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 Janney (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 Janney. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Janney is located in Delaware 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 Delaware County: Blackford, Grant, Henry, Jay, Madison & Randolph.
Below are the counties that are near Janney. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Janney:
- Delaware County (The home county of Janney)
- The following are listed by their distance from Janney, with the one closest to Janney listed first.
- Gaston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eaton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Andersonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Andersonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Granville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Granville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Former name for Granville:
- Weaton
- Yorktown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Muncie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Desoto
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Desoto is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desoto
- Albany
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Liberty Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Daleville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Progress
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Progress is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Selma
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cowan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cowan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Blackford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Janney, with the one closest to Janney listed first.
- Shamrock Lakes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shamrock Lakes is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Renner ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Renner is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner
- Hartford City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Millgrove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Millgrove is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove
- Mollie ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mollie is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
- Ridertown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ridertown is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridertown
- Montpelier
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Janney, with the one closest to Janney listed first.
- Matthews
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Matthews is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Fowlerton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fowlerton is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Fairmount
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Upland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gas City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jonesboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hackleman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hackleman is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleman
- Arcana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Arcana is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcana
- Rigdon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rigdon is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigdon
- Friendly Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Friendly Corner is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Corner
- Michaelsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Michaelsville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
- Marion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Farrville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Farrville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrville
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Janney, with the one closest to Janney listed first.
- Aroma
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Aroma is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroma
- Omega
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Omega is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Strawtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Strawtown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawtown
- Atlanta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arcadia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Durbin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Durbin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Cicero
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Janney, with the one closest to Janney listed first.
- Middletown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Luray
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Luray is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Springport
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sulphur Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Mount Summit
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Blountsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blountsville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Cadiz
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cadiz is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Foley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Foley is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
- Messick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Messick is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messick
- Mooreland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mooreland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Janney, with the one closest to Janney listed first.
- Jerome
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Jerome is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Greentown
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Guy
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Guy is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Plevna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Plevna is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
- Hemlock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hemlock is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Vermont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Vermont is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont
- Oakford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Oakford is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakford
- Indian Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Indian Heights is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Heights
- Huntington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Janney, with the one closest to Janney listed first.
- Warren
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Banquo
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Banquo is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banquo
- Mount Etna
(25 miles [40.2 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- River is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River
- Monument City ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Monument City is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument City
- Plum Tree
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Plum Tree is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Tree
- Majenica
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Majenica is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majenica
- Jay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Janney, with the one closest to Janney listed first.
- Dunkirk
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Redkey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pennville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greene
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Greene is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Pony
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pony is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pony
- Fiat
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fiat is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiat
- Blaine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Blaine is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Collett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Collett is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collett
- Bluff Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bluff Point is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Point
- Portland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Janney, with the one closest to Janney listed first.
- Summitville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Summitville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
- Alexandria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gimco City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gimco City is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gimco City
- Orestes
(11 miles [17.7 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dundee is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Prosperity
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Prosperity is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Frankton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Leisure
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Leisure is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure
- Florida
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Florida is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Elwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Chesterfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- North Anderson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Anderson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Anderson
- West Elwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- West Elwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elwood
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Janney, with the one closest to Janney listed first.
- Converse
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Amboy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- 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 northwest)
- North Grove is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grove
- Santa Fe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Janney, with the one closest to Janney listed first.
- Parker City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Windsor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Windsor is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Farmland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ridgeville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 734 people
- Stone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Stone is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Losantville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Janney, with the one closest to Janney listed first.
- Hobbs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Windfall City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Windfall City is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
- Windfall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Nevada
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Nevada is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Tipton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sharpsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Wabash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Janney, with the one closest to Janney listed first.
- La Fontaine
(23 miles [37 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
- Somerset
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Somerset is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Lincolnville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lincolnville is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Treaty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Treaty is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treaty
- Wells County
- The following are listed by their distance from Janney, with the one closest to Janney listed first.
- Keystone
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Keystone is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Nottingham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Nottingham is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Greenville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Liberty Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Center is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
- Petroleum
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Petroleum is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Poneto
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Poneto is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poneto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Phenix
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Phenix is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Reiffsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Reiffsburg is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reiffsburg
- Travisville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Travisville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travisville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Janney, see our County-by-County Page for Janney.
Cemeteries Near Janney ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Janney.
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 Janney - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Janney covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Janney, with the one closest to Janney listed first.
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wheeling Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Elizabethtown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Musick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Vinson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Walker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Alexandria.
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pisgah Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86397 <2>
- Mt. Zion Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jefferson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (294 more) ...
- Park Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Park Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Fairmount.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86327 <2>
- Star Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Janney in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Janney.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Janney, with the one closest to Janney listed first.
- Wheeling
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wheeling is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeling
- Summitville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Summitville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
- Fairmount
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Upland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Anthony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Anthony is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
- Alexandria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jonesboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Renner ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Renner is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner
- Shideler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Shideler is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shideler
- Eaton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hartford City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Orestes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Orestes is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orestes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Cammack
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cammack is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cammack
- Royerton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Royerton is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royerton
- Weaver
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Weaver is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Janney. See our List of 1890's Communities around Janney.
Newspapers Published in Janney ...
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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Janney.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Janney, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Janney.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Janney:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Delaware County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blackford County
- Grant County
- Hamilton County
- Henry 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Janney) 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 Janney, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |