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 Point Isabel (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 Point Isabel. 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.
Name Variations for Point Isabel ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Point Isabel: Pt. Isabel
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Point Isabel. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Point Isabel.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Point Isabel is located in Grant 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 Grant County: Blackford, Delaware, Howard, Huntington, Madison, Miami, Tipton, Wabash & Wells.
Below are the counties that are near Point Isabel. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Point Isabel:
- Grant County (The home county of Point Isabel)
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Isabel, with the one closest to Point Isabel listed first.
- Rigdon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rigdon is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigdon
- Hackleman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hackleman is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleman
- Sims
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sims is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
- Swayzee
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Herbst
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Herbst is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbst
- Fairmount
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Michaelsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Michaelsville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
- Jonesboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mier
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mier is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mier
- Sweetser
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gas City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Marion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fowlerton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fowlerton is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Blackford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Isabel, with the one closest to Point Isabel listed first.
- Renner ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Renner is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner
- Shamrock Lakes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Shamrock Lakes is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Hartford City
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mollie ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mollie is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
- Millgrove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Millgrove is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove
- Montpelier
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Carroll County
- Burlington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Isabel, with the one closest to Point Isabel listed first.
- Galveston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Onward
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Onward is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onward
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Walton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Deacon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Deacon is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacon
- Young America
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Young America is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young America
- New Waverly
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Waverly is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Waverly
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Isabel, with the one closest to Point Isabel listed first.
- Forest
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Forest is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Scircleville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Scircleville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scircleville
- Middlefork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Middlefork is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefork
- Michigantown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Isabel, with the one closest to Point Isabel listed first.
- Janney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Janney is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janney
- Gaston
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Andersonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Andersonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Yorktown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Eaton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Daleville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Granville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Granville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Former name for Granville:
- Weaton
- Muncie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Progress
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Progress is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Desoto
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Desoto is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desoto
- Liberty Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Isabel, with the one closest to Point Isabel listed first.
- Aroma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Aroma is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroma
- Omega
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Omega is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Atlanta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Arcadia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Strawtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Strawtown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawtown
- Ekin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ekin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekin
- Cicero
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Durbin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Durbin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Bakers Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bakers Corner is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Corner
- Clarksville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Clarksville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Monterey Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Monterey Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey Village
- Noblesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sheridan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Henry County
- Middletown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Isabel, with the one closest to Point Isabel listed first.
- Jerome
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jerome is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Guy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Guy is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Greentown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Plevna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Plevna is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
- Hemlock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hemlock is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Vermont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vermont is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont
- Oakford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Oakford is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakford
- Indian Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Indian Heights is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Heights
- Kokomo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Alto
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Alto is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Cassville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cassville is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- West Middleton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- West Middleton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Middleton
- Russiaville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Huntington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Isabel, with the one closest to Point Isabel listed first.
- Banquo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Banquo is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banquo
- Monument City ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Monument City is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument City
- Mount Etna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Etna is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Etna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Warren
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- River
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- River is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River
- Harlansburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harlansburg is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Majenica
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Majenica is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majenica
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Isabel, with the one closest to Point Isabel listed first.
- Leisure
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Leisure is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure
- West Elwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- West Elwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elwood
- Elwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dundee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dundee is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Orestes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Orestes is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orestes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Summitville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Summitville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
- Alexandria
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gimco City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gimco City is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gimco City
- Frankton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Prosperity
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Prosperity is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Florida
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Florida is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Perkinsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Country Club Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Country Club Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Isabel, with the one closest to Point Isabel listed first.
- Converse
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Amboy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Amboy is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- North Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Grove is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grove
- Santa Fe
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Santa Fe is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Loree
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Loree is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loree
- Miami
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bunker Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oakdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oakdale is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Peru
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Isabel, with the one closest to Point Isabel listed first.
- Windfall City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Windfall City is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
- Windfall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nevada
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Nevada is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Hobbs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tipton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sharpsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Goldsmith
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Goldsmith is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith
- Groomsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Groomsville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groomsville
- East Union
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Union is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Jericho ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jericho is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Kempton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Kempton is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Wabash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Isabel, with the one closest to Point Isabel listed first.
- Somerset
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Somerset is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- La Fontaine
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- La Fontaine is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Fontaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- Treaty
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Treaty is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treaty
- Lincolnville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lincolnville is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Richvalley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Richvalley is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richvalley
- Wabash
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lagro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Point Isabel, see our County-by-County Page for Point Isabel.
Cemeteries Near Point Isabel ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Point Isabel.
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 Point Isabel - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Point Isabel covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Point Isabel, with the one closest to Point Isabel listed first.
- Alel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Union Civil Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wheeler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Forrestville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jerome Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Waymire Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Brookside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Freeman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Chandler Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Thraikill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (320 more) ...
- Carver Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Park Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Park Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Fairmount.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86327 <2>
- Rowland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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 Point Isabel had a population of 169 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Point Isabel, with the one closest to Point Isabel listed first.
- Normal
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Normal is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal
- Rigdon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rigdon is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigdon
- West Liberty
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- West Liberty is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Hackleman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hackleman is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleman
- Phlox
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Phlox is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phlox
- Sims
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sims is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
- Weaver
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Weaver is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Swayzee
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Herbst
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Herbst is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbst
- Jerome
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jerome is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Sycamore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sycamore is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Guy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Guy is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Windfall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Curtisville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Curtisville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtisville
- Roseburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Roseburg is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Point Isabel. See our List of 1890's Communities around Point Isabel.
Newspapers Published in Point Isabel ...
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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around Point Isabel.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Point Isabel, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Point Isabel.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Point Isabel:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Grant County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blackford County
- Carroll County
- Cass County
- Clinton County
- Delaware County
- Hamilton County
- Henry County
- Howard County
- Huntington County
- Madison County
- Miami County
- Tipton County
- Wabash 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 Point Isabel, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Point Isabel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |