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 New Corydon (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 New Corydon. 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.
New Corydon is located in Jay 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 Jay County: Adams, Blackford, Delaware, Randolph, Wells, Darke (OH) & Mercer (OH).
Below are the counties that are near New Corydon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Corydon:
- Jay County (The home county of New Corydon)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Corydon, with the one closest to New Corydon listed first.
- Jay City
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jay City is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay City
- Trinity
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Trinity is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Bryant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Antiville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Antiville is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antiville
- Bloomfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomfield is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Portland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Salamonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Salamonia is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salamonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Collett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Collett is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collett
- Pony
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pony is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pony
- Boundary City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Boundary City is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boundary City
- Blaine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blaine is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Fiat
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fiat is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiat
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Corydon, with the one closest to New Corydon listed first.
- Geneva
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Berne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Linn Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Linn Grove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Grove
- Coppess Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Coppess Corner is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppess Corner
- Monroe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Honduras
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Honduras is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honduras
- Decatur
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Preble
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Magley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Magley is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magley
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Corydon, with the one closest to New Corydon listed first.
- Dixon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Dixon is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Hoagland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Monroeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Yoder
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blackford County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Corydon, with the one closest to New Corydon listed first.
- Ridertown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ridertown is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridertown
- Montpelier
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Millgrove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Millgrove is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove
- Mollie ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mollie is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
- Hartford City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Corydon, with the one closest to New Corydon listed first.
- Albany
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Granville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Granville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Former name for Granville:
- Weaton
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Corydon, with the one closest to New Corydon listed first.
- New Pittsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- New Pittsburg is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Ridgeville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 734 people
- Saratoga
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Stone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Stone is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Union City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Haysville Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Haysville Corner is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville Corner
- Winchester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Farmland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wells County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Corydon, with the one closest to New Corydon listed first.
- Phenix
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Phenix is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Vera Cruz
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vera Cruz is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera Cruz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Nottingham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Nottingham is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Petroleum
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Petroleum is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Reiffsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Reiffsburg is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reiffsburg
- Craigville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Craigville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville
- Poneto
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Poneto is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poneto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Bluffton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Travisville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Travisville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travisville
- Greenville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Greenville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- North Oaks
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Oaks is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oaks
- Keystone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Keystone is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Allen County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Corydon, with the one closest to New Corydon listed first.
- Spencerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Landeck
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Landeck is located in Allen County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landeck
- Southworth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Southworth is located in Allen County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southworth
- Auglaize County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Corydon, with the one closest to New Corydon listed first.
- Saint Marys
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- New Bremen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- New Knoxville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- New Knoxville is located in Auglaize County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Knoxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
- Minster
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Moulton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Moulton is located in Auglaize County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
- Buckland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Buckland is located in Auglaize County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Darke County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Corydon, with the one closest to New Corydon listed first.
- New Weston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lightsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lightsville is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightsville
- North Star
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rossburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Osgood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Yorkshire
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Union City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Union City is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
- Brock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brock is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock
- Ansonia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ansonia is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,120 people
- Dawn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dawn is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawn
- Frenchtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Frenchtown is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Coletown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Coletown is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coletown
- Mercer County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Corydon, with the one closest to New Corydon listed first.
- Skeels Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Skeels Crossroads is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skeels Crossroads
- Scudder
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Scudder is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scudder
- Wabash
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wabash is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Macedon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Macedon is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon
- Fort Recovery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Tama
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Tama is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tama
- Coldwater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Earley ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Earley is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earley
- Rockford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Celina
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mercer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mercer is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Saint Henry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shelby County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Corydon, with the one closest to New Corydon listed first.
- Filburns Island
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Filburns Island is located in Shelby County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filburns Island
- Fort Laramie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Van Wert County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Corydon, with the one closest to New Corydon listed first.
- Willshire
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Schumm
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Schumm is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schumm
- Abanaka
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Abanaka is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanaka
- Wren
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Glenmore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glenmore is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Ohio City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Elgin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elgin is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Monticello
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Monticello is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Converse Station
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Converse Station is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse Station
- Van Wert
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Convoy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Converse
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Converse is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New Corydon, see our County-by-County Page for New Corydon.
Cemeteries Near New Corydon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Corydon.
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 New Corydon - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for New Corydon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New Corydon, with the one closest to New Corydon listed first.
- Lufborrow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Daugherty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Skeels Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Zion State Line Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion State Line Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Zion State Line Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the north of Fort Recovery (OH).
- The Zion State Line Cemetery has also been known as:
- State Line Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #43583 <2>
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Brethren Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Brethren Cemetery
- The Old Brethren Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bear Creek Cemetery
- Bearcreek Cemetery
- Boehm Cemetery
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
- Frank Boehm Farm Cemetery
- Macklin Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2194239 <2>
- Old Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Anthony Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Live Oak Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (343 more) ...
- St. Pauls UCC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bunker Hill Amish Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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 New Corydon had a population of 379 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from New Corydon, with the one closest to New Corydon listed first.
- Jay City
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jay City is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay City
- Skeels Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Skeels Crossroads is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skeels Crossroads
- Wabash
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wabash is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Scudder
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Scudder is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scudder
- Westchester
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Westchester is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westchester
- Padua
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Padua is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padua
- Chattanooga
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Chattanooga is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga
- Bryant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Brehm ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brehm is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brehm
- Ceylon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ceylon is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
- Geneva
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Macedon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Macedon is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Hinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hinton is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Antiville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Antiville is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antiville
- Erastus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Erastus is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erastus
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around New Corydon. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Corydon.
Newspapers Published in New Corydon ...
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 115 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Corydon.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Corydon, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New Corydon.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 New Corydon:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Jay County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Allen County
- Blackford County
- Delaware County
- Randolph County
- Wells County
- Allen County
- Auglaize County
- Darke County
- Mercer County
- Shelby 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- New Corydon) 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 New Corydon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |