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 Meadowbrook (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 Meadowbrook. 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.
Name Variations for Meadowbrook ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: Meadow Brook.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Meadowbrook. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Meadowbrook.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 hospitals 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.
Meadowbrook is located in Allen 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 Allen County: Adams, DeKalb, Huntington, Noble, Wells, Whitley, Defiance (OH), Paulding (OH) & Van Wert (OH).
Below are the counties that are near Meadowbrook. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Meadowbrook:
- Allen County (The home county of Meadowbrook)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowbrook, with the one closest to Meadowbrook listed first.
- New Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hacienda Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hacienda Village is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hacienda Village
- Anthony Wayne Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Wayne
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Indian Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Indian Village is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Zulu
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Zulu is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulu
- Hoagland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wallen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wallen is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallen
- Woodburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Monroeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grabill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Leo-Cedarville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Leo-Cedarville is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo-Cedarville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,882 people
- Harlan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowbrook, with the one closest to Meadowbrook listed first.
- Magley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Magley is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magley
- Preble
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Decatur
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Honduras
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Honduras is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honduras
- Coppess Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Coppess Corner is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppess Corner
- Monroe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Berne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Linn Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Linn Grove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Grove
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowbrook, with the one closest to Meadowbrook listed first.
- New Era
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- New Era is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- Spencerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Concord
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Saint Joe
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Altona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Altona is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Garrett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Auburn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Moore
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Moore is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
- Waterloo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Butler
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Corunna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Corunna is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corunna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Fairfield Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fairfield Center is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Center
- Huntington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowbrook, with the one closest to Meadowbrook listed first.
- Roanoke
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Markle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bowerstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bowerstown is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerstown
- Goblesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Goblesville is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goblesville
- Huntington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Plum Tree
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Plum Tree is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Tree
- Majenica
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Majenica is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majenica
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowbrook, with the one closest to Meadowbrook listed first.
- Laotto
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ege
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ege is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ege
- Avilla
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Green Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Green Center is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Center
- Merriam
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Merriam is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam
- Kendallville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Port Mitchell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Port Mitchell is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Mitchell
- Albion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wakeville Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wakeville Village is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakeville Village
- Wolf Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wolf Lake is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
- Wells County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowbrook, with the one closest to Meadowbrook listed first.
- Ossian
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tocsin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Tocsin is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tocsin
- Zanesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Craigville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Craigville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville
- Uniondale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- North Oaks
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- North Oaks is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oaks
- Bluffton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Vera Cruz
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Vera Cruz is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera Cruz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Travisville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Travisville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travisville
- Liberty Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Center is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
- Reiffsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Reiffsburg is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reiffsburg
- Greenville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Greenville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Poneto
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Poneto is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poneto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Whitley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowbrook, with the one closest to Meadowbrook listed first.
- Dunfee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dunfee is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunfee
- Churubusco
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Collins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Collins is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Tri-Lakes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tri-Lakes is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri-Lakes
- Columbia City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cresco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cresco is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresco
- Lorane
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lorane is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorane
- Luther
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Luther is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Ormas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ormas is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormas
- South Whitley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Defiance County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowbrook, with the one closest to Meadowbrook listed first.
- Hicksville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sherwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Paulding County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowbrook, with the one closest to Meadowbrook listed first.
- McGill ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- McGill is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGill
- Batson ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Batson is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batson
- Payne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Payne is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,132 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Payne <1>
- Antwerp
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Link ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Link is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Link
- Tipton ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Tipton is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
- Worstville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Worstville is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worstville
- Knoxdale ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Knoxdale is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxdale
- Folmer ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Folmer is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folmer
- Latty
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Latty is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
- Dague ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Dague is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dague
- Haviland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Haviland is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haviland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Paulding
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Van Wert County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowbrook, with the one closest to Meadowbrook listed first.
- Dixon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dixon is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Convoy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wren
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wren is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wren <1>
- Scott
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Glenmore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Glenmore is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Willshire
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Schumm
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Schumm is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schumm
- Abanaka
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Abanaka is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanaka
- Van Wert
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hoaglin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hoaglin is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoaglin
- Ohio City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Williams County (OH)
- Edgerton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Meadowbrook, see our County-by-County Page for Meadowbrook.
Cemeteries Near Meadowbrook ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Meadowbrook.
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 Meadowbrook - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Meadowbrook covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Meadowbrook, with the one closest to Meadowbrook listed first.
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. John Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Concordia Cemetery Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Concordia Gardens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bowers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Prairie Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Antioch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lindenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Highland Park Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (246 more) ...
- Barnett Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hatfield Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
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 Meadowbrook in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Meadowbrook.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Meadowbrook, with the one closest to Meadowbrook listed first.
- New Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Maples
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maples is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
- Thurman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Thurman is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman
- Fort Wayne
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Zulu
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Zulu is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulu
- Poe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Poe is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
- Hoagland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cedarville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cedarville is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Academie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Academie is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academie
- Wallen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wallen is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallen
- Williams
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Monroeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Woodburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nine Mile
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nine Mile is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nine Mile
- Harlan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Meadowbrook. See our List of 1890's Communities around Meadowbrook.
Newspapers Published in Meadowbrook ...
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 163 newspapers that have been published in the area around Meadowbrook.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Meadowbrook, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Meadowbrook.
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 websites either 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 Meadowbrook:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Allen County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- DeKalb County
- Huntington County
- Noble County
- Wells County
- Whitley County
- Defiance County
- Paulding County
- Van Wert County
- Williams 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 Meadowbrook, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Meadowbrook) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |