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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 Fowler (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 Fowler. 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 northwest 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 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.

Fowler is located in Benton County and is the County Seat.

To see how the shape of Indiana's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Benton County: Iroquois (IL), Vermilion (IL), Jasper, Newton, Tippecanoe, Warren & White.

Below are the counties that are near Fowler. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fowler:

  • Benton County     (The home county of Fowler)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fowler, with the one closest to Fowler listed first.
    • Gravel Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Wadena
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Atkinson
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Earl Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Oxford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oxford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
      • Oxford is located in Benton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,145 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <2>
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Oxford
      • From Fowler to Oxford
    • Boswell
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boswell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boswell
      • Boswell is located in Benton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boswell <2>
    • Dunn ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dunn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
      • Dunn is located in Benton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dunn
      • From Fowler to Dunn
    • Templeton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Freeland Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Talbot
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talbot have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbot
      • Talbot is located in Benton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Talbot <2>
    • Raub
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ambia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Otterbein
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otterbein have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterbein
      • Otterbein is located in Benton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,258 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otterbein <2>
  • Fountain County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fowler, with the one closest to Fowler listed first.
    • Attica
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Roberts
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roberts. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
      • Roberts is located in Fountain County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Roberts
      • From Fowler to Roberts
    • Newtown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
      • Newtown is located in Fountain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
  • Jasper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fowler, with the one closest to Fowler listed first.
    • Remington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Remington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remington
      • Remington is located in Jasper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,140 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Remington <2>
    • Egypt
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Collegeville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collegeville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collegeville
      • Collegeville is located in Jasper County
    • Rensselaer
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Newton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fowler, with the one closest to Fowler listed first.
    • Goodland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Newton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
      • Newton is located in Newton County
    • Kentland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kentland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentland
      • Kentland is located in Newton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,650 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kentland <2>
    • Brook
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook
      • Brook is located in Newton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 941 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brook <2>
    • Foresman
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Foresman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foresman
      • Foresman is located in Newton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Foresman
      • From Fowler to Foresman
    • Beaver City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
      • Beaver City is located in Newton County
    • Morocco
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morocco have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morocco
      • Morocco is located in Newton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,086 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morocco <2>
    • Mount Ayr
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Ayr. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ayr
      • Mount Ayr is located in Newton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mount Ayr
      • From Fowler to Mount Ayr
  • Tippecanoe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fowler, with the one closest to Fowler listed first.
    • Montmorenci
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Glenhall
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Westpoint
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Indian Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
      • Indian Village is located in Tippecanoe County
    • West Lafayette
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Lafayette have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lafayette
      • West Lafayette is located in Tippecanoe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,605 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Lafayette <2>
    • Battle Ground
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Odell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Shadeland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadeland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadeland
      • Shadeland is located in Tippecanoe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,922 people
    • Delp
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Lafayette
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Americus
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Buck Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buck Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Creek
      • Buck Creek is located in Tippecanoe County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buck Creek <2>
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fowler, with the one closest to Fowler listed first.
    • Pine Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
      • Pine Village is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Village <2>
    • Brisco ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brisco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisco
      • Brisco is located in Warren County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Brisco
      • From Fowler to Brisco
    • Chatterton ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Green Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Independence
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Pence
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Williamsport
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
      • Williamsport is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,837 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsport <2>
    • Hedrick
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Sloan ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sloan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
      • Sloan is located in Warren County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sloan
      • From Fowler to Sloan
    • West Lebanon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Old Town
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
      • Old Town is located in Warren County
  • White County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fowler, with the one closest to Fowler listed first.
    • Wolcott
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolcott have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcott
      • Wolcott is located in White County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 970 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolcott <2>
    • Brookston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookston
      • Brookston is located in White County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,541 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookston <2>
    • Chalmers
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chalmers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalmers
      • Chalmers is located in White County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
    • Reynolds
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reynolds have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
      • Reynolds is located in White County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reynolds <2>
    • Lee
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Springboro
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Monon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monon
      • Monon is located in White County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,755 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monon <2>
    • Monticello
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
      • Monticello is located in White County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,248 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <2>
  • Iroquois County (IL)
  • Vermilion County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fowler, with the one closest to Fowler listed first.
    • Coalton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coalton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
      • Coalton is located in Vermilion County (IL)
    • Hoopeston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoopeston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopeston
      • Hoopeston is located in Vermilion County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,940 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoopeston <2>
    • Rossville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Alvin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • East Lynn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Lynn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
      • East Lynn is located in Vermilion County (IL)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Lynn <2>
    • Bismarck
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Henning
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henning have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henning
      • Henning is located in Vermilion County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henning <2>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fowler, see our County-by-County Page for Fowler.

Cemeteries Near Fowler ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fowler.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fowler covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fowler, with the one closest to Fowler listed first.

  • Fowler Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Earl Park Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Earl Park Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Earl Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. John Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Boswell Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Perigo Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perigo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perigo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dehner Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dehner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dehner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oxford Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oxford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oxford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Justus Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Justus Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Justus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Smith Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Timmons Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jones Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (189 more) ...
    • Griffin Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Griffin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Griffin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Goodland Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Fowler had a population of 1,285 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Fowler had a population of 2,305 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Fowler, with the one closest to Fowler listed first.

  • Swanington
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swanington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanington
    • Swanington is located in Benton County
  • Lochiel
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lochiel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochiel
    • Lochiel is located in Benton County
  • Gravel Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Atkinson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Wadena
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Chase
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
    • Chase is located in Benton County
  • Earl Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Boswell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boswell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boswell
    • Boswell is located in Benton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boswell <2>
  • Oxford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oxford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
    • Oxford is located in Benton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,145 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <2>
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Oxford
    • From Fowler to Oxford
  • Dunnington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunnington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnington
    • Dunnington is located in Benton County
  • Templeton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Talbot
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talbot have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbot
    • Talbot is located in Benton County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Talbot <2>
  • Continue List   (20 more) ...
    • Goodland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Raub
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pine Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
      • Pine Village is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Village <2>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fowler. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fowler.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Fowler ...

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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fowler.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Fowler. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Fowler and those printed in the larger area surrounding Fowler.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<6> of Fowler.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Fowler:

The official website for Fowler: www.townoffowler.com/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>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.
<5>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 Fowler, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Fowler) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fowler. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6177, Longitude: -87.3184    









 

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