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 Modoc (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 Modoc. 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 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.
Modoc is located in Randolph 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 Randolph County: Delaware, Henry, Jay, Wayne & Darke (OH).
Below are the counties that are near Modoc. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Modoc:
- Randolph County (The home county of Modoc)
- The following are listed by their distance from Modoc, with the one closest to Modoc listed first.
- Losantville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomingport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bloomingport is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingport
- Windsor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Windsor is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Lynn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Snow Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Snow Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Farmland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rural
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rural is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Parker City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Winchester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Arba
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Arba is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arba
- Spartanburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Spartanburg is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartanburg
- Stone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stone is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Blackford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Modoc, with the one closest to Modoc listed first.
- Millgrove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Millgrove is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove
- Ridertown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ridertown is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridertown
- Shamrock Lakes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shamrock Lakes is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Hartford City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Modoc, with the one closest to Modoc listed first.
- Selma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Cowan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cowan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Oakville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Oakville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Desoto
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Desoto is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desoto
- Muncie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Progress
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Progress is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Albany
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Andersonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Andersonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Granville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Granville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Former name for Granville:
- Weaton
- Yorktown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Daleville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Modoc, with the one closest to Modoc listed first.
- Bentonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bentonville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- Harrisburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Harrisburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Fairview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Connersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Springersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Springersville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springersville
- Grant County
- Matthews
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Matthews is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Modoc, with the one closest to Modoc listed first.
- Shirley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shirley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 906 people
- Wilkinson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Warrington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Warrington is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrington
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Modoc, with the one closest to Modoc listed first.
- Blountsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Blountsville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Mooreland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mooreland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Messick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Messick is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messick
- Millville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Millville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Luray
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Luray is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Corwin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Corwin is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin
- New Lisbon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Lisbon is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lisbon
- Foley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Foley is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
- Mount Summit
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Springport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- New Castle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Jay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Modoc, with the one closest to Modoc listed first.
- Redkey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bluff Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bluff Point is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Point
- Collett
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Collett is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collett
- Dunkirk
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Boundary City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Boundary City is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boundary City
- Blaine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Blaine is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Greene
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Greene is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Salamonia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Salamonia is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salamonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Pony
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Pony is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pony
- Portland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Pennville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Kosciusko County
- Warsaw
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Modoc, with the one closest to Modoc listed first.
- Chesterfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Markleville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Glyn Ellen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Glyn Ellen is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glyn Ellen
- Anderson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- North Anderson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- North Anderson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Anderson
- Country Club Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Country Club Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Prosperity
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Prosperity is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Woodlawn Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Rush County
- The following are listed by their distance from Modoc, with the one closest to Modoc listed first.
- Raleigh
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Raleigh is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Falmouth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Falmouth is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Mays
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mays is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays
- Gings
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gings is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gings
- Glenwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Modoc, with the one closest to Modoc listed first.
- Yankee Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Yankee Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Town
- Brownsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Brownsville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Liberty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Modoc, with the one closest to Modoc listed first.
- Economy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Economy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Franklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Hagerstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Greens Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Webster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Webster is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Cambridge City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Dublin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Dublin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
- East Germantown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- East Germantown is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Germantown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Mount Auburn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Auburn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Chester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chester is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Darke County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Modoc, with the one closest to Modoc listed first.
- Hollansburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hollansburg is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollansburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Long
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Long is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long
- Nashville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Nashville is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Palestine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Union City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Union City is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
- New Madison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Coletown
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Coletown is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coletown
- Fort Jefferson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Fort Jefferson is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Jefferson
- Savona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Savona is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savona
- Wayne Lakes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Wayne Lakes is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Wayne Lakes has also been known as:
- Wayne Lakes Park
- Castine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Castine is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Greenville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Preble County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Modoc, with the one closest to Modoc listed first.
- New Paris
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eldorado
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Eldorado is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- West Manchester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- New Hope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Modoc, see our County-by-County Page for Modoc.
Cemeteries Near Modoc ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Modoc.
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 Modoc - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Modoc covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Modoc, with the one closest to Modoc listed first.
- Salem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Little Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jordon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Riverside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Nettle Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Scott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gable Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Economy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Union Chapel Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Buena Vista Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (347 more) ...
- Poplar Run Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hodson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bales Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Modoc had a population of 193 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Modoc had a population of 174 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Modoc, with the one closest to Modoc listed first.
- Losantville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dalton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dalton is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Economy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Economy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Unionport
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Unionport is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionport
- Blountsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Blountsville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Mooreland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mooreland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Bloomingport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bloomingport is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingport
- Windsor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Windsor is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Farmland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hagerstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Lynn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Snow Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Snow Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Rural
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rural is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Messick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Messick is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messick
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Modoc. See our List of 1890's Communities around Modoc.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Modoc ...
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 117 newspapers that have been published in the area around Modoc.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Modoc. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Modoc and those printed in the larger area surrounding Modoc.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> of Modoc.
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 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 Modoc:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Randolph County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blackford County
- Delaware County
- Fayette County
- Grant County
- Hancock County
- Henry County
- Jay County
- Kosciusko County
- Madison County
- Rush County
- Union County
- Wayne County
- Darke County
- Preble 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Modoc) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Modoc, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |