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 Poplar Grove (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 Poplar Grove. 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 Poplar Grove ...
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 Poplar Grove: Poplar Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Poplar Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Poplar Grove.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Poplar Grove is located in Howard 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 Howard County: Carroll, Cass, Clinton, Grant, Miami & Tipton.
Below are the counties that are near Poplar Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Poplar Grove:
- Howard County (The home county of Poplar Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Grove, with the one closest to Poplar Grove listed first.
- Judson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Judson is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Shanghai
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Shanghai is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai
- Russiaville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Middleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Middleton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Middleton
- Cassville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cassville is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Alto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alto is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Kokomo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Heights is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Heights
- Oakford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oakford is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakford
- Vermont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Vermont is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont
- Hemlock
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hemlock is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Plevna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Plevna is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
- Greentown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Grove, with the one closest to Poplar Grove listed first.
- Elizaville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Elizaville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizaville
- Pike
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pike is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Grove, with the one closest to Poplar Grove listed first.
- Deer Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Burlington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bringhurst
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bringhurst is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bringhurst
- Flora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cutler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cutler is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutler
- Camden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Burrows
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burrows is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows
- Rockfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rockfield is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- Prince William
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Prince William is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince William
- Ockley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ockley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ockley
- Radnor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Radnor is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radnor
- Owasco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Owasco is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owasco
- Delphi
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Grove, with the one closest to Poplar Grove listed first.
- Young America
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Young America is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young America
- Deacon
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Deacon is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacon
- Galveston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Walton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clymers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clymers is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clymers
- Onward
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Onward is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onward
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Logansport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dunkirk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dunkirk is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
- New Waverly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Waverly is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Waverly
- Lake Cicott
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Cicott is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Cicott
- Verona
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Verona is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Hoover
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hoover is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
- Leases Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Leases Corner is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leases Corner
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Grove, with the one closest to Poplar Grove listed first.
- Middlefork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Middlefork is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefork
- Geetingsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Geetingsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geetingsville
- Forest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Forest is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Beard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Beard is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard
- Sedalia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sedalia is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Michigantown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rossville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cambria
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cambria is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Boyleston
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Boyleston is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston
- Scircleville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Scircleville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scircleville
- Edna Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Edna Mills is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna Mills
- Frankfort
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mulberry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Grove, with the one closest to Poplar Grove listed first.
- Fulton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Grass Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Grass Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Creek
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Grove, with the one closest to Poplar Grove listed first.
- Sims
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sims is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
- Mier
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mier is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mier
- Swayzee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Herbst
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Herbst is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbst
- Sweetser
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Grove, with the one closest to Poplar Grove listed first.
- Ekin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ekin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekin
- Sheridan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Atlanta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Madison County
- Leisure
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leisure is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Grove, with the one closest to Poplar Grove listed first.
- Miami
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bunker Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Loree
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Loree is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loree
- North Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- North Grove is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grove
- Santa Fe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Santa Fe is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Peru
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oakdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oakdale is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Amboy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Amboy is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Mexico
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Converse
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Denver
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Deedsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Deedsville is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deedsville
- Pettysville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pettysville is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettysville
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Grove, with the one closest to Poplar Grove listed first.
- Thornhope
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Thornhope is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhope
- Former names for Thornhope:
- Parisville
- Rosedale
- Thornhope has also been known as:
- Oak
- Star City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Tippecanoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Grove, with the one closest to Poplar Grove listed first.
- Americus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Americus is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Buck Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Delp
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Delp is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delp
- Dayton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Battle Ground
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lafayette
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Clarks Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stockwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stockwell is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockwell
- Indian Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Indian Village is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- West Lafayette
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Grove, with the one closest to Poplar Grove listed first.
- Groomsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Groomsville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groomsville
- Sharpsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Kempton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Kempton is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Goldsmith
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Goldsmith is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith
- Nevada
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nevada is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Jericho ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jericho is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Tipton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Windfall City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Windfall City is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
- Windfall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- East Union
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Union is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Hobbs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wabash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Grove, with the one closest to Poplar Grove listed first.
- Richvalley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Richvalley is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richvalley
- Somerset
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Somerset is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Grove, with the one closest to Poplar Grove listed first.
- Burnettsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Burnettsville is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnettsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
- Idaville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Idaville is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
- Springboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Springboro is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springboro
- Monticello
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Norway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Norway is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
- Indiana Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Indiana Beach is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiana Beach
- Sitka
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sitka is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Brookston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Headlee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Headlee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headlee
- Chalmers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Chalmers is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalmers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
- Buffalo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Reynolds
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Poplar Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Poplar Grove.
Cemeteries Near Poplar Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Poplar Grove.
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 Poplar Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Poplar Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Poplar Grove, with the one closest to Poplar Grove listed first.
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pickett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mound Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Kappa Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Harness Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hoover - Snider Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- United Brethren Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Petes Run Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Burlington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Burlington Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Burlington.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84496 <2>
- South Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (309 more) ...
- Rush Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- McCain Graveyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCain Graveyard
- To give a relative sense of its location, the McCain Graveyard is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Flora.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2484552 <2>
- Asbury Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Poplar Grove had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Poplar Grove, with the one closest to Poplar Grove listed first.
- Young America
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Young America is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young America
- Deer Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Burlington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeway
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeway is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Deacon
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Deacon is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacon
- Shanghai
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Shanghai is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai
- New London
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- New London is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Galveston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lincoln
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Bringhurst
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bringhurst is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bringhurst
- Middlefork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Middlefork is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefork
- Walton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Flora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cutler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cutler is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutler
- Russiaville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Poplar Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Poplar Grove.
Newspapers Published in Poplar Grove ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Poplar Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Poplar Grove, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Poplar Grove.
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 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 Poplar Grove:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Howard County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Carroll County
- Cass County
- Clinton County
- Fulton County
- Grant County
- Hamilton County
- Madison County
- Miami County
- Pulaski County
- Tippecanoe County
- Tipton County
- Wabash County
- White 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 '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- Poplar Grove) 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 Poplar Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |