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 North Marion (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 North Marion. 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.
Name Variations for North Marion ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for North Marion: N. Marion
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
North Marion is located in Jasper 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 Jasper County: Benton, Lake, LaPorte, Newton, Porter, Pulaski, Starke & White.
Below are the counties that are near North Marion. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North Marion:
- Jasper County (The home county of North Marion)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Marion, with the one closest to North Marion listed first.
- Rensselaer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Collegeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Collegeville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collegeville
- Gifford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gifford is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gifford
- Egypt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Egypt is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Fair Oaks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Virgie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Virgie is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgie
- Remington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- DeMotte
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- DeMotte is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeMotte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,172 people
- DeMotte has also been known as:
- De Motte
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for DeMotte <1>
- Stoutsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Stoutsburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoutsburg
- Forest City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Forest City is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Wheatfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Tefft
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Tefft is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tefft
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Marion, with the one closest to North Marion listed first.
- Wadena
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Wadena is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadena
- Earl Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Earl Park is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Gravel Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gravel Hill is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Raub
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Raub is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raub
- Fowler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Atkinson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Atkinson is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
- Freeland Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Freeland Park is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland Park
- Carroll County
- Yeoman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Yeoman is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeoman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Marion, with the one closest to North Marion listed first.
- Shelby
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Shelby is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
- Schneider
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Schneider is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schneider
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Dinwiddie
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Dinwiddie is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinwiddie
- Illinoi
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Illinoi is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinoi
- Lowell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Leroy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Leroy is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
- Lake Dalecarlia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Dalecarlia is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Dalecarlia
- Lakes of the Four Seasons
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Winfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Winfield is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,265 people
- LaPorte County
- La Crosse
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Marion, with the one closest to North Marion listed first.
- Mount Ayr
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Ayr is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ayr
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Foresman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Foresman is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foresman
- Brook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Roselawn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Roselawn is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn
- Beaver City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Beaver City is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
- Morocco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Thayer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Thayer is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
- Goodland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Newton is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Lake Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Sumava Resorts
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kentland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Porter County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Marion, with the one closest to North Marion listed first.
- Aylesworth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Aylesworth is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aylesworth
- Hebron
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Kouts
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Boone Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Boone Grove is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Grove
- Porter Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Porter Crossroads is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Crossroads
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Marion, with the one closest to North Marion listed first.
- Francesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Medaryville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Denham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Denham is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham
- Winamac
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Star City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Beardstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beardstown is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardstown
- Starke County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Marion, with the one closest to North Marion listed first.
- San Pierre
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Judson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Aldine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Aldine is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldine
- Toto
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Toto is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toto
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Marion, with the one closest to North Marion listed first.
- Lee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Wolcott
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Monon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Buffalo is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Reynolds
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Indiana Beach
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Indiana Beach is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiana Beach
- Sitka
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sitka is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Norway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Norway is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
- Chalmers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chalmers is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalmers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
- Monticello
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Headlee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Headlee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headlee
- Brookston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Iroquois County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Marion, with the one closest to North Marion listed first.
- Effner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Effner is located in Iroquois County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effner
- Iroquois
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Donovan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Sheldon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beaverville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Papineau
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Martinton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Kankakee County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Marion, with the one closest to North Marion listed first.
- Illiana Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Illiana Heights is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illiana Heights
- Illinoi
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Illinoi is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinoi
- Hopkins Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hopkins Park is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 608 people
- Hopkins Park has also been known as:
- Hopkins Park village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopkins Park <1>
- Litchfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Litchfield is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield
- Sherburnville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sherburnville is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherburnville
- Momence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Anne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to North Marion, see our County-by-County Page for North Marion.
Cemeteries Near North Marion ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Marion.
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 North Marion - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for North Marion covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from North Marion, with the one closest to North Marion listed first.
- Weston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Weston Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Rensselaer.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87356 <2>
- Rees Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Old Settlers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Memory Gardens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hankle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Price Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Yeoman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Prater Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Crockett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Parkison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (150 more) ...
- Dunkard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sandridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lefler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find North Marion in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of North Marion.
These communities are listed based on their distance from North Marion, with the one closest to North Marion listed first.
- Rensselaer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Surrey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Surrey is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surrey
- Pleasant Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Mount Ayr
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Ayr is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ayr
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Fair Oaks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Foresman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Foresman is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foresman
- Lee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Virgie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Virgie is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgie
- Kniman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kniman is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kniman
- Brook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Francesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Beaver City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Beaver City is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Remington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Roselawn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Roselawn is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn
- Wolcott
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around North Marion. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Marion.
Newspapers Published in North Marion ...
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 121 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Marion.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Marion, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Marion.
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 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 North Marion:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Jasper County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Carroll County
- Lake County
- LaPorte County
- Newton County
- Porter County
- Pulaski County
- Starke County
- White County
- Iroquois County
- Kankakee County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about North Marion, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- North Marion) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |