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 Normal (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 Normal. 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.
Normal is located in Grant County.
To see how the shape of Indiana's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Grant County: Blackford, Delaware, Howard, Huntington, Madison, Miami, Tipton, Wabash & Wells.
Below are the counties that are near Normal. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Normal:
- Grant County (The home county of Normal)
- The following are listed by their distance from Normal, with the one closest to Normal listed first.
- Swayzee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swayzee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swayzee
- Swayzee is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swayzee <2>
- Herbst
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbst
- Herbst is located in Grant County
- Sims
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
- Sims is located in Grant County
- Hackleman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleman
- Hackleman is located in Grant County
- Rigdon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Sweetser
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetser have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetser
- Sweetser is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,092 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweetser <2>
- Michaelsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
- Michaelsville is located in Grant County
- Fairmount
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Fairmount is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,742 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairmount <2>
- Jonesboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Jonesboro is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,629 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesboro <2>
- Marion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,674 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <2>
- Gas City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gas City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gas City
- Gas City is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,698 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gas City <2>
- Jalapa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Jalapa is located in Grant County
- Fowlerton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Blackford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Normal, with the one closest to Normal listed first.
- Renner ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east) - Shamrock Lakes
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shamrock Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Lakes
- Shamrock Lakes is located in Blackford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Hartford City
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
- Hartford City is located in Blackford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,668 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford City <2>
- Mollie ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east) - Montpelier
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montpelier have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
- Montpelier is located in Blackford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,666 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montpelier <2>
- Millgrove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove
- Millgrove is located in Blackford County
- Carroll County
- Burlington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Burlington is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <2>
- Burlington
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Normal, with the one closest to Normal listed first.
- Galveston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galveston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galveston
- Galveston is located in Cass County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galveston <2>
- Onward
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onward
- Onward is located in Cass County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Walton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
- Walton is located in Cass County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,010 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walton <2>
- Deacon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacon
- Deacon is located in Cass County
- New Waverly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Waverly
- New Waverly is located in Cass County
- Young America
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Young America have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young America
- Young America is located in Cass County
- Hoover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
- Hoover is located in Cass County
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Normal, with the one closest to Normal listed first.
- Scircleville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scircleville
- Scircleville is located in Clinton County
- Forest
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Forest is located in Clinton County
- Middlefork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlefork have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefork
- Middlefork is located in Clinton County
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Normal, with the one closest to Normal listed first.
- Janney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Gaston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gaston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston
- Gaston is located in Delaware County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 872 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaston <2>
- Eaton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton
- Eaton is located in Delaware County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,726 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eaton <2>
- Andersonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Andersonville is located in Delaware County
- Yorktown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yorktown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Yorktown is located in Delaware County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,041 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yorktown <2>
- Daleville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daleville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Daleville is located in Delaware County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daleville <2>
- Granville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Granville is located in Delaware County
- Former name for Granville:
- Weaton
- Muncie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncie
- Muncie is located in Delaware County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67,523 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muncie <2>
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Normal, with the one closest to Normal listed first.
- Aroma
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroma
- Aroma is located in Hamilton County
- Omega
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Omega is located in Hamilton County
- Atlanta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlanta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
- Atlanta is located in Hamilton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 783 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlanta <2>
- Arcadia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Arcadia is located in Hamilton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,648 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcadia <2>
- Strawtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawtown
- Strawtown is located in Hamilton County
- Ekin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekin
- Ekin is located in Hamilton County
- Cicero
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cicero have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero
- Cicero is located in Hamilton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,999 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cicero <2>
- Durbin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Durbin is located in Hamilton County
- Clarksville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Clarksville is located in Hamilton County
- Monterey Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monterey Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey Village
- Monterey Village is located in Hamilton County
- Noblesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noblesville
- Noblesville is located in Hamilton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65,835 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noblesville <2>
- Sheridan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheridan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Sheridan is located in Hamilton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,048 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheridan <2>
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Normal, with the one closest to Normal listed first.
- Greentown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greentown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Greentown is located in Howard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,367 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greentown <2>
- Guy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Guy is located in Howard County
- Plevna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
- Plevna is located in Howard County
- Hemlock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Vermont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont
- Vermont is located in Howard County
- Oakford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakford
- Oakford is located in Howard County
- Indian Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Heights
- Indian Heights is located in Howard County
- Cassville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Cassville is located in Howard County
- Kokomo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kokomo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokomo
- Kokomo is located in Howard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,243 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kokomo <2>
- Alto
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Alto is located in Howard County
- West Middleton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Middleton
- West Middleton is located in Howard County
- Judson
(23 miles [37 km] to the west) - Russiaville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russiaville
- Russiaville is located in Howard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,103 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russiaville <2>
- Huntington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Normal, with the one closest to Normal listed first.
- Monument City ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Monument City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument City
- Monument City is located in Huntington County
- Mount Etna
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Etna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Etna
- Mount Etna is located in Huntington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Warren
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Warren is located in Huntington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,207 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <2>
- Harlansburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harlansburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Harlansburg is located in Huntington County
- Majenica
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majenica
- Majenica is located in Huntington County
- Andrews
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andrews have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
- Andrews is located in Huntington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andrews <2>
- Plum Tree
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Tree
- Plum Tree is located in Huntington County
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Normal, with the one closest to Normal listed first.
- Leisure
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure
- Leisure is located in Madison County
- West Elwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Elwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elwood
- West Elwood is located in Madison County
- Elwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
- Elwood is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,379 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elwood <2>
- Summitville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summitville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Summitville is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
- Orestes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Alexandria
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alexandria have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
- Alexandria is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,956 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <2>
- Gimco City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gimco City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gimco City
- Gimco City is located in Madison County
- Frankton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankton
- Frankton is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankton <2>
- Florida
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Florida is located in Madison County
- Prosperity
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Prosperity is located in Madison County
- Perkinsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perkinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkinsville
- Perkinsville is located in Madison County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perkinsville <2>
- Country Club Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Club Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Heights
- Country Club Heights is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- North Anderson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Anderson
- North Anderson is located in Madison County
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Normal, with the one closest to Normal listed first.
- Converse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Converse is located in Miami County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Converse <2>
- Amboy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - North Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grove
- North Grove is located in Miami County
- Santa Fe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Santa Fe is located in Miami County
- Loree
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loree
- Loree is located in Miami County
- Miami
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami
- Miami is located in Miami County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miami <2>
- Bunker Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bunker Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
- Bunker Hill is located in Miami County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 847 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunker Hill <2>
- Peru
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Peru is located in Miami County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,937 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peru <2>
- Oakdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Oakdale is located in Miami County
- Mexico
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mexico have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Mexico is located in Miami County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexico <2>
- Pettysville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettysville
- Pettysville is located in Miami County
- Denver
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Denver is located in Miami County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denver <2>
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Normal, with the one closest to Normal listed first.
- Windfall City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windfall City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall City
- Windfall City is located in Tipton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
- Windfall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
- Windfall is located in Tipton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windfall <2>
- Nevada
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Nevada is located in Tipton County
- Hobbs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobbs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs
- Hobbs is located in Tipton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hobbs <2>
- Sharpsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharpsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsville
- Sharpsville is located in Tipton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharpsville <2>
- Tipton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
- Tipton is located in Tipton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,990 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tipton <2>
- Goldsmith
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith
- Goldsmith is located in Tipton County
- Groomsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groomsville
- Groomsville is located in Tipton County
- East Union
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Union have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- East Union is located in Tipton County
- Jericho ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest) - Kempton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wabash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Normal, with the one closest to Normal listed first.
- Somerset
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Somerset is located in Wabash County
- La Fontaine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Fontaine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Fontaine
- La Fontaine is located in Wabash County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- Treaty
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treaty
- Treaty is located in Wabash County
- Lincolnville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Lincolnville is located in Wabash County
- Richvalley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richvalley
- Richvalley is located in Wabash County
- Wabash
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wabash have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Wabash is located in Wabash County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,845 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wabash <2>
- Lagro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lagro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lagro
- Lagro is located in Wabash County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lagro <2>
- Urbana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
- Urbana is located in Wabash County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbana <2>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Normal, see our County-by-County Page for Normal.
Newspapers Published in Normal ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Normal.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Normal, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Normal.
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 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 Normal:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Indiana State Archives
- Pages specific to Grant County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blackford County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Carroll County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Cass County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Clinton County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Delaware County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Hamilton County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Howard County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Huntington County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Madison County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Miami County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Tipton County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Wabash County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Blackford County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Indiana
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Indiana
- Cemeteries of Grant County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Indiana
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Indiana
- Cemeteries of Grant County
Cemeteries Near Normal ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Normal.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Normal covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Normal, with the one closest to Normal listed first.
- Alel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alel Cemetery
- Union Civil Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Civil Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Civil Cemetery
- Jerome Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jerome Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jerome Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
- Rowland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rowland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rowland Cemetery
- Thraikill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thraikill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thraikill Cemetery
- Wheeler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wheeler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wheeler Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- The Greenlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greentown Cemetery
- Walberg Cemetery
- Wooters Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenlawn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85209 <5>
- Freeman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freeman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freeman Cemetery
- Chandler Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chandler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chandler Cemetery
- Continue List (307 more) ...
- Brookside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brookside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brookside Cemetery
- Pipe Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pipe Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pipe Creek Cemetery
- Forrestville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forrestville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forrestville Cemetery
- Brookside Cemetery
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.<6>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Normal had a population of 50 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Normal, with the one closest to Normal listed first.
- Point Isabel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Isabel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Isabel
- Point Isabel is located in Grant County
- Swayzee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swayzee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swayzee
- Swayzee is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swayzee <2>
- Herbst
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbst
- Herbst is located in Grant County
- Sims
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
- Sims is located in Grant County
- West Liberty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- West Liberty is located in Howard County
- Phlox
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Hackleman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleman
- Hackleman is located in Grant County
- Weaver
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Sycamore
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Jerome
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Rigdon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Roseburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Sweetser
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetser have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetser
- Sweetser is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,092 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweetser <2>
- Greentown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greentown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Greentown is located in Howard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,367 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greentown <2>
- Mier
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Normal. See our List of 1890's Communities around Normal.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Normal. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Grant County: www.grantcounty.net/
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Normal) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Normal. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4650, Longitude: -85.8253 In this case, the coordinates for Normal have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Normal, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |