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 La Fontaine (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 La Fontaine. 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 and hospitals 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.
La Fontaine is located in Wabash 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 Wabash County: Fulton, Grant, Huntington, Kosciusko, Miami & Whitley.
Below are the counties that are near La Fontaine. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to La Fontaine:
- Wabash County (The home county of La Fontaine)
- The following are listed by their distance from La Fontaine, with the one closest to La Fontaine listed first.
- Treaty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Treaty is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treaty
- Somerset
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Somerset is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Lincolnville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lincolnville is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Wabash
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lagro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Richvalley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Richvalley is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richvalley
- Urbana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Servia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Servia is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servia
- Roann
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Stockdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stockdale is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockdale
- Laketon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- North Manchester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Liberty Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Liberty Mills is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Mills
- Allen County
- Aboite
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Aboite is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aboite
- Blackford County
- The following are listed by their distance from La Fontaine, with the one closest to La Fontaine listed first.
- Renner ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Renner is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner
- Shamrock Lakes
(23 miles [37 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
- Montpelier
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hartford City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mollie ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mollie is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
- Millgrove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Millgrove is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from La Fontaine, with the one closest to La Fontaine listed first.
- Onward
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Onward is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onward
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Galveston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- New Waverly
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- New Waverly is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Waverly
- Hoover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hoover is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
- Walton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Twelve Mile
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Twelve Mile is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Mile
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from La Fontaine, with the one closest to La Fontaine listed first.
- Janney
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Janney is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janney
- Gaston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eaton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from La Fontaine, with the one closest to La Fontaine listed first.
- Disko
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Disko is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disko
- Akron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from La Fontaine, with the one closest to La Fontaine listed first.
- Jalapa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jalapa is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Sweetser
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mier
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mier is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mier
- Marion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Michaelsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Michaelsville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
- Herbst
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Herbst is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbst
- Van Buren
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Van Buren is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- Swayzee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sims
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sims is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
- Arcana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Arcana is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcana
- Farrville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Farrville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrville
- Friendly Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Friendly Corner is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Corner
- Gas City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from La Fontaine, with the one closest to La Fontaine listed first.
- Plevna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Plevna is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
- Greentown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Jerome
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Jerome is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Vermont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Vermont is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont
- Guy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Guy is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Cassville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cassville is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Hemlock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hemlock is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Kokomo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oakford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oakford is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakford
- Indian Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Heights is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Heights
- Alto
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alto is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- West Middleton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- 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 La Fontaine, with the one closest to La Fontaine listed first.
- Banquo
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Banquo is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banquo
- Monument City ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Monument City is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument City
- Mount Etna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Etna is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Etna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Harlansburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harlansburg is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- River is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River
- Andrews
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Warren
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Majenica
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Majenica is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majenica
- Plum Tree
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Plum Tree is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Tree
- Huntington
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bippus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bippus is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bippus
- Bowerstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bowerstown is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerstown
- Markle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kosciusko County
- The following are listed by their distance from La Fontaine, with the one closest to La Fontaine listed first.
- Sidney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sidney is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Silver Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from La Fontaine, with the one closest to La Fontaine listed first.
- Leisure
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Leisure is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure
- Summitville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Summitville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
- Dundee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dundee is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Orestes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Orestes is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orestes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Alexandria
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Elwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Gimco City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Gimco City is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gimco City
- West Elwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- 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 La Fontaine, with the one closest to La Fontaine listed first.
- Converse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Amboy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Amboy is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- North Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- North Grove is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grove
- Santa Fe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Santa Fe is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Loree
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Loree is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loree
- Oakdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Oakdale is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Pettysville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pettysville is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettysville
- Bunker Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Peru
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Miami
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Denver
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mexico
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Deedsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Deedsville is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deedsville
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from La Fontaine, with the one closest to La Fontaine listed first.
- Nevada
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Nevada is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Windfall City
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Windfall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sharpsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hobbs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wells County
- The following are listed by their distance from La Fontaine, with the one closest to La Fontaine listed first.
- Liberty Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Liberty Center is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
- Keystone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Keystone is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Greenville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Greenville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Poneto
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Poneto is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poneto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Travisville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Travisville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travisville
- Uniondale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Zanesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bluffton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- North Oaks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- North Oaks is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oaks
- Reiffsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Reiffsburg is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reiffsburg
- Nottingham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Nottingham is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Petroleum
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Petroleum is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Whitley County
- The following are listed by their distance from La Fontaine, with the one closest to La Fontaine listed first.
- Luther
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Luther is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Collamer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Collamer is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collamer
- South Whitley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to La Fontaine, see our County-by-County Page for La Fontaine.
Cemeteries Near La Fontaine ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of La Fontaine.
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 La Fontaine - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for La Fontaine covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from La Fontaine, with the one closest to La Fontaine listed first.
- Gardner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rennaker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Harper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- America Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Meshingomesia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hummel - Lobdell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Waggoner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Conner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gardens of Memory
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mississinewa Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (255 more) ...
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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 La Fontaine had a population of 536 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, La Fontaine had a population of 810 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from La Fontaine, with the one closest to La Fontaine listed first.
- Fox
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fox is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Jalapa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jalapa is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Treaty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Treaty is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treaty
- Banquo
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Banquo is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banquo
- Somerset
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Somerset is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Lincolnville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lincolnville is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Sweetser
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mier
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mier is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mier
- Hanfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hanfield is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanfield
- Marion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Landess
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Landess is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landess
- Pleasant Plain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Plain is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plain
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mount Etna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- 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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Monument City is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument City
- Wabash
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around La Fontaine. See our List of 1890's Communities around La Fontaine.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of La Fontaine ...
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 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around La Fontaine.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of La Fontaine. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of La Fontaine and those printed in the larger area surrounding La Fontaine.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<2> of La Fontaine.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 La Fontaine:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Wabash County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Blackford County
- Cass County
- Delaware County
- Fulton County
- Grant County
- Howard County
- Huntington County
- Kosciusko County
- Madison County
- Miami County
- Tipton County
- Wells County
- Whitley 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> | 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- La Fontaine) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 La Fontaine, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |