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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 Monoquet (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 Monoquet. 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 and hospitals 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.

Monoquet is located in Kosciusko 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 Kosciusko County: Elkhart, Fulton, Marshall, Noble, Wabash & Whitley.

Below are the counties that are near Monoquet. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Monoquet:

  • Kosciusko County     (The home county of Monoquet)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monoquet, with the one closest to Monoquet listed first.
    • Leesburg
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Arrowhead Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Arrowhead Park is located in Kosciusko County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Park
    • Clunette
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Clunette is located in Kosciusko County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clunette
    • Winona Lake
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Atwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Atwood is located in Kosciusko County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
    • North Webster
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Milford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Milford is located in Kosciusko County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,551 people
    • Milford Junction
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Milford Junction is located in Kosciusko County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Junction
    • Etna Green
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Syracuse
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Wawasee Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Wawasee Village is located in Kosciusko County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wawasee Village
    • Pierceton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Burket
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Burket is located in Kosciusko County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burket
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
  • Elkhart County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monoquet, with the one closest to Monoquet listed first.
    • Gravelton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Gravelton is located in Elkhart County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelton
    • Nappanee
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • New Paris
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Bainter Town
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Bainter Town is located in Elkhart County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainter Town
    • Foraker
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Foraker is located in Elkhart County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foraker
    • Benton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Benton is located in Elkhart County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
    • Southwest
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Southwest is located in Elkhart County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest
    • Millersburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Wakarusa
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Goshen
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Dunlap
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Dunlap is located in Elkhart County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
    • Jamestown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jamestown is located in Elkhart County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Elkhart
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Fulton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monoquet, with the one closest to Monoquet listed first.
    • Akron
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Disko
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Disko is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disko
    • Athens
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Athens is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
    • Rochester
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Leiters Ford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Leiters Ford is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leiters Ford
    • Delong
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Delong is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delong
  • Huntington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monoquet, with the one closest to Monoquet listed first.
    • Bippus
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Bippus is located in Huntington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bippus
    • Goblesville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Goblesville is located in Huntington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goblesville
  • LaGrange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monoquet, with the one closest to Monoquet listed first.
    • Topeka
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Shipshewana
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Wolcottville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Marshall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monoquet, with the one closest to Monoquet listed first.
    • Bourbon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Old Tip Town
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Old Tip Town is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Tip Town
    • Tippecanoe
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Bremen
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Argos
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Argos is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argos
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,619 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Argos <1>
    • Linkville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Linkville is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkville
    • Plymouth
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Harris
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Harris is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
    • La Paz
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • La Paz is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Paz
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
    • Burr Oak
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Burr Oak is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak
    • Culver
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Culver is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culver
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,484 people
    • Tyner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Tyner is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
    • Donaldson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Donaldson is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
  • Miami County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monoquet, with the one closest to Monoquet listed first.
    • Gilead
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Gilead is located in Miami County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
    • Macy
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pettysville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Pettysville is located in Miami County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettysville
    • Deedsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Deedsville is located in Miami County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deedsville
  • Noble County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monoquet, with the one closest to Monoquet listed first.
    • Wilmot
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Wilmot is located in Noble County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
    • Indian Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Indian Village is located in Noble County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
    • Cromwell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Kimmell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Ligonier
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Wolf Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Wolf Lake is located in Noble County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
    • Merriam
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Merriam is located in Noble County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam
    • Port Mitchell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Port Mitchell is located in Noble County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Mitchell
    • Wawaka
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Albion
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Cosperville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Cosperville is located in Noble County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosperville
    • Green Center
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Green Center is located in Noble County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Center
    • Brimfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Brimfield is located in Noble County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimfield
  • Saint Joseph County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monoquet, with the one closest to Monoquet listed first.
    • Wyatt
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lakeville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Osceola
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Osceola is located in Saint Joseph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,486 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osceola <1>
    • Gulivoire Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Gulivoire Park is located in Saint Joseph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulivoire Park
    • Mishawaka
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Nutwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Nutwood is located in Saint Joseph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwood
  • Wabash County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monoquet, with the one closest to Monoquet listed first.
    • Liberty Mills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Liberty Mills is located in Wabash County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Mills
    • North Manchester
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Laketon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Servia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Servia is located in Wabash County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servia
    • Roann
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Stockdale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Stockdale is located in Wabash County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockdale
    • Urbana
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Whitley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monoquet, with the one closest to Monoquet listed first.
    • Etna
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Etna is located in Whitley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
    • Larwill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Larwill is located in Whitley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larwill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
    • Lorane
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Lorane is located in Whitley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorane
    • Ormas
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Ormas is located in Whitley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormas
    • Collamer
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Collamer is located in Whitley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collamer
    • South Whitley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Cresco
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Cresco is located in Whitley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresco
    • Tri-Lakes
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Tri-Lakes is located in Whitley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri-Lakes
    • Columbia City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Luther
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Luther is located in Whitley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
    • Collins
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Collins is located in Whitley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
    • Churubusco
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Dunfee
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Dunfee is located in Whitley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunfee

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Monoquet, see our County-by-County Page for Monoquet.

Cemeteries Near Monoquet ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Monoquet.

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 Monoquet - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Monoquet covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Monoquet, with the one closest to Monoquet listed first.

  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Highland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Nye Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Groves Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Clunette Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Island Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Cable Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Graber Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Brumbaugh Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (234 more) ...
    • St. Francis Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Mock Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Union Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)

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>

While we didn't find Monoquet in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Monoquet.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Monoquet, with the one closest to Monoquet listed first.

  • Leesburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Clunette
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Clunette is located in Kosciusko County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clunette
  • Oswego
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Oswego is located in Kosciusko County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
  • Atwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Atwood is located in Kosciusko County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
  • Hastings
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hastings is located in Kosciusko County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
  • Palestine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Palestine is located in Kosciusko County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
  • Wooster
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Wooster is located in Kosciusko County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooster
  • North Webster
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Milford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Milford is located in Kosciusko County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,551 people
  • Milford Junction
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Milford Junction is located in Kosciusko County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Junction
  • Etna Green
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Burket
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Burket is located in Kosciusko County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burket
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Gravelton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Gravelton is located in Elkhart County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelton
    • Pierceton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Syracuse
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Monoquet. See our List of 1890's Communities around Monoquet.

Newspapers Published in Monoquet ...

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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Monoquet.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Monoquet, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Monoquet.

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 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 Monoquet:

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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Monoquet) 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 Monoquet, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.