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 Enos (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 Enos. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Enos is located in Newton 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 Newton County: Iroquois (IL), Kankakee (IL), Benton, Jasper & Lake.
Below are the counties that are near Enos. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Enos:
- Newton County (The home county of Enos)
- The following are listed by their distance from Enos, with the one closest to Enos listed first.
- Morocco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Beaver City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Beaver City is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
- Lake Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lake Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Mount Ayr
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Ayr is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ayr
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Sumava Resorts
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Roselawn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roselawn is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn
- Brook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thayer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Thayer is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
- Foresman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Foresman is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foresman
- Kentland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Newton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Newton is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Goodland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Enos, with the one closest to Enos listed first.
- Raub
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Raub is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raub
- Earl Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Earl Park is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Wadena
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Wadena is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadena
- Gravel Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Gravel Hill is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Freeland Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Freeland Park is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland Park
- Fowler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Enos, with the one closest to Enos listed first.
- Fair Oaks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Forest City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Forest City is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Virgie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Virgie is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgie
- Rensselaer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Collegeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Collegeville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collegeville
- Egypt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Egypt is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- DeMotte
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- DeMotte is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeMotte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,172 people
- DeMotte has also been known as:
- De Motte
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for DeMotte <1>
- Gifford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Gifford is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gifford
- Stoutsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stoutsburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoutsburg
- Wheatfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Remington
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Tefft
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tefft is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tefft
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Enos, with the one closest to Enos listed first.
- Schneider
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Schneider is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schneider
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Illinoi
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Illinoi is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinoi
- Shelby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Shelby is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
- Lowell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Dinwiddie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dinwiddie is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinwiddie
- Lake Dalecarlia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lake Dalecarlia is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Dalecarlia
- Cedar Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Leroy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Leroy is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
- Crown Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Winfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Winfield is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,265 people
- Lakes of the Four Seasons
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint John
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Porter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Enos, with the one closest to Enos listed first.
- Hebron
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Aylesworth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Aylesworth is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aylesworth
- Boone Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Boone Grove is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Grove
- Kouts
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Porter Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Porter Crossroads is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Crossroads
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Enos, with the one closest to Enos listed first.
- Francesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Medaryville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Enos, with the one closest to Enos listed first.
- Lee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Wolcott
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Iroquois County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Enos, with the one closest to Enos listed first.
- Beaverville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Donovan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Iroquois
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Papineau
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Martinton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Effner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Effner is located in Iroquois County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effner
- Sheldon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Watseka
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- L'Erable
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- L'Erable is located in Iroquois County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for L'Erable
- Chebanse
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Woodland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ashkum
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Kankakee County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Enos, with the one closest to Enos listed first.
- Hopkins Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hopkins Park is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 608 people
- Hopkins Park has also been known as:
- Hopkins Park village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopkins Park <1>
- Illiana Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Illiana Heights is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illiana Heights
- Illinoi
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Illinoi is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinoi
- Litchfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Litchfield is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield
- Saint Anne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sherburnville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sherburnville is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherburnville
- Momence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sun River Terrace
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sun River Terrace is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun River Terrace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Grant Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Grant Park is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,231 people
- Aroma Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Saint George
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Saint George is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Sammons Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sammons Point is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammons Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
- Sammons Point has also been known as:
- Sammons Point village
- Kankakee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Will County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Enos, with the one closest to Enos listed first.
- Beecher
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Goodenow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Goodenow is located in Will County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodenow
- Peotone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Willowbrook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Enos, see our County-by-County Page for Enos.
Cemeteries Near Enos ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Enos.
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 Enos - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Enos covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Enos, with the one closest to Enos listed first.
- Oakland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Morgan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Murphy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kennedy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- North Star Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Beaver Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bible Witness Camp Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- J H Grant Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Russell Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Prairie Vine Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Porter Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (177 more) ...
- Burr Oak Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Guiding Star Memorial Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lake Village Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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 Enos in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Enos.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Enos, with the one closest to Enos listed first.
- Morocco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Beaver City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Beaver City is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
- Mount Ayr
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Ayr is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ayr
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Lake Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lake Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Hopkins Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hopkins Park is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 608 people
- Hopkins Park has also been known as:
- Hopkins Park village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopkins Park <1>
- Fair Oaks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beaverville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Brook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Roselawn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roselawn is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn
- Donovan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Foresman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Foresman is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foresman
- Thayer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Thayer is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Surrey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Surrey is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surrey
- Shelby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Shelby is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
- Koster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Koster is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koster
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Enos. See our List of 1890's Communities around Enos.
Newspapers Published in Enos ...
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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Enos.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Enos, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Enos.
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 Enos:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Newton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Jasper County
- Lake County
- Porter County
- Pulaski County
- White County
- Iroquois County
- Kankakee County
- Will 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 Enos, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Enos) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |