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 McGrawsville (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 McGrawsville. 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 doctors and 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.
McGrawsville 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 McGrawsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to McGrawsville:
- Miami County (The home county of McGrawsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from McGrawsville, with the one closest to McGrawsville listed first.
- Santa Fe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Santa Fe is located in Miami County
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- Loree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Loree is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loree
- North Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Grove is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grove
- Amboy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Amboy is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Miami
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bunker Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Converse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oakdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oakdale is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Peru
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mexico
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Denver
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pettysville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pettysville is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettysville
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from McGrawsville, with the one closest to McGrawsville listed first.
- Deer Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Deer Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Burlington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Burrows
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Burrows is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows
- Bringhurst
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bringhurst is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bringhurst
- Camden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Flora
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cutler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cutler is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutler
- Rockfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rockfield is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from McGrawsville, with the one closest to McGrawsville listed first.
- Onward
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Onward is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onward
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Galveston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Walton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- New Waverly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Waverly is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Waverly
- Hoover
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hoover is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
- Deacon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Deacon is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacon
- Young America
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Young America is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young America
- Logansport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Twelve Mile
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Twelve Mile is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Mile
- Dunkirk
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dunkirk is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
- Verona
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Verona is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Clymers
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Clymers is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clymers
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from McGrawsville, with the one closest to McGrawsville listed first.
- Forest
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Forest is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Middlefork
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Middlefork is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefork
- Beard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beard is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard
- Geetingsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Geetingsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geetingsville
- Michigantown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Scircleville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Scircleville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scircleville
- Sedalia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sedalia is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Delaware County
- Janney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Janney is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janney
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from McGrawsville, with the one closest to McGrawsville listed first.
- Disko
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Disko is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disko
- Fulton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Akron
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Athens
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Athens is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Grass Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grass Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Creek
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from McGrawsville, with the one closest to McGrawsville listed first.
- Mier
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mier is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mier
- Sims
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sims is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
- Sweetser
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Swayzee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jalapa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jalapa is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Herbst
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Herbst is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbst
- Michaelsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Michaelsville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
- Marion
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hackleman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hackleman is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleman
- Rigdon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rigdon is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigdon
- Jonesboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gas City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from McGrawsville, with the one closest to McGrawsville listed first.
- Atlanta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ekin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ekin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekin
- Aroma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Aroma is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroma
- Omega
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Omega is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from McGrawsville, with the one closest to McGrawsville listed first.
- Plevna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Plevna is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
- Cassville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cassville is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Vermont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Vermont is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont
- Greentown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Kokomo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jerome
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jerome is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Guy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Guy is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Hemlock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hemlock is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Indian Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Indian Heights is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Heights
- Oakford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Oakford is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakford
- Alto
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alto is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Judson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Judson is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Huntington County
- The following are listed by their distance from McGrawsville, with the one closest to McGrawsville listed first.
- Banquo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Banquo is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banquo
- Monument City ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Monument City is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument City
- Mount Etna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mount Etna is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Etna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Andrews
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harlansburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harlansburg is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- River
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- River is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River
- Bippus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bippus is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bippus
- Majenica
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Majenica is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majenica
- Warren
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from McGrawsville, with the one closest to McGrawsville listed first.
- Leisure
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Leisure is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure
- West Elwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- West Elwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elwood
- Elwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Dundee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dundee is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Summitville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Summitville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
- Orestes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Orestes is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orestes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Alexandria
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Frankton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gimco City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gimco City is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gimco City
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from McGrawsville, with the one closest to McGrawsville listed first.
- Nevada
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Nevada is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Sharpsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Windfall City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Windfall City is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
- Windfall
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Groomsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Groomsville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groomsville
- Tipton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Goldsmith
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Goldsmith is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith
- Hobbs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Kempton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kempton is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Jericho ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Jericho is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- East Union
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- East Union is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Wabash County
- The following are listed by their distance from McGrawsville, with the one closest to McGrawsville listed first.
- Somerset
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Somerset is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Richvalley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Richvalley is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richvalley
- Treaty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Treaty is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treaty
- La Fontaine
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Wabash
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Roann
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Stockdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Stockdale is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockdale
- Lincolnville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lincolnville is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Lagro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Urbana
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Laketon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Servia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Servia is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servia
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to McGrawsville, see our County-by-County Page for McGrawsville.
Cemeteries Near McGrawsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McGrawsville.
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 McGrawsville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for McGrawsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from McGrawsville, with the one closest to McGrawsville listed first.
- Climer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- North Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ramer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Barnhart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gerber Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Herchberger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fegley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Keyes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rankin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chitick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hershberger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kendall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (298 more) ...
- Shrock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Friends Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Park Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that McGrawsville had a population of 40 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from McGrawsville, with the one closest to McGrawsville listed first.
- North Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Grove is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grove
- Santa Fe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Santa Fe is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Loree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Loree is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loree
- Wawpecong
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wawpecong is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wawpecong
- Miami
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Amboy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Amboy is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Bunker Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bennetts Switch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bennetts Switch is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Switch
- Plevna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Plevna is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
- Cassville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cassville is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Converse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Vermont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Vermont is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Peru
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Somerset
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Somerset is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Galveston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around McGrawsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around McGrawsville.
Newspapers Published in McGrawsville ...
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 88 newspapers that have been published in the area around McGrawsville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McGrawsville, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for McGrawsville.
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 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 McGrawsville:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Miami County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Cass County
- Clinton County
- Delaware County
- Fulton County
- Grant County
- Hamilton County
- Howard County
- Huntington County
- Madison County
- Tipton County
- Wabash 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 McGrawsville, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- McGrawsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |