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 Northcrest (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 Northcrest. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Northcrest is located in Allen 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 Allen County: Adams, DeKalb, Huntington, Noble, Wells, Whitley, Defiance (OH), Paulding (OH) & Van Wert (OH).
Below are the counties that are near Northcrest. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Northcrest:
- Allen County (The home county of Northcrest)
- The following are listed by their distance from Northcrest, with the one closest to Northcrest listed first.
- Wallen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wallen is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallen
- Fort Wayne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hacienda Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hacienda Village is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hacienda Village
- Dunn Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dunn Mill is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Mill
- Anthony Wayne Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Indian Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Indian Village is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Huntertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New Haven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leo-Cedarville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Leo-Cedarville is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo-Cedarville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,882 people
- Arcola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Leo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grabill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ari
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ari is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ari
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northcrest, with the one closest to Northcrest listed first.
- Magley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Magley is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magley
- Preble
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Decatur
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Honduras
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Honduras is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honduras
- Coppess Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Coppess Corner is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppess Corner
- Monroe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northcrest, with the one closest to Northcrest listed first.
- New Era
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- New Era is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- Altona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Altona is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Garrett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Spencerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Auburn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Concord
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Saint Joe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Corunna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Corunna is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corunna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Moore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Moore is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
- Waterloo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Fairfield Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fairfield Center is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Center
- Butler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ashley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Huntington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northcrest, with the one closest to Northcrest listed first.
- Roanoke
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Goblesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Goblesville is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goblesville
- Bowerstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bowerstown is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerstown
- Markle
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Huntington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bippus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bippus is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bippus
- Majenica
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Majenica is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majenica
- Plum Tree
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Plum Tree is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Tree
- Andrews
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harlansburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harlansburg is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Kosciusko County
- Pierceton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- LaGrange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northcrest, with the one closest to Northcrest listed first.
- Gravel Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Gravel Beach is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Beach
- South Milford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- South Milford is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford
- Wolcottville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northcrest, with the one closest to Northcrest listed first.
- Laotto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ege
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ege is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ege
- Avilla
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Green Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Green Center is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Center
- Merriam
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Merriam is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam
- Port Mitchell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Port Mitchell is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Mitchell
- Kendallville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Wolf Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Wolf Lake is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
- Wakeville Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Wakeville Village is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakeville Village
- Albion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Brimfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brimfield is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimfield
- Rome City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kimmell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Steuben County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northcrest, with the one closest to Northcrest listed first.
- Hudson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hamilton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hamilton is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,595 people
- Wells County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northcrest, with the one closest to Northcrest listed first.
- Ossian
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Zanesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tocsin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Tocsin is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tocsin
- Uniondale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Craigville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Craigville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville
- North Oaks
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- North Oaks is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oaks
- Bluffton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Vera Cruz
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Vera Cruz is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera Cruz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Liberty Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Liberty Center is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
- Travisville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Travisville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travisville
- Whitley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northcrest, with the one closest to Northcrest listed first.
- Dunfee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dunfee is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunfee
- Churubusco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Collins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Collins is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Tri-Lakes
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Tri-Lakes is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri-Lakes
- Columbia City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cresco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Cresco is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresco
- Lorane
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lorane is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorane
- Ormas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ormas is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormas
- Luther
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Luther is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Etna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Etna is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Larwill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Larwill is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larwill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- South Whitley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Collamer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Collamer is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collamer
- Defiance County (OH)
- Hicksville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Paulding County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Northcrest, with the one closest to Northcrest listed first.
- Link ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Link is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Link
- Antwerp
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- McGill ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- McGill is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGill
- Batson ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Batson is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batson
- Payne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Payne is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,132 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Payne <1>
- Knoxdale ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Knoxdale is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxdale
- Worstville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Worstville is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worstville
- Tipton ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Tipton is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
- Cecil
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cecil is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Folmer ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Folmer is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folmer
- Latty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Latty is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
- New Rochester ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- New Rochester is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rochester
- Paulding
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Van Wert County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Northcrest, with the one closest to Northcrest listed first.
- Dixon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dixon is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Convoy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wren
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Scott
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Williams County (OH)
- Edgerton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Northcrest, see our County-by-County Page for Northcrest.
Cemeteries Near Northcrest ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Northcrest.
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 Northcrest - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Northcrest covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Northcrest, with the one closest to Northcrest listed first.
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hatfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lindenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Concordia Gardens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Concordia Cemetery Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bowers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Greenlawn Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (235 more) ...
- Covington Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- St. John Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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 Northcrest in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Northcrest.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Northcrest, with the one closest to Northcrest listed first.
- Fort Wayne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wallen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wallen is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallen
- Academie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Academie is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academie
- Thurman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Thurman is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman
- Huntertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New Haven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cedarville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarville is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Arcola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Leo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dunfee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dunfee is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunfee
- Nine Mile
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nine Mile is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nine Mile
- Maples
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maples is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ari
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ari is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ari
- New Era
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- New Era is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- Saturn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saturn is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saturn
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Northcrest. See our List of 1890's Communities around Northcrest.
Newspapers Published in Northcrest ...
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 170 newspapers that have been published in the area around Northcrest.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Northcrest, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Northcrest.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites 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 Northcrest:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Allen County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- DeKalb County
- Huntington County
- Kosciusko County
- LaGrange County
- Noble County
- Steuben County
- Wells County
- Whitley County
- Defiance County
- Paulding County
- Van Wert County
- Williams 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 Northcrest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Northcrest) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |