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 Milo (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 Milo. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Milo is primarily located in Grant County. A portion of Milo extends into Huntington 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 Milo. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Milo:
- Grant County (The home county of Milo)
- The following are listed by their distance from Milo, with the one closest to Milo listed first.
- Van Buren
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Van Buren is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- Farrville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Farrville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrville
- Friendly Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Friendly Corner is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Corner
- Arcana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Arcana is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcana
- Marion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Upland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Gas City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jonesboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jalapa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jalapa is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Michaelsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Michaelsville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
- Sweetser
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fowlerton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Fowlerton is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Fairmount
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milo, with the one closest to Milo listed first.
- Linn Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Linn Grove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Grove
- Honduras
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Honduras is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honduras
- Magley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Magley is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magley
- Berne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Preble
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coppess Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Coppess Corner is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppess Corner
- Geneva
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Monroe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Decatur
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milo, with the one closest to Milo listed first.
- Yoder
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Aboite
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Aboite is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aboite
- Blackford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milo, with the one closest to Milo listed first.
- Montpelier
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Renner ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Renner is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner
- Mollie ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mollie is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
- Hartford City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Shamrock Lakes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Shamrock Lakes is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Millgrove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Millgrove is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove
- Ridertown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ridertown is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridertown
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milo, with the one closest to Milo listed first.
- Janney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Janney is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janney
- Eaton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Gaston
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Granville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Granville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Former name for Granville:
- Weaton
- Albany
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Desoto
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Desoto is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desoto
- Andersonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Andersonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milo, with the one closest to Milo listed first.
- Jerome
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jerome is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Plevna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Plevna is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
- Greentown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Guy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Guy is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Huntington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milo, with the one closest to Milo listed first.
- Warren
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- River is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River
- Plum Tree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Plum Tree is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Tree
- Mount Etna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Etna is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Etna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Majenica
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Majenica is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majenica
- Banquo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Banquo is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banquo
- Monument City ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Monument City is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument City
- Harlansburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harlansburg is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Markle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Huntington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Andrews
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bowerstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bowerstown is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerstown
- Bippus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bippus is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bippus
- Jay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milo, with the one closest to Milo listed first.
- Fiat
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Fiat is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiat
- Pennville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dunkirk
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pony
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pony is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pony
- Greene
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greene is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Redkey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Antiville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Antiville is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antiville
- Bloomfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bloomfield is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Bryant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Blaine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blaine is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Portland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milo, with the one closest to Milo listed first.
- Summitville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Summitville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
- Alexandria
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Leisure
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Leisure is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure
- Gimco City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Gimco City is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gimco City
- Orestes
(29 miles [46.7 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dundee is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milo, with the one closest to Milo listed first.
- Converse
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Amboy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Amboy is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- North Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- North Grove is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grove
- Santa Fe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Santa Fe is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Loree
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Loree is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loree
- Wabash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milo, with the one closest to Milo listed first.
- Lincolnville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lincolnville is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- La Fontaine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- La Fontaine is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Fontaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- Treaty
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Treaty is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treaty
- Lagro
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Somerset
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Somerset is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Wabash
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Urbana
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Servia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Servia is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servia
- Richvalley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Richvalley is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richvalley
- North Manchester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Laketon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Mills is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Mills
- Roann
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wells County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milo, with the one closest to Milo listed first.
- Liberty Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Liberty Center is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
- Keystone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Keystone is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Greenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Greenville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Poneto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Poneto is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poneto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Travisville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Travisville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travisville
- Bluffton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Petroleum
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Petroleum is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Reiffsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Reiffsburg is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reiffsburg
- Nottingham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Nottingham is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- North Oaks
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Oaks is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oaks
- Uniondale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Phenix
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Phenix is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Vera Cruz
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Vera Cruz is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera Cruz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Whitley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milo, with the one closest to Milo listed first.
- Luther
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Luther is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Collamer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Collamer is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collamer
- Dunfee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dunfee is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunfee
- South Whitley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Milo, see our County-by-County Page for Milo.
Cemeteries Near Milo ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Milo.
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 Milo - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Milo covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Milo, with the one closest to Milo listed first.
- Cory Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Masonic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Red Men Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Doyle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Farrville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Purviance Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Batson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Landess Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (266 more) ...
- Balsley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wright Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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 Milo had a population of 96 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Milo, with the one closest to Milo listed first.
- Van Buren
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Van Buren is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- Dillman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dillman is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillman
- Warren
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Farrville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Farrville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrville
- McNatts
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- McNatts is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNatts
- Pleasant Plain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Plain is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plain
- Landess
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Landess is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landess
- Hanfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hanfield is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanfield
- Jeff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jeff is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- Buckeye
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Buckeye is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- River is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River
- Mount Zion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Zion is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Plum Tree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Plum Tree is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Tree
- Mount Etna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Etna is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Etna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Arcana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Arcana is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcana
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Milo. See our List of 1890's Communities around Milo.
Newspapers Published in Milo ...
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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Milo.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Milo, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Milo.
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 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 Milo:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Grant County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Allen County
- Blackford County
- Delaware County
- Howard County
- Huntington County
- Jay County
- Madison County
- Miami County
- Wabash County
- Wells County
- Whitley 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 Milo, 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- Milo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |