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 Randolph (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 Randolph. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
Randolph 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 Randolph. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Randolph:
- Randolph County (The home county of Randolph)
- The following are listed by their distance from Randolph, with the one closest to Randolph listed first.
- Stone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stone is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Ridgeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 734 people
- Saratoga
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Pittsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Pittsburg is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Winchester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Haysville Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Haysville Corner is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville Corner
- Union City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Farmland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rural
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rural is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Snow Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Snow Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Parker City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Windsor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Windsor is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Randolph, with the one closest to Randolph listed first.
- Geneva
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Linn Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Linn Grove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Grove
- Berne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Blackford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Randolph, with the one closest to Randolph listed first.
- Ridertown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ridertown is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridertown
- Millgrove
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Millgrove is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove
- Hartford City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mollie ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mollie is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
- Montpelier
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Renner ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 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 Randolph, with the one closest to Randolph listed first.
- Albany
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Desoto
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Desoto is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desoto
- Selma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Granville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Granville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Former name for Granville:
- Weaton
- Liberty Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Liberty Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Eaton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Muncie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cowan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cowan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Andersonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Andersonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Oakville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oakville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Progress
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Progress is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Yorktown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Randolph, with the one closest to Randolph listed first.
- Matthews
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Matthews is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Upland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Randolph, with the one closest to Randolph listed first.
- Blountsville
(19 miles [30.6 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
(23 miles [37 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Luray is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Messick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Messick is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messick
- Springport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Millville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Millville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Mount Summit
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Foley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Foley is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
- Sulphur Springs
(30 miles [48.3 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 Randolph, with the one closest to Randolph listed first.
- Bluff Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bluff Point is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Point
- Boundary City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boundary City is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boundary City
- Collett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Collett is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collett
- Salamonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Salamonia is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salamonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Blaine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Blaine is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Redkey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Portland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Greene
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greene is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Pony
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pony is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pony
- Dunkirk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Antiville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Antiville is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antiville
- Bloomfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bloomfield is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Randolph, with the one closest to Randolph listed first.
- Economy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Economy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Fountain City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Whitewater
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Whitewater is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Franklin
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Webster
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Webster is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Chester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Chester is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Greens Fork
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hagerstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Spring Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Spring Grove is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Centerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Richmond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wells County
- The following are listed by their distance from Randolph, with the one closest to Randolph listed first.
- Phenix
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Phenix is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Nottingham
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Nottingham is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Petroleum
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Petroleum is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Keystone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Keystone is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Reiffsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Reiffsburg is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reiffsburg
- Greenville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greenville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Poneto
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Poneto is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poneto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Vera Cruz
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Darke County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Randolph, with the one closest to Randolph listed first.
- Union City
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Lightsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lightsville is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightsville
- Long
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Long is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long
- Rossburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Coletown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Coletown is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coletown
- Nashville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nashville is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Ansonia
(18 miles [29 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
- New Weston
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Palestine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pikeville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pikeville is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Hollansburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hollansburg is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollansburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Brock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Brock is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock
- Mercer County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Randolph, with the one closest to Randolph listed first.
- Fort Recovery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wendelin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wendelin is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendelin
- Burkettsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Macedon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Macedon is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon
- Saint Henry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wabash
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wabash is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Coldwater
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Skeels Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Skeels Crossroads is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skeels Crossroads
- Scudder
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Scudder is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scudder
- Chickasaw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Montezuma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Montezuma is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Celina
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Miami County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Randolph, with the one closest to Randolph listed first.
- Bloomer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bloomer is located in Miami County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Bradford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Preble County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Randolph, with the one closest to Randolph listed first.
- New Paris
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Eldorado
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Shelby County (OH)
- Russia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Randolph, see our County-by-County Page for Randolph.
Cemeteries Near Randolph ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Randolph.
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 Randolph - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Randolph covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Randolph, with the one closest to Randolph listed first.
- Lawndale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lawndale Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the east of Ridgeville.
- The Lawndale Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lawn Dale Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85668 <3>
- Reitenour Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reitenour Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Reitenour Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the east of Ridgeville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86534 <3>
- Weimer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Saratoga Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Prospect Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Veterans Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kunce Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Moffitt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wentz Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (355 more) ...
- Boundary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Flower Point Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fountain Park Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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, Randolph had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Randolph, with the one closest to Randolph listed first.
- Deerfield
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Deerfield is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Stone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stone is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Saratoga
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 734 people
- New Pittsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Pittsburg is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Bluff Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bluff Point is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Point
- Winchester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Boundary City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boundary City is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boundary City
- Collett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Collett is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collett
- Harrisville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harrisville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- New Mount Pleasant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Mount Pleasant is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mount Pleasant
- Powers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Powers is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Farmland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Union City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Salamonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Salamonia is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salamonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Randolph. See our List of 1890's Communities around Randolph.
Newspapers Published in Randolph ...
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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Randolph.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Randolph, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Randolph.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Randolph:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Randolph County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Blackford County
- Delaware County
- Grant County
- Henry County
- Jay County
- Wayne County
- Wells County
- Darke County
- Mercer County
- Miami County
- Preble County
- Shelby 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> | 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- Randolph) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Randolph, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |