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 Gates Corner (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 Gates Corner. 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.
Name Variations for Gates Corner ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Gates Corner: Gates Cor. (or less commonly used: Gates Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Gates Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Gates Corner may originally have been Gate's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Gates Corner might be written as Gate Corner.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Gates Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gates Corner.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Gates Corner is located in Delaware 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 Delaware County: Blackford, Grant, Henry, Jay, Madison & Randolph.
Below are the counties that are near Gates Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gates Corner:
- Delaware County (The home county of Gates Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gates Corner, with the one closest to Gates Corner listed first.
- Selma
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Liberty Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Cowan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cowan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Oakville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oakville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Desoto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Desoto is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desoto
- Muncie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Progress
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Progress is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Andersonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Andersonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Albany
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Yorktown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Granville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Granville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Former name for Granville:
- Weaton
- Daleville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Eaton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Blackford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gates Corner, with the one closest to Gates Corner listed first.
- Millgrove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Millgrove is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove
- Ridertown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ridertown is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridertown
- Shamrock Lakes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shamrock Lakes is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Hartford City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Renner ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Renner is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner
- Mollie ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mollie is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
- Montpelier
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gates Corner, with the one closest to Gates Corner listed first.
- Bentonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bentonville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- Fairview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Harrisburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Harrisburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gates Corner, with the one closest to Gates Corner listed first.
- Matthews
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Matthews is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Fowlerton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fowlerton is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Upland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fairmount
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gates Corner, with the one closest to Gates Corner listed first.
- Shirley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shirley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 906 people
- Warrington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Warrington is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrington
- Wilkinson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Branch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Branch is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Branch
- Charlottesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Charlottesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlottesville
- Eden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eden is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gates Corner, with the one closest to Gates Corner listed first.
- Blountsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Blountsville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Luray
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Luray is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Mooreland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mooreland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Springport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Messick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Messick is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messick
- Mount Summit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Foley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Foley is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
- Millville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Millville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Sulphur Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- New Castle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Corwin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Corwin is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin
- Middletown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cadiz
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cadiz is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Jay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gates Corner, with the one closest to Gates Corner listed first.
- Redkey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Dunkirk
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bluff Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff Point is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Point
- Greene
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Greene is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Blaine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blaine is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Collett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Collett is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collett
- Boundary City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Boundary City is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boundary City
- Pony
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pony is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pony
- Portland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pennville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Salamonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Salamonia is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salamonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Antiville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Antiville is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antiville
- Kosciusko County
- Warsaw
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gates Corner, with the one closest to Gates Corner listed first.
- Chesterfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Glyn Ellen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Glyn Ellen is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glyn Ellen
- Markleville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- North Anderson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- North Anderson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Anderson
- Prosperity
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Prosperity is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Country Club Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Country Club Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Woodlawn Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Alexandria
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Florida
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Florida is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Western Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Western Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Village
- Gimco City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gimco City is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gimco City
- Edgewood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Edgewood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,850 people
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gates Corner, with the one closest to Gates Corner listed first.
- Windsor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Windsor is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Parker City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Losantville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Modoc
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Modoc is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Farmland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomingport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bloomingport is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingport
- Rural
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rural is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Snow Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Snow Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Winchester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Stone
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stone is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Lynn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ridgeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 734 people
- Saratoga
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rush County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gates Corner, with the one closest to Gates Corner listed first.
- Raleigh
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Raleigh is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Mays
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mays is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays
- Falmouth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Falmouth is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Gings
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Gings is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gings
- Carthage
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gates Corner, with the one closest to Gates Corner listed first.
- Franklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Franklin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Economy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Economy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Hagerstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Greens Fork
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cambridge City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Dublin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Dublin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
- Mount Auburn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Mount Auburn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Fountain City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Germantown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- East Germantown is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Germantown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Pennville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Pennville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Webster
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Webster is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Milton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Milton is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- Darke County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gates Corner, with the one closest to Gates Corner listed first.
- Long
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Long is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long
- Hollansburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hollansburg is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollansburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Union City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Union City is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
- Nashville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Nashville is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Palestine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Coletown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Coletown is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coletown
- New Madison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Preble County (OH)
- New Paris
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gates Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Gates Corner.
Cemeteries Near Gates Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gates Corner.
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 Gates Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gates Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gates Corner, with the one closest to Gates Corner listed first.
- Hodson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Felton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- New Burlington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Swingley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Truitt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gable Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Freidline Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bortsfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rogersville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hodson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (308 more) ...
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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 Gates Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gates Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gates Corner, with the one closest to Gates Corner listed first.
- New Burlington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- New Burlington is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Burlington
- Blountsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Blountsville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Windsor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Windsor is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Selma
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Luray
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Luray is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Rogersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rogersville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Losantville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Parker City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oakville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oakville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Mooreland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mooreland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Modoc
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Modoc is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Cowan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cowan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Springport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Unionport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Unionport is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionport
- Farmland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gates Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gates Corner.
Newspapers Published in Gates Corner ...
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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gates Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gates Corner, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gates Corner.
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 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 Gates Corner:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Delaware County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blackford County
- Fayette County
- Grant County
- Hancock County
- Henry County
- Jay County
- Kosciusko County
- Madison County
- Randolph County
- Rush County
- Wayne County
- Darke County
- Preble County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <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 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 Gates Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gates Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |