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 Octagon (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 Octagon. 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 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.
Octagon is located in Tippecanoe 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 Tippecanoe County: Benton, Carroll, Clinton, Fountain, Montgomery, Warren & White.
Below are the counties that are near Octagon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Octagon:
- Tippecanoe County (The home county of Octagon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Octagon, with the one closest to Octagon listed first.
- Montmorenci
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Montmorenci is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montmorenci
- Indian Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Village is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- West Lafayette
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Battle Ground
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Delp
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Delp is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delp
- Elston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elston is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elston
- Lafayette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Americus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Americus is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Buck Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Glenhall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Glenhall is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenhall
- Shadeland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Shadeland is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadeland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,922 people
- Westpoint
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Octagon, with the one closest to Octagon listed first.
- Otterbein
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Templeton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Templeton is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton
- Atkinson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Atkinson is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
- Oxford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wadena
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Wadena is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadena
- Fowler
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Boswell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Gravel Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gravel Hill is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Earl Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Earl Park is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Dunn ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Dunn is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
- Talbot
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Freeland Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Freeland Park is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland Park
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Octagon, with the one closest to Octagon listed first.
- Pittsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pittsburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Pyrmont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pyrmont is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyrmont
- Delphi
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Yeoman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Yeoman is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeoman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Ockley
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ockley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ockley
- Radnor
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Radnor is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radnor
- Owasco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Owasco is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owasco
- Prince William
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Prince William is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince William
- Rockfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Rockfield is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- Bringhurst
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bringhurst is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bringhurst
- Camden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cutler
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cutler is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutler
- Cass County
- Lake Cicott
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Cicott is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Cicott
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Octagon, with the one closest to Octagon listed first.
- Edna Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Edna Mills is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna Mills
- Mulberry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rossville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Fickle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fickle is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fickle
- Cambria
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cambria is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Sedalia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sedalia is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Geetingsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Geetingsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geetingsville
- Colfax
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Manson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Manson is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson
- Beard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Beard is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard
- Frankfort
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Octagon, with the one closest to Octagon listed first.
- Roberts
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Roberts is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Attica
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Newtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Newtown is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Mellott
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mellott is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Stone Bluff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stone Bluff is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Bluff
- Hillsboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Octagon, with the one closest to Octagon listed first.
- Remington
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Egypt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Egypt is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Collegeville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Collegeville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collegeville
- Rensselaer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Octagon, with the one closest to Octagon listed first.
- New Richmond
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Linden
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Wingate
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cherry Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cherry Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Bowers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bowers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Waynetown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Octagon, with the one closest to Octagon listed first.
- Goodland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Newton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Newton is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Foresman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Foresman is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foresman
- Kentland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Octagon, with the one closest to Octagon listed first.
- Green Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Green Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Pine Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Chatterton ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chatterton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatterton
- Independence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Independence is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Brisco ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brisco is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisco
- Williamsport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Old Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Old Town is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- West Lebanon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Lebanon is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 686 people
- Pence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pence is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pence
- Sloan ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sloan is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
- Hedrick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hedrick is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Octagon, with the one closest to Octagon listed first.
- Brookston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chalmers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chalmers is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalmers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
- Springboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Springboro is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springboro
- Reynolds
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Wolcott
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Monticello
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Indiana Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Indiana Beach is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiana Beach
- Norway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Norway is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
- Monon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Idaville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Idaville is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
- Sitka
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sitka is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Lee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Octagon, see our County-by-County Page for Octagon.
Cemeteries Near Octagon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Octagon.
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 Octagon - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Octagon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Octagon, with the one closest to Octagon listed first.
- Hebron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tippecanoe Memory Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pierce Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shambaugh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Spencer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cairo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pond Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- McCormick Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grandview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
- The Grandview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Grand View Cemetery
- Harvey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Asbury Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Granville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (224 more) ...
- Sand Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- St. Boniface Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Vale Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Octagon had a population of 18 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Octagon, with the one closest to Octagon listed first.
- Montmorenci
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Montmorenci is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montmorenci
- Round Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Round Grove is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Grove
- Otterbein
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Battle Ground
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ash Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ash Grove is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Grove
- Summit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Summit is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Brookston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Green Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Green Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Elston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elston is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elston
- Lafayette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chalmers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chalmers is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalmers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
- Templeton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Templeton is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Glenhall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Glenhall is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenhall
- Shadeland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Shadeland is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadeland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,922 people
- Buck Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Octagon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Octagon.
Newspapers Published in Octagon ...
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 131 newspapers that have been published in the area around Octagon.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Octagon, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Octagon.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Octagon:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Tippecanoe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Carroll County
- Cass County
- Clinton County
- Fountain County
- Jasper County
- Montgomery County
- Newton County
- Warren County
- White County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Octagon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Octagon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |