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 Perkins (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 Perkins. 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.
Perkins is located in Newton 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 Newton County: Iroquois (IL), Kankakee (IL), Benton, Jasper & Lake.
Below are the counties that are near Perkins. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Perkins:
- Newton County (The home county of Perkins)
- The following are listed by their distance from Perkins, with the one closest to Perkins listed first.
- Newton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Newton is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Goodland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kentland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Foresman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Foresman is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foresman
- Beaver City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Beaver City is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
- Morocco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Ayr
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Ayr is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ayr
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Lake Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lake Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Roselawn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Roselawn is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn
- Sumava Resorts
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Thayer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Thayer is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perkins, with the one closest to Perkins listed first.
- Wadena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wadena is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadena
- Earl Park
(6 miles [9.7 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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gravel Hill is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Raub
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Raub is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raub
- Fowler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Freeland Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Freeland Park is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland Park
- Dunn ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dunn is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
- Atkinson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Atkinson is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
- Boswell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Oxford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Talbot
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Templeton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Templeton is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perkins, with the one closest to Perkins listed first.
- Egypt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Egypt is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Remington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Collegeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Collegeville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collegeville
- Rensselaer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fair Oaks
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Virgie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Virgie is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgie
- Gifford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gifford is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gifford
- Forest City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Forest City is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- DeMotte
(30 miles [48.3 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>
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perkins, with the one closest to Perkins listed first.
- Schneider
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Schneider is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schneider
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Shelby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Shelby is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
- Illinoi
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Illinoi is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinoi
- Pulaski County
- Francesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tippecanoe County
- Montmorenci
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Montmorenci is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montmorenci
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perkins, with the one closest to Perkins listed first.
- Pine Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Brisco ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Brisco is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisco
- Chatterton ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Chatterton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatterton
- Green Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Green Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Pence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pence is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pence
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perkins, with the one closest to Perkins listed first.
- Wolcott
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Reynolds
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Chalmers
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Chalmers is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalmers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
- Monon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Brookston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Iroquois County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Perkins, with the one closest to Perkins listed first.
- Effner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Effner is located in Iroquois County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effner
- Sheldon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Iroquois
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Donovan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stockland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Milford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Watseka
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Woodland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Beaverville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Martinton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wellington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Papineau
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Kankakee County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Perkins, with the one closest to Perkins listed first.
- Hopkins Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Saint Anne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Illiana Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Illiana Heights is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illiana Heights
- Litchfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Litchfield is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield
- Illinoi
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Illinoi is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinoi
- Vermilion County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Perkins, with the one closest to Perkins listed first.
- Coalton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Coalton is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Hoopeston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Lynn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Perkins, see our County-by-County Page for Perkins.
Cemeteries Near Perkins ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Perkins.
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 Perkins - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Perkins covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Perkins, with the one closest to Perkins listed first.
- Dehner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fairlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Goodland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Earl Park Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. John Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dorne Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fleming Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Blue Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (158 more) ...
- Morris Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver City Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fowler Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fowler Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Fowler.
- The Fowler Cemetery has also been known as:
- North Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #318958 <2>
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 Perkins in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Perkins.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Perkins, with the one closest to Perkins listed first.
- Goodland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kentland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Earl Park
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Wadena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wadena is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadena
- Raub
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Raub is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raub
- Gravel Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gravel Hill is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Brook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Foresman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Foresman is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foresman
- Lochiel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lochiel is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochiel
- Effner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Effner is located in Iroquois County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effner
- Effner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Effner is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effner
- Beaver City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Beaver City is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Fowler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sheldon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Remington
(11 miles [17.7 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 Perkins. See our List of 1890's Communities around Perkins.
Newspapers Published in Perkins ...
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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Perkins.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Perkins, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Perkins.
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 either 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 Perkins:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Newton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Jasper County
- Lake County
- Pulaski County
- Tippecanoe County
- Warren County
- White County
- Iroquois County
- Kankakee 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 Perkins, 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 from Point A (ie- Perkins) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |