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 Gas City (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 Gas City. 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.
Gas City 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 Gas City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gas City:
- Grant County (The home county of Gas City)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gas City, with the one closest to Gas City listed first.
- Jonesboro
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Upland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Marion
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Michaelsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Michaelsville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
- Fowlerton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fowlerton is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Fairmount
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Arcana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Arcana is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcana
- Friendly Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Friendly Corner is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Corner
- Matthews
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Matthews is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Farrville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Farrville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrville
- Hackleman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hackleman is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleman
- Herbst
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Herbst is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbst
- Sweetser
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Blackford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gas City, with the one closest to Gas City listed first.
- Renner ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Renner is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner
- Shamrock Lakes
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Hartford City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mollie ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mollie is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
- Millgrove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Millgrove is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove
- Montpelier
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ridertown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ridertown is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridertown
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gas City, with the one closest to Gas City listed first.
- Janney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Janney is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janney
- Gaston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eaton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Granville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Granville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Former name for Granville:
- Weaton
- Andersonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Andersonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Yorktown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Albany
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Desoto
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Desoto is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desoto
- Muncie
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Daleville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Progress
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Progress is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Selma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gas City, with the one closest to Gas City listed first.
- Aroma
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Aroma is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroma
- Omega
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Omega is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Atlanta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arcadia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Henry County
- Middletown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gas City, with the one closest to Gas City listed first.
- Jerome
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Jerome is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Greentown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Guy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Guy is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Plevna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Plevna is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
- Vermont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Vermont is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont
- Hemlock
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hemlock is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Oakford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Oakford is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakford
- Cassville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cassville is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Indian Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Indian Heights is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Heights
- Kokomo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Alto
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Alto is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Huntington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gas City, with the one closest to Gas City listed first.
- Banquo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Banquo is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banquo
- Warren
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Etna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Monument City is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument City
- River
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- River is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River
- Majenica
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Majenica is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majenica
- Plum Tree
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Plum Tree is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Tree
- Harlansburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Harlansburg is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Andrews
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Huntington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Markle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bowerstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bowerstown is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerstown
- Jay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gas City, with the one closest to Gas City listed first.
- Dunkirk
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pennville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Fiat
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Fiat is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiat
- Redkey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Greene
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Greene is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Pony
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pony is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pony
- Blaine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Blaine is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gas City, with the one closest to Gas City listed first.
- Summitville
(10 miles [16.1 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Leisure
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Leisure is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure
- Gimco City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Gimco City is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gimco City
- Orestes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Orestes is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orestes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Dundee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dundee is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Elwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- West Elwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- West Elwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elwood
- Frankton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Prosperity
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Prosperity is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Florida
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Florida is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- North Anderson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- North Anderson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Anderson
- Country Club Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Country Club Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gas City, with the one closest to Gas City listed first.
- Converse
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Amboy
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Amboy is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- North Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Grove is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grove
- Santa Fe
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Santa Fe is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Loree
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Loree is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loree
- Miami
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bunker Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oakdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oakdale is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Peru
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gas City, with the one closest to Gas City listed first.
- Parker City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Windsor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Windsor is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gas City, with the one closest to Gas City listed first.
- Windfall City
(20 miles [32.2 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nevada
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Nevada is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Hobbs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sharpsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Tipton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wabash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gas City, with the one closest to Gas City listed first.
- La Fontaine
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Somerset
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Somerset is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Lincolnville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lincolnville is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Treaty
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Treaty is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treaty
- Lagro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Wabash
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Richvalley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Richvalley is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richvalley
- Urbana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wells County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gas City, with the one closest to Gas City listed first.
- Keystone
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Keystone is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Greenville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greenville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Liberty Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Center is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
- Poneto
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Poneto is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poneto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Nottingham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Nottingham is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Travisville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Travisville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travisville
- Petroleum
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Petroleum is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Phenix
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Phenix is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Reiffsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Reiffsburg is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reiffsburg
- Bluffton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Oaks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Oaks is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oaks
- Uniondale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vera Cruz
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vera Cruz is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera Cruz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gas City, see our County-by-County Page for Gas City.
Cemeteries Near Gas City ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gas City.
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 Gas City - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gas City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gas City, with the one closest to Gas City listed first.
- Walnut Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Puckett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Puckett Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the east of Marion.
- The Puckett Cemetery has also been known as:
- Howe Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2135326 <3>
- Marion National Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Park Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Fairmount.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86327 <3>
- Jefferson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- IOOF Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Burson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Atkinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Grant Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (285 more) ...
- Shiloh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leffler Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Farrville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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>
While we didn't find Gas City in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gas City.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gas City, with the one closest to Gas City listed first.
- Jonesboro
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fairmount
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Upland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Marion
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Weaver
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Weaver is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Arcana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Arcana is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcana
- Hanfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hanfield is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanfield
- Roseburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Roseburg is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseburg
- Renner ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Renner is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner
- Jadden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jadden is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jadden
- Landess
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Landess is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landess
- Hackleman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hackleman is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleman
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Farrville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Farrville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrville
- Herbst
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Herbst is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbst
- Summitville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Summitville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gas City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gas City.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Gas City ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gas City.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Gas City. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Gas City and those printed in the larger area surrounding Gas City.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<2> of Gas City.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Gas City:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Grant County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blackford County
- Delaware County
- Hamilton County
- Henry County
- Howard County
- Huntington County
- Jay County
- Madison County
- Miami County
- Randolph County
- Tipton County
- Wabash County
- Wells 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gas City) 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 Gas City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |