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 Jadden (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 Jadden. 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 hospitals 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.
Jadden is located in Grant 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 Grant County: Blackford, Delaware, Howard, Huntington, Madison, Miami, Tipton, Wabash & Wells.
Below are the counties that are near Jadden. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jadden:
- Grant County (The home county of Jadden)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jadden, with the one closest to Jadden listed first.
- Friendly Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Friendly Corner is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Corner
- Arcana
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Arcana is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcana
- Farrville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Farrville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrville
- Upland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Van Buren
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Van Buren is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- Gas City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jonesboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Matthews
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Matthews is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Fowlerton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fowlerton is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Marion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fairmount
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Michaelsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Michaelsville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jadden, with the one closest to Jadden listed first.
- Linn Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Linn Grove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Grove
- Geneva
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Berne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Honduras
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Honduras is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honduras
- Coppess Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coppess Corner is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppess Corner
- Magley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Magley is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magley
- Monroe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Preble
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Allen County
- Yoder
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blackford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jadden, with the one closest to Jadden listed first.
- Renner ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Renner is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner
- Hartford City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mollie ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mollie is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
- Shamrock Lakes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Shamrock Lakes is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Montpelier
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Millgrove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Millgrove is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove
- Ridertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ridertown is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridertown
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jadden, with the one closest to Jadden listed first.
- Janney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Janney is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janney
- Eaton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gaston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Granville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Granville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Former name for Granville:
- Weaton
- Albany
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Andersonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Andersonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Desoto
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Desoto is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desoto
- Muncie
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Yorktown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Liberty Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Liberty Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Selma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Progress
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Progress is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jadden, with the one closest to Jadden listed first.
- Jerome
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Jerome is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Greentown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Plevna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Plevna is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
- Guy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Guy is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Vermont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Vermont is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont
- Huntington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jadden, with the one closest to Jadden listed first.
- Warren
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Banquo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Banquo is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banquo
- Plum Tree
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Plum Tree is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Tree
- Mount Etna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Etna is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Etna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- River
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- River is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River
- Majenica
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Majenica is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majenica
- Monument City ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Monument City is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument City
- Harlansburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Harlansburg is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Markle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Andrews
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Huntington
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bowerstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bowerstown is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerstown
- Jay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jadden, with the one closest to Jadden listed first.
- Fiat
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Fiat is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiat
- Pennville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Dunkirk
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pony
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pony is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pony
- Greene
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greene is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Redkey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Blaine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blaine is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Antiville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Antiville is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antiville
- Bloomfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bloomfield is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Bryant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Portland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Collett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Collett is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collett
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jadden, with the one closest to Jadden listed first.
- Summitville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Summitville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
- Alexandria
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gimco City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gimco City is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gimco City
- Leisure
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Leisure is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure
- Orestes
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Orestes is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orestes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Dundee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dundee is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Elwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Frankton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Prosperity
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Prosperity is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- West Elwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Elwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elwood
- Florida
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Florida is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Chesterfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jadden, with the one closest to Jadden listed first.
- Converse
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Amboy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Amboy is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- North Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- North Grove is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grove
- Santa Fe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Santa Fe is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jadden, with the one closest to Jadden listed first.
- Parker City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 734 people
- Farmland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Windsor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Windsor is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jadden, with the one closest to Jadden listed first.
- Windfall City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Windfall City is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
- Windfall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nevada
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Nevada is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Wabash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jadden, with the one closest to Jadden listed first.
- La Fontaine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- La Fontaine is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Fontaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- Lincolnville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lincolnville is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Somerset
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Somerset is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Treaty
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Treaty is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treaty
- Lagro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wabash
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Richvalley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Richvalley is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richvalley
- Urbana
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wells County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jadden, with the one closest to Jadden listed first.
- Keystone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Keystone is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Greenville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greenville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Liberty Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Center is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
- Poneto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Poneto is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poneto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Nottingham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Nottingham is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Petroleum
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Petroleum is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Travisville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Travisville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travisville
- Phenix
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Phenix is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Reiffsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Reiffsburg is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reiffsburg
- Bluffton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Oaks
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Oaks is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oaks
- Vera Cruz
(22 miles [35.4 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
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jadden, see our County-by-County Page for Jadden.
Cemeteries Near Jadden ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jadden.
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 Jadden - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jadden covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jadden, with the one closest to Jadden listed first.
- Leffler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Balsley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Atkinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Farrville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Doyle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shields Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stoll Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Masonic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (283 more) ...
- Burson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cory Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Puckett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Puckett Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Marion.
- The Puckett Cemetery has also been known as:
- Howe Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2135326 <2>
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Jadden had a population of 35 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jadden, with the one closest to Jadden listed first.
- Arcana
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Arcana is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcana
- Roll
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Roll is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roll
- Farrville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Farrville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrville
- Renner ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Renner is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner
- Upland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dillman
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dillman is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillman
- Van Buren
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Van Buren is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- Hartford City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mollie ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mollie is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
- Jeff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jeff is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- McNatts
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- McNatts is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNatts
- Landess
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Landess is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landess
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hanfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hanfield is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanfield
- Milo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Milo is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Jonesboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jadden. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jadden.
Newspapers Published in Jadden ...
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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jadden.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jadden, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jadden.
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 helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Jadden:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Grant County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Allen County
- Blackford County
- Delaware County
- Howard County
- Huntington County
- Jay County
- Madison County
- Miami County
- Randolph County
- Tipton County
- Wabash County
- Wells County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Jadden) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Jadden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |