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 Liberty (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 Liberty. 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 Liberty ...
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 East Liberty: E. Liberty
You might be interested in other communities that are also named East Liberty. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Liberty.
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 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.
East Liberty is located in Allen 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 Allen County: Adams, DeKalb, Huntington, Noble, Wells, Whitley, Defiance (OH), Paulding (OH) & Van Wert (OH).
Below are the counties that are near East Liberty. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Liberty:
- Allen County (The home county of East Liberty)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Liberty, with the one closest to East Liberty listed first.
- Monroeville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dixon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dixon is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Hoagland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Zulu
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Zulu is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulu
- Edgerton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Edgerton is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- New Haven
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Woodburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Anthony Wayne Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hacienda Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hacienda Village is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hacienda Village
- Yoder
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fort Wayne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Village is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Harlan
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Liberty, with the one closest to East Liberty listed first.
- Decatur
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Preble
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Magley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Magley is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magley
- Monroe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Coppess Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Coppess Corner is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppess Corner
- Honduras
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Honduras is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honduras
- Berne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Linn Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Linn Grove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Grove
- Geneva
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Liberty, with the one closest to East Liberty listed first.
- Spencerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Saint Joe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Concord
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- New Era
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Era is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- Huntington County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Liberty, with the one closest to East Liberty listed first.
- Markle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Roanoke
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Plum Tree
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Plum Tree is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Tree
- Bowerstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bowerstown is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerstown
- Jay County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Liberty, with the one closest to East Liberty listed first.
- Jay City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Jay City is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay City
- Trinity
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Trinity is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Bryant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bloomfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bloomfield is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Antiville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Antiville is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antiville
- Fiat
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fiat is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiat
- Noble County
- Laotto
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wells County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Liberty, with the one closest to East Liberty listed first.
- Tocsin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tocsin is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tocsin
- Craigville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Craigville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville
- Ossian
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- North Oaks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- North Oaks is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oaks
- Vera Cruz
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Vera Cruz is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera Cruz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Bluffton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Uniondale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Zanesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Reiffsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Reiffsburg is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reiffsburg
- Travisville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Travisville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travisville
- Poneto
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Poneto is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poneto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Greenville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Greenville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Liberty Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Center is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
- Whitley County
- Dunfee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Dunfee is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunfee
- Allen County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Liberty, with the one closest to East Liberty listed first.
- Landeck
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Landeck is located in Allen County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landeck
- Delphos
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Southworth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Southworth is located in Allen County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southworth
- Spencerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Defiance County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Liberty, with the one closest to East Liberty listed first.
- Hicksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Sherwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mercer County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Liberty, with the one closest to East Liberty listed first.
- Rockford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mercer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mercer is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Tama
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tama is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tama
- Scudder
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Scudder is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scudder
- Skeels Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Skeels Crossroads is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skeels Crossroads
- Mendon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Earley ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Earley is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earley
- Wabash
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wabash is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Celina
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Paulding County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Liberty, with the one closest to East Liberty listed first.
- McGill ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- McGill is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGill
- Batson ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Batson is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batson
- Tipton ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tipton is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
- Payne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Payne is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,132 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Payne <1>
- Worstville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Worstville is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worstville
- Haviland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Haviland is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haviland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Folmer ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Folmer is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folmer
- Dague ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dague is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dague
- Latty
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Latty is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
- Antwerp
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Grover Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Grover Hill is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Broughton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Broughton is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Knoxdale ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Knoxdale is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxdale
- Putnam County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Liberty, with the one closest to East Liberty listed first.
- Ottoville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cloverdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cloverdale is located in Putnam County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Fort Jennings
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Muntanna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Muntanna is located in Putnam County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muntanna
- Dupont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hartsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hartsburg is located in Putnam County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsburg
- Van Wert County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Liberty, with the one closest to East Liberty listed first.
- Dixon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dixon is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Convoy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wren
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wren is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wren <1>
- Willshire
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Glenmore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Glenmore is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Scott
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Abanaka
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Abanaka is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanaka
- Schumm
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Schumm is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schumm
- Van Wert
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ohio City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hoaglin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hoaglin is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoaglin
- Middle Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Venedocia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Venedocia is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venedocia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East Liberty, see our County-by-County Page for East Liberty.
Cemeteries Near East Liberty ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Liberty.
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 Liberty - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Liberty covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Liberty, with the one closest to East Liberty listed first.
- Hoffman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Brown Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brown Family Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the south of Monroeville.
- The Brown Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brown Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84455 <3>
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Massilon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Clark Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Alpha Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- McClure Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Metzer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (304 more) ...
- McNeal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find East Liberty in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of East Liberty.
These communities are listed based on their distance from East Liberty, with the one closest to East Liberty listed first.
- Monroeville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dixon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dixon is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Williams
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Monmouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Monmouth is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth
- Wolfcale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wolfcale is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfcale
- Hoagland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Zulu
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Zulu is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulu
- Maples
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Maples is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
- Decatur
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rivare
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rivare is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivare
- Convoy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Batson ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Batson is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batson
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Preble
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wren
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wren is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wren <1>
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around East Liberty. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Liberty.
Newspapers Published in East Liberty ...
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 138 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Liberty.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Liberty, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Liberty.
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 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 East Liberty:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Allen County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- DeKalb County
- Huntington County
- Jay County
- Noble County
- Wells County
- Whitley County
- Allen County
- Defiance County
- Mercer County
- Paulding County
- Putnam County
- Van Wert 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- East Liberty) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 East Liberty, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |