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 Kersey (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 Kersey. 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.
Kersey is located in Jasper 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 Jasper County: Benton, Lake, LaPorte, Newton, Porter, Pulaski, Starke & White.
Below are the counties that are near Kersey. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kersey:
- Jasper County (The home county of Kersey)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kersey, with the one closest to Kersey listed first.
- Stoutsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Stoutsburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoutsburg
- DeMotte
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- DeMotte is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeMotte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,172 people
- DeMotte has also been known as:
- De Motte
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for DeMotte <1>
- Wheatfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Virgie
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Virgie is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgie
- Forest City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Forest City is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Tefft
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Tefft is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tefft
- Fair Oaks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gifford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gifford is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gifford
- Rensselaer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Collegeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Collegeville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collegeville
- Egypt
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Egypt is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Remington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kersey, with the one closest to Kersey listed first.
- Dinwiddie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dinwiddie is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinwiddie
- Shelby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Shelby is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
- Leroy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Leroy is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
- Lakes of the Four Seasons
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Winfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Winfield is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,265 people
- Lake Dalecarlia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Dalecarlia is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Dalecarlia
- Lowell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Schneider
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Schneider is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schneider
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Crown Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Deep River
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Deep River is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
- Cedar Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Illinoi
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Illinoi is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinoi
- LaPorte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kersey, with the one closest to Kersey listed first.
- La Crosse
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wanatah
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hanna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Haskell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Haskell is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskell
- Alida
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Alida is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alida
- Westville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Union Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Otis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Otis is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kersey, with the one closest to Kersey listed first.
- Roselawn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Roselawn is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn
- Thayer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Thayer is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
- Sumava Resorts
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lake Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lake Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Mount Ayr
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Ayr is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ayr
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Foresman
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Foresman is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foresman
- Beaver City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver City is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
- Morocco
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Brook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Goodland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Porter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kersey, with the one closest to Kersey listed first.
- Aylesworth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Aylesworth is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aylesworth
- Hebron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Kouts
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Boone Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Boone Grove is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Grove
- Porter Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Porter Crossroads is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Crossroads
- Valparaiso
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Wheeler
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Wheeler is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- South Haven
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- South Haven is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Haven
- Suman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Suman is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suman
- Babcock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Babcock is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babcock
- Portage
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Tratebas Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Tratebas Mill is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tratebas Mill
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kersey, with the one closest to Kersey listed first.
- Medaryville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Francesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Denham
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Denham is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham
- Beardstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Beardstown is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardstown
- Winamac
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Starke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kersey, with the one closest to Kersey listed first.
- San Pierre
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- North Judson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Toto
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Toto is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toto
- Aldine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Aldine is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldine
- Bass Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bass Lake is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Lake
- Knox
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kersey, with the one closest to Kersey listed first.
- Lee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Monon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wolcott
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Buffalo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Cook County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kersey, with the one closest to Kersey listed first.
- Sauk Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lynwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Iroquois County (IL)
- Beaverville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kankakee County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kersey, with the one closest to Kersey listed first.
- Illinoi
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Illinoi is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinoi
- Illiana Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Illiana Heights is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illiana Heights
- Sherburnville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sherburnville is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherburnville
- Litchfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Litchfield is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield
- Grant Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Grant Park is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,231 people
- Hopkins Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hopkins Park is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 608 people
- Hopkins Park has also been known as:
- Hopkins Park village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopkins Park <1>
- Momence
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sun River Terrace
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sun River Terrace is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun River Terrace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Will County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kersey, with the one closest to Kersey listed first.
- Beecher
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Willowbrook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Goodenow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Goodenow is located in Will County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodenow
- Crete
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kersey, see our County-by-County Page for Kersey.
Cemeteries Near Kersey ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kersey.
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 Kersey - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kersey covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kersey, with the one closest to Kersey listed first.
- DeMotte Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cemetery of the Reesurrection
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Holland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kniman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hebron Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kankakee Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Roselawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cornell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hershman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dunkard Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sandridge Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (188 more) ...
- Prater Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Graceland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell Mennonite Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Kersey in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Kersey.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kersey, with the one closest to Kersey listed first.
- Stoutsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Stoutsburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoutsburg
- DeMotte
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- DeMotte is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeMotte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,172 people
- DeMotte has also been known as:
- De Motte
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for DeMotte <1>
- Kniman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kniman is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kniman
- Virgie
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Virgie is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgie
- Wheatfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Forest City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Forest City is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Roselawn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Roselawn is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn
- Aylesworth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Aylesworth is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aylesworth
- Fair Oaks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hebron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Tefft
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Tefft is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tefft
- Shelby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Shelby is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Thayer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Thayer is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
- Kouts
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Boone Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Boone Grove is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Grove
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kersey. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kersey.
Newspapers Published in Kersey ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kersey.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kersey, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kersey.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Kersey:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Jasper County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Lake County
- LaPorte County
- Newton County
- Porter County
- Pulaski County
- Starke County
- White County
- Cook County
- Iroquois County
- Kankakee County
- Will County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Kersey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kersey) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |