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 Montpelier (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 Montpelier. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Montpelier is located in Blackford 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 Blackford County: Delaware, Grant, Jay & Wells.
Below are the counties that are near Montpelier. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Montpelier:
- Blackford County (The home county of Montpelier)
- The following are listed by their distance from Montpelier, with the one closest to Montpelier listed first.
- Mollie ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mollie is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
- Ridertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ridertown is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridertown
- Hartford City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Renner ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Renner is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner
- Millgrove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Millgrove is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove
- Shamrock Lakes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shamrock Lakes is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montpelier, with the one closest to Montpelier listed first.
- Linn Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Linn Grove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Grove
- Geneva
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Berne
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Honduras
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Honduras is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honduras
- Coppess Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coppess Corner is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppess Corner
- Magley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Magley is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magley
- Monroe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Preble
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Decatur
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Allen County
- Yoder
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montpelier, with the one closest to Montpelier listed first.
- Eaton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Granville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Granville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Former name for Granville:
- Weaton
- Albany
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Janney
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Janney is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janney
- Gaston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Desoto
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Desoto is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desoto
- Andersonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Andersonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Liberty Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Liberty Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Muncie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Selma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Yorktown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Progress
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Progress is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montpelier, with the one closest to Montpelier listed first.
- Farrville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Farrville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrville
- Arcana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Arcana is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcana
- Friendly Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Friendly Corner is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Corner
- Upland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Van Buren
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Van Buren is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- Matthews
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Matthews is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Fowlerton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fowlerton is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Gas City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Jonesboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Marion
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Fairmount
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Michaelsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Michaelsville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
- Huntington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montpelier, with the one closest to Montpelier listed first.
- Warren
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Plum Tree
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Plum Tree is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Tree
- Majenica
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Majenica is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majenica
- River
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- River is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River
- Markle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mount Etna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Etna is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Etna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Banquo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Banquo is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banquo
- Monument City ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Monument City is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument City
- Harlansburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Harlansburg is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Bowerstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bowerstown is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerstown
- Huntington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Andrews
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montpelier, with the one closest to Montpelier listed first.
- Fiat
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fiat is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiat
- Pennville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dunkirk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pony
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pony is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pony
- Greene
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Greene is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Blaine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blaine is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Redkey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Antiville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Antiville is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antiville
- Bloomfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bloomfield is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Bryant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Portland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Collett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Collett is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collett
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montpelier, with the one closest to Montpelier listed first.
- Summitville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Summitville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
- Alexandria
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gimco City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gimco City is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gimco City
- Orestes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Orestes is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orestes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Miami County
- Converse
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montpelier, with the one closest to Montpelier listed first.
- Ridgeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 734 people
- Parker City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Stone
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stone is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Farmland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- New Pittsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Pittsburg is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Windsor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Windsor is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Saratoga
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Winchester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wabash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montpelier, with the one closest to Montpelier listed first.
- Lincolnville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lincolnville is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- La Fontaine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- La Fontaine is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Fontaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- Treaty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Treaty is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treaty
- Somerset
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Somerset is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Lagro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wells County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montpelier, with the one closest to Montpelier listed first.
- Keystone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Keystone is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Nottingham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Nottingham is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Greenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greenville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Petroleum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Petroleum is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Poneto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Poneto is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poneto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Phenix
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Phenix is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Liberty Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Liberty Center is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
- Travisville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Travisville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travisville
- Reiffsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Reiffsburg is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reiffsburg
- Bluffton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vera Cruz
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vera Cruz is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera Cruz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- North Oaks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- North Oaks is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oaks
- Mercer County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Montpelier, with the one closest to Montpelier listed first.
- Skeels Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Skeels Crossroads is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skeels Crossroads
- Fort Recovery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Macedon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Macedon is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon
- Scudder
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Scudder is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scudder
- Wabash
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Wabash is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Van Wert County (OH)
- Willshire
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Montpelier, see our County-by-County Page for Montpelier.
Cemeteries Near Montpelier ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Montpelier.
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 Montpelier - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Montpelier covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Montpelier, with the one closest to Montpelier listed first.
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Twibell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wright Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Snow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Emshwiller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emshwiller Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Emshwiller Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Hartford City.
- The Emshwiller Cemetery has also been known as:
- Gochenour Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2262545 <2>
- Bloxsom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stoll Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shields Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (267 more) ...
- Willman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- IOOF Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Batson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Montpelier had a population of 808 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Montpelier had a population of 1,666 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Montpelier, with the one closest to Montpelier listed first.
- Keystone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Keystone is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Mollie ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mollie is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
- Jeff
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jeff is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- Roll
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Roll is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roll
- Mount Zion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Zion is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Balbec
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Balbec is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balbec
- Fiat
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fiat is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiat
- Nottingham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Nottingham is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- McNatts
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- McNatts is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNatts
- Hartford City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ridertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ridertown is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridertown
- Pennville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Poneto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Poneto is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poneto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Dillman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dillman is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillman
- Renner ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Renner is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Montpelier. See our List of 1890's Communities around Montpelier.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Montpelier ...
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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Montpelier.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Montpelier. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Montpelier and those printed in the larger area surrounding Montpelier.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> of Montpelier.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Montpelier:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Blackford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Allen County
- Delaware County
- Grant County
- Huntington County
- Jay County
- Madison County
- Miami County
- Randolph County
- Wabash County
- Wells County
- Mercer 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 '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- Montpelier) 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 Montpelier, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |