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 Hastings (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 Hastings. 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 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.
Hastings is located in Kosciusko County.
To see how the shape of Indiana's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Kosciusko County: Elkhart, Fulton, Marshall, Noble, Wabash & Whitley.
Below are the counties that are near Hastings. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hastings:
- Kosciusko County (The home county of Hastings)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hastings, with the one closest to Hastings listed first.
- Milford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Milford is located in Kosciusko County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,551 people
- Clunette
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clunette
- Clunette is located in Kosciusko County
- Milford Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Junction
- Milford Junction is located in Kosciusko County
- Leesburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Leesburg is located in Kosciusko County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 546 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesburg <2>
- Atwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Atwood is located in Kosciusko County
- Syracuse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Syracuse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
- Syracuse is located in Kosciusko County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,856 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Syracuse <2>
- Wawasee Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wawasee Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wawasee Village
- Wawasee Village is located in Kosciusko County
- Etna Green
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arrowhead Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Park
- Arrowhead Park is located in Kosciusko County
- North Webster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Webster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Webster
- North Webster is located in Kosciusko County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,161 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Webster <2>
- Winona Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winona Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona Lake
- Winona Lake is located in Kosciusko County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,890 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winona Lake <2>
- Burket
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burket have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burket
- Burket is located in Kosciusko County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Mentone
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mentone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentone
- Mentone is located in Kosciusko County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mentone <2>
- Elkhart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hastings, with the one closest to Hastings listed first.
- Gravelton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gravelton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelton
- Gravelton is located in Elkhart County
- Nappanee
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Foraker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foraker
- Foraker is located in Elkhart County
- New Paris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Paris
- New Paris is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Paris <2>
- Southwest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Southwest. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest
- Southwest is located in Elkhart County
- Bainter Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bainter Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainter Town
- Bainter Town is located in Elkhart County
- Wakarusa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wakarusa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakarusa
- Wakarusa is located in Elkhart County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,848 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakarusa <2>
- Benton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Benton is located in Elkhart County
- Goshen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goshen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Goshen is located in Elkhart County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,168 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goshen <2>
- Millersburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
- Millersburg is located in Elkhart County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 950 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersburg <2>
- Dunlap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunlap have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Dunlap is located in Elkhart County
- Jamestown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jamestown is located in Elkhart County
- Elkhart
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hastings, with the one closest to Hastings listed first.
- Akron
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Athens
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Athens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Athens is located in Fulton County
- Disko
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Disko have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disko
- Disko is located in Fulton County
- Rochester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Leiters Ford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leiters Ford
- Leiters Ford is located in Fulton County
- Delong
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delong
- Delong is located in Fulton County
- LaGrange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hastings, with the one closest to Hastings listed first.
- Topeka
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shipshewana
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shipshewana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipshewana
- Shipshewana is located in LaGrange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 731 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shipshewana <2>
- Wolcottville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolcottville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcottville
- Wolcottville is located in LaGrange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,055 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolcottville <2>
- Seyberts
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seyberts
- Seyberts is located in LaGrange County
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hastings, with the one closest to Hastings listed first.
- Bourbon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bourbon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourbon
- Bourbon is located in Marshall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,746 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bourbon <2>
- Bremen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bremen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremen
- Bremen is located in Marshall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,450 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bremen <2>
- Old Tip Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Tip Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Tip Town
- Old Tip Town is located in Marshall County
- Tippecanoe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Argos
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Plymouth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- La Paz
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Paz
- La Paz is located in Marshall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Tyner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
- Tyner is located in Marshall County
- Burr Oak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak
- Burr Oak is located in Marshall County
- Donaldson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donaldson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Donaldson is located in Marshall County
- Culver
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Culver have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culver
- Culver is located in Marshall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,484 people
- Miami County
- Gilead
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Gilead is located in Miami County
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hastings, with the one closest to Hastings listed first.
- Indian Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Indian Village is located in Noble County
- Wilmot
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Wilmot is located in Noble County
- Cromwell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ligonier
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ligonier have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ligonier
- Ligonier is located in Noble County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,411 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ligonier <2>
- Kimmell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kimmell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmell
- Kimmell is located in Noble County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kimmell <2>
- Wolf Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
- Wolf Lake is located in Noble County
- Wawaka
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cosperville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosperville
- Cosperville is located in Noble County
- Port Mitchell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Mitchell
- Port Mitchell is located in Noble County
- Albion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Merriam
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam
- Merriam is located in Noble County
- Brimfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brimfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimfield
- Brimfield is located in Noble County
- Green Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Green Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Center
- Green Center is located in Noble County
- Saint Joseph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hastings, with the one closest to Hastings listed first.
- Wyatt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyatt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Wyatt is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyatt <2>
- Osceola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osceola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Osceola is located in Saint Joseph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,486 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osceola <2>
- Lakeville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Lakeville is located in Saint Joseph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 799 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeville <2>
- Gulivoire Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulivoire Park
- Gulivoire Park is located in Saint Joseph County
- Mishawaka
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Nutwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nutwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwood
- Nutwood is located in Saint Joseph County
- South Bend
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Granger
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Indian Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Indian Village is located in Saint Joseph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- North Liberty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- North Liberty is located in Saint Joseph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,909 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Liberty <2>
- Georgetown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Saint Joseph County
- Roseland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Roseland is located in Saint Joseph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
- Crumstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crumstown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumstown
- Crumstown is located in Saint Joseph County
- Starke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hastings, with the one closest to Hastings listed first.
- Koontz Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Koontz Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koontz Lake
- Koontz Lake is located in Starke County
- Grovertown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovertown
- Grovertown is located in Starke County
- Wabash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hastings, with the one closest to Hastings listed first.
- Liberty Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Mills
- Liberty Mills is located in Wabash County
- North Manchester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Laketon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laketon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laketon
- Laketon is located in Wabash County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laketon <2>
- Whitley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hastings, with the one closest to Hastings listed first.
- Etna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Etna is located in Whitley County
- Ormas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormas
- Ormas is located in Whitley County
- Larwill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larwill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larwill
- Larwill is located in Whitley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Lorane
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lorane. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorane
- Lorane is located in Whitley County
- Cresco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cresco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresco
- Cresco is located in Whitley County
- Collamer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Collamer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collamer
- Collamer is located in Whitley County
- South Whitley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tri-Lakes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri-Lakes
- Tri-Lakes is located in Whitley County
- Columbia City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia City
- Columbia City is located in Whitley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,416 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia City <2>
- Collins
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Collins is located in Whitley County
- Cass County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hastings, with the one closest to Hastings listed first.
- Union
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Edwardsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwardsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsburg
- Edwardsburg is located in Cass County (MI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwardsburg <2>
- Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Mottville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mottville
- Mottville is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hastings, see our County-by-County Page for Hastings.
Cemeteries Near Hastings ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hastings.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hastings covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hastings, with the one closest to Hastings listed first.
- Island Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Island Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Island Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Graber Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graber Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graber Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Clunette Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clunette Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clunette Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Brumbaugh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brumbaugh Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brumbaugh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Milford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeside Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Bethel Mennonite Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Weldy Amish Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bull Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bull Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bull Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Highland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Providence Primitive Baptist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Providence Primitive Baptist Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Providence Primitive Baptist Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<5> to the northwest of Wakarusa.
- The Providence Primitive Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Primitive Baptist Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
- Providence Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2168502 <4>
- Continue List (240 more) ...
- Tamarack Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tamarack Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tamarack Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Cable Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cable Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cable Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Syracuse Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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.<6>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Hastings had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hastings, with the one closest to Hastings listed first.
- Gravelton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gravelton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelton
- Gravelton is located in Elkhart County
- Clunette
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clunette
- Clunette is located in Kosciusko County
- Milford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Milford is located in Kosciusko County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,551 people
- Leesburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Leesburg is located in Kosciusko County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 546 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesburg <2>
- Milford Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Junction
- Milford Junction is located in Kosciusko County
- Nappanee
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Atwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Atwood is located in Kosciusko County
- Oswego
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oswego have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
- Oswego is located in Kosciusko County
- Etna Green
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Syracuse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Syracuse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
- Syracuse is located in Kosciusko County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,856 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Syracuse <2>
- New Paris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Paris
- New Paris is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Paris <2>
- Foraker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foraker
- Foraker is located in Elkhart County
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- Southwest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Southwest. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest
- Southwest is located in Elkhart County
- Bourbon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bourbon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourbon
- Bourbon is located in Marshall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,746 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bourbon <2>
- Wakarusa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wakarusa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakarusa
- Wakarusa is located in Elkhart County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,848 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakarusa <2>
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hastings. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hastings.
Newspapers Published in Hastings ...
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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hastings.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hastings, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hastings.
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 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 Hastings:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Kosciusko County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Elkhart County
- Fulton County
- LaGrange County
- Marshall County
- Miami County
- Noble County
- Saint Joseph County
- Starke County
- Wabash County
- Whitley County
- Cass County
- Saint Joseph County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hastings. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Kosciusko County: www.kcgov.com/
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
Footnotes ...
<1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
<2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<4> | 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. |
<5> | 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- Hastings) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hastings. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3837, Longitude: -85.9294 In this case, the coordinates for Hastings have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<6> | 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 Hastings, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |