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 Mishawaka (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 Mishawaka. 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 hospitals and 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.
Mishawaka is located in Saint Joseph County.
To see how the shape of Indiana's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Saint Joseph County: Elkhart, LaPorte, Marshall, Starke, Berrien (MI) & Cass (MI).
Below are the counties that are near Mishawaka. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mishawaka:
- Saint Joseph County (The home county of Mishawaka)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mishawaka, with the one closest to Mishawaka listed first.
- Osceola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osceola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Osceola is located in Saint Joseph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,486 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osceola <2>
- Indian Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Indian Village is located in Saint Joseph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- South Bend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Georgetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Saint Joseph County
- Roseland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Roseland is located in Saint Joseph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
- Gulivoire Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Granger
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nutwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nutwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwood
- Nutwood is located in Saint Joseph County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Nutwood
- From Mishawaka to Nutwood
- Wyatt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyatt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Wyatt is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyatt <2>
- Lakeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Lakeville is located in Saint Joseph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 799 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeville <2>
- Crumstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crumstown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumstown
- Crumstown is located in Saint Joseph County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Crumstown
- From Mishawaka to Crumstown
- Zeigler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Elkhart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mishawaka, with the one closest to Mishawaka listed first.
- Jamestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Elkhart
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Simonton Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simonton Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonton Lake
- Simonton Lake is located in Elkhart County
- Wakarusa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wakarusa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakarusa
- Wakarusa is located in Elkhart County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,848 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakarusa <2>
- Dunlap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunlap have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Dunlap is located in Elkhart County
- Garden Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- Garden Village is located in Elkhart County
- Southwest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Southwest. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest
- Southwest is located in Elkhart County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Southwest
- From Mishawaka to Southwest
- Foraker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nappanee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bristol
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Bristol is located in Elkhart County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,697 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <2>
- Goshen
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goshen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Goshen is located in Elkhart County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,168 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goshen <2>
- Gravelton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gravelton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelton
- Gravelton is located in Elkhart County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Gravelton
- From Mishawaka to Gravelton
- Kosciusko County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mishawaka, with the one closest to Mishawaka listed first.
- Milford Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Milford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Milford is located in Kosciusko County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,551 people
- Etna Green
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Clunette
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Syracuse
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Syracuse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
- Syracuse is located in Kosciusko County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,856 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Syracuse <2>
- Leesburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Leesburg is located in Kosciusko County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 546 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesburg <2>
- Wawasee Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wawasee Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wawasee Village
- Wawasee Village is located in Kosciusko County
- Atwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- LaGrange County
- Shipshewana
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shipshewana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipshewana
- Shipshewana is located in LaGrange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 731 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shipshewana <2>
- LaPorte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mishawaka, with the one closest to Mishawaka listed first.
- Kankakee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kankakee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kankakee
- Kankakee is located in LaPorte County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Kankakee
- From Mishawaka to Kankakee
- Rolling Prairie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Stillwell
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stillwell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
- Stillwell is located in LaPorte County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Stillwell
- From Mishawaka to Stillwell
- Hesston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Smith
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Kingsbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
- Kingsbury is located in LaPorte County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- La Porte
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Kingsford Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsford Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsford Heights
- Kingsford Heights is located in LaPorte County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,379 people
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mishawaka, with the one closest to Mishawaka listed first.
- Bremen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bremen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremen
- Bremen is located in Marshall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,450 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bremen <2>
- La Paz
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tyner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Plymouth
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bourbon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bourbon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourbon
- Bourbon is located in Marshall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,746 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bourbon <2>
- Donaldson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donaldson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Donaldson is located in Marshall County
- Argos
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Old Tip Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Tip Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Tip Town
- Old Tip Town is located in Marshall County
- Burr Oak
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Starke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mishawaka, with the one closest to Mishawaka listed first.
- Koontz Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Koontz Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koontz Lake
- Koontz Lake is located in Starke County
- Grovertown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hamlet
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Berrien County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mishawaka, with the one closest to Mishawaka listed first.
- Niles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bakertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bakertown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakertown
- Bakertown is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bakertown
- From Mishawaka to Bakertown
- Buchanan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dayton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dayton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Dayton is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Dayton
- From Mishawaka to Dayton
- Galien
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Berrien Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berrien Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrien Center
- Berrien Center is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berrien Center <2>
- Berrien Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berrien Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrien Springs
- Berrien Springs is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,718 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berrien Springs <2>
- Hills Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eau Claire
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eau Claire have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Claire
- Eau Claire is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eau Claire <2>
- Avery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Avery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Avery is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Avery
- From Mishawaka to Avery
- Glendora
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Snow
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Snow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow
- Snow is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Snow
- From Mishawaka to Snow
- Cass County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mishawaka, with the one closest to Mishawaka listed first.
- Edwardsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwardsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsburg
- Edwardsburg is located in Cass County (MI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwardsburg <2>
- Sumnerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pokagon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Union
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cassopolis
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- La Grange
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Vandalia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vandalia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
- Vandalia is located in Cass County (MI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Dowagiac
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Penn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jones
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Corey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wakelee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wakelee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakelee
- Wakelee is located in Cass County (MI)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Wakelee
- From Mishawaka to Wakelee
- Saint Joseph County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mishawaka, with the one closest to Mishawaka listed first.
- Mottville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- White Pigeon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Constantine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Constantine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constantine
- Constantine is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,107 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Constantine <2>
- Fabius
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mishawaka, see our County-by-County Page for Mishawaka.
Cemeteries Near Mishawaka ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mishawaka.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mishawaka covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mishawaka, with the one closest to Mishawaka listed first.
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Eutzler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eutzler Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eutzler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Bowman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Ferrisville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ferrisville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ferrisville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Stuckey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Southlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (271 more) ...
- Van Buskirk Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Van Buskirk Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Van Buskirk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Harris Prairie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Prairie Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harris Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Riverview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Mishawaka had a population of 3,371 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Mishawaka had a population of 50,312 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mishawaka, with the one closest to Mishawaka listed first.
- Osceola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osceola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Osceola is located in Saint Joseph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,486 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osceola <2>
- South Bend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Granger
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nutwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nutwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwood
- Nutwood is located in Saint Joseph County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Nutwood
- From Mishawaka to Nutwood
- Woodland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Woodland is located in Saint Joseph County
- Lakeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Lakeville is located in Saint Joseph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 799 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeville <2>
- Elkhart
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Edwardsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwardsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsburg
- Edwardsburg is located in Cass County (MI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwardsburg <2>
- Crumstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crumstown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumstown
- Crumstown is located in Saint Joseph County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Crumstown
- From Mishawaka to Crumstown
- Niles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wakarusa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wakarusa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakarusa
- Wakarusa is located in Elkhart County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,848 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakarusa <2>
- Adamsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adamsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Adamsville is located in Cass County (MI)
- Former name for Adamsville:
- Sage's Mill
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Southwest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Southwest. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest
- Southwest is located in Elkhart County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Southwest
- From Mishawaka to Southwest
- Buchanan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- La Paz
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mishawaka. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mishawaka.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Mishawaka ...
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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mishawaka.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Mishawaka. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Mishawaka and those printed in the larger area surrounding Mishawaka.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<6> of Mishawaka.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Mishawaka:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Saint Joseph County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Elkhart County
- Kosciusko County
- LaGrange County
- LaPorte County
- Marshall County
- Starke County
- Berrien County
- Cass County
- Saint Joseph County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Mishawaka: www.mishawakacity.com/
The official website for Saint Joseph County: www.stjosephcountyindiana.com/
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
Footnotes ...
<1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
<2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<4> | 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. |
<5> | 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 Mishawaka, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<6> | 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 from Point A (ie- Mishawaka) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mishawaka. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6663, Longitude: -86.1732 |