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 Kewanna (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 Kewanna. 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 doctors 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.
Kewanna is located in Fulton 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 Fulton County: Cass, Kosciusko, Marshall, Miami, Pulaski, Starke & Wabash.
Below are the counties that are near Kewanna. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kewanna:
- Fulton County (The home county of Kewanna)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kewanna, with the one closest to Kewanna listed first.
- Lake Bruce
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Bruce is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bruce
- Grass Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Grass Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Creek
- Leiters Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Leiters Ford is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leiters Ford
- Delong
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Delong is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delong
- Fulton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rochester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Athens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Athens is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Akron
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Disko
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Disko is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disko
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kewanna, with the one closest to Kewanna listed first.
- Burrows
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Burrows is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows
- Rockfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rockfield is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- Deer Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Deer Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Camden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Yeoman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yeoman is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeoman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kewanna, with the one closest to Kewanna listed first.
- Leases Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Leases Corner is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leases Corner
- Lucerne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lucerne is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
- Royal Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Verona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Verona is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Twelve Mile
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Twelve Mile is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Mile
- Dunkirk
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Dunkirk is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
- Lake Cicott
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lake Cicott is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Cicott
- Logansport
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hoover
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hoover is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
- Clymers
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Clymers is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clymers
- New Waverly
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Waverly is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Waverly
- Onward
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Onward is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onward
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Kosciusko County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kewanna, with the one closest to Kewanna listed first.
- Beaver Dam
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Beaver Dam is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Sevastopol
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sevastopol is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sevastopol
- Mentone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Burket
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Burket is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burket
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Etna Green
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Claypool
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Atwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Atwood is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kewanna, with the one closest to Kewanna listed first.
- Culver
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Culver is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,484 people
- Burr Oak
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Burr Oak is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak
- Argos
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Old Tip Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Old Tip Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Tip Town
- Tippecanoe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Donaldson
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Donaldson is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Plymouth
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bourbon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tyner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Tyner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
- Harris
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Harris is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Linkville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Linkville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkville
- La Paz
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- La Paz is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Paz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kewanna, with the one closest to Kewanna listed first.
- Macy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Deedsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Deedsville is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deedsville
- Gilead
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Gilead is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Denver
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mexico
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pettysville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pettysville is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettysville
- Oakdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oakdale is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Peru
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bunker Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kewanna, with the one closest to Kewanna listed first.
- Lawton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lawton is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
- Star City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Thornhope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Monterey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Monterey is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Winamac
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Beardstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beardstown is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardstown
- Denham
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Denham is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham
- Francesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Medaryville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Starke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kewanna, with the one closest to Kewanna listed first.
- Ora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ora is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ora
- Bass Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bass Lake is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Lake
- Ober
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ober is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ober
- Aldine
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Aldine is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldine
- Knox
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Toto
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Toto is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toto
- North Judson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Grovertown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Grovertown is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovertown
- Hamlet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Koontz Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Koontz Lake is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koontz Lake
- San Pierre
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wabash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kewanna, with the one closest to Kewanna listed first.
- Stockdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Stockdale is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockdale
- Roann
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Laketon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Richvalley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Richvalley is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richvalley
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kewanna, with the one closest to Kewanna listed first.
- Headlee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Headlee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headlee
- Buffalo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalo is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Burnettsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Burnettsville is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnettsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
- Idaville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Idaville is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
- Sitka
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sitka is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Indiana Beach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Indiana Beach is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiana Beach
- Norway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Norway is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
- Monon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Monticello
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Reynolds
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kewanna, see our County-by-County Page for Kewanna.
Cemeteries Near Kewanna ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kewanna.
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 Kewanna - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kewanna covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kewanna, with the one closest to Kewanna listed first.
- IOOF Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Shaffer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Barnett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bruce Lake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mull Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grass Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Anns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bowman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Moon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Victor Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Smalley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (206 more) ...
- Reed Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- IOOF Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Antioch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Kewanna had a population of 647 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Kewanna had a population of 598 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kewanna, with the one closest to Kewanna listed first.
- Grass Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Grass Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Creek
- Leiters Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Leiters Ford is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leiters Ford
- Star City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Thornhope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Delong
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Delong is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delong
- Fletcher
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fletcher is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Fulton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lucerne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lucerne is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
- Monterey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Monterey is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Rochester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Winamac
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Royal Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Metea
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Metea is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metea
- Green Oak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Green Oak is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Oak
- Richland Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Richland Center is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Center
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kewanna. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kewanna.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Kewanna ...
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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kewanna.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Kewanna. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Kewanna and those printed in the larger area surrounding Kewanna.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> of Kewanna.
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 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 Kewanna:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Fulton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Cass County
- Kosciusko County
- Marshall County
- Miami County
- Pulaski County
- Starke 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 Kewanna, 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- Kewanna) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |