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 Noble (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 Noble. 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 and hospitals 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.
Noble 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 Noble. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Noble:
- Jay County (The home county of Noble)
- The following are listed by their distance from Noble, with the one closest to Noble listed first.
- Trinity
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Trinity is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Jay City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jay City is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay City
- Salamonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Salamonia is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salamonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Bryant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Antiville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Antiville is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antiville
- Bloomfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bloomfield is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Portland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Boundary City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Boundary City is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boundary City
- Bluff Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff Point is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Point
- Collett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Collett is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collett
- Blaine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Blaine is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Greene
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Greene is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Noble, with the one closest to Noble listed first.
- Geneva
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Berne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Linn Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Linn Grove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Grove
- Monroe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Coppess Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Coppess Corner is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppess Corner
- Pleasant Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Honduras
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Honduras is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honduras
- Decatur
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Preble
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Magley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Magley is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magley
- Blackford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Noble, with the one closest to Noble listed first.
- Ridertown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ridertown is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridertown
- Millgrove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Millgrove is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove
- Montpelier
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- 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 Noble, with the one closest to Noble listed first.
- Albany
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Granville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Granville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Former name for Granville:
- Weaton
- Desoto
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Desoto is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desoto
- Eaton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Selma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Noble, with the one closest to Noble listed first.
- New Pittsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- New Pittsburg is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Saratoga
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ridgeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 734 people
- Union City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Stone
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Stone is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Haysville Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Haysville Corner is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville Corner
- Winchester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Farmland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rural
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rural is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Snow Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Snow Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Spartanburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Spartanburg is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartanburg
- Parker City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wells County
- The following are listed by their distance from Noble, with the one closest to Noble listed first.
- Phenix
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Phenix is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Nottingham
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Nottingham is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Petroleum
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Petroleum is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Vera Cruz
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Reiffsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Reiffsburg is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reiffsburg
- Greenville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Greenville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Poneto
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Poneto is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poneto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Keystone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Keystone is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Craigville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Craigville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville
- Travisville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Travisville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travisville
- Bluffton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Oaks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Oaks is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oaks
- Allen County (OH)
- Spencerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Auglaize County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Noble, with the one closest to Noble listed first.
- New Bremen
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Saint Marys
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Minster
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- New Knoxville
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Moulton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Moulton is located in Auglaize County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
- Darke County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Noble, with the one closest to Noble listed first.
- New Weston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lightsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lightsville is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightsville
- North Star
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rossburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Union City
(18 miles [29 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Brock is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock
- Osgood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ansonia
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Yorkshire
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dawn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dawn is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawn
- Frenchtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Frenchtown is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Coletown
(24 miles [38.6 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 Noble, with the one closest to Noble listed first.
- Macedon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Macedon is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon
- Fort Recovery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wabash
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wabash is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Skeels Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Skeels Crossroads is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skeels Crossroads
- Scudder
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Scudder is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scudder
- Wendelin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wendelin is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendelin
- Coldwater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Saint Henry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Burkettsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Montezuma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Montezuma is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Celina
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Earley ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Earley is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earley
- Miami County (OH)
- Bloomer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomer is located in Miami County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Shelby County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Noble, with the one closest to Noble listed first.
- Fort Laramie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Filburns Island
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Filburns Island is located in Shelby County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filburns Island
- Russia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lehmkuhl Landing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lehmkuhl Landing is located in Shelby County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehmkuhl Landing
- Kettlersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Dawson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dawson is located in Shelby County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Van Wert County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Noble, with the one closest to Noble listed first.
- Willshire
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Schumm
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Schumm is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schumm
- Abanaka
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Abanaka is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanaka
- Glenmore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Glenmore is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Wren
(23 miles [37 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>
- Ohio City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Elgin
(26 miles [41.8 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Monticello is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Converse Station
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Converse Station is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse Station
- Converse
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Converse is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Venedocia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Venedocia is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venedocia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
- Van Wert
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Noble, see our County-by-County Page for Noble.
Cemeteries Near Noble ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Noble.
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 Noble - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Noble covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Noble, with the one closest to Noble listed first.
- Stevenson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Anderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Macedon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Anthony Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Green Mound Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Mary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Old Pioneer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Peters Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Zion State Line Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- 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]<2> 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 <3>
- St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pisgah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (383 more) ...
- Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Live Oak Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Old Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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>
While we didn't find Noble in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Noble.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Noble, with the one closest to Noble listed first.
- Macedon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Macedon is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon
- Padua
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Padua is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padua
- Fort Recovery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Peter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Saint Peter is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Peter
- Westchester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Westchester is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westchester
- Brice
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Brice is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brice
- Salamonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Salamonia is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salamonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Erastus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Erastus is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erastus
- Wabash
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wabash is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- New Corydon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Corydon is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Corydon
- Jay City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jay City is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay City
- Skeels Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Skeels Crossroads is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skeels Crossroads
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Portland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wendelin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wendelin is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendelin
- Scudder
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Scudder is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scudder
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Noble. See our List of 1890's Communities around Noble.
Newspapers Published in Noble ...
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 80 newspapers that have been published in the area around Noble.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Noble, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Noble.
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 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 Noble:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Jay County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Blackford County
- Delaware County
- Randolph County
- Wells County
- Allen County
- Auglaize County
- Darke County
- Mercer County
- Miami 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Noble) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Noble, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |