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 Lancaster (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 Lancaster. 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 and hospitals 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.
Lancaster is located in Huntington 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 Huntington County: Allen, Grant, Wabash, Wells & Whitley.
Below are the counties that are near Lancaster. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lancaster:
- Huntington County (The home county of Lancaster)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lancaster, with the one closest to Lancaster listed first.
- River
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- River is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River
- Mount Etna
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mount Etna is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Etna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Majenica
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Majenica is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majenica
- Monument City ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Monument City is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument City
- Harlansburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Harlansburg is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Plum Tree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Plum Tree is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Tree
- Warren
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Banquo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Banquo is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banquo
- Huntington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Andrews
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bowerstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bowerstown is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerstown
- Markle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lancaster, with the one closest to Lancaster listed first.
- Honduras
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Honduras is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honduras
- Magley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Magley is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magley
- Linn Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Linn Grove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Grove
- Preble
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Coppess Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Coppess Corner is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppess Corner
- Berne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Monroe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Decatur
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Geneva
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lancaster, with the one closest to Lancaster listed first.
- Aboite
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Aboite is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aboite
- Yoder
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Arcola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Village is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Anthony Wayne Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Wayne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hoagland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blackford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lancaster, with the one closest to Lancaster listed first.
- Montpelier
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Renner ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Renner is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner
- Mollie ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mollie is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
- Hartford City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Shamrock Lakes
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Shamrock Lakes is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Millgrove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Millgrove is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove
- Ridertown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ridertown is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridertown
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lancaster, with the one closest to Lancaster listed first.
- Janney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Janney is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janney
- Eaton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Gaston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fulton County
- Disko
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Disko is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disko
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lancaster, with the one closest to Lancaster listed first.
- Van Buren
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Van Buren is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- Farrville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Farrville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrville
- Friendly Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Friendly Corner is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Corner
- Arcana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Arcana is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcana
- Jalapa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jalapa is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Marion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gas City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Michaelsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Michaelsville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
- Sweetser
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Jonesboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Upland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mier
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mier is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mier
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lancaster, with the one closest to Lancaster listed first.
- Plevna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Plevna is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
- Greentown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jerome
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jerome is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Jay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lancaster, with the one closest to Lancaster listed first.
- Fiat
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Fiat is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiat
- Pennville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dunkirk
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pony
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pony is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pony
- Kosciusko County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lancaster, with the one closest to Lancaster listed first.
- Sidney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sidney is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Silver Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Madison County
- Summitville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Summitville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lancaster, with the one closest to Lancaster listed first.
- Converse
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Amboy
(24 miles [38.6 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- North Grove is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grove
- Santa Fe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Santa Fe is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Pettysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pettysville is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettysville
- Oakdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Oakdale is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Loree
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Loree is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loree
- Peru
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Gilead
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gilead is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Denver
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wabash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lancaster, with the one closest to Lancaster listed first.
- Lincolnville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lincolnville is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- La Fontaine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- La Fontaine is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Fontaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- Lagro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Treaty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Treaty is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treaty
- Wabash
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Somerset
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Somerset is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Servia
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Servia is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servia
- Urbana
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Richvalley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Richvalley is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richvalley
- North Manchester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Laketon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Mills is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Mills
- Wells County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lancaster, with the one closest to Lancaster listed first.
- Liberty Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Liberty Center is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
- Uniondale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Travisville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Travisville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travisville
- Zanesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greenville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Keystone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Keystone is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Poneto
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Poneto is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poneto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Bluffton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- North Oaks
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- North Oaks is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oaks
- Reiffsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Reiffsburg is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reiffsburg
- Ossian
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Petroleum
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Petroleum is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Whitley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lancaster, with the one closest to Lancaster listed first.
- Luther
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Luther is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Collamer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Collamer is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collamer
- Dunfee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Dunfee is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunfee
- South Whitley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Columbia City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Larwill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Larwill is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larwill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lancaster, see our County-by-County Page for Lancaster.
Cemeteries Near Lancaster ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lancaster.
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 Lancaster - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lancaster covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lancaster, with the one closest to Lancaster listed first.
- Purviance Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- German Settlement Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- West Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rees Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Taylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Loon Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Monument City Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yankeetown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Red Men Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (244 more) ...
- Barnes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Star of Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gardens of Memory
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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 Lancaster in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lancaster.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lancaster, with the one closest to Lancaster listed first.
- River
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- River is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River
- Mount Etna
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mount Etna is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Etna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Majenica
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Majenica is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majenica
- Pleasant Plain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Plain is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plain
- Monument City ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Monument City is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument City
- Harlansburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Harlansburg is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Banquo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Banquo is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banquo
- Milo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Milo is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Warren
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Plum Tree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Plum Tree is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Tree
- Browns Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Browns Corner is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Corner
- Buckeye
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Buckeye is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Simpson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Simpson is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Lincolnville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lincolnville is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Landess
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Landess is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landess
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lancaster. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lancaster.
Newspapers Published in Lancaster ...
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 124 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lancaster.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lancaster, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lancaster.
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 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 Lancaster:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Huntington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Allen County
- Blackford County
- Delaware County
- Fulton County
- Grant County
- Howard County
- Jay County
- Kosciusko County
- Madison County
- Miami County
- Wabash 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> | 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 Lancaster, 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- Lancaster) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |