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 Galveston (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 Galveston. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Galveston is located in Cass 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 Cass County: Carroll, Fulton, Howard, Miami, Pulaski & White.
Below are the counties that are near Galveston. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Galveston:
- Cass County (The home county of Galveston)
- The following are listed by their distance from Galveston, with the one closest to Galveston listed first.
- Walton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Deacon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Deacon is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacon
- Onward
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Onward is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onward
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Young America
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Young America is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young America
- New Waverly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- New Waverly is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Waverly
- Logansport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hoover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hoover is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
- Clymers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clymers is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clymers
- Dunkirk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dunkirk is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
- Verona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Verona is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Twelve Mile
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Twelve Mile is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Mile
- Lake Cicott
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Cicott is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Cicott
- Leases Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Leases Corner is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leases Corner
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Galveston, with the one closest to Galveston listed first.
- Deer Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Deer Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Burlington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bringhurst
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bringhurst is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bringhurst
- Flora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Burrows
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Burrows is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows
- Camden
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cutler
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cutler is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutler
- Rockfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Rockfield is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- Prince William
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Prince William is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince William
- Radnor
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Radnor is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radnor
- Ockley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ockley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ockley
- Owasco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Owasco is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owasco
- Delphi
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Galveston, with the one closest to Galveston listed first.
- Forest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Forest is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Middlefork
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Middlefork is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefork
- Geetingsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Geetingsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geetingsville
- Beard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Beard is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard
- Scircleville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Scircleville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scircleville
- Michigantown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sedalia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sedalia is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Boyleston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Boyleston is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston
- Rossville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cambria
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cambria is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Frankfort
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kirklin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Edna Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Edna Mills is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna Mills
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Galveston, with the one closest to Galveston listed first.
- Fulton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Grass Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grass Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Creek
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Galveston, with the one closest to Galveston listed first.
- Sims
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sims is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
- Mier
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Mier is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mier
- Swayzee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Herbst
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Herbst is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbst
- Sweetser
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Jalapa
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Jalapa is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Michaelsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Michaelsville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
- Hackleman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hackleman is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleman
- Rigdon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rigdon is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigdon
- Marion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fairmount
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Jonesboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Galveston, with the one closest to Galveston listed first.
- Ekin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ekin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekin
- Atlanta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Arcadia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Omega
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Omega is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Bakers Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bakers Corner is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Corner
- Sheridan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Aroma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Aroma is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroma
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Galveston, with the one closest to Galveston listed first.
- Cassville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cassville is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Kokomo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Judson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Judson is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Alto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Alto is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- West Middleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- West Middleton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Middleton
- Indian Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Indian Heights is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Heights
- Vermont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vermont is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont
- Plevna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Plevna is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
- Russiaville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Oakford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oakford is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakford
- Shanghai
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shanghai is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai
- Greentown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hemlock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hemlock is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Galveston, with the one closest to Galveston listed first.
- Leisure
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Leisure is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure
- West Elwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Elwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elwood
- Elwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Galveston, with the one closest to Galveston listed first.
- Miami
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bunker Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Loree
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Loree is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loree
- Santa Fe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Santa Fe is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- North Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- North Grove is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grove
- Amboy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Amboy is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Peru
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oakdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oakdale is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Converse
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mexico
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Denver
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Deedsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Deedsville is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deedsville
- Pettysville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pettysville is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettysville
- Pulaski County
- Thornhope
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Thornhope is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhope
- Former names for Thornhope:
- Parisville
- Rosedale
- Thornhope has also been known as:
- Oak
- Tippecanoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Galveston, with the one closest to Galveston listed first.
- Americus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Americus is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Buck Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Galveston, with the one closest to Galveston listed first.
- Sharpsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Nevada
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nevada is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Groomsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Groomsville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groomsville
- Windfall City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Windfall City is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
- Windfall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Goldsmith
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Goldsmith is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith
- Kempton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Kempton is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Tipton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Jericho ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Jericho is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Hobbs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- East Union
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- East Union is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Wabash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Galveston, with the one closest to Galveston listed first.
- Somerset
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Somerset is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Richvalley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Richvalley is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richvalley
- Treaty
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Treaty is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treaty
- Wabash
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- La Fontaine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- La Fontaine is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Fontaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- Roann
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stockdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stockdale is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockdale
- Lincolnville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lincolnville is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Lagro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Urbana
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Galveston, with the one closest to Galveston listed first.
- Burnettsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Burnettsville is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnettsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
- Idaville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Idaville is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
- Springboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Springboro is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springboro
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Galveston, see our County-by-County Page for Galveston.
Cemeteries Near Galveston ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Galveston.
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 Galveston - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Galveston covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Galveston, with the one closest to Galveston listed first.
- Meeks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- McWilliams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Deer Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sprinkle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rush Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cassville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Patterson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harness Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- North Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hudson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chitick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (312 more) ...
- Springdale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kappa Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Barnett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Galveston had a population of 694 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Galveston had a population of 1,249 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Galveston, with the one closest to Galveston listed first.
- Lincoln
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lincoln is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Cassville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cassville is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Bennetts Switch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bennetts Switch is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Switch
- Miami
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kokomo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Walton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wawpecong
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wawpecong is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wawpecong
- Bunker Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Deacon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Deacon is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacon
- Poplar Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Poplar Grove is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Ridgeway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeway is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Onward
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Onward is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onward
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Loree
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Loree is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loree
- Young America
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Young America is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young America
- West Middleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- West Middleton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Middleton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Galveston. See our List of 1890's Communities around Galveston.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Galveston ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Galveston.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Galveston. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Galveston and those printed in the larger area surrounding Galveston.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> of Galveston.
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 Galveston:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Cass County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Clinton County
- Fulton County
- Grant County
- Hamilton County
- Howard County
- Madison County
- Miami County
- Pulaski County
- Tippecanoe County
- Tipton County
- Wabash County
- White 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> | 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 Galveston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Galveston) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |