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 Huntington (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 Huntington. 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 Huntington ...
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.
In past government published Postal Guides, Huntington was referred to as Huntington Courthouse.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Huntington. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Huntington.
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.
For more information about how community names might have been affected by the Board of Geographic Names (BGN), see our page about Placename Rules.
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 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.
Huntington is located in Huntington County and is the County Seat.
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 Huntington County: Allen, Grant, Wabash, Wells & Whitley.
Below are the counties that are near Huntington. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Huntington:
- Huntington County (The home county of Huntington)
- The following are listed by their distance from Huntington, with the one closest to Huntington listed first.
- Bowerstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bowerstown is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerstown
- Harlansburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Harlansburg is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Andrews
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Goblesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Goblesville is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goblesville
- Bippus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bippus is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bippus
- Roanoke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Majenica
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Majenica is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majenica
- River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- River is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River
- Markle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Monument City ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Monument City is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument City
- Mount Etna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Etna is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Etna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Plum Tree
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Plum Tree is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Tree
- Banquo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Banquo is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banquo
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huntington, with the one closest to Huntington listed first.
- Magley
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Magley is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magley
- Preble
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Honduras
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Honduras is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honduras
- Linn Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Linn Grove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Grove
- Coppess Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Coppess Corner is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppess Corner
- Decatur
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Monroe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huntington, with the one closest to Huntington listed first.
- Aboite
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Aboite is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aboite
- Yoder
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Arcola
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Village is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Anthony Wayne Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Wayne
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Dunn Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dunn Mill is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Mill
- Wallen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wallen is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallen
- Hoagland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- New Haven
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ari
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ari is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ari
- Hacienda Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hacienda Village is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hacienda Village
- Huntertown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blackford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huntington, with the one closest to Huntington listed first.
- Montpelier
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mollie ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mollie is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
- Renner ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Renner is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner
- Hartford City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huntington, with the one closest to Huntington listed first.
- Disko
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Disko is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disko
- Akron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huntington, with the one closest to Huntington listed first.
- Van Buren
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Van Buren is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- Farrville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Farrville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrville
- Jalapa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jalapa is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Friendly Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Friendly Corner is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Corner
- Arcana
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Arcana is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcana
- Marion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sweetser
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Michaelsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Michaelsville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
- Mier
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mier is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mier
- Gas City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jonesboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Upland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Herbst
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Herbst is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbst
- Jay County
- Fiat
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fiat is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiat
- Kosciusko County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huntington, with the one closest to Huntington listed first.
- Sidney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sidney is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Pierceton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Claypool
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Winona Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Dam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Dam is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Burket
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burket is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burket
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huntington, with the one closest to Huntington listed first.
- Pettysville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pettysville is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettysville
- Gilead
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Gilead is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Converse
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Amboy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Amboy is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Santa Fe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Santa Fe is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Denver
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Oakdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Oakdale is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- North Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Grove is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grove
- Peru
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huntington, with the one closest to Huntington listed first.
- Merriam
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Merriam is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam
- Ege
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ege is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ege
- Green Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Green Center is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Center
- Wilmot
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wilmot is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Wabash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huntington, with the one closest to Huntington listed first.
- Lincolnville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lincolnville is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Lagro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Servia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Servia is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servia
- Urbana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Liberty Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Mills is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Mills
- North Manchester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wabash
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- La Fontaine
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- La Fontaine is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Fontaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- Treaty
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Treaty is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treaty
- Laketon
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Roann
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Somerset
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Somerset is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Richvalley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Richvalley is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richvalley
- Wells County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huntington, with the one closest to Huntington listed first.
- Zanesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Uniondale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ossian
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Liberty Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Center is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
- North Oaks
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- North Oaks is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oaks
- Bluffton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Travisville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Travisville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travisville
- Tocsin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Tocsin is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tocsin
- Greenville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Poneto
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Poneto is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poneto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Craigville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Craigville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville
- Keystone
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Keystone is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Reiffsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Reiffsburg is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reiffsburg
- Whitley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huntington, with the one closest to Huntington listed first.
- Luther
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Luther is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Collamer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Collamer is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collamer
- South Whitley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dunfee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dunfee is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunfee
- Columbia City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Larwill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Larwill is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larwill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Collins
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Collins is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Lorane
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lorane is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorane
- Cresco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cresco is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresco
- Tri-Lakes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Tri-Lakes is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri-Lakes
- Churubusco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Etna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Etna is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Ormas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ormas is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormas
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Huntington, see our County-by-County Page for Huntington.
Cemeteries Near Huntington ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Huntington.
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 Huntington - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Huntington covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Huntington, with the one closest to Huntington listed first.
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- German Settlement Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Loon Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Feighner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Barnes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Star of Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- France Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (245 more) ...
- Allbright Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rees Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Monument City Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Huntington had a population of 7,328 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Huntington had a population of 17,052 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Huntington, with the one closest to Huntington listed first.
- Andrews
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Harlansburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Harlansburg is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Simpson
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Simpson is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Mardenis
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mardenis is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mardenis
- Browns Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Browns Corner is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Corner
- Goblesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Goblesville is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goblesville
- Makin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Makin is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makin
- Bippus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bippus is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bippus
- River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- River is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River
- Majenica
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Majenica is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majenica
- Roanoke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Monument City ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Monument City is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument City
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Markle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bracken
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bracken is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracken
- Mount Etna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Etna is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Etna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Huntington. See our List of 1890's Communities around Huntington.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Huntington ...
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 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around Huntington.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Huntington. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Huntington and those printed in the larger area surrounding Huntington.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> of Huntington.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Huntington:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Huntington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Allen County
- Blackford County
- Fulton County
- Grant County
- Jay County
- Kosciusko County
- Miami County
- Noble County
- Wabash County
- Wells County
- Whitley 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> | 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 Huntington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Huntington) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |