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 Monmouth (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 Monmouth. 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 southwest 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 south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Monmouth is located in Adams 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 Adams County: Allen, Jay, Wells, Mercer (OH) & Van Wert (OH).
Below are the counties that are near Monmouth. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Monmouth:
- Adams County (The home county of Monmouth)
- The following are listed by their distance from Monmouth, with the one closest to Monmouth listed first.
- Decatur
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Preble
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Magley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Magley is also located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magley
- Coppess Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Coppess Corner is also located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppess Corner
- Monroe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Honduras
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Honduras is also located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honduras
- Berne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Linn Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Linn Grove is also located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Grove
- Geneva
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monmouth, with the one closest to Monmouth listed first.
- Hoagland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Monroeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dixon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dixon is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Zulu
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Zulu is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulu
- Yoder
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- New Haven
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Anthony Wayne Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Edgerton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Edgerton is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Hacienda Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hacienda Village is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hacienda Village
- Fort Wayne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Village is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Woodburn
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Aboite
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Aboite is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aboite
- Blackford County
- Montpelier
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monmouth, with the one closest to Monmouth listed first.
- Spencerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- New Era
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- New Era is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- Saint Joe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Huntington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monmouth, with the one closest to Monmouth listed first.
- Markle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Roanoke
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Plum Tree
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Plum Tree is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Tree
- Bowerstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bowerstown is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerstown
- Majenica
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Majenica is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majenica
- Warren
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Huntington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Goblesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Goblesville is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goblesville
- River
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- River is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River
- Jay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monmouth, with the one closest to Monmouth listed first.
- Jay City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Jay City is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay City
- Bryant
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Trinity
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Trinity is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Bloomfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bloomfield is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Fiat
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fiat is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiat
- Antiville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Antiville is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antiville
- Pennville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pony
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pony is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pony
- Portland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wells County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monmouth, with the one closest to Monmouth listed first.
- Tocsin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Tocsin is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tocsin
- Craigville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Craigville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville
- Ossian
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- North Oaks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- North Oaks is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oaks
- Vera Cruz
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Vera Cruz is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera Cruz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Bluffton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Uniondale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Zanesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Reiffsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Reiffsburg is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reiffsburg
- Travisville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Travisville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travisville
- Greenville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greenville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Petroleum
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Petroleum is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Poneto
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Poneto is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poneto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Whitley County
- Dunfee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dunfee is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunfee
- Allen County (OH)
- Landeck
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Landeck is located in Allen County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landeck
- Defiance County (OH)
- Hicksville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mercer County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Monmouth, with the one closest to Monmouth listed first.
- Rockford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Skeels Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Skeels Crossroads is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skeels Crossroads
- Scudder
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Scudder is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scudder
- Mercer
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mercer is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Tama
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Tama is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tama
- Wabash
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wabash is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Earley ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Earley was located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earley
- Mendon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Macedon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Macedon is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon
- Celina
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Paulding County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Monmouth, with the one closest to Monmouth listed first.
- McGill ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- McGill was located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGill
- Batson ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Batson was located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batson
- Tipton ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tipton was located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
- Payne
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Payne is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,132 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Payne <1>
- Worstville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Worstville is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worstville
- Folmer ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Folmer was located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folmer
- Haviland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Haviland is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haviland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Dague ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Dague was located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dague
- Antwerp
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Latty
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Latty is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
- Broughton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Broughton is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Grover Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grover Hill is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Knoxdale ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Knoxdale was located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxdale
- Van Wert County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Monmouth, with the one closest to Monmouth listed first.
- Dixon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dixon is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Wren
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wren is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wren <1>
- Willshire
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Convoy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Glenmore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Glenmore is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Schumm
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Schumm is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schumm
- Abanaka
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Abanaka is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanaka
- Ohio City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Van Wert
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Scott
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hoaglin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hoaglin is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoaglin
- Elgin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Elgin is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Middle Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Monmouth, see our County-by-County Page for Monmouth.
Cemeteries Near Monmouth ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Monmouth.
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 Monmouth - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Monmouth covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Monmouth, with the one closest to Monmouth listed first.
- Alpha Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Decatur Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur Cemetery
- The Decatur Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greenwood Cemetery
- Maplewood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85219 <2>
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Massilon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Clark Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (273 more) ...
- Brown Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brown Family Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Monroeville.
- The Brown Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brown Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84455 <2>
- Shady Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Tabor 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Monmouth had a population of 98 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Monmouth, with the one closest to Monmouth listed first.
- Decatur
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Williams
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Preble
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Peterson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Peterson is also located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson
- Magley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Magley is also located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magley
- Rivare
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rivare is also located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivare
- Hoagland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tocsin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Tocsin is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tocsin
- Curryville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Curryville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curryville
- Honduras
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Honduras is also located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honduras
- Monroe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Monroeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Poe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Poe is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
- Craigville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Craigville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Monmouth. See our List of 1890's Communities around Monmouth.
Newspapers Published in Monmouth ...
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 111 newspapers that have been published in the area around Monmouth.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Monmouth, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Monmouth.
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 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 Monmouth:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Adams County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Blackford County
- DeKalb County
- Huntington County
- Jay County
- Wells County
- Whitley County
- Allen County
- Defiance County
- Mercer County
- Paulding County
- Van Wert County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Monmouth) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Monmouth, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |