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 Waverly (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 Waverly. 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 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.
New Waverly is located in Cass 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 Cass County: Carroll, Fulton, Howard, Miami, Pulaski & White.
Below are the counties that are near New Waverly. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Waverly:
- Cass County (The home county of New Waverly)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Waverly, with the one closest to New Waverly listed first.
- Hoover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hoover is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
- Onward
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Onward is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onward
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Twelve Mile
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Twelve Mile is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Mile
- Walton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Logansport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dunkirk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dunkirk is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
- Verona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Verona is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Leases Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leases Corner is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leases Corner
- Deacon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Deacon is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacon
- Galveston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lucerne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lucerne is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
- Clymers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Clymers is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clymers
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Waverly, with the one closest to New Waverly listed first.
- Deer Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Burrows
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Burrows is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows
- Camden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rockfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rockfield is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- Burlington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Flora
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bringhurst
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bringhurst is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bringhurst
- Cutler
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cutler is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutler
- Delphi
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Yeoman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Yeoman is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeoman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Ockley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ockley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ockley
- Pittsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pittsburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Waverly, with the one closest to New Waverly listed first.
- Middlefork
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Middlefork is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefork
- Forest
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Forest is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Geetingsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Geetingsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geetingsville
- Sedalia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sedalia is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Beard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beard is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Waverly, with the one closest to New Waverly listed first.
- Fulton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Grass Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grass Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Creek
- Athens
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Athens is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Rochester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Akron
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Disko
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Disko is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disko
- Kewanna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kewanna is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewanna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
- Lake Bruce
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Bruce is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bruce
- Leiters Ford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Leiters Ford is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leiters Ford
- Delong
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Delong is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delong
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Waverly, with the one closest to New Waverly listed first.
- Mier
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mier is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mier
- Jalapa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Jalapa is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Sims
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sims is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
- Sweetser
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Swayzee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Herbst
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Herbst is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbst
- Michaelsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Michaelsville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Waverly, with the one closest to New Waverly listed first.
- Cassville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cassville is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Judson
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Judson is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Kokomo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Plevna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Plevna is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
- Vermont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vermont is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont
- Alto
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Alto is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- West Middleton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- West Middleton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Middleton
- Indian Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Indian Heights is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Heights
- Shanghai
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Shanghai is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai
- Greentown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Oakford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Oakford is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakford
- Russiaville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Huntington County
- Banquo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Banquo is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banquo
- Kosciusko County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Waverly, with the one closest to New Waverly listed first.
- Beaver Dam
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Beaver Dam is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Sevastopol
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sevastopol is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sevastopol
- Silver Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mentone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Burket
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burket is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burket
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Claypool
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marshall County
- Tippecanoe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Waverly, with the one closest to New Waverly listed first.
- Mexico
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Peru
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oakdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oakdale is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Bunker Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Denver
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Loree
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Loree is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loree
- Deedsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Deedsville is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deedsville
- Miami
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Macy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pettysville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pettysville is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettysville
- Santa Fe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Santa Fe is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- North Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Grove is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grove
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Waverly, with the one closest to New Waverly listed first.
- Thornhope
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Thornhope is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhope
- Former names for Thornhope:
- Parisville
- Rosedale
- Thornhope has also been known as:
- Oak
- Star City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lawton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lawton is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
- Winamac
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Waverly, with the one closest to New Waverly listed first.
- Nevada
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Nevada is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Sharpsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Groomsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Groomsville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groomsville
- Windfall City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Windfall City is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
- Windfall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wabash County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Waverly, with the one closest to New Waverly listed first.
- Richvalley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Richvalley is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richvalley
- Stockdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stockdale is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockdale
- Roann
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wabash
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Somerset
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Somerset is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Treaty
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Treaty is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treaty
- Urbana
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Laketon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lagro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- La Fontaine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- La Fontaine is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Fontaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- Lincolnville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lincolnville is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- North Manchester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Waverly, with the one closest to New Waverly listed first.
- Burnettsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Burnettsville is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnettsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
- Idaville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Idaville is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
- Headlee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Headlee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headlee
- Sitka
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sitka is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Norway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Norway is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
- Buffalo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Buffalo is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Indiana Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Indiana Beach is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiana Beach
- Monticello
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New Waverly, see our County-by-County Page for New Waverly.
Cemeteries Near New Waverly ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Waverly.
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 Waverly - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for New Waverly covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New Waverly, with the one closest to New Waverly listed first.
- Ever Rest Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bowyer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bowman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Eel River Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Olde Towne Battlefield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Miami Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Shaff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Little Deer Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Metzger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sharpee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (279 more) ...
- St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Reyburn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reyburn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Reyburn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Peru.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #982746 <2>
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Hope Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Peru.
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oak Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86019 <2>
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 Waverly had a population of 162 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from New Waverly, with the one closest to New Waverly listed first.
- Hoover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hoover is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
- Onward
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Onward is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onward
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Adamsboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Adamsboro is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsboro
- Anoka
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Anoka is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anoka
- Mexico
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Peru
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Twelve Mile
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Twelve Mile is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Mile
- Walton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bunker Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Courter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Courter is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courter
- Logansport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Perrysburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Perrysburg is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrysburg
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Metea
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Metea is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metea
- Lincoln
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lincoln is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Loree
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Loree is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loree
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around New Waverly. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Waverly.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of New Waverly ...
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 77 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Waverly.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of New Waverly. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of New Waverly and those printed in the larger area surrounding New Waverly.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> of New Waverly.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 New Waverly:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Cass County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Clinton County
- Fulton County
- Grant County
- Howard County
- Huntington County
- Kosciusko County
- Marshall County
- Miami County
- Pulaski County
- Tipton County
- Wabash County
- White 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 drawn from Point A (ie- New Waverly) 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 Waverly, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |