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 Kappa Corner (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 Kappa Corner. 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 Kappa Corner ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Kappa Corner: Kappa Cor. (or less commonly used: Kappa Crn.)
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Kappa Corner is located in Howard 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 Howard County: Carroll, Cass, Clinton, Grant, Miami & Tipton.
Below are the counties that are near Kappa Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kappa Corner:
- Howard County (The home county of Kappa Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kappa Corner, with the one closest to Kappa Corner listed first.
- Judson
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Judson is located in Howard County
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- Shanghai
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shanghai is located in Howard County
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- Cassville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cassville is located in Howard County
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- Russiaville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kokomo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Middleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Middleton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Middleton
- Alto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Alto is located in Howard County
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- Indian Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Heights is located in Howard County
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- Oakford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oakford is located in Howard County
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- Vermont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Vermont is located in Howard County
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- Hemlock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hemlock is located in Howard County
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- Plevna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Plevna is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kappa Corner, with the one closest to Kappa Corner listed first.
- Elizaville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Elizaville is located in Boone County
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- Pike
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pike is located in Boone County
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- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kappa Corner, with the one closest to Kappa Corner listed first.
- Burlington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Bringhurst
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bringhurst is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bringhurst
- Cutler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cutler is located in Carroll County
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- Flora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Burrows
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burrows is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows
- Camden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rockfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rockfield is located in Carroll County
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- Prince William
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Prince William is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince William
- Ockley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ockley is located in Carroll County
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- Owasco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Owasco is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owasco
- Radnor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Radnor is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radnor
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kappa Corner, with the one closest to Kappa Corner listed first.
- Young America
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Young America is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young America
- Galveston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Deacon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Deacon is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacon
- Walton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Onward
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Onward is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onward
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Logansport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Clymers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clymers is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clymers
- New Waverly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- New Waverly is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Waverly
- Dunkirk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dunkirk is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
- Hoover
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hoover is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
- Verona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Verona is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Lake Cicott
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Cicott is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Cicott
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kappa Corner, with the one closest to Kappa Corner listed first.
- Middlefork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Middlefork is located in Clinton County
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- Forest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Forest is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Geetingsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Geetingsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geetingsville
- Beard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beard is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard
- Michigantown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sedalia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sedalia is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Scircleville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Scircleville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scircleville
- Boyleston
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Boyleston is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston
- Rossville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cambria
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cambria is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Frankfort
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Edna Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Edna Mills is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna Mills
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kappa Corner, with the one closest to Kappa Corner listed first.
- Fulton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Grass Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Grass Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Creek
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kappa Corner, with the one closest to Kappa Corner listed first.
- Sims
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sims is located in Grant County
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- Mier
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mier is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mier
- Swayzee
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Herbst
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Herbst is located in Grant County
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- Sweetser
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Rigdon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rigdon is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigdon
- Hackleman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hackleman is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleman
- Jalapa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Jalapa is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Michaelsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Michaelsville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kappa Corner, with the one closest to Kappa Corner listed first.
- Ekin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Ekin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekin
- Atlanta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sheridan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Arcadia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bakers Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bakers Corner is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Corner
- Omega
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Omega is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kappa Corner, with the one closest to Kappa Corner listed first.
- Leisure
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Leisure is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure
- West Elwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Elwood is located in Madison County
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- Elwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kappa Corner, with the one closest to Kappa Corner listed first.
- Miami
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bunker Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Loree
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Loree is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loree
- North Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- North Grove is located in Miami County
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- Santa Fe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Santa Fe is located in Miami County
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- Amboy
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Amboy is located in Miami County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Peru
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Oakdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oakdale is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Converse
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mexico
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Denver
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Deedsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Deedsville is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deedsville
- Pulaski County
- Thornhope
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Thornhope is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhope
- Former names for Thornhope:
- Parisville
- Rosedale
- Thornhope has also been known as:
- Oak
- Tippecanoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kappa Corner, with the one closest to Kappa Corner listed first.
- Americus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Americus is located in Tippecanoe County
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- Buck Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Dayton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Delp
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Delp is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delp
- Clarks Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Battle Ground
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kappa Corner, with the one closest to Kappa Corner listed first.
- Groomsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Groomsville is located in Tipton County
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- Sharpsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nevada
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nevada is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Kempton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Kempton is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Goldsmith
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Goldsmith is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith
- Tipton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Windfall City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Windfall City is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
- Windfall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jericho ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Jericho is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- East Union
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- East Union is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Hobbs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wabash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kappa Corner, with the one closest to Kappa Corner listed first.
- Somerset
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Somerset is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Richvalley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Richvalley is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richvalley
- Treaty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Treaty is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treaty
- Wabash
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- La Fontaine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- La Fontaine is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Fontaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kappa Corner, with the one closest to Kappa Corner listed first.
- Burnettsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Burnettsville is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnettsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
- Idaville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Idaville is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
- Springboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Springboro is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springboro
- Monticello
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Norway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Norway is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kappa Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Kappa Corner.
Cemeteries Near Kappa Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kappa Corner.
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 Kappa Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kappa Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kappa Corner, with the one closest to Kappa Corner listed first.
- North Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rush Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Kappa Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Harness Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Barnett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pickett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- South Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Price Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mound Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Petes Run Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Twin Spring Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (314 more) ...
- Meeks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hoover - Snider Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sprinkle 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.<2>
While we didn't find Kappa Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Kappa Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kappa Corner, with the one closest to Kappa Corner listed first.
- Ridgeway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeway is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Young America
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Young America is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young America
- Poplar Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Poplar Grove is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Galveston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Shanghai
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shanghai is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai
- New London
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- New London is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Lincoln
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Burlington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Russiaville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Deacon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Deacon is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacon
- West Middleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Middleton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Middleton
- Kokomo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cassville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cassville is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Alto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Alto is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Deer Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kappa Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kappa Corner.
Newspapers Published in Kappa Corner ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kappa Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kappa Corner, 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 Kappa Corner.
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 Kappa Corner:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Howard County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Carroll County
- Cass County
- Clinton County
- Fulton County
- Grant County
- Hamilton County
- Madison County
- Miami County
- Pulaski County
- Tippecanoe County
- Tipton County
- Wabash County
- White County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Kappa Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kappa Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |