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 Roann (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 Roann. 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 hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the 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.
Roann is located in Wabash 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 Wabash County: Fulton, Grant, Huntington, Kosciusko, Miami & Whitley.
Below are the counties that are near Roann. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Roann:
- Wabash County (The home county of Roann)
- The following are listed by their distance from Roann, with the one closest to Roann listed first.
- Stockdale
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Stockdale is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockdale
- Urbana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Laketon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Richvalley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Richvalley is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richvalley
- Wabash
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Servia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Servia is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servia
- North Manchester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lagro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Mills is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Mills
- Treaty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Treaty is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treaty
- Lincolnville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lincolnville is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Somerset
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Somerset is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roann, with the one closest to Roann listed first.
- Hoover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hoover is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
- Twelve Mile
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Twelve Mile is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Mile
- New Waverly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Waverly is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Waverly
- Onward
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Onward is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onward
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Walton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Leases Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Leases Corner is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leases Corner
- Verona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Verona is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Logansport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lucerne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lucerne is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
- Dunkirk
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dunkirk is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
- Galveston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Deacon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Deacon is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacon
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roann, with the one closest to Roann listed first.
- Disko
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Disko is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disko
- Akron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Athens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Athens is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Fulton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rochester
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Grass Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Grass Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Creek
- Kewanna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Kewanna is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewanna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
- Leiters Ford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Leiters Ford is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leiters Ford
- Lake Bruce
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lake Bruce is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bruce
- Delong
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Delong is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delong
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roann, with the one closest to Roann listed first.
- Jalapa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jalapa is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Mier
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mier is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mier
- Sweetser
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Herbst
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Herbst is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbst
- Sims
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sims is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
- Swayzee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Marion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Michaelsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Michaelsville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
- Van Buren
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Van Buren is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roann, with the one closest to Roann listed first.
- Plevna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Plevna is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
- Cassville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cassville is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Greentown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Vermont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Vermont is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont
- Huntington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roann, with the one closest to Roann listed first.
- Bippus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bippus is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bippus
- Andrews
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Harlansburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Harlansburg is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Monument City ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Monument City is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument City
- Huntington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Banquo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Banquo is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banquo
- Goblesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Goblesville is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goblesville
- Mount Etna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Etna is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Etna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- River
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- River is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River
- Bowerstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bowerstown is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerstown
- Majenica
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Majenica is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majenica
- Roanoke
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Kosciusko County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roann, with the one closest to Roann listed first.
- Silver Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Beaver Dam
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Beaver Dam is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Claypool
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sevastopol
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sevastopol is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sevastopol
- Burket
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Burket is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burket
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Sidney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sidney is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Mentone
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Winona Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Pierceton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Atwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Atwood is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Arrowhead Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Arrowhead Park is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Park
- Etna Green
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roann, with the one closest to Roann listed first.
- Tippecanoe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Old Tip Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Old Tip Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Tip Town
- Bourbon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Argos
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roann, with the one closest to Roann listed first.
- Pettysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pettysville is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettysville
- Gilead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gilead is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Denver
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Deedsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Deedsville is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deedsville
- Mexico
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Macy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Oakdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oakdale is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Peru
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Santa Fe
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Santa Fe is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Loree
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Loree is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loree
- Bunker Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- North Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- North Grove is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grove
- Whitley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roann, with the one closest to Roann listed first.
- Collamer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Collamer is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collamer
- Luther
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Luther is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- South Whitley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Larwill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Larwill is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larwill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Lorane
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lorane is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorane
- Columbia City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Etna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Etna is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Roann, see our County-by-County Page for Roann.
Cemeteries Near Roann ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Roann.
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 Roann - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Roann covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Roann, with the one closest to Roann listed first.
- Finley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Abshire Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- IOOF Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Reeds Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gamble Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jack Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Huff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Moyer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Enterprise Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shoemaker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Long Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (248 more) ...
- Algers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Laketon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Musselman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Roann had a population of 582 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Roann had a population of 451 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Roann, with the one closest to Roann listed first.
- Pettysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pettysville is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettysville
- Ijamsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ijamsville is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ijamsville
- Chili
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chili is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
- Urbana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Newton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newton is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Laketon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gilead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gilead is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Disko
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Disko is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disko
- Courter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Courter is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courter
- Erie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Erie is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Richvalley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Richvalley is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richvalley
- Bolivar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bolivar is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Wabash
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Birmingham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Birmingham is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Deedsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Deedsville is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deedsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Roann. See our List of 1890's Communities around Roann.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Roann ...
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 101 newspapers that have been published in the area around Roann.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Roann. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Roann and those printed in the larger area surrounding Roann.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> of Roann.
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 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 Roann:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Wabash County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cass County
- Fulton County
- Grant County
- Howard County
- Huntington County
- Kosciusko County
- Marshall County
- Miami County
- Whitley 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> | 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 Roann, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Roann) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |