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 Eastpoint Terminal (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 Eastpoint Terminal. 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 Eastpoint Terminal ...
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 Point Terminal.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Eastpoint Terminal is located in Steuben County.
To see how the shape of Indiana's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Steuben County: DeKalb, LaGrange, Noble, Branch (MI), Hillsdale (MI) & Williams (OH).
Below are the counties that are near Eastpoint Terminal. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Eastpoint Terminal:
- Steuben County (The home county of Eastpoint Terminal)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eastpoint Terminal, with the one closest to Eastpoint Terminal listed first.
- York
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- York is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Clear Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Clear Lake is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Ray
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ray is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Fremont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alvarado
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Alvarado is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
- Angola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Russels Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Russels Point is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russels Point
- Hamilton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hamilton is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,595 people
- Jamestown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jamestown is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Pleasant Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Lake is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
- Hudson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Orland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eastpoint Terminal, with the one closest to Eastpoint Terminal listed first.
- Ashley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Butler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Waterloo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Moore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Moore is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
- Fairfield Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield Center is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Center
- Corunna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Corunna is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corunna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Concord
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Concord is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Auburn
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Joe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Spencerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Altona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Altona is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Garrett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- LaGrange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eastpoint Terminal, with the one closest to Eastpoint Terminal listed first.
- Stroh
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Stroh is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroh
- Gravel Beach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gravel Beach is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Beach
- Brushy Prairie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Brushy Prairie is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Prairie
- Greenfield Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Greenfield Mills is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Mills
- Mongo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- South Milford
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- South Milford is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford
- Brighton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Brighton is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Plato
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Plato is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
- Valentine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Valentine is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine
- Wolcottville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Howe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- LaGrange
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eastpoint Terminal, with the one closest to Eastpoint Terminal listed first.
- Kendallville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wakeville Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wakeville Village is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakeville Village
- Avilla
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rome City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Branch County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eastpoint Terminal, with the one closest to Eastpoint Terminal listed first.
- Ray
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Canada Shores
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Canada Shores is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Shores
- Fisher
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fisher is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Gilead
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Gilead is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Hatmaker
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hatmaker is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
- Quincy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Coldwater
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Trailtree Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Trailtree Village is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trailtree Village
- Batavia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Batavia is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
- Bronson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Matteson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Matteson is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matteson
- Girard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Girard is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
- Calhoun County (MI)
- Tekonsha
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hillsdale County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eastpoint Terminal, with the one closest to Eastpoint Terminal listed first.
- Camden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Montgomery is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Reading
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Frontier
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Frontier is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier
- Buckeye ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Buckeye is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Ransom
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ransom is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- Shadyside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Shadyside is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
- Steamburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Steamburg is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamburg
- Allen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Allen is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <1>
- Hillsdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lickly Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lickly Corners is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickly Corners
- Osseo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lenawee County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eastpoint Terminal, with the one closest to Eastpoint Terminal listed first.
- Munson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Munson is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munson
- Hudson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Joseph County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eastpoint Terminal, with the one closest to Eastpoint Terminal listed first.
- Fawn River
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Fawn River is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn River
- Burr Oak
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sturgis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sturgis is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,803 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sturgis <1>
- Defiance County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eastpoint Terminal, with the one closest to Eastpoint Terminal listed first.
- Hicksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ney is located in Defiance County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 337 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ney <1>
- Sherwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fulton County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eastpoint Terminal, with the one closest to Eastpoint Terminal listed first.
- Fayette
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Burlington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Burlington is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Archbold
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ritters ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ritters is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritters
- Paulding County (OH)
- Link ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Link is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Link
- Williams County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eastpoint Terminal, with the one closest to Eastpoint Terminal listed first.
- Columbia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Columbia is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Cooney
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cooney is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooney
- Northwest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Northwest is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
- Ainger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ainger is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainger
- Edon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Edon is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edon <1>
- Blakeslee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jim Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jim Town is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Town
- Denmark ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Denmark is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Montpelier
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pioneer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Edgerton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Holiday City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Holiday City is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Eastpoint Terminal, see our County-by-County Page for Eastpoint Terminal.
Cemeteries Near Eastpoint Terminal ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Eastpoint Terminal.
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 Eastpoint Terminal - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Eastpoint Terminal covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Eastpoint Terminal, with the one closest to Eastpoint Terminal listed first.
- Dygert Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rogers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Billingstown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Teeters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- South Scott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Columbia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jones Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Teegardin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- North Otsgeo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Boisher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ligett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Malcom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (331 more) ...
- The Old Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Old Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, The Old Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Fremont.
- The Old Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fremont Cemetery
- Old Fremont Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #170367 <2>
- Lakeside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Covenant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 Eastpoint Terminal in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Eastpoint Terminal.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Eastpoint Terminal, with the one closest to Eastpoint Terminal listed first.
- Ellis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ellis is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Metz
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Metz is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Cooney
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cooney is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooney
- Clear Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Clear Lake is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Alvarado
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Alvarado is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
- Nettle Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Nettle Lake is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettle Lake
- Northwest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Northwest is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
- Ray
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ray is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Angola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Camden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Edon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Edon is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edon <1>
- Ainger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ainger is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainger
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Montgomery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Montgomery is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Hamilton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hamilton is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,595 people
- California
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- California is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Eastpoint Terminal. See our List of 1890's Communities around Eastpoint Terminal.
Newspapers Published in Eastpoint Terminal ...
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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Eastpoint Terminal.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Eastpoint Terminal, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Eastpoint Terminal.
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 Eastpoint Terminal:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Steuben County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- DeKalb County
- LaGrange County
- Noble County
- Branch County
- Calhoun County
- Hillsdale County
- Lenawee County
- Saint Joseph County
- Defiance County
- Fulton County
- Paulding County
- Williams County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Eastpoint Terminal, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Eastpoint Terminal) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |