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 Moffitt (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 Moffitt. 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.
Moffitt is located in Jasper 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 Jasper County: Benton, Lake, LaPorte, Newton, Porter, Pulaski, Starke & White.
Below are the counties that are near Moffitt. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Moffitt:
- Jasper County (The home county of Moffitt)
- The following are listed by their distance from Moffitt, with the one closest to Moffitt listed first.
- Virgie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Virgie is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgie
- Fair Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- DeMotte
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- DeMotte is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeMotte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,172 people
- DeMotte has also been known as:
- De Motte
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for DeMotte <1>
- Forest City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Forest City is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Gifford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gifford is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gifford
- Stoutsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stoutsburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoutsburg
- Wheatfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rensselaer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Collegeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Collegeville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collegeville
- Tefft
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tefft is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tefft
- Egypt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Egypt is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Remington
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moffitt, with the one closest to Moffitt listed first.
- Wadena
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wadena is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadena
- Raub
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Raub is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raub
- Earl Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Earl Park is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moffitt, with the one closest to Moffitt listed first.
- Shelby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shelby is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
- Dinwiddie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dinwiddie is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinwiddie
- Schneider
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Schneider is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schneider
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Lowell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Illinoi
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Illinoi is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinoi
- Leroy
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Leroy is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
- Lake Dalecarlia
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Dalecarlia is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Dalecarlia
- Lakes of the Four Seasons
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Winfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Winfield is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,265 people
- Cedar Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crown Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Deep River
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Deep River is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
- Green Acres
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Green Acres is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- LaPorte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moffitt, with the one closest to Moffitt listed first.
- La Crosse
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wanatah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moffitt, with the one closest to Moffitt listed first.
- Roselawn
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Roselawn is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn
- Thayer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Thayer is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
- Mount Ayr
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Ayr is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ayr
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Lake Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lake Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Sumava Resorts
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Foresman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Foresman is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foresman
- Beaver City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver City is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
- Morocco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Goodland
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Newton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Newton is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Kentland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Porter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moffitt, with the one closest to Moffitt listed first.
- Aylesworth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Aylesworth is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aylesworth
- Hebron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Kouts
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Boone Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Boone Grove is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Grove
- Porter Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Porter Crossroads is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Crossroads
- Valparaiso
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Wheeler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wheeler is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- South Haven
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- South Haven is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Haven
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moffitt, with the one closest to Moffitt listed first.
- Medaryville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Francesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Denham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Denham is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham
- Starke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moffitt, with the one closest to Moffitt listed first.
- San Pierre
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- North Judson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Aldine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Aldine is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldine
- Toto
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Toto is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toto
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moffitt, with the one closest to Moffitt listed first.
- Lee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Monon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wolcott
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Buffalo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Reynolds
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Iroquois County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Moffitt, with the one closest to Moffitt listed first.
- Beaverville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Donovan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Iroquois
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Effner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Effner is located in Iroquois County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effner
- Papineau
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Martinton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sheldon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kankakee County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Moffitt, with the one closest to Moffitt listed first.
- Illiana Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Illiana Heights is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illiana Heights
- Illinoi
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Illinoi is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinoi
- Sherburnville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sherburnville is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherburnville
- Litchfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Litchfield is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield
- Hopkins Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hopkins Park is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 608 people
- Hopkins Park has also been known as:
- Hopkins Park village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopkins Park <1>
- Momence
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Grant Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Grant Park is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,231 people
- Saint Anne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sun River Terrace
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sun River Terrace is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun River Terrace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Saint George
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Saint George is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Aroma Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Will County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Moffitt, with the one closest to Moffitt listed first.
- Beecher
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Goodenow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Goodenow is located in Will County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodenow
- Willowbrook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Moffitt, see our County-by-County Page for Moffitt.
Cemeteries Near Moffitt ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Moffitt.
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 Moffitt - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Moffitt covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Moffitt, with the one closest to Moffitt listed first.
- Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Yeoman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sandridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dunkard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cemetery of the Reesurrection
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Roselawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Prater Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kniman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- DeMotte Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Holland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Price Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Star Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (176 more) ...
- Burr Oak Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Smith Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Old Settlers Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Moffitt in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Moffitt.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Moffitt, with the one closest to Moffitt listed first.
- Fair Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Virgie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Virgie is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgie
- Kniman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kniman is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kniman
- Roselawn
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Roselawn is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn
- Forest City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Forest City is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- DeMotte
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- DeMotte is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeMotte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,172 people
- DeMotte has also been known as:
- De Motte
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for DeMotte <1>
- Surrey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Surrey is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surrey
- Thayer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Thayer is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
- Stoutsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stoutsburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoutsburg
- Shelby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shelby is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
- Wheatfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Ayr
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Ayr is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ayr
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Rensselaer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lake Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lake Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Pleasant Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Moffitt. See our List of 1890's Communities around Moffitt.
Newspapers Published in Moffitt ...
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 91 newspapers that have been published in the area around Moffitt.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Moffitt, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Moffitt.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Moffitt:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Jasper County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Lake County
- LaPorte County
- Newton County
- Porter County
- Pulaski County
- Starke County
- White County
- Iroquois County
- Kankakee County
- Will 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 Moffitt, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Moffitt) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |