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 McCoysburg (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 McCoysburg. 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 doctors 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.
McCoysburg is located in Jasper 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 Jasper County: Benton, Lake, LaPorte, Newton, Porter, Pulaski, Starke & White.
Below are the counties that are near McCoysburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to McCoysburg:
- Jasper County (The home county of McCoysburg)
- The following are listed by their distance from McCoysburg, with the one closest to McCoysburg listed first.
- Collegeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Collegeville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collegeville
- Rensselaer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gifford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gifford is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gifford
- Egypt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Egypt is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Remington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fair Oaks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Virgie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Virgie is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgie
- Stoutsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Stoutsburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoutsburg
- Tefft
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Tefft is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tefft
- Wheatfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- DeMotte
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- DeMotte is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeMotte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,172 people
- DeMotte has also been known as:
- De Motte
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for DeMotte <1>
- Forest City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Forest City is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCoysburg, with the one closest to McCoysburg listed first.
- Wadena
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wadena is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadena
- Earl Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Earl Park is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Fowler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gravel Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gravel Hill is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Atkinson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Atkinson is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
- Raub
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Raub is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raub
- Otterbein
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Templeton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Templeton is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton
- Oxford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCoysburg, with the one closest to McCoysburg listed first.
- Yeoman
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Yeoman is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeoman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Pittsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Delphi
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rockfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rockfield is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCoysburg, with the one closest to McCoysburg listed first.
- Lake Cicott
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lake Cicott is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Cicott
- Royal Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCoysburg, with the one closest to McCoysburg listed first.
- Shelby
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shelby is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
- Dinwiddie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dinwiddie is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinwiddie
- Schneider
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Schneider is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schneider
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- LaPorte County
- La Crosse
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCoysburg, with the one closest to McCoysburg listed first.
- Foresman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Foresman is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foresman
- Mount Ayr
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mount Ayr is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ayr
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Goodland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brook
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Beaver City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Beaver City is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
- Roselawn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Roselawn is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn
- Newton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Newton is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Morocco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Thayer
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Thayer is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
- Kentland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Sumava Resorts
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Porter County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCoysburg, with the one closest to McCoysburg listed first.
- Kouts
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Aylesworth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Aylesworth is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aylesworth
- Hebron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Boone Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Boone Grove is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Grove
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCoysburg, with the one closest to McCoysburg listed first.
- Francesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Medaryville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Denham
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Denham is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham
- Winamac
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Star City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Thornhope
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- 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
- Beardstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beardstown is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardstown
- Lawton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lawton is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
- Starke County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCoysburg, with the one closest to McCoysburg listed first.
- San Pierre
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- North Judson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Aldine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Aldine is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldine
- Bass Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bass Lake is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Lake
- Toto
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Toto is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toto
- Ora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ora is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ora
- Tippecanoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCoysburg, with the one closest to McCoysburg listed first.
- Battle Ground
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Montmorenci
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Montmorenci is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montmorenci
- Americus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Americus is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCoysburg, with the one closest to McCoysburg listed first.
- Lee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Monon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wolcott
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Reynolds
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Buffalo is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Indiana Beach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Indiana Beach is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiana Beach
- Sitka
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sitka is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Norway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Norway is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
- Monticello
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Headlee
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Headlee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headlee
- Chalmers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Chalmers is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalmers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
- Idaville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Idaville is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
- Iroquois County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from McCoysburg, with the one closest to McCoysburg listed first.
- Effner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Effner is located in Iroquois County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effner
- Iroquois
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sheldon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Donovan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to McCoysburg, see our County-by-County Page for McCoysburg.
Cemeteries Near McCoysburg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McCoysburg.
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 McCoysburg - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for McCoysburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from McCoysburg, with the one closest to McCoysburg listed first.
- Lefler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Milroy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Osborne Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Crockett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Parkison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Nauvoo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hankle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rees Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dobbins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Palestine Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Palestine Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (155 more) ...
- Monon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mason Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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>
While we didn't find McCoysburg in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of McCoysburg.
These communities are listed based on their distance from McCoysburg, with the one closest to McCoysburg listed first.
- Lee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Pleasant Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Rensselaer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Monon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Francesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wolcott
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Surrey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Surrey is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surrey
- Seafield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Seafield is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seafield
- Remington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Reynolds
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Guernsey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Guernsey is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey
- Medaryville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Foresman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Foresman is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foresman
- Buffalo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Buffalo is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Lakeside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lakeside is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around McCoysburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around McCoysburg.
Newspapers Published in McCoysburg ...
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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around McCoysburg.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McCoysburg, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for McCoysburg.
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 helpful 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 McCoysburg:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Jasper County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Carroll County
- Cass County
- Lake County
- LaPorte County
- Newton County
- Porter County
- Pulaski County
- Starke County
- Tippecanoe County
- White County
- Iroquois 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> | 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 McCoysburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- McCoysburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |