East Germantown listed first.
- Shirley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Shirley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 906 people
- Charlottesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Charlottesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlottesville
- Wilkinson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Warrington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Warrington is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrington
- Willow Branch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Willow Branch is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Branch
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Germantown, with the one closest to East Germantown listed first.
- New Lisbon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Lisbon is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lisbon
- Straughn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Millville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Millville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Corwin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Corwin is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin
- Lewisville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Messick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Messick is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messick
- Mooreland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mooreland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- New Castle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dunreith
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Foley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Foley is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
- Spiceland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Blountsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Blountsville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Kosciusko County
- Warsaw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Madison County
- Markleville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Germantown, with the one closest to East Germantown listed first.
- Losantville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Modoc
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Modoc is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Bloomingport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomingport is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingport
- Arba
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Arba is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arba
- Lynn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Snow Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Snow Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Rural
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rural is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Windsor
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Windsor is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Spartanburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Spartanburg is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartanburg
- Farmland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Parker City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Winchester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Rush County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Germantown, with the one closest to East Germantown listed first.
- Falmouth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Falmouth is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Raleigh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Raleigh is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Gings
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gings is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gings
- Glenwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mays
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mays is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays
- Rushville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Henderson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Henderson is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Carthage
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Arlington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Homer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Homer is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Milroy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gowdy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gowdy is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowdy
- Shelby County
- Gwynneville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Gwynneville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwynneville
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Germantown, with the one closest to East Germantown listed first.
- Yankee Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yankee Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Town
- Brownsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brownsville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Liberty
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Goodwins Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Goodwins Corner is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Corner
- Billingsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Billingsville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billingsville
- West College Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Contreras
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Contreras is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contreras
- Butler County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Germantown, with the one closest to East Germantown listed first.
- Contreras
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Contreras is located in Butler County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contreras
- Oxford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Darke County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Germantown, with the one closest to East Germantown listed first.
- Hollansburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hollansburg is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollansburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Long
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Long is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long
- New Madison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Palestine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Savona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Savona is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savona
- Castine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Castine is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Nashville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nashville is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Wayne Lakes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wayne Lakes is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Wayne Lakes has also been known as:
- Wayne Lakes Park
- Fort Jefferson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Jefferson is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Jefferson
- Preble County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Germantown, with the one closest to East Germantown listed first.
- New Paris
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Corvin ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Corvin is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corvin
- New Hope
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- New Hope is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- College Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Eldorado
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Eldorado is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Lake Lakengren
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lake Lakengren is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lakengren
- Morning Sun
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Morning Sun is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Sun
- Eaton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- West Manchester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Camden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East Germantown, see our County-by-County Page for East Germantown.
Cemeteries Near East Germantown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Germantown.
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 East Germantown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Germantown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Germantown, with the one closest to East Germantown listed first.
- Capitol Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Beard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Riverside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- West Side Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- South Side Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Friends Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Franklin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- United Brethren Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- East Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- South Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Brick Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Church Cemetery
- The Brick Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Nettle Creek Brick Church Cemetery
- Nettle Creek Church of the Brethren Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84425 <2>
- West Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (339 more) ...
- Kirkwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Lawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bentonville Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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 East Germantown had a population of 338 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, East Germantown had a population of 351 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from East Germantown, with the one closest to East Germantown listed first.
- Cambridge City
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Milton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Milton is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- Jacksonburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jacksonburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Dublin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dublin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
- Bentonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bentonville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- Hagerstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Greens Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Lisbon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Lisbon is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lisbon
- Straughn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Harrisburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Harrisburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Millville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Millville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Abington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Abington is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Dalton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dalton is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Falmouth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Falmouth is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Webster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Webster is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around East Germantown. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Germantown.
Newspapers Published in East Germantown ...
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 129 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Germantown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Germantown, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Germantown.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to East Germantown:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Wayne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Decatur County
- Delaware County
- Fayette County
- Franklin County
- Hancock County
- Henry County
- Kosciusko County
- Madison County
- Randolph County
- Rush County
- Shelby County
- Union County
- Butler County
- Darke County
- Preble 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 East Germantown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- East Germantown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |