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 Pinch (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 Pinch. 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.
Pinch is located in Randolph 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 Randolph County: Delaware, Henry, Jay, Wayne & Darke (OH).
Below are the counties that are near Pinch. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pinch:
- Randolph County (The home county of Pinch)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinch, with the one closest to Pinch listed first.
- Windsor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Windsor is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Modoc
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Modoc is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Farmland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Losantville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Parker City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rural
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rural is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Snow Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Snow Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Winchester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomingport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomingport is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingport
- Lynn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Stone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stone is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Ridgeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 734 people
- Blackford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinch, with the one closest to Pinch listed first.
- Millgrove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Millgrove is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove
- Ridertown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ridertown is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridertown
- Shamrock Lakes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shamrock Lakes is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Hartford City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mollie ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mollie is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
- Renner ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Renner is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinch, with the one closest to Pinch listed first.
- Selma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Desoto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Desoto is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desoto
- Cowan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cowan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Oakville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Oakville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Albany
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Muncie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Progress
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Progress is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Andersonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Andersonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Granville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Granville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Former name for Granville:
- Weaton
- Yorktown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Eaton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinch, with the one closest to Pinch listed first.
- Bentonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bentonville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- Harrisburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Harrisburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Fairview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinch, with the one closest to Pinch listed first.
- Matthews
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- 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 northwest)
- Fowlerton is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Upland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinch, with the one closest to Pinch listed first.
- Shirley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shirley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 906 people
- Wilkinson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Warrington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Warrington is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrington
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinch, with the one closest to Pinch listed first.
- Blountsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Blountsville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Mooreland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mooreland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Luray
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Luray is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Messick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Messick is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messick
- Millville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Millville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Springport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mount Summit
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Foley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Foley is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
- New Castle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Lisbon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- New Lisbon is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lisbon
- Corwin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Corwin is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin
- Sulphur Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Jay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinch, with the one closest to Pinch listed first.
- Redkey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dunkirk
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bluff Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff Point is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Point
- Collett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Collett is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collett
- Blaine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Blaine is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Greene
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Greene is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Boundary City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Boundary City is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boundary City
- Pony
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Pony is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pony
- Portland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Salamonia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Salamonia is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salamonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Pennville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Antiville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Antiville is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antiville
- Kosciusko County
- Warsaw
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinch, with the one closest to Pinch listed first.
- Chesterfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Glyn Ellen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Glyn Ellen is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glyn Ellen
- Markleville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Anderson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Country Club Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Country Club Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- North Anderson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- North Anderson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Anderson
- Prosperity
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Prosperity is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Alexandria
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Florida
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Florida is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Woodlawn Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Gimco City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Gimco City is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gimco City
- River Forest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- River Forest is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Forest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
- Rush County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinch, with the one closest to Pinch listed first.
- Raleigh
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Raleigh is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Falmouth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Falmouth is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Mays
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mays is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays
- Union County
- Yankee Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Yankee Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Town
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinch, with the one closest to Pinch listed first.
- Economy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Economy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Franklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Franklin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Hagerstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Greens Fork
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Fountain City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Webster
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Webster is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Cambridge City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Dublin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Dublin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
- East Germantown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- East Germantown is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Germantown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Mount Auburn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Mount Auburn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Chester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chester is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Darke County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinch, with the one closest to Pinch listed first.
- Long
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Long is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long
- Union City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Union City is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
- Hollansburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hollansburg is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollansburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Nashville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Nashville is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Palestine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Coletown
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Coletown is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coletown
- New Madison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Fort Jefferson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Fort Jefferson is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Jefferson
- Savona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Savona is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savona
- Wayne Lakes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Wayne Lakes is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Wayne Lakes has also been known as:
- Wayne Lakes Park
- Lightsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lightsville is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightsville
- Ansonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ansonia is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,120 people
- Mercer County (OH)
- Fort Recovery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Preble County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinch, with the one closest to Pinch listed first.
- New Paris
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Eldorado
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eldorado is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- West Manchester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pinch, see our County-by-County Page for Pinch.
Cemeteries Near Pinch ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pinch.
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 Pinch - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pinch covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pinch, with the one closest to Pinch listed first.
- Scott Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Wood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Poplar Run Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Gable Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Swingley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Huntsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sparrow Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hodson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mosier Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (328 more) ...
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Little Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Freidline Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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>
While we didn't find Pinch in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pinch.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pinch, with the one closest to Pinch listed first.
- Unionport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Unionport is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionport
- Modoc
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Modoc is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Windsor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Windsor is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Blountsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Blountsville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Losantville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Farmland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Parker City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dalton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dalton is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Selma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Burlington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- New Burlington is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Burlington
- Mooreland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mooreland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Economy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Economy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Bloomingport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomingport is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingport
- Snow Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Snow Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Rural
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rural is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pinch. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pinch.
Newspapers Published in Pinch ...
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 96 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pinch.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pinch, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pinch.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Pinch:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Randolph County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blackford County
- Delaware County
- Fayette County
- Grant County
- Hancock County
- Henry County
- Jay County
- Kosciusko County
- Madison County
- Rush County
- Union County
- Wayne County
- Darke County
- Mercer County
- Preble 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 '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- Pinch) 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 Pinch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |