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 Levert (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 Levert. 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 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.
Levert is located in Allen 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 Allen County: Adams, DeKalb, Huntington, Noble, Wells, Whitley, Defiance (OH), Paulding (OH) & Van Wert (OH).
Below are the counties that are near Levert. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Levert:
- Allen County (The home county of Levert)
- The following are listed by their distance from Levert, with the one closest to Levert listed first.
- Arcola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dunn Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dunn Mill is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Mill
- Wallen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wallen is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallen
- Ari
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ari is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ari
- Huntertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Aboite
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Aboite is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aboite
- Fort Wayne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Village is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Anthony Wayne Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hacienda Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hacienda Village is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hacienda Village
- Leo-Cedarville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Leo-Cedarville is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo-Cedarville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,882 people
- Leo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- New Haven
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Levert, with the one closest to Levert listed first.
- Magley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Magley is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magley
- Preble
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Decatur
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Levert, with the one closest to Levert listed first.
- New Era
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Era is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- Altona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Altona is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Garrett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Auburn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Corunna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Corunna is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corunna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Concord
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Spencerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfield Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfield Center is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Center
- Saint Joe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Waterloo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Moore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Moore is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
- Ashley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Butler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Huntington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Levert, with the one closest to Levert listed first.
- Roanoke
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Goblesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Goblesville is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goblesville
- Bowerstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bowerstown is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerstown
- Bippus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bippus is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bippus
- Huntington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Markle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Andrews
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Harlansburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harlansburg is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Majenica
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Majenica is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majenica
- Plum Tree
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Plum Tree is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Tree
- River
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- River is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River
- Monument City ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Monument City is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument City
- Kosciusko County
- The following are listed by their distance from Levert, with the one closest to Levert listed first.
- Pierceton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sidney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Sidney is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- North Webster
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Arrowhead Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Arrowhead Park is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Park
- Winona Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Wawasee Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wawasee Village is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wawasee Village
- Syracuse
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Claypool
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Leesburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- LaGrange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Levert, with the one closest to Levert listed first.
- Wolcottville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- South Milford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- South Milford is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford
- Gravel Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Gravel Beach is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Beach
- Topeka
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stroh
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Stroh is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroh
- Valentine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Valentine is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Levert, with the one closest to Levert listed first.
- Ege
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ege is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ege
- Green Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Green Center is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Center
- Merriam
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Merriam is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam
- Laotto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Avilla
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Port Mitchell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Port Mitchell is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Mitchell
- Wolf Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wolf Lake is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
- Albion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Kendallville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Kimmell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wilmot
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wilmot is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Brimfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Brimfield is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimfield
- Wakeville Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Wakeville Village is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakeville Village
- Steuben County
- Hudson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wabash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Levert, with the one closest to Levert listed first.
- Liberty Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Liberty Mills is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Mills
- North Manchester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Servia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Servia is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servia
- Laketon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lagro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Urbana
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wells County
- The following are listed by their distance from Levert, with the one closest to Levert listed first.
- Zanesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ossian
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Uniondale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Tocsin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tocsin is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tocsin
- North Oaks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- North Oaks is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oaks
- Craigville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Craigville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville
- Bluffton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Whitley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Levert, with the one closest to Levert listed first.
- Collins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Collins is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Dunfee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dunfee is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunfee
- Churubusco
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tri-Lakes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tri-Lakes is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri-Lakes
- Columbia City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cresco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cresco is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresco
- Lorane
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lorane is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorane
- Etna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Etna is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Ormas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ormas is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormas
- Larwill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Larwill is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larwill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- South Whitley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Luther
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Luther is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Collamer
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Collamer is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collamer
- Defiance County (OH)
- Hicksville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Paulding County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Levert, with the one closest to Levert listed first.
- Link ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Link is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Link
- Antwerp
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- McGill ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- McGill is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGill
- Van Wert County (OH)
- Dixon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dixon is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Levert, see our County-by-County Page for Levert.
Cemeteries Near Levert ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Levert.
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 Levert - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Levert covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Levert, with the one closest to Levert listed first.
- Eel River Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Riverview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Concord Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wigent Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Eel River Presbyterian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jeffries Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Watterson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Garrison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Boggs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Blue River Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (224 more) ...
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Covington Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greenlawn Memorial Park
(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.<3>
While we didn't find Levert in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Levert.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Levert, with the one closest to Levert listed first.
- Arcola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Coesse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coesse is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coesse
- Dunfee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dunfee is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunfee
- Collins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Collins is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Churubusco
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Raber
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Raber is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raber
- Wallen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wallen is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallen
- Saturn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Saturn is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saturn
- Academie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Academie is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academie
- Huntertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ari
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ari is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ari
- Ege
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ege is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ege
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Columbia City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Peabody
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Peabody is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
- Laud
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Laud is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laud
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Levert. See our List of 1890's Communities around Levert.
Newspapers Published in Levert ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Levert.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Levert, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Levert.
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 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 Levert:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Allen County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- DeKalb County
- Huntington County
- Kosciusko County
- LaGrange County
- Noble County
- Steuben County
- Wabash County
- Wells County
- Whitley County
- Defiance County
- Paulding County
- Van Wert 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 Levert, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Levert) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |