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 Indian Village (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 Indian Village. 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 Indian Village ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Indian Village: Indian Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Indian Village. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Indian Village.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.
Indian Village is located in Saint Joseph 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 Saint Joseph County: Elkhart, LaPorte, Marshall, Starke, Berrien (MI) & Cass (MI).
Below are the counties that are near Indian Village. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Indian Village:
- Saint Joseph County (The home county of Indian Village)
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Village, with the one closest to Indian Village listed first.
- Roseland
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Roseland is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
- Georgetown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Georgetown is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- South Bend
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mishawaka
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Granger
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gulivoire Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gulivoire Park is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulivoire Park
- Nutwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Nutwood is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwood
- Osceola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Crumstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Crumstown is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumstown
- Zeigler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Zeigler is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
- Lakeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wyatt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Elkhart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Village, with the one closest to Indian Village listed first.
- Jamestown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jamestown is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Elkhart
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Simonton Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Simonton Lake is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonton Lake
- Dunlap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Dunlap is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Garden Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Garden Village is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- Wakarusa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Southwest
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Southwest is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest
- Foraker
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Foraker is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foraker
- Bristol
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Goshen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nappanee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gravelton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gravelton is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelton
- Kosciusko County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Village, with the one closest to Indian Village listed first.
- Milford Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Milford Junction is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Junction
- Milford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Milford is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,551 people
- LaPorte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Village, with the one closest to Indian Village listed first.
- Rolling Prairie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Kankakee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kankakee is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kankakee
- Stillwell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stillwell is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
- Hesston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hesston is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesston
- Smith
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Smith is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- La Porte
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Kingsbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsbury is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Kingsford Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsford Heights is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsford Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,379 people
- Door Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Door Village is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Door Village
- Michiana Shores
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Village, with the one closest to Indian Village listed first.
- Bremen
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- La Paz
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- La Paz is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Paz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Harris
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Harris is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Linkville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Linkville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkville
- Tyner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Tyner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
- Plymouth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Donaldson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Donaldson is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Bourbon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Starke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Village, with the one closest to Indian Village listed first.
- Koontz Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Koontz Lake is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koontz Lake
- Grovertown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grovertown is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovertown
- Hamlet
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Berrien County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Village, with the one closest to Indian Village listed first.
- Niles
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Niles is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,093 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Niles <1>
- Bakertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bakertown is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakertown
- Buchanan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dayton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dayton is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Galien
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Galien is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galien
- Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
- Berrien Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Berrien Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Glendora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glendora is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendora
- Hills Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hills Corners is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Corners
- Avery
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Avery is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Eau Claire
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- New Troy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cass County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Village, with the one closest to Indian Village listed first.
- Edwardsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sumnerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sumnerville is located in Cass County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumnerville
- Pokagon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pokagon is located in Cass County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pokagon
- Cassopolis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brownsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Brownsville is located in Cass County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Union
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Dowagiac
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- La Grange
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- La Grange is located in Cass County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
- Vandalia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vandalia is located in Cass County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Penn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Penn is located in Cass County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn
- Jones
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wakelee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wakelee is located in Cass County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakelee
- Saint Joseph County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Village, with the one closest to Indian Village listed first.
- Mottville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mottville is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mottville
- Fabius
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fabius is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fabius
- Constantine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Van Buren County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Village, with the one closest to Indian Village listed first.
- Keeler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Keeler is located in Van Buren County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeler
- Decatur
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Indian Village, see our County-by-County Page for Indian Village.
Cemeteries Near Indian Village ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Indian Village.
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 Indian Village - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Indian Village covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Indian Village, with the one closest to Indian Village listed first.
- Stuckey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuckey Cemetery
- The Stuckey Cemetery has also been known as:
- Tutt Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Highland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Riverview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bowman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Mishawaka.
- The City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Misahwaka City Cemetery
- Mishawaka Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Mishawaka.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84982 <2>
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bertrand Protestant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Truitt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (267 more) ...
- Harris Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Truitt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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 Indian Village in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Indian Village.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Indian Village, with the one closest to Indian Village listed first.
- South Bend
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mishawaka
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Granger
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nutwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Nutwood is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwood
- Osceola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Niles
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Niles is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,093 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Niles <1>
- Edwardsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Crumstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Crumstown is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumstown
- Woodland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Woodland is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Buchanan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dayton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dayton is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Terre Coupee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Terre Coupee is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Coupee
- Fairland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fairland is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
- Elkhart
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Indian Village. See our List of 1890's Communities around Indian Village.
Newspapers Published in Indian Village ...
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 123 newspapers that have been published in the area around Indian Village.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Indian Village, 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 Indian Village.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Indian Village:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Saint Joseph County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Elkhart County
- Kosciusko County
- LaPorte County
- Marshall County
- Starke County
- Berrien County
- Cass County
- Saint Joseph County
- Van Buren 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 Indian Village, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Indian Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |