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 Little Charlie (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 Little Charlie. 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 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.
Little Charlie is located in Cass 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 Cass County: Carroll, Fulton, Howard, Miami, Pulaski & White.
Below are the counties that are near Little Charlie. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Little Charlie:
- Cass County (The home county of Little Charlie)
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Charlie, with the one closest to Little Charlie listed first.
- Hoover
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hoover is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
- Twelve Mile
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Twelve Mile is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Mile
- New Waverly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New Waverly is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Waverly
- Onward
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Onward is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onward
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Logansport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Leases Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Leases Corner is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leases Corner
- Verona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Verona is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Lucerne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lucerne is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
- Walton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dunkirk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dunkirk is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
- Deacon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Deacon is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacon
- Clymers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clymers is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clymers
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Charlie, with the one closest to Little Charlie listed first.
- Deer Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Burrows
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Burrows is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows
- Camden
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rockfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rockfield is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- Burlington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Flora
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bringhurst
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bringhurst is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bringhurst
- Cutler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cutler is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutler
- Delphi
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yeoman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Yeoman is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeoman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Pittsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pittsburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Clinton County
- Middlefork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Middlefork is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefork
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Charlie, with the one closest to Little Charlie listed first.
- Fulton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Grass Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Grass Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Creek
- Athens
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Athens is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Rochester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Akron
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kewanna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kewanna is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewanna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
- Disko
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Disko is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disko
- Lake Bruce
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Bruce is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bruce
- Leiters Ford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Leiters Ford is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leiters Ford
- Delong
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Delong is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delong
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Charlie, with the one closest to Little Charlie listed first.
- Mier
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mier is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mier
- Jalapa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jalapa is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Sims
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sims is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
- Sweetser
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Swayzee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Herbst
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Herbst is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbst
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Charlie, with the one closest to Little Charlie listed first.
- Cassville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cassville is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Judson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Judson is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Kokomo
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Plevna
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Plevna is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
- Vermont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Vermont is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont
- Alto
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Alto is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Shanghai
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Shanghai is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai
- West Middleton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- West Middleton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Middleton
- Greentown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Indian Heights is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Heights
- Oakford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Oakford is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakford
- Russiaville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Kosciusko County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Charlie, with the one closest to Little Charlie listed first.
- Beaver Dam
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver Dam is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Sevastopol
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sevastopol is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sevastopol
- Silver Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mentone
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Burket
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Burket is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burket
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Claypool
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sidney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sidney is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Charlie, with the one closest to Little Charlie listed first.
- Tippecanoe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Old Tip Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Old Tip Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Tip Town
- Argos
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Culver
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Culver is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,484 people
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Charlie, with the one closest to Little Charlie listed first.
- Mexico
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Deedsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Deedsville is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deedsville
- Denver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oakdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oakdale is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Peru
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Macy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pettysville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pettysville is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettysville
- Bunker Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gilead
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gilead is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Loree
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Loree is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loree
- Miami
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Santa Fe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Santa Fe is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Charlie, with the one closest to Little Charlie listed first.
- Thornhope
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- 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
- Star City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lawton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lawton is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
- Winamac
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Monterey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Monterey is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Beardstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beardstown is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardstown
- Starke County
- Ora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ora is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ora
- Wabash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Charlie, with the one closest to Little Charlie listed first.
- Richvalley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Richvalley is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richvalley
- Stockdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stockdale is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockdale
- Roann
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wabash
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Urbana
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Laketon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Somerset
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Somerset is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Treaty
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Treaty is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treaty
- Lagro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Servia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Servia is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servia
- North Manchester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- La Fontaine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- La Fontaine is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Fontaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Charlie, with the one closest to Little Charlie listed first.
- Burnettsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Burnettsville is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnettsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
- Idaville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Idaville is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
- Headlee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Headlee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headlee
- Sitka
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sitka is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Buffalo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Buffalo is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Indiana Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Indiana Beach is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiana Beach
- Norway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Norway is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
- Monticello
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Little Charlie, see our County-by-County Page for Little Charlie.
Cemeteries Near Little Charlie ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Little Charlie.
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 Little Charlie - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Little Charlie covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Little Charlie, with the one closest to Little Charlie listed first.
- Olde Towne Battlefield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eel River Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Koontz Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Miami Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ever Rest Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Green Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bowman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bowyer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (267 more) ...
- Westlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shaff Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<4>
While we didn't find Little Charlie in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Little Charlie.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Little Charlie, with the one closest to Little Charlie listed first.
- Hoover
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hoover is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
- Twelve Mile
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Twelve Mile is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Mile
- Adamsboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Adamsboro is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsboro
- New Waverly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New Waverly is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Waverly
- Mexico
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Perrysburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Perrysburg is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrysburg
- Metea
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Metea is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metea
- Courter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Courter is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courter
- Deedsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Deedsville is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deedsville
- Anoka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Anoka is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anoka
- Fulton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Peru
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Logansport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Onward
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Onward is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onward
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Chili
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Chili is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Little Charlie. See our List of 1890's Communities around Little Charlie.
Newspapers Published in Little Charlie ...
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 106 newspapers that have been published in the area around Little Charlie.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Little Charlie, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Little Charlie.
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 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 Little Charlie:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Cass County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Clinton County
- Fulton County
- Grant County
- Howard 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Little Charlie) 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 Little Charlie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |