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 Greenville (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 Greenville. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Greenville is located in Wells 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 Wells County: Adams, Allen, Blackford, Grant, Huntington & Jay.
Below are the counties that are near Greenville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Greenville:
- Wells County (The home county of Greenville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Poneto
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Poneto is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poneto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Travisville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Travisville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travisville
- Reiffsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Reiffsburg is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reiffsburg
- Liberty Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Center is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
- Petroleum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Petroleum is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Keystone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Keystone is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Bluffton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nottingham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nottingham is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Phenix
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Phenix is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- North Oaks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- North Oaks is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oaks
- Vera Cruz
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Craigville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Craigville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville
- Uniondale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Linn Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Linn Grove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Grove
- Honduras
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Honduras is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honduras
- Berne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Geneva
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Coppess Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Coppess Corner is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppess Corner
- Magley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Magley is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magley
- Monroe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Preble
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Decatur
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Yoder
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hoagland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Aboite
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Aboite is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aboite
- Anthony Wayne Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Indian Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Indian Village is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Monroeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Wayne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- New Haven
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dixon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dixon is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Blackford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Montpelier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mollie ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mollie is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
- Ridertown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ridertown is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridertown
- Hartford City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Renner ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Renner is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner
- Millgrove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Millgrove is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove
- Shamrock Lakes
(19 miles [30.6 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 Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Eaton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Granville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Granville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Former name for Granville:
- Weaton
- Albany
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Janney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Janney is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janney
- Gaston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Desoto
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Desoto is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desoto
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Farrville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Farrville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrville
- Van Buren
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Arcana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arcana is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcana
- Friendly Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Friendly Corner is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Corner
- Upland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gas City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Matthews
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Matthews is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Marion
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Fowlerton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fowlerton is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Jonesboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Michaelsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Michaelsville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
- Fairmount
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jalapa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Jalapa is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Huntington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Plum Tree
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Plum Tree is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Tree
- Warren
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Markle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Majenica
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Majenica is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majenica
- River
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- River is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River
- Mount Etna
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mount Etna is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Etna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Bowerstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bowerstown is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerstown
- Harlansburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Harlansburg is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Banquo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Banquo is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banquo
- Monument City ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Monument City is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument City
- Huntington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Roanoke
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Andrews
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Fiat
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fiat is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiat
- Pennville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Antiville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Antiville is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antiville
- Bloomfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomfield is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Bryant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pony
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pony is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pony
- Greene
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Greene is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Dunkirk
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Blaine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Blaine is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Jay City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Jay City is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay City
- Portland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Trinity
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Trinity is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Redkey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Madison County
- Summitville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Summitville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Ridgeville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 734 people
- New Pittsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Pittsburg is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Stone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Stone is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Wabash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Lincolnville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lincolnville is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- La Fontaine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- La Fontaine is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Fontaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- Lagro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Treaty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Treaty is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treaty
- Whitley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Dunfee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dunfee is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunfee
- Luther
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Luther is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Mercer County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Skeels Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Skeels Crossroads is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skeels Crossroads
- Scudder
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Scudder is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scudder
- Wabash
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Wabash is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Macedon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Macedon is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon
- Fort Recovery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rockford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Van Wert County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Willshire
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Wren
(25 miles [40.2 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>
- Schumm
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Schumm is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schumm
- Abanaka
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Abanaka is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanaka
- Glenmore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Glenmore is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Dixon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dixon is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Greenville, see our County-by-County Page for Greenville.
Cemeteries Near Greenville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Greenville.
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 Greenville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Greenville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- McFarren Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Stahl Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Snow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grannand Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bloxsom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Linn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Six Mile Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fair View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Old Bluffton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (265 more) ...
- Batson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wright Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Greenville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Greenville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Poneto
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Poneto is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poneto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Reiffsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Reiffsburg is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reiffsburg
- Keystone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Keystone is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Liberty Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Center is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
- Mount Zion
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mount Zion is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Nottingham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nottingham is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Bluffton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jeff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jeff is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- Montpelier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Phenix
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Phenix is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Domestic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Domestic is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Domestic
- Buckeye
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Buckeye is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- McNatts
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- McNatts is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNatts
- Fiat
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fiat is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiat
- Vera Cruz
(8 miles [12.9 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
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Greenville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Greenville.
Newspapers Published in Greenville ...
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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Greenville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Greenville, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Greenville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Greenville:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Wells County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Allen County
- Blackford County
- Delaware County
- Grant County
- Huntington County
- Jay County
- Madison County
- Randolph County
- Wabash County
- Whitley County
- Mercer 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> | 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 Greenville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Greenville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |