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 Fox (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 Fox. 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 doctors and 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.
Fox is located in Grant 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 Grant County: Blackford, Delaware, Howard, Huntington, Madison, Miami, Tipton, Wabash & Wells.
Below are the counties that are near Fox. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fox:
- Grant County (The home county of Fox)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox, with the one closest to Fox listed first.
- Jalapa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jalapa is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Marion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sweetser
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Michaelsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Michaelsville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
- Mier
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mier is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mier
- Herbst
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Herbst is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbst
- Van Buren
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Van Buren is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- Jonesboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Friendly Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Friendly Corner is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Corner
- Gas City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Swayzee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arcana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Arcana is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcana
- Blackford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox, with the one closest to Fox listed first.
- Renner ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Renner is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner
- Hartford City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mollie ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mollie is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
- Shamrock Lakes
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shamrock Lakes is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Montpelier
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Millgrove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Millgrove is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove
- Ridertown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ridertown is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridertown
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox, with the one closest to Fox listed first.
- Galveston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Onward
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Onward is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onward
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- New Waverly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- New Waverly is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Waverly
- Hoover
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hoover is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
- Walton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox, with the one closest to Fox listed first.
- Janney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Janney is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janney
- Gaston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Eaton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Granville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Granville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Former name for Granville:
- Weaton
- Fulton County
- Disko
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Disko is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disko
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox, with the one closest to Fox listed first.
- Plevna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Plevna is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
- Greentown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jerome
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jerome is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Guy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Guy is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Vermont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Vermont is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont
- Hemlock
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hemlock is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Cassville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Cassville is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Kokomo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Heights is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Heights
- Oakford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oakford is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakford
- Alto
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alto is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- West Middleton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Middleton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Middleton
- Huntington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox, with the one closest to Fox listed first.
- Banquo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Banquo is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banquo
- Mount Etna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Etna is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Etna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Monument City ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Monument City is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument City
- River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- River is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River
- Harlansburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Harlansburg is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Warren
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Andrews
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Majenica
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Majenica is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majenica
- Plum Tree
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Plum Tree is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Tree
- Huntington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bippus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bippus is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bippus
- Bowerstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bowerstown is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerstown
- Jay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox, with the one closest to Fox listed first.
- Fiat
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Fiat is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiat
- Pennville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox, with the one closest to Fox listed first.
- Leisure
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Leisure is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure
- Summitville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Summitville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
- Alexandria
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Dundee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Dundee is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Orestes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Orestes is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orestes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Elwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Gimco City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Gimco City is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gimco City
- West Elwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- West Elwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elwood
- Frankton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox, with the one closest to Fox listed first.
- Converse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Amboy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Amboy is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- North Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- North Grove is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grove
- Santa Fe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Santa Fe is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Loree
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Loree is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loree
- Oakdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oakdale is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Bunker Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Miami
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Peru
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pettysville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pettysville is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettysville
- Denver
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mexico
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox, with the one closest to Fox listed first.
- Nevada
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Nevada is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Windfall City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Windfall City is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
- Windfall
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hobbs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sharpsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tipton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wabash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox, with the one closest to Fox listed first.
- La Fontaine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- La Fontaine is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Fontaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- Lincolnville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lincolnville is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Treaty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Treaty is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treaty
- Somerset
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Somerset is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Wabash
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lagro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Richvalley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Richvalley is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richvalley
- Urbana
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Servia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Servia is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servia
- Roann
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stockdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Stockdale is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockdale
- Laketon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Wells County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox, with the one closest to Fox listed first.
- Liberty Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Liberty Center is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
- Keystone
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Keystone is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Greenville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Greenville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Poneto
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Poneto is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poneto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Travisville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Travisville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travisville
- Uniondale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bluffton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- North Oaks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- North Oaks is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oaks
- Nottingham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Nottingham is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Petroleum
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Petroleum is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Reiffsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Reiffsburg is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reiffsburg
- Zanesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Whitley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox, with the one closest to Fox listed first.
- Luther
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Luther is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Collamer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Collamer is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collamer
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fox, see our County-by-County Page for Fox.
Cemeteries Near Fox ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fox.
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 Fox - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fox covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fox, with the one closest to Fox listed first.
- Hummel - Lobdell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Meshingomesia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Conner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gardner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rennaker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Harper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- America Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gardens of Memory
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stone Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (265 more) ...
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Waggoner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Grant Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Fox had a population of 15 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fox, with the one closest to Fox listed first.
- Jalapa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jalapa is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- La Fontaine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- La Fontaine is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Fontaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- Banquo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Banquo is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banquo
- Sweetser
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hanfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hanfield is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanfield
- Landess
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Landess is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landess
- Lincolnville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lincolnville is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Treaty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Treaty is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treaty
- Somerset
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Somerset is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Mier
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mier is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mier
- Roseburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Roseburg is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseburg
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Pleasant Plain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Plain is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plain
- Herbst
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Herbst is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbst
- Mount Etna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Etna is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Etna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fox. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fox.
Newspapers Published in Fox ...
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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fox.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fox, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fox.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Fox:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Grant County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blackford County
- Cass County
- Delaware County
- Fulton County
- Howard County
- Huntington County
- Jay County
- Madison County
- Miami County
- Tipton County
- Wabash County
- Wells County
- Whitley County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (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- Fox) 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 Fox, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |