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 Miami Bend (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 Miami Bend. 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 Miami Bend ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Miami Bend: Miami Bnd.
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 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.
Miami Bend is located in Cass 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 Cass County: Carroll, Fulton, Howard, Miami, Pulaski & White.
Below are the counties that are near Miami Bend. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Miami Bend:
- Cass County (The home county of Miami Bend)
- The following are listed by their distance from Miami Bend, with the one closest to Miami Bend listed first.
- Logansport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- New Waverly
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Waverly is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Waverly
- Dunkirk
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dunkirk is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
- Hoover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hoover is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
- Verona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Verona is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Onward
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Onward is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onward
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Walton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Twelve Mile
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Twelve Mile is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Mile
- Leases Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Leases Corner is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leases Corner
- Deacon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Deacon is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacon
- Clymers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Clymers is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clymers
- Lucerne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lucerne is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Miami Bend, with the one closest to Miami Bend listed first.
- Deer Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Burrows
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burrows is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows
- Camden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rockfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rockfield is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- Flora
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Burlington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bringhurst
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bringhurst is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bringhurst
- Cutler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cutler is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutler
- Delphi
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Yeoman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Yeoman is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeoman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Pittsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pittsburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Radnor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Radnor is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radnor
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Miami Bend, with the one closest to Miami Bend listed first.
- Middlefork
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Middlefork is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefork
- Geetingsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Geetingsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geetingsville
- Sedalia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sedalia is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Forest
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Forest is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Beard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Beard is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard
- Rossville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Michigantown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cambria
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cambria is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Edna Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Edna Mills is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna Mills
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Miami Bend, with the one closest to Miami Bend listed first.
- Fulton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Grass Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grass Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Creek
- Kewanna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Kewanna is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewanna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
- Rochester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Athens
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Athens is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Lake Bruce
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lake Bruce is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bruce
- Akron
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Disko
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Disko is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disko
- Leiters Ford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Leiters Ford is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leiters Ford
- Delong
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Delong is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delong
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Miami Bend, with the one closest to Miami Bend listed first.
- Mier
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mier is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mier
- Sims
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sims is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
- Jalapa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Jalapa is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Swayzee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sweetser
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Miami Bend, with the one closest to Miami Bend listed first.
- Cassville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cassville is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Judson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Judson is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Kokomo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shanghai
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Shanghai is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai
- West Middleton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- West Middleton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Middleton
- Alto
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Alto is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Plevna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Plevna is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
- Vermont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vermont is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont
- Russiaville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Indian Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Heights is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Heights
- Greentown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oakford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oakford is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakford
- Kosciusko County
- The following are listed by their distance from Miami Bend, with the one closest to Miami Bend listed first.
- Beaver Dam
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver Dam is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Sevastopol
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sevastopol is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sevastopol
- Silver Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Miami Bend, with the one closest to Miami Bend listed first.
- Mexico
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Peru
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Oakdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Oakdale is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Bunker Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Denver
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Miami
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Loree
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Loree is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loree
- Deedsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Deedsville is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deedsville
- Macy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Santa Fe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Santa Fe is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Pettysville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Pettysville is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettysville
- North Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- North Grove is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grove
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Miami Bend, with the one closest to Miami Bend listed first.
- Thornhope
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Star City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lawton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lawton is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
- Winamac
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Monterey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Monterey is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Tippecanoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Miami Bend, with the one closest to Miami Bend listed first.
- Americus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Americus is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Buck Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Miami Bend, with the one closest to Miami Bend listed first.
- Sharpsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Groomsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Groomsville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groomsville
- Nevada
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nevada is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Wabash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Miami Bend, with the one closest to Miami Bend listed first.
- Richvalley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Richvalley is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richvalley
- Stockdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stockdale is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockdale
- Roann
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Somerset
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Somerset is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Wabash
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Treaty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Treaty is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treaty
- Urbana
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Laketon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- La Fontaine
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Lagro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Miami Bend, with the one closest to Miami Bend listed first.
- Burnettsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Burnettsville is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnettsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
- Idaville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Idaville is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
- Headlee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Headlee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headlee
- Sitka
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sitka is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Indiana Beach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Indiana Beach is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiana Beach
- Monticello
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Norway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Norway is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
- Buffalo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Buffalo is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Springboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Springboro is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springboro
- Chalmers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Chalmers is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalmers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
- Reynolds
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Miami Bend, see our County-by-County Page for Miami Bend.
Cemeteries Near Miami Bend ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Miami Bend.
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 Miami Bend - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Miami Bend covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Miami Bend, with the one closest to Miami Bend listed first.
- Taber Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Shaff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ever Rest Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Miami Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bowyer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Olde Towne Battlefield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Horney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (285 more) ...
- Shideler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- West Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ramer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<4>
While we didn't find Miami Bend in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Miami Bend.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Miami Bend, with the one closest to Miami Bend listed first.
- Anoka
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Anoka is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anoka
- Adamsboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Adamsboro is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsboro
- Logansport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- New Waverly
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Waverly is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Waverly
- Walton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Onward
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Onward is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onward
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Hoover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hoover is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
- Verona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Verona is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Clymers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Clymers is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clymers
- Deacon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Deacon is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacon
- Twelve Mile
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Twelve Mile is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Mile
- Metea
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Metea is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metea
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Lucerne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lucerne is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
- Deer Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Lincoln
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Miami Bend. See our List of 1890's Communities around Miami Bend.
Newspapers Published in Miami Bend ...
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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Miami Bend.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Miami Bend, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Miami Bend.
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 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 Miami Bend:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Cass County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Clinton County
- Fulton County
- Grant County
- Howard County
- Kosciusko County
- Miami County
- Pulaski County
- Tippecanoe County
- Tipton County
- Wabash County
- White 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> | 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- Miami Bend) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Miami Bend, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |