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 Geneva (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 Geneva. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Geneva is located in Adams 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 Adams County: Allen, Jay, Wells, Mercer (OH) & Van Wert (OH).
Below are the counties that are near Geneva. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Geneva:
- Adams County (The home county of Geneva)
- The following are listed by their distance from Geneva, with the one closest to Geneva listed first.
- Berne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Linn Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Linn Grove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Grove
- Coppess Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Coppess Corner is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppess Corner
- Monroe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Honduras
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Honduras is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honduras
- Pleasant Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Decatur
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Magley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Magley is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magley
- Preble
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Geneva, with the one closest to Geneva listed first.
- Hoagland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Dixon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Dixon is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Yoder
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Monroeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Zulu
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Zulu is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulu
- Blackford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Geneva, with the one closest to Geneva listed first.
- Ridertown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ridertown is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridertown
- Montpelier
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mollie ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mollie is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
- Millgrove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Millgrove is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove
- Hartford City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Renner ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Renner is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner
- Shamrock Lakes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shamrock Lakes is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Geneva, with the one closest to Geneva listed first.
- Albany
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Eaton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Granville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Granville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Former name for Granville:
- Weaton
- Desoto
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Desoto is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desoto
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Geneva, with the one closest to Geneva listed first.
- Farrville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Farrville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrville
- Arcana
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Arcana is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcana
- Friendly Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Friendly Corner is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Corner
- Van Buren
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Van Buren is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- Upland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Huntington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Geneva, with the one closest to Geneva listed first.
- Plum Tree
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Plum Tree is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Tree
- Markle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Warren
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Majenica
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Majenica is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majenica
- River
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- River is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River
- Jay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Geneva, with the one closest to Geneva listed first.
- Bryant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bloomfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bloomfield is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Jay City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jay City is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay City
- Trinity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Trinity is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Antiville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Antiville is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antiville
- Fiat
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fiat is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiat
- Portland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pennville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pony
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pony is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pony
- Blaine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Blaine is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Collett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Collett is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collett
- Greene
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Greene is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Geneva, with the one closest to Geneva listed first.
- New Pittsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- New Pittsburg is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Ridgeville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ridgeville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 734 people
- Saratoga
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Stone
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Stone is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Union City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Farmland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Haysville Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Haysville Corner is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville Corner
- Winchester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wells County
- The following are listed by their distance from Geneva, with the one closest to Geneva listed first.
- Phenix
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Phenix is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Vera Cruz
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vera Cruz is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera Cruz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Nottingham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Nottingham is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Petroleum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Petroleum is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Reiffsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Reiffsburg is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reiffsburg
- Craigville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Craigville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville
- Travisville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Travisville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travisville
- Greenville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Greenville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Poneto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Poneto is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poneto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Bluffton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Keystone
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Keystone is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- North Oaks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Oaks is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oaks
- Auglaize County (OH)
- Saint Marys
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Darke County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Geneva, with the one closest to Geneva listed first.
- New Weston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lightsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lightsville is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightsville
- North Star
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rossburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Union City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Union City is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
- Brock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brock is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock
- Osgood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Yorkshire
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mercer County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Geneva, with the one closest to Geneva listed first.
- Skeels Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Skeels Crossroads is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skeels Crossroads
- Scudder
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Scudder is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scudder
- Wabash
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wabash is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Macedon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Macedon is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon
- Fort Recovery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rockford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Tama
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Tama is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tama
- Earley ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Earley is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earley
- Mercer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Mercer is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Coldwater
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wendelin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wendelin is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendelin
- Celina
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Paulding County (OH)
- McGill ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- McGill is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGill
- Van Wert County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Geneva, with the one closest to Geneva listed first.
- Willshire
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Schumm
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Schumm is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schumm
- Wren
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wren is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wren <1>
- Abanaka
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Abanaka is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanaka
- Glenmore
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Glenmore is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Ohio City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dixon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Dixon is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Convoy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elgin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Elgin is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Van Wert
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Monticello
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Monticello is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Converse Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Converse Station is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse Station
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Geneva, see our County-by-County Page for Geneva.
Cemeteries Near Geneva ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Geneva.
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 Geneva - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Geneva covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Geneva, with the one closest to Geneva listed first.
- Westlawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pound Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Collins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Borris Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Riverside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Studebaker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bunker Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Snow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bunker Hill Amish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Old Brethren Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Brethren Cemetery
- The Old Brethren Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bear Creek Cemetery
- Bearcreek Cemetery
- Boehm Cemetery
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
- Frank Boehm Farm Cemetery
- Macklin Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2194239 <2>
- Hartford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gravel Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (320 more) ...
- Old Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- MRE Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MRE Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the MRE Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Berne.
- The MRE Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mennonite Reformed Evangelical Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #201352 <2>
- Daugherty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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 Geneva had a population of 748 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Geneva had a population of 1,362 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Geneva, with the one closest to Geneva listed first.
- Ceylon
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ceylon is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
- Bryant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Berne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Linn Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Linn Grove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Grove
- Poling
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Poling is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poling
- Jay City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jay City is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay City
- New Corydon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- New Corydon is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Corydon
- Domestic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Domestic is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Domestic
- Antiville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Antiville is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antiville
- Westchester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Westchester is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westchester
- Phenix
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Phenix is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Kitt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kitt is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitt
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Skeels Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Skeels Crossroads is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skeels Crossroads
- Chattanooga
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Chattanooga is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga
- Vera Cruz
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vera Cruz is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera Cruz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Geneva. See our List of 1890's Communities around Geneva.
Newspapers Published in Geneva ...
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 136 newspapers that have been published in the area around Geneva.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Geneva, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Geneva.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Geneva:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Adams County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Blackford County
- Delaware County
- Grant County
- Huntington County
- Jay County
- Randolph County
- Wells County
- Auglaize County
- Darke County
- Mercer County
- Paulding County
- Van Wert 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> | 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. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Geneva) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Geneva, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |