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 Jonesboro (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 Jonesboro. 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 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.
Jonesboro 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 Jonesboro. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jonesboro:
- Grant County (The home county of Jonesboro)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jonesboro, with the one closest to Jonesboro listed first.
- Gas City
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Michaelsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Michaelsville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
- Fairmount
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Marion
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fowlerton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fowlerton is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Upland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Arcana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Arcana is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcana
- Hackleman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hackleman is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleman
- Friendly Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Friendly Corner is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Corner
- Herbst
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Herbst is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbst
- Sweetser
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Matthews
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Matthews is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Rigdon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rigdon is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigdon
- Blackford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jonesboro, with the one closest to Jonesboro listed first.
- Renner ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Renner is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner
- Shamrock Lakes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shamrock Lakes is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Hartford City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mollie ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mollie is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
- Montpelier
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Millgrove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Millgrove is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove
- Ridertown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ridertown is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridertown
- Cass County
- Galveston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jonesboro, with the one closest to Jonesboro listed first.
- Janney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Janney is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janney
- Gaston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eaton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Granville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Granville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Former name for Granville:
- Weaton
- Andersonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Andersonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Yorktown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Desoto
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Desoto is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desoto
- Muncie
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Albany
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Daleville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Liberty Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Progress
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Progress is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Selma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jonesboro, with the one closest to Jonesboro listed first.
- Aroma
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Aroma is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroma
- Omega
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Omega is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Atlanta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arcadia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Strawtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Strawtown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawtown
- Henry County
- Middletown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jonesboro, with the one closest to Jonesboro listed first.
- Jerome
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Jerome is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Greentown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Guy
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Guy is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Plevna
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Plevna is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
- Vermont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Vermont is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont
- Hemlock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hemlock is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Oakford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Oakford is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakford
- Cassville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cassville is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Indian Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Indian Heights is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Heights
- Kokomo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Alto
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Alto is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- West Middleton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- West Middleton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Middleton
- Huntington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jonesboro, with the one closest to Jonesboro listed first.
- Banquo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Banquo is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banquo
- Warren
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Etna
(18 miles [29 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
- Monument City ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Monument City is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument City
- River
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- River is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River
- Plum Tree
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Plum Tree is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Tree
- Majenica
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Majenica is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majenica
- Harlansburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Harlansburg is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Andrews
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Huntington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Markle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bowerstown
(29 miles [46.7 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 Jonesboro, with the one closest to Jonesboro listed first.
- Dunkirk
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Fiat
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Fiat is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiat
- Pennville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Redkey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Greene
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Greene is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Pony
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pony is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pony
- Blaine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Blaine is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jonesboro, with the one closest to Jonesboro listed first.
- Summitville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Summitville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
- Leisure
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Leisure is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure
- Alexandria
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Gimco City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Gimco City is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gimco City
- Orestes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Orestes is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orestes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Dundee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dundee is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Elwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Elwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- West Elwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elwood
- Frankton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Prosperity
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Prosperity is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Florida
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Florida is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- North Anderson
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- North Anderson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Anderson
- Country Club Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Country Club Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jonesboro, with the one closest to Jonesboro listed first.
- Converse
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Amboy
(17 miles [27.4 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- North Grove is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grove
- Santa Fe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Santa Fe is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Loree
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Loree is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loree
- Miami
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bunker Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oakdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oakdale is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Peru
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Randolph County
- Parker City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jonesboro, with the one closest to Jonesboro listed first.
- Windfall
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Windfall City
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Nevada
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Nevada is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Hobbs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sharpsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Tipton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Goldsmith
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Goldsmith is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith
- Wabash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jonesboro, with the one closest to Jonesboro listed first.
- La Fontaine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- La Fontaine is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Fontaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- Somerset
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Somerset is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Treaty
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Treaty is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treaty
- Lincolnville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lincolnville is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Wabash
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lagro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Richvalley
(26 miles [41.8 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 north)
- Wells County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jonesboro, with the one closest to Jonesboro listed first.
- Keystone
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Keystone is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Liberty Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Center is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
- Greenville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Greenville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Poneto
(24 miles [38.6 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Nottingham is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Petroleum
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Petroleum is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Travisville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Travisville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travisville
- Reiffsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Reiffsburg is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reiffsburg
- Phenix
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Phenix is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Bluffton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jonesboro, see our County-by-County Page for Jonesboro.
Cemeteries Near Jonesboro ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jonesboro.
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 Jonesboro - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jonesboro covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jonesboro, with the one closest to Jonesboro listed first.
- Riverside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Walnut Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Marion National Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Grant Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Puckett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- IOOF Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jefferson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Burson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Atkinson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (292 more) ...
- Musick Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Alel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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 Jonesboro had a population of 687 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Jonesboro had a population of 1,629 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jonesboro, with the one closest to Jonesboro listed first.
- Fairmount
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Weaver
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Weaver is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Marion
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Roseburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Roseburg is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseburg
- Upland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hackleman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hackleman is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleman
- Arcana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Arcana is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcana
- Herbst
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Herbst is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbst
- Summitville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Summitville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
- Jadden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jadden is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jadden
- Landess
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Landess is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landess
- Hanfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hanfield is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanfield
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sweetser
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Point Isabel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Point Isabel is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Isabel
- Rigdon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rigdon is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigdon
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jonesboro. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jonesboro.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Jonesboro ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jonesboro.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Jonesboro. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Jonesboro and those printed in the larger area surrounding Jonesboro.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> of Jonesboro.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Jonesboro:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Grant County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blackford County
- Cass County
- Delaware 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 '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- Jonesboro) 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 Jonesboro, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |