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 Perryville (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 Perryville. 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.
Perryville is located in Adams 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 Adams County: Allen, Jay, Wells, Mercer (OH) & Van Wert (OH).
Below are the counties that are near Perryville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Perryville:
- Adams County (The home county of Perryville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Perryville, with the one closest to Perryville listed first.
- Linn Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Linn Grove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Grove
- Geneva
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Berne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coppess Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Coppess Corner is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppess Corner
- Honduras
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Honduras is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honduras
- Monroe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Magley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Magley is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magley
- Preble
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Decatur
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perryville, with the one closest to Perryville listed first.
- Hoagland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Yoder
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Monroeville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Dixon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dixon is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Blackford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perryville, with the one closest to Perryville listed first.
- Ridertown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ridertown is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridertown
- Montpelier
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mollie ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mollie is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
- Millgrove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Millgrove is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove
- Hartford City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Renner ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Renner is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner
- Shamrock Lakes
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Shamrock Lakes is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perryville, with the one closest to Perryville listed first.
- Albany
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eaton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Granville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Granville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Former name for Granville:
- Weaton
- Desoto
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Desoto is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desoto
- Gaston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Janney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Janney is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janney
- Selma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perryville, with the one closest to Perryville listed first.
- Farrville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Farrville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrville
- Arcana
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Arcana is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcana
- Friendly Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Friendly Corner is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Corner
- Van Buren
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Van Buren is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- Upland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Matthews
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Matthews is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Fowlerton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fowlerton is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Gas City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Huntington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perryville, with the one closest to Perryville listed first.
- Plum Tree
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Plum Tree is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Tree
- Warren
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Markle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Majenica
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Majenica is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majenica
- River
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- River is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River
- Bowerstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bowerstown is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerstown
- Mount Etna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Etna is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Etna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Roanoke
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perryville, with the one closest to Perryville listed first.
- Bryant
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomfield is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Fiat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fiat is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiat
- Antiville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Antiville is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antiville
- Pennville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jay City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jay City is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay City
- Trinity
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Trinity is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Pony
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pony is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pony
- Portland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Greene
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Greene is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Blaine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Blaine is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Collett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Collett is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collett
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perryville, with the one closest to Perryville listed first.
- New Pittsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- New Pittsburg is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Ridgeville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ridgeville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 734 people
- Stone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Stone is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Saratoga
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Farmland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Parker City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Winchester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Union City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Haysville Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Haysville Corner is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville Corner
- Wells County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perryville, with the one closest to Perryville listed first.
- Phenix
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Phenix is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Nottingham
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Nottingham is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Petroleum
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Petroleum is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Vera Cruz
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Vera Cruz is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera Cruz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Reiffsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Reiffsburg is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reiffsburg
- Greenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Greenville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Poneto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Poneto is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poneto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Travisville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Travisville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travisville
- Keystone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Keystone is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Bluffton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Craigville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Craigville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville
- Liberty Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Center is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
- Darke County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Perryville, with the one closest to Perryville listed first.
- Lightsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lightsville is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightsville
- New Weston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Union City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Union City is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
- North Star
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rossburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mercer County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Perryville, with the one closest to Perryville listed first.
- Skeels Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Skeels Crossroads is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skeels Crossroads
- Scudder
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Scudder is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scudder
- Wabash
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wabash is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Macedon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Macedon is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon
- Fort Recovery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rockford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Coldwater
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Tama
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Tama is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tama
- Wendelin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wendelin is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendelin
- Earley ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Earley is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earley
- Celina
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mercer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mercer is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Van Wert County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Perryville, with the one closest to Perryville listed first.
- Willshire
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Schumm
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Schumm is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schumm
- Wren
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Abanaka
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Abanaka is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanaka
- Glenmore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glenmore is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Ohio City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dixon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dixon is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Convoy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Van Wert
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Perryville, see our County-by-County Page for Perryville.
Cemeteries Near Perryville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Perryville.
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 Perryville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Perryville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Perryville, with the one closest to Perryville listed first.
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hartford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Alberson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Westlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gravel Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Borris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Collins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Snow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Studebaker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beibersteine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (305 more) ...
- Pingrey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pound Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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 Perryville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Perryville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Perryville, with the one closest to Perryville listed first.
- Domestic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Domestic is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Domestic
- Linn Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Linn Grove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Grove
- Phenix
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Phenix is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Poling
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Poling is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poling
- Geneva
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ceylon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ceylon is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
- Bryant
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Nottingham
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Nottingham is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Fiat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fiat is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiat
- Kitt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kitt is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitt
- Berne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Balbec
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Balbec is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balbec
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Vera Cruz
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Vera Cruz is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera Cruz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Antiville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Antiville is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antiville
- Reiffsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Reiffsburg is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reiffsburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Perryville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Perryville.
Newspapers Published in Perryville ...
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 141 newspapers that have been published in the area around Perryville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Perryville, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Perryville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Perryville:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Adams County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Blackford County
- Delaware County
- Grant County
- Huntington County
- Jay County
- Randolph County
- Wells County
- Darke County
- Mercer County
- Van Wert 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 Perryville, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Perryville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |