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 Matthews (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 Matthews. 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.
Matthews is located in Grant 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 Grant County: Blackford, Delaware, Howard, Huntington, Madison, Miami, Tipton, Wabash & Wells.
Below are the counties that are near Matthews. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Matthews:
- Grant County (The home county of Matthews)
- The following are listed by their distance from Matthews, with the one closest to Matthews listed first.
- Fowlerton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fowlerton is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Upland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gas City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fairmount
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jonesboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Arcana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Arcana is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcana
- Friendly Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Friendly Corner is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Corner
- Farrville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Farrville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrville
- Hackleman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hackleman is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleman
- Marion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Michaelsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Michaelsville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
- Van Buren
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Van Buren is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- Rigdon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rigdon is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigdon
- Adams County
- Linn Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Linn Grove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Grove
- Blackford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Matthews, with the one closest to Matthews listed first.
- Shamrock Lakes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shamrock Lakes is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Renner ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Renner is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner
- Hartford City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Millgrove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Millgrove is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove
- Mollie ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mollie is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
- Ridertown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ridertown is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridertown
- Montpelier
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Matthews, with the one closest to Matthews listed first.
- Janney
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Janney is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janney
- Gaston
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Eaton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Granville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Granville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Former name for Granville:
- Weaton
- Andersonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Andersonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Yorktown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Desoto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Desoto is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desoto
- Muncie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Albany
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Liberty Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Daleville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Progress
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Progress is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Selma
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Matthews, with the one closest to Matthews listed first.
- Aroma
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Aroma is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroma
- Omega
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Omega is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Strawtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Strawtown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawtown
- Atlanta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Matthews, with the one closest to Matthews listed first.
- Luray
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Luray is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Middletown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Springport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sulphur Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Blountsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blountsville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Mount Summit
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Foley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Foley is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
- Mooreland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mooreland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Cadiz
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cadiz is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Messick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Messick is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messick
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Matthews, with the one closest to Matthews listed first.
- Jerome
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Jerome is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Greentown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Guy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Guy is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Plevna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Plevna is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
- Hemlock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hemlock is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Vermont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Vermont is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont
- Huntington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Matthews, with the one closest to Matthews listed first.
- Warren
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Banquo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Banquo is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banquo
- Mount Etna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mount Etna is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Etna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Plum Tree
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Plum Tree is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Tree
- River
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- River is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River
- Majenica
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Majenica is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majenica
- Monument City ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Monument City is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument City
- Harlansburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Harlansburg is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Jay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Matthews, with the one closest to Matthews listed first.
- Dunkirk
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Redkey
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Pennville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Greene
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Greene is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Pony
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pony is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pony
- Fiat
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fiat is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiat
- Blaine
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Blaine is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Collett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Collett is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collett
- Bluff Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bluff Point is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Point
- Portland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Antiville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Antiville is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antiville
- Bloomfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bloomfield is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Bryant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Matthews, with the one closest to Matthews listed first.
- Summitville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Summitville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
- Alexandria
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gimco City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gimco City is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gimco City
- Orestes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Orestes is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orestes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Dundee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dundee is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Prosperity
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Prosperity is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Frankton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Leisure
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Leisure is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure
- Chesterfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Elwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Florida
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Florida is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- North Anderson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- North Anderson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Anderson
- Country Club Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Country Club Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Matthews, with the one closest to Matthews listed first.
- Converse
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Amboy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Amboy is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- North Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Grove is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grove
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Matthews, with the one closest to Matthews listed first.
- Parker City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Windsor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Windsor is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Farmland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ridgeville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 734 people
- Stone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Stone is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Losantville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Modoc
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Modoc is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Winchester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Matthews, with the one closest to Matthews listed first.
- Hobbs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Windfall City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- 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 west)
- Nevada
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Nevada is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Tipton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sharpsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wabash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Matthews, with the one closest to Matthews listed first.
- La Fontaine
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- La Fontaine is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Fontaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- Somerset
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Somerset is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Lincolnville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lincolnville is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Treaty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Treaty is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treaty
- Wells County
- The following are listed by their distance from Matthews, with the one closest to Matthews listed first.
- Keystone
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Keystone is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Nottingham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nottingham is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Greenville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Greenville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Petroleum
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Petroleum is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Poneto
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Poneto is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poneto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Liberty Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Center is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
- Phenix
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Phenix is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Reiffsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Reiffsburg is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reiffsburg
- Travisville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Travisville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travisville
- Bluffton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vera Cruz
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vera Cruz is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera Cruz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Matthews, see our County-by-County Page for Matthews.
Cemeteries Near Matthews ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Matthews.
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 Matthews - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Matthews covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Matthews, with the one closest to Matthews listed first.
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Wheeling Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Elizabethtown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Thompson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Atkinson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mississinewa German Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87207 <2>
- Mills Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Musick Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (293 more) ...
- IOOF Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shields Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Leffler Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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 Matthews in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Matthews.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Matthews, with the one closest to Matthews listed first.
- Wheeling
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wheeling is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeling
- Upland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Renner ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Renner is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner
- Summitville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Summitville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
- Anthony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Anthony is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
- Eaton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hartford City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fairmount
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Shideler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shideler is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shideler
- Jonesboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Arcana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Arcana is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcana
- Granville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Granville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Former name for Granville:
- Weaton
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Jadden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jadden is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jadden
- Royerton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Royerton is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royerton
- Millgrove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Millgrove is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Matthews. See our List of 1890's Communities around Matthews.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Matthews ...
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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Matthews.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Matthews. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Matthews and those printed in the larger area surrounding Matthews.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4> of Matthews.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Matthews:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Grant County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Blackford County
- Delaware County
- Hamilton County
- Henry County
- Howard County
- Huntington County
- Jay County
- Madison County
- Miami County
- Randolph County
- Tipton County
- Wabash County
- Wells 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 Matthews, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Matthews) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |