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 Montezuma Station (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 Montezuma Station. 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 Montezuma Station ...
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 Montezuma Station: Montezuma Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)
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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Montezuma Station is located in Vermillion 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 Vermillion County: Edgar (IL), Vermilion (IL), Fountain, Parke, Vigo & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Montezuma Station. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Montezuma Station:
- Vermillion County (The home county of Montezuma Station)
- The following are listed by their distance from Montezuma Station, with the one closest to Montezuma Station listed first.
- Hillsdale
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hillsdale is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Alta
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Alta is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Summit Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Summit Grove is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
- Dana
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dana is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Newport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fairview Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fairview Park is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
- Sandytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sandytown is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandytown
- Clinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Saint Bernice
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Bernice is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bernice
- Cayuga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Blanford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blanford is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanford
- Eugene
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Eugene is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugene
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montezuma Station, with the one closest to Montezuma Station listed first.
- Perth
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Perth is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Lena
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lena is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Carbon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Carbon is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
- Bee Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bee Ridge is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Ridge
- Benwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Benwood is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benwood
- Cloverland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cloverland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
- Billtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Billtown is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billtown
- Brazil
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Staunton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Staunton is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
- Turner
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Turner is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Billville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Billville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billville
- Harmony
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 639 people
- Fountain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montezuma Station, with the one closest to Montezuma Station listed first.
- Harveysburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Harveysburg is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Kingman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wallace
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Wallace is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Covington
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Layton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Layton is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Veedersburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hillsboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Stone Bluff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Stone Bluff is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Bluff
- Mellott
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mellott is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Newtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Newtown is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montezuma Station, with the one closest to Montezuma Station listed first.
- Waveland
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Alamo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Alamo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- New Market
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Market is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
- Waynetown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Yountsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Yountsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yountsville
- Wesley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wesley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- North Union
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Union is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Union
- Wingate
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Parke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montezuma Station, with the one closest to Montezuma Station listed first.
- Montezuma
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Armiesburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Armiesburg is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armiesburg
- West Union
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Union is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Mecca
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mecca is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
- Bloomingdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rockville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Annapolis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Annapolis is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annapolis
- Billie Creek Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Marshall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Marshall is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Nyesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Nyesville is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyesville
- Numa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Numa is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numa
- West Atherton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- West Atherton is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Atherton
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montezuma Station, with the one closest to Montezuma Station listed first.
- Portland Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Portland Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland Mills
- Russellville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Russellville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Blakesburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Blakesburg is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakesburg
- Reelsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Reelsville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsville
- Greencastle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Limedale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Limedale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limedale
- Bainbridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bainbridge is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Vigo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montezuma Station, with the one closest to Montezuma Station listed first.
- Shepardsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Shepardsville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepardsville
- Libertyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Libertyville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- New Goshen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pine Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pine Ridge is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Sandcut
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sandcut is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandcut
- Fontanet
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fontanet is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanet
- Burnett
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Burnett is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Harrison
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Harrison is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- North Terre Haute
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- North Terre Haute is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Terre Haute
- Spelterville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Spelterville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelterville
- Terre Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Terre Town is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Town
- Barnhart Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Barnhart Town is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhart Town
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montezuma Station, with the one closest to Montezuma Station listed first.
- Foster
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Foster is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Baltimore ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Baltimore is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
- State Line City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- State Line City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- State Line
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- State Line is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Clark County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Montezuma Station, with the one closest to Montezuma Station listed first.
- Farrington
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Farrington is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrington
- Dennison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dennison is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennison
- Weaver
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Weaver is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Livingston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Livingston is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Edgar County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Montezuma Station, with the one closest to Montezuma Station listed first.
- Kidley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kidley is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidley
- Raven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Raven is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Clays Prairie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clays Prairie is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Prairie
- Scottland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Scottland is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottland
- Logan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Huffmanville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Huffmanville is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffmanville
- Bloomfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bloomfield is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Chrisman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Kentucky
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Kentucky is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
- Vermilion
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Paris
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Elbridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elbridge is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
- Vermilion County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Montezuma Station, with the one closest to Montezuma Station listed first.
- Ridge Farm
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Olivet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Olivet is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Vermilion Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vermilion Grove is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion Grove
- Meeks
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Meeks is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks
- Georgetown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Busenville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Busenville is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busenville
- Indianola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Westville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Belgium
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Belgium is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Tilton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tilton is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,655 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tilton <1>
- Archie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Archie is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archie
- Sidell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Montezuma Station, see our County-by-County Page for Montezuma Station.
Cemeteries Near Montezuma Station ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Montezuma Station.
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 Montezuma Station - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Montezuma Station covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Montezuma Station, with the one closest to Montezuma Station listed first.
- Oakland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Highland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dinsmore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Armiesburg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hollingsworth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pisgah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Arabia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Memorial Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bogart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Helts Prairie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hixon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (419 more) ...
- Watts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Coloma Friends Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wimsett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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 Montezuma Station in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Montezuma Station.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Montezuma Station, with the one closest to Montezuma Station listed first.
- Montezuma
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Highland
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Armiesburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Armiesburg is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armiesburg
- Summit Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Summit Grove is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
- West Union
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Union is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Mecca
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mecca is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
- Coloma
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Coloma is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
- Dana
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dana is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Toronto
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Toronto is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toronto
- Leatherwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leatherwood is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Newport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bloomingdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Illiana ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Illiana is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illiana
- Kidley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kidley is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidley
- Rockville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Montezuma Station. See our List of 1890's Communities around Montezuma Station.
Newspapers Published in Montezuma Station ...
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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Montezuma Station.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Montezuma Station, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Montezuma Station.
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 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 Montezuma Station:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Vermillion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Fountain County
- Montgomery County
- Parke County
- Putnam County
- Vigo County
- Warren County
- Clark County
- Edgar County
- Vermilion 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 Montezuma Station, 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 from Point A (ie- Montezuma Station) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |