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 Packerton (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 Packerton. 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.
Packerton is located in Kosciusko 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 Kosciusko County: Elkhart, Fulton, Marshall, Noble, Wabash & Whitley.
Below are the counties that are near Packerton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Packerton:
- Kosciusko County (The home county of Packerton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Packerton, with the one closest to Packerton listed first.
- Sidney
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sidney is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Claypool
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Silver Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Winona Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pierceton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Burket
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Burket is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burket
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Arrowhead Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Arrowhead Park is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Park
- Beaver Dam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Beaver Dam is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Sevastopol
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sevastopol is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sevastopol
- Atwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Atwood is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Mentone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Leesburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Clunette
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clunette is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clunette
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Packerton, with the one closest to Packerton listed first.
- Aboite
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Aboite is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aboite
- Arcola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Dunn Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Dunn Mill is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Mill
- Ari
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ari is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ari
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Packerton, with the one closest to Packerton listed first.
- Twelve Mile
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Twelve Mile is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Mile
- Hoover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hoover is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
- Elkhart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Packerton, with the one closest to Packerton listed first.
- Gravelton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Gravelton is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelton
- Nappanee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- New Paris
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bainter Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bainter Town is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainter Town
- Benton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Benton is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Foraker
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Foraker is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foraker
- Millersburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Southwest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Southwest is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Packerton, with the one closest to Packerton listed first.
- Disko
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Disko is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disko
- Akron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Athens
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Athens is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Rochester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Fulton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Leiters Ford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Leiters Ford is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leiters Ford
- Huntington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Packerton, with the one closest to Packerton listed first.
- Bippus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bippus is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bippus
- Goblesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Goblesville is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goblesville
- Andrews
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Huntington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bowerstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bowerstown is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerstown
- Harlansburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Harlansburg is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Roanoke
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Monument City ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Monument City is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument City
- Mount Etna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Etna is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Etna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Majenica
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Majenica is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majenica
- River
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- River is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River
- Banquo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Banquo is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banquo
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Packerton, with the one closest to Packerton listed first.
- Tippecanoe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Old Tip Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Old Tip Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Tip Town
- Bourbon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Argos
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bremen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Plymouth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Packerton, with the one closest to Packerton listed first.
- Gilead
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gilead is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Pettysville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pettysville is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettysville
- Macy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Deedsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Deedsville is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deedsville
- Denver
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mexico
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oakdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oakdale is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Peru
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Packerton, with the one closest to Packerton listed first.
- Wilmot
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmot is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Indian Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Village is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Cromwell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wolf Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wolf Lake is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
- Merriam
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Merriam is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam
- Kimmell
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Port Mitchell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Port Mitchell is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Mitchell
- Green Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Center is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Center
- Ligonier
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Albion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wawaka
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ege
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ege is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ege
- Cosperville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cosperville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosperville
- Wabash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Packerton, with the one closest to Packerton listed first.
- Liberty Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Mills is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Mills
- North Manchester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Laketon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Servia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Servia is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servia
- Urbana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Roann
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stockdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stockdale is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockdale
- Lagro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Wabash
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Richvalley
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Richvalley is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richvalley
- Lincolnville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lincolnville is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Treaty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Treaty is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treaty
- La Fontaine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- La Fontaine is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Fontaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- Wells County
- Zanesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Whitley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Packerton, with the one closest to Packerton listed first.
- Collamer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Collamer is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collamer
- South Whitley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Larwill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Larwill is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larwill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Lorane
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lorane is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorane
- Luther
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Luther is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Etna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Etna is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Columbia City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cresco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cresco is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresco
- Ormas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ormas is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormas
- Tri-Lakes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tri-Lakes is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri-Lakes
- Collins
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Collins is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Dunfee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Dunfee is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunfee
- Churubusco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Packerton, see our County-by-County Page for Packerton.
Cemeteries Near Packerton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Packerton.
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 Packerton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Packerton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Packerton, with the one closest to Packerton listed first.
- Clemmers - Fishers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Gospel Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- German Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Baptist Cemetery
- The German Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old German Baptist Brethren Cemetery
- Old Order Cemetery
- Circle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Graceland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Francis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Germantown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Swank Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Glenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oaklawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (219 more) ...
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Franklin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Packerton had a population of 213 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Packerton, with the one closest to Packerton listed first.
- Sidney
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sidney is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Claypool
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Silver Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kinsey
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kinsey is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey
- Liberty Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Mills is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Mills
- North Manchester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Collamer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Collamer is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collamer
- Pierceton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wooster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wooster is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooster
- Palestine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Palestine is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- South Whitley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Burket
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Burket is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burket
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Disko
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Disko is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disko
- Laketon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ijamsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ijamsville is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ijamsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Packerton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Packerton.
Newspapers Published in Packerton ...
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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Packerton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Packerton, 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 Packerton.
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 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 Packerton:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Kosciusko County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Cass County
- Elkhart County
- Fulton County
- Huntington County
- Marshall County
- Miami County
- Noble County
- Wabash County
- Wells County
- Whitley 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> | 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 Packerton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Packerton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |