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 Emma (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 Emma. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Emma is located in LaGrange 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 LaGrange County: Elkhart, Noble, Steuben, Branch (MI) & Saint Joseph (MI).
Below are the counties that are near Emma. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Emma:
- LaGrange County (The home county of Emma)
- The following are listed by their distance from Emma, with the one closest to Emma listed first.
- Shipshewana
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Topeka
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Seyberts
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Seyberts is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seyberts
- LaGrange
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Valentine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Valentine is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine
- Scott
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Scott is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Howe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wolcottville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Plato
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Plato is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
- Mongo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- South Milford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- South Milford is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford
- Brighton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brighton is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Brushy Prairie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Brushy Prairie is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Prairie
- Allen County
- Ari
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ari is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ari
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Emma, with the one closest to Emma listed first.
- Fairfield Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Fairfield Center is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Center
- Corunna
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Corunna is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corunna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Ashley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Altona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Altona is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Garrett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Waterloo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Auburn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Era
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Era is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- Elkhart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Emma, with the one closest to Emma listed first.
- Middlebury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Millersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Benton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Benton is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Bainter Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bainter Town is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainter Town
- Goshen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bristol
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Paris
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dunlap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Dunlap is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Foraker
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Foraker is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foraker
- Garden Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Garden Village is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- Southwest
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Southwest is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest
- Elkhart
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Gravelton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Gravelton is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelton
- Kosciusko County
- The following are listed by their distance from Emma, with the one closest to Emma listed first.
- Syracuse
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wawasee Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wawasee Village is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wawasee Village
- Milford Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Milford Junction is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Junction
- North Webster
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Milford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Milford is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,551 people
- Leesburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Arrowhead Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Arrowhead Park is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Park
- Clunette
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clunette is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clunette
- Pierceton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Winona Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Emma, with the one closest to Emma listed first.
- Cosperville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cosperville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosperville
- Ligonier
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wawaka
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rome City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brimfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brimfield is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimfield
- Cromwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Kimmell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Albion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Indian Village is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Port Mitchell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Port Mitchell is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Mitchell
- Wakeville Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wakeville Village is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakeville Village
- Kendallville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Wolf Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Wolf Lake is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
- Saint Joseph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Emma, with the one closest to Emma listed first.
- Osceola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Granger
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Steuben County
- The following are listed by their distance from Emma, with the one closest to Emma listed first.
- Orland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hudson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Lake is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
- Angola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Jamestown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Jamestown is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Whitley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Emma, with the one closest to Emma listed first.
- Ormas
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ormas is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormas
- Etna
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Etna is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Tri-Lakes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Tri-Lakes is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri-Lakes
- Cresco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cresco is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresco
- Lorane
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lorane is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorane
- Churubusco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Collins
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Collins is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Larwill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Larwill is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larwill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Branch County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Emma, with the one closest to Emma listed first.
- Gilead
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Gilead is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Bronson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hatmaker
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hatmaker is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
- Matteson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Matteson is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matteson
- Batavia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Batavia is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
- Sherwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sherwood is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Cass County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Emma, with the one closest to Emma listed first.
- Union
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Corey
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Corey is located in Cass County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corey
- Jones
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Brownsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brownsville is located in Cass County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Vandalia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vandalia is located in Cass County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Edwardsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Penn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Penn is located in Cass County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn
- Wakelee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wakelee is located in Cass County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakelee
- Saint Joseph County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Emma, with the one closest to Emma listed first.
- Klingers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Klingers is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klingers
- Oakwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Oakwood is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- White Pigeon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bluff Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bluff Beach is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Beach
- Sturgis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Fawn River
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fawn River is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn River
- Constantine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mottville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mottville is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mottville
- Burr Oak
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Centreville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Centreville is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
- Nottawa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Findley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Findley is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Findley
- Fabius
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fabius is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fabius
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Emma, see our County-by-County Page for Emma.
Cemeteries Near Emma ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Emma.
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 Emma - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Emma covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Emma, with the one closest to Emma listed first.
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Schrock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lupold Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Townline Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townline Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Townline Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the northwest of Topeka.
- The Townline Cemetery has also been known as:
- Townline Mennonite Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87173 <3>
- Hawpatch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawpatch Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hawpatch Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northwest of Topeka.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85311 <3>
- Beulah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Beulah Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the east of Topeka.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84345 <3>
- Osborn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pashan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bontrager Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gerber Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerber Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gerber Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the west of Topeka.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85115 <3>
- Eden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Eden Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the west of Topeka.
- The Eden Cemetery has also been known as:
- Topeka UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84908 <3>
- Continue List (298 more) ...
- Steinberg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinberg Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Steinberg Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the east of Topeka.
- The Steinberg Cemetery has also been known as:
- Steinbarger Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87020 <3>
- Sloan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jordon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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 Emma had a population of 28 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Emma, with the one closest to Emma listed first.
- Shipshewana
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- LaGrange
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Seyberts
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Seyberts is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seyberts
- Valentine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Valentine is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine
- Grismore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grismore is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grismore
- Cosperville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cosperville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosperville
- Scott
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Scott is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Middlebury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ligonier
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wawaka
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wolcottville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ontario
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ontario is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Woodruff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Woodruff is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
- Rome City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Benton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Benton is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Emma. See our List of 1890's Communities around Emma.
Newspapers Published in Emma ...
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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Emma.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Emma, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Emma.
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 helpful 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 Emma:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to LaGrange County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- DeKalb County
- Elkhart County
- Kosciusko County
- Noble County
- Saint Joseph County
- Steuben County
- Whitley County
- Branch County
- Cass County
- Saint Joseph 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 '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- Emma) 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 Emma, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |