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 Murray (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 Murray. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Murray is located in Wells 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 Wells County: Adams, Allen, Blackford, Grant, Huntington & Jay.
Below are the counties that are near Murray. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Murray:
- Wells County (The home county of Murray)
- The following are listed by their distance from Murray, with the one closest to Murray listed first.
- North Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- North Oaks is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oaks
- Uniondale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bluffton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Craigville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Craigville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville
- Tocsin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Tocsin is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tocsin
- Ossian
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Travisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Travisville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travisville
- Liberty Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Center is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
- Vera Cruz
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Vera Cruz is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera Cruz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Zanesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Greenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Greenville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Poneto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Poneto is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poneto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Reiffsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Reiffsburg is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reiffsburg
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Murray, with the one closest to Murray listed first.
- Magley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Magley is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magley
- Honduras
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Honduras is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honduras
- Preble
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Coppess Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Coppess Corner is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppess Corner
- Monroe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Linn Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Linn Grove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Grove
- Decatur
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Berne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Geneva
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Murray, with the one closest to Murray listed first.
- Yoder
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hoagland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Aboite
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Aboite is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aboite
- Anthony Wayne Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Indian Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Indian Village is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Fort Wayne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Monroeville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Haven
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Arcola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Dixon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Dixon is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Zulu
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Zulu is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulu
- Hacienda Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hacienda Village is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hacienda Village
- Dunn Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Dunn Mill is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Mill
- Blackford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Murray, with the one closest to Murray listed first.
- Montpelier
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mollie ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mollie is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
- Ridertown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ridertown is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridertown
- Hartford City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Renner ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Renner is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner
- Millgrove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Millgrove is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove
- Shamrock Lakes
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Murray, with the one closest to Murray listed first.
- Van Buren
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Van Buren is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- Farrville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Farrville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrville
- Friendly Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Friendly Corner is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Corner
- Arcana
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Arcana is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcana
- Upland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gas City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jalapa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Jalapa is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Huntington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Murray, with the one closest to Murray listed first.
- Markle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Plum Tree
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Plum Tree is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Tree
- Warren
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Majenica
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Majenica is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majenica
- Bowerstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bowerstown is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerstown
- Roanoke
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- River
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- River is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River
- Huntington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Harlansburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Harlansburg is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Mount Etna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mount Etna is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Etna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Monument City ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Monument City is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument City
- Goblesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Goblesville is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goblesville
- Andrews
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Jay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Murray, with the one closest to Murray listed first.
- Fiat
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Fiat is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiat
- Pennville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bryant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomfield is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Antiville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Antiville is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antiville
- Pony
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pony is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pony
- Jay City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jay City is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay City
- Trinity
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Trinity is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Blaine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Blaine is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Greene
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Greene is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Portland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dunkirk
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Collett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Collett is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collett
- Wabash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Murray, with the one closest to Murray listed first.
- Lincolnville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lincolnville is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Lagro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- La Fontaine
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Servia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Servia is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servia
- Treaty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Treaty is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treaty
- Whitley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Murray, with the one closest to Murray listed first.
- Dunfee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Dunfee is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunfee
- Luther
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Luther is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Collins
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Collins is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Columbia City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Whitley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mercer County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Murray, with the one closest to Murray listed first.
- Skeels Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Skeels Crossroads is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skeels Crossroads
- Scudder
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Scudder is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scudder
- Rockford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wabash
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wabash is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Paulding County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Murray, with the one closest to Murray listed first.
- McGill ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- McGill is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGill
- Batson ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Batson is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batson
- Van Wert County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Murray, with the one closest to Murray listed first.
- Willshire
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Wren
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Wren is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wren <1>
- Dixon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Dixon is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Schumm
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Schumm is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schumm
- Abanaka
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Abanaka is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanaka
- Glenmore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Glenmore is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Convoy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ohio City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Murray, see our County-by-County Page for Murray.
Cemeteries Near Murray ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Murray.
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 Murray - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Murray covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Murray, with the one closest to Murray listed first.
- Murray Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Old Bluffton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fair View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elm Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Horeb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Spider Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Six Mile Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (261 more) ...
- Sparks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mossburg Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- McFarren Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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 Murray had a population of 106 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Murray, with the one closest to Murray listed first.
- Kingsland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kingsland is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
- Bluffton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Uniondale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Craigville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Craigville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville
- Tocsin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Tocsin is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tocsin
- Curryville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Curryville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curryville
- Ossian
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Liberty Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Center is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
- Markle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Vera Cruz
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Vera Cruz is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera Cruz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Magley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Magley is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magley
- Poneto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Poneto is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poneto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Reiffsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Reiffsburg is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reiffsburg
- Honduras
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Honduras is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honduras
- Zanesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Murray. See our List of 1890's Communities around Murray.
Newspapers Published in Murray ...
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 101 newspapers that have been published in the area around Murray.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Murray, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Murray.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Murray:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Wells County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Allen County
- Blackford County
- Grant County
- Huntington County
- Jay County
- Wabash County
- Whitley County
- Mercer County
- Paulding 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> | 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 Murray, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Murray) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |