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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 Macy (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 Macy. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.

Macy is located in Miami 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 Miami County: Cass, Fulton, Grant, Howard & Wabash.

Below are the counties that are near Macy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Macy:

  • Miami County     (The home county of Macy)
  • Carroll County
  • Cass County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Macy, with the one closest to Macy listed first.
    • Twelve Mile
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Twelve Mile is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Mile
    • Hoover
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • New Waverly
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • New Waverly is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Waverly
    • Leases Corner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Lucerne
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Lucerne is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
    • Verona
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Onward
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Logansport
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Dunkirk
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Dunkirk is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
    • Royal Center
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Walton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Clymers
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Fulton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Macy, with the one closest to Macy listed first.
    • Athens
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Athens is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
    • Akron
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Fulton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Rochester
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Disko
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Disko is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disko
    • Grass Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Grass Creek is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Creek
    • Kewanna
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Kewanna is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewanna
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
    • Leiters Ford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Bruce
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Delong
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Grant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Macy, with the one closest to Macy listed first.
    • Jalapa
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Mier
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Howard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Macy, with the one closest to Macy listed first.
    • Cassville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Plevna
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Huntington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Macy, with the one closest to Macy listed first.
    • Bippus
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Andrews
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Monument City ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Kosciusko County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Macy, with the one closest to Macy listed first.
    • Beaver Dam
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sevastopol
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Silver Lake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Mentone
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Burket
      (15 miles [24.1 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
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Atwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Etna Green
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Sidney
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Sidney is located in Kosciusko County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
    • Winona Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Clunette
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Pierceton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Marshall County
  • Pulaski County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Macy, with the one closest to Macy listed first.
    • Thornhope
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Lawton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Monterey
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Monterey is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
    • Star City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Winamac
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Beardstown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Starke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Macy, with the one closest to Macy listed first.
    • Ora
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ober
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bass Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Bass Lake is located in Starke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Lake
  • Wabash County
  • White County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Macy, with the one closest to Macy listed first.
    • Burnettsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Burnettsville is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnettsville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
    • Headlee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Idaville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Idaville is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
  • Whitley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Macy, with the one closest to Macy listed first.
    • Collamer
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • South Whitley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Luther
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Luther is located in Whitley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
    • Larwill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Macy, see our County-by-County Page for Macy.

Cemeteries Near Macy ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Macy.

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 Macy - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Macy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Macy, with the one closest to Macy listed first.

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 Macy had a population of 316 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Macy had a population of 200 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Macy, with the one closest to Macy listed first.

  • Birmingham
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Birmingham is located in Miami County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
  • Wagoner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Wagoner is located in Miami County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagoner
  • Deedsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Deedsville is located in Miami County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deedsville
  • Green Oak
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Green Oak is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Oak
  • Perrysburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Perrysburg is located in Miami County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrysburg
  • Gilead
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Akron
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Fulton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Twelve Mile
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Twelve Mile is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Mile
  • Chili
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Chili is located in Miami County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
  • Rochester
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Mexico
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Courter
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Courter is located in Miami County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courter
    • Pettysville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Disko
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Disko is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disko

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Macy. See our List of 1890's Communities around Macy.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Macy ...

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 91 newspapers that have been published in the area around Macy.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Macy. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Macy and those printed in the larger area surrounding Macy.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> of Macy.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Macy:

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 Macy, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Macy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.