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 Otterbein (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 Otterbein. 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 and hospitals 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.
Otterbein is primarily located in Benton County. A portion of Otterbein extends into 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 Benton County: Iroquois (IL), Vermilion (IL), Jasper, Newton, Tippecanoe, Warren & White.
Below are the counties that are near Otterbein. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Otterbein:
- Benton County (The home county of Otterbein)
- The following are listed by their distance from Otterbein, with the one closest to Otterbein listed first.
- Templeton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Templeton is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton
- Oxford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Atkinson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Atkinson is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
- Fowler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Boswell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wadena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wadena is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadena
- Gravel Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Gravel Hill is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Talbot
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Dunn ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Dunn is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
- Earl Park
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Ambia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ambia is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Freeland Park
(22 miles [35.4 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 Otterbein, with the one closest to Otterbein listed first.
- Pittsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pittsburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Pyrmont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pyrmont is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyrmont
- Delphi
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Yeoman
(23 miles [37 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ockley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ockley
- Owasco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Owasco is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owasco
- Radnor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Radnor is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radnor
- Prince William
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Prince William is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince William
- Bringhurst
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bringhurst is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bringhurst
- Cutler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cutler is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutler
- Rockfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rockfield is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- Camden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Otterbein, with the one closest to Otterbein listed first.
- Edna Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Edna Mills is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna Mills
- Mulberry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rossville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Fickle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fickle is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fickle
- Cambria
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cambria is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Sedalia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sedalia is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Colfax
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Otterbein, with the one closest to Otterbein listed first.
- Roberts
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Roberts is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Attica
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newtown
(19 miles [30.6 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
(22 miles [35.4 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Stone Bluff is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Bluff
- Hillsboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Veedersburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Layton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Layton is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Covington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Otterbein, with the one closest to Otterbein listed first.
- Remington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Egypt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Egypt is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Collegeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Collegeville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collegeville
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Otterbein, with the one closest to Otterbein listed first.
- New Richmond
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Wingate
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Linden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Waynetown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wesley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wesley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Bowers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bowers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Otterbein, with the one closest to Otterbein listed first.
- Goodland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Newton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Newton is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Kentland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Foresman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Foresman is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foresman
- Brook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tippecanoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Otterbein, with the one closest to Otterbein listed first.
- Montmorenci
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Montmorenci is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montmorenci
- West Lafayette
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Glenhall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Glenhall is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenhall
- Indian Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Indian Village is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Westpoint
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Elston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elston is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elston
- Shadeland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shadeland is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadeland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,922 people
- Battle Ground
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Odell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Odell is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
- Lafayette
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Delp
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Delp is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delp
- Americus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Americus is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Otterbein, with the one closest to Otterbein listed first.
- Green Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Green Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Pine Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Chatterton ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chatterton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatterton
- Independence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Independence is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Brisco ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Brisco is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisco
- Williamsport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Lebanon
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Old Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Old Town is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Sloan ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sloan is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
- Pence
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Pence is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pence
- Hedrick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hedrick is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
- Baltimore ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Baltimore is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Otterbein, with the one closest to Otterbein listed first.
- Brookston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chalmers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chalmers is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalmers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
- Wolcott
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Springboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Springboro is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springboro
- Reynolds
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Monticello
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Indiana Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Indiana Beach is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiana Beach
- Norway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Norway is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
- Lee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Monon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Idaville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Idaville is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
- Sitka
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sitka is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Iroquois County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Otterbein, with the one closest to Otterbein listed first.
- Stockland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Effner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Effner is located in Iroquois County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effner
- Wellington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Vermilion County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Otterbein, with the one closest to Otterbein listed first.
- Coalton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Coalton is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Alvin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alvin is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Alvin has also been known as:
- Alvan Village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alvin <1>
- Illiana
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Illiana is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illiana
- Hoopeston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Otterbein, see our County-by-County Page for Otterbein.
Cemeteries Near Otterbein ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Otterbein.
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 Otterbein - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Otterbein covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Otterbein, with the one closest to Otterbein listed first.
- Pond Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Shambaugh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Asbury Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Spencer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Davis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Timmons Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Griffin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Granville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mound Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hebron Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sherry Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (223 more) ...
- Sand Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tippecanoe Memory Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Oxford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Otterbein had a population of 417 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Otterbein had a population of 1,258 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Otterbein, with the one closest to Otterbein listed first.
- Montmorenci
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Montmorenci is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montmorenci
- Green Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Green Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Octagon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Octagon is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octagon
- Templeton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Templeton is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton
- Round Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Round Grove is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Grove
- Pine Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oxford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Glenhall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Glenhall is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenhall
- Summit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Summit is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Atkinson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Atkinson is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
- Winthrop
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Winthrop is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
- Independence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Independence is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Roberts
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Roberts is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Shadeland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shadeland is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadeland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,922 people
- Elston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elston is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elston
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Otterbein. See our List of 1890's Communities around Otterbein.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Otterbein ...
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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Otterbein.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Otterbein. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Otterbein and those printed in the larger area surrounding Otterbein.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4> of Otterbein.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Otterbein:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Benton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Clinton County
- Fountain County
- Jasper County
- Montgomery County
- Newton County
- Tippecanoe County
- Warren County
- White County
- Iroquois County
- Vermilion 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 Otterbein, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Otterbein) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |