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 Monterey (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 Monterey. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Monterey is located in Pulaski 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 Pulaski County: Cass, Fulton, Jasper, Marshall, Starke & White.
Below are the counties that are near Monterey. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Monterey:
- Pulaski County (The home county of Monterey)
- The following are listed by their distance from Monterey, with the one closest to Monterey listed first.
- Lawton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lawton is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
- Beardstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Beardstown is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardstown
- Winamac
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Denham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Denham is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham
- Star City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Thornhope
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Thornhope is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhope
- Former names for Thornhope:
- Parisville
- Rosedale
- Thornhope has also been known as:
- Oak
- Medaryville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Francesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monterey, with the one closest to Monterey listed first.
- Leases Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Leases Corner is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leases Corner
- Lucerne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lucerne is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
- Royal Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Verona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Verona is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Twelve Mile
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Twelve Mile is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Mile
- Dunkirk
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dunkirk is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
- Lake Cicott
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lake Cicott is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Cicott
- Logansport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hoover
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hoover is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monterey, with the one closest to Monterey listed first.
- Delong
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Delong is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delong
- Lake Bruce
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lake Bruce is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bruce
- Leiters Ford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Leiters Ford is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leiters Ford
- Kewanna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Kewanna is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewanna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
- Grass Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Grass Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Creek
- Rochester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fulton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Athens
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Athens is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Akron
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Disko
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Disko is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disko
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monterey, with the one closest to Monterey listed first.
- Tefft
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Tefft is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tefft
- Wheatfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Gifford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Gifford is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gifford
- Kosciusko County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monterey, with the one closest to Monterey listed first.
- Mentone
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Beaver Dam
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Beaver Dam is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Etna Green
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sevastopol
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sevastopol is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sevastopol
- Burket
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Burket is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burket
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Atwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Atwood is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- LaPorte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monterey, with the one closest to Monterey listed first.
- Hanna
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- La Crosse
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Kankakee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Kankakee is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kankakee
- Kingsford Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stillwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Stillwell is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
- Kingsbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kingsbury is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Wanatah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monterey, with the one closest to Monterey listed first.
- Culver
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Culver is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,484 people
- Burr Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Burr Oak is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak
- Argos
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Donaldson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Donaldson is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Plymouth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tyner
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Tyner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
- Old Tip Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Old Tip Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Tip Town
- Tippecanoe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Harris
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harris is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Linkville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Linkville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkville
- Bourbon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- La Paz
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- La Paz is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Paz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monterey, with the one closest to Monterey listed first.
- Macy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Deedsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Deedsville is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deedsville
- Gilead
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gilead is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Denver
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mexico
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Porter County
- Kouts
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Saint Joseph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monterey, with the one closest to Monterey listed first.
- Walkerton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- North Liberty
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lakeville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Wyatt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Starke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monterey, with the one closest to Monterey listed first.
- Ora
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ora is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ora
- Bass Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bass Lake is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Lake
- Ober
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ober is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ober
- Aldine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Aldine is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldine
- Knox
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Toto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Toto is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toto
- Grovertown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Grovertown is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovertown
- North Judson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hamlet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Koontz Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Koontz Lake is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koontz Lake
- San Pierre
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monterey, with the one closest to Monterey listed first.
- Headlee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Headlee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headlee
- Buffalo
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalo is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Sitka
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sitka is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Burnettsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Burnettsville is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnettsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
- Idaville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Idaville is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
- Monon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Indiana Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Indiana Beach is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiana Beach
- Norway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Norway is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Monterey, see our County-by-County Page for Monterey.
Cemeteries Near Monterey ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Monterey.
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 Monterey - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Monterey covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Monterey, with the one closest to Monterey listed first.
- Cromley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Masonic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Bend Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ora Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- IOOF Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Washington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bruce Lake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Moon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Burr Oak Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Center Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (161 more) ...
- Reed Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Memorial Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Monterey had a population of 226 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Monterey had a population of 200 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Monterey, with the one closest to Monterey listed first.
- Delong
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Delong is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delong
- Ora
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ora is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ora
- Leiters Ford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Leiters Ford is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leiters Ford
- Maxinkuckee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maxinkuckee is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxinkuckee
- Burr Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Burr Oak is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak
- Winona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Winona is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- Ober
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ober is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ober
- Rutland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rutland is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Hibbard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hibbard is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbard
- Winamac
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ripley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ripley is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Kewanna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Kewanna is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewanna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Richland Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Richland Center is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Center
- Knox
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Lakes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Lakes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Monterey. See our List of 1890's Communities around Monterey.
Newspapers Published in Monterey ...
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 96 newspapers that have been published in the area around Monterey.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Monterey, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Monterey.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Monterey:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Pulaski County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cass County
- Fulton County
- Jasper County
- Kosciusko County
- LaPorte County
- Marshall County
- Miami County
- Porter County
- Saint Joseph County
- Starke County
- White 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 Monterey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Monterey) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |