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 Mount Etna (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 Mount Etna. 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 Mount Etna ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Mount Etna: Mt. Etna
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mount Etna. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Etna.
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 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.
Mount Etna is located in Huntington 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 Huntington County: Allen, Grant, Wabash, Wells & Whitley.
Below are the counties that are near Mount Etna. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mount Etna:
- Huntington County (The home county of Mount Etna)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Etna, with the one closest to Mount Etna listed first.
- River
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- River is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River
- Monument City ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Monument City is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument City
- Banquo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Banquo is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banquo
- Majenica
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Majenica is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majenica
- Harlansburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Harlansburg is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Plum Tree
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Plum Tree is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Tree
- Andrews
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Warren
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Huntington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bowerstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bowerstown is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerstown
- Markle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bippus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bippus is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bippus
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Etna, with the one closest to Mount Etna listed first.
- Honduras
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Honduras is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honduras
- Magley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Magley is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magley
- Linn Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Linn Grove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Grove
- Preble
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Etna, with the one closest to Mount Etna listed first.
- Aboite
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Aboite is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aboite
- Yoder
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Arcola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Village is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Blackford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Etna, with the one closest to Mount Etna listed first.
- Renner ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Renner is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner
- Montpelier
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mollie ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mollie is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
- Hartford City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shamrock Lakes
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Shamrock Lakes is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Millgrove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Millgrove is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove
- Ridertown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ridertown is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridertown
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Etna, with the one closest to Mount Etna listed first.
- Janney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Janney is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janney
- Eaton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Gaston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Fulton County
- Disko
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Disko is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disko
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Etna, with the one closest to Mount Etna listed first.
- Van Buren
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Van Buren is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- Farrville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Farrville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrville
- Jalapa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jalapa is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Friendly Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Friendly Corner is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Corner
- Arcana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Arcana is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcana
- Marion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Michaelsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Michaelsville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
- Sweetser
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gas City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mier
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mier is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mier
- Jonesboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Herbst
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Herbst is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbst
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Etna, with the one closest to Mount Etna listed first.
- Plevna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Plevna is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
- Greentown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jerome
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jerome is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Vermont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vermont is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont
- Guy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Guy is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Jay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Etna, with the one closest to Mount Etna listed first.
- Fiat
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fiat is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiat
- Pennville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kosciusko County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Etna, with the one closest to Mount Etna listed first.
- Sidney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sidney is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Silver Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Etna, with the one closest to Mount Etna listed first.
- Summitville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Summitville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
- Leisure
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leisure is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Etna, with the one closest to Mount Etna listed first.
- Converse
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Amboy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Amboy is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- North Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Grove is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grove
- Santa Fe
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Santa Fe is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Pettysville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pettysville is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettysville
- Oakdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Oakdale is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Loree
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Loree is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loree
- Peru
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Gilead
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gilead is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Bunker Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Denver
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mexico
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wabash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Etna, with the one closest to Mount Etna listed first.
- Lincolnville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lincolnville is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- La Fontaine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- La Fontaine is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Fontaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- Lagro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Treaty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Treaty is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treaty
- Somerset
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Somerset is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Wabash
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Urbana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Servia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Servia is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servia
- Richvalley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Richvalley is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richvalley
- Laketon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Manchester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Mills is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Mills
- Wells County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Etna, with the one closest to Mount Etna listed first.
- Liberty Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Liberty Center is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
- Uniondale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Greenville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Greenville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Poneto
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Poneto is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poneto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Travisville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Travisville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travisville
- Zanesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Keystone
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Keystone is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Bluffton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- North Oaks
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- North Oaks is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oaks
- Reiffsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Reiffsburg is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reiffsburg
- Ossian
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Petroleum
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Petroleum is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Whitley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Etna, with the one closest to Mount Etna listed first.
- Luther
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Luther is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Collamer
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Collamer is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collamer
- South Whitley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Dunfee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dunfee is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunfee
- Columbia City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Larwill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Larwill is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larwill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mount Etna, see our County-by-County Page for Mount Etna.
Cemeteries Near Mount Etna ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Etna.
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 Mount Etna - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mount Etna covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mount Etna, with the one closest to Mount Etna listed first.
- Purviance Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Monument City Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- German Settlement Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gardens of Memory
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Center Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Waggoner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Taylor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rees Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Loon Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (244 more) ...
- Leedy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stone Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hale Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Mount Etna had a population of 310 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Mount Etna had a population of 104 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Etna, with the one closest to Mount Etna listed first.
- River
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- River is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River
- Monument City ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Monument City is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument City
- Pleasant Plain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Plain is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plain
- Banquo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Banquo is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banquo
- Harlansburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Harlansburg is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Majenica
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Majenica is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majenica
- Lincolnville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lincolnville is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Milo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Milo is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Andrews
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Landess
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Landess is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landess
- Warren
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Plum Tree
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Plum Tree is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Tree
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- La Fontaine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- La Fontaine is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Fontaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- Fox
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fox is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Hanfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hanfield is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanfield
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mount Etna. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Etna.
Newspapers Published in Mount Etna ...
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 130 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Etna.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Etna, 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 Mount Etna.
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 Mount Etna:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Huntington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Allen County
- Blackford County
- Delaware County
- Fulton County
- Grant County
- Howard County
- Jay County
- Kosciusko County
- Madison County
- Miami County
- Wabash County
- Wells County
- Whitley 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> | 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 Mount Etna, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mount Etna) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |