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 Monroe Manor (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 Monroe Manor. 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.
Name Variations for Monroe Manor ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Monroe Manor: Monroe Mnr.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Monroe Manor is located in LaPorte 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 LaPorte County: Jasper, Porter, Saint Joseph, Starke & Berrien (MI).
Below are the counties that are near Monroe Manor. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Monroe Manor:
- LaPorte County (The home county of Monroe Manor)
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroe Manor, with the one closest to Monroe Manor listed first.
- La Porte
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Kingsbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kingsbury is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Door Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Door Village is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Door Village
- Stillwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stillwell is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
- Rolling Prairie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Smith
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Smith is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Kingsford Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kingsford Heights is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsford Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,379 people
- Union Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Waterford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Waterford is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Kankakee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kankakee is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kankakee
- Holmesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Holmesville is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
- Hesston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hesston is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesston
- Trail Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Trail Creek is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,985 people
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroe Manor, with the one closest to Monroe Manor listed first.
- Deep River
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Deep River is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
- Duneland Village of Gary
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hobart
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lake Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lakes of the Four Seasons
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Duneland Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Duneland Village is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duneland Village
- New Chicago
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- New Chicago is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chicago
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,937 people
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroe Manor, with the one closest to Monroe Manor listed first.
- Tyner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tyner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
- Donaldson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Donaldson is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- La Paz
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- La Paz is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Paz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Harris
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Harris is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Linkville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Linkville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkville
- Plymouth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Burr Oak
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burr Oak is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak
- Bremen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Culver
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Culver is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,484 people
- Porter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroe Manor, with the one closest to Monroe Manor listed first.
- Town-of-Pines
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Town-of-Pines is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town-of-Pines
- Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
- Beverly Shores
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Suman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Suman is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suman
- Tratebas Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Tratebas Mill is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tratebas Mill
- Chesterton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Porter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Valparaiso
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Babcock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Babcock is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babcock
- Dune Acres
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Dune Acres is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dune Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Burns Harbor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- South Haven
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- South Haven is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Haven
- Portage
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Willow Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Willow Creek is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Pulaski County
- Denham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Denham is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham
- Saint Joseph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroe Manor, with the one closest to Monroe Manor listed first.
- New Carlisle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crumstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Crumstown is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumstown
- North Liberty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Zeigler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Zeigler is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
- Walkerton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nutwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Nutwood is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwood
- Lakeville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Gulivoire Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Gulivoire Park is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulivoire Park
- Roseland
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Roseland is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
- South Bend
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Indian Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Indian Village is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Georgetown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Georgetown is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Mishawaka
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Starke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroe Manor, with the one closest to Monroe Manor listed first.
- Hamlet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Koontz Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Koontz Lake is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koontz Lake
- Grovertown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Grovertown is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovertown
- Knox
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Toto
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Toto is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toto
- Ober
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ober is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ober
- North Judson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Aldine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Aldine is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldine
- Bass Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bass Lake is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Lake
- San Pierre
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ora is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ora
- Berrien County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroe Manor, with the one closest to Monroe Manor listed first.
- Michiana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Buffalo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Grand Beach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Grand Beach is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Three Oaks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Avery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Avery is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Union Pier
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Galien
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Galien is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galien
- Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
- Lakeside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lakeside is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Harbert
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Dayton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Dayton is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Hazelhurst
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hazelhurst is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelhurst
- Shorewood - Tower Hills - Harbert
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bakertown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bakertown is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakertown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Monroe Manor, see our County-by-County Page for Monroe Manor.
Cemeteries Near Monroe Manor ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Monroe Manor.
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 Monroe Manor - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Monroe Manor covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Monroe Manor, with the one closest to Monroe Manor listed first.
- Patton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Griffin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Quaker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Lake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kingsbury Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rossburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lows Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tracy Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sauktown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- St. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (169 more) ...
- Teeter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Foster Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Swan Lake Memorial Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 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.<3>
While we didn't find Monroe Manor in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Monroe Manor.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Monroe Manor, with the one closest to Monroe Manor listed first.
- La Porte
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Door Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Door Village is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Door Village
- Kingsbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kingsbury is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Stillwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stillwell is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
- Rolling Prairie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fish Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fish Lake is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Lake
- Oakwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Durham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Durham is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Union Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wellsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wellsboro is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsboro
- Tracy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Tracy is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Union Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Union Center is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Kankakee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kankakee is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kankakee
- Waterford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Waterford is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Holmesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Holmesville is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Monroe Manor. See our List of 1890's Communities around Monroe Manor.
Newspapers Published in Monroe Manor ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Monroe Manor.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Monroe Manor, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Monroe Manor.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Monroe Manor:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to LaPorte County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Lake County
- Marshall County
- Porter County
- Pulaski County
- Saint Joseph County
- Starke County
- Berrien 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 Monroe Manor, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Monroe Manor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |