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 Roseland (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 Roseland. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Roseland is located in Saint Joseph 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 Saint Joseph County: Elkhart, LaPorte, Marshall, Starke, Berrien (MI) & Cass (MI).
Below are the counties that are near Roseland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Roseland:
- Saint Joseph County (The home county of Roseland)
- The following are listed by their distance from Roseland, with the one closest to Roseland listed first.
- Indian Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Indian Village is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Georgetown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Georgetown is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- South Bend
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mishawaka
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Granger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gulivoire Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gulivoire Park is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulivoire Park
- Nutwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Nutwood is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwood
- Osceola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Zeigler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Zeigler is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
- Crumstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Crumstown is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumstown
- Lakeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wyatt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- New Carlisle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Elkhart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roseland, with the one closest to Roseland listed first.
- Jamestown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jamestown is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Elkhart
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Simonton Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Simonton Lake is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonton Lake
- Dunlap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Dunlap is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Garden Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Garden Village is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- Wakarusa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Southwest
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Southwest is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest
- Foraker
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Foraker is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foraker
- Bristol
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Nappanee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Goshen
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Gravelton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gravelton is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelton
- Bainter Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bainter Town is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainter Town
- Kosciusko County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roseland, with the one closest to Roseland listed first.
- Milford Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Milford Junction is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Junction
- Milford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Milford is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,551 people
- LaPorte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roseland, with the one closest to Roseland listed first.
- Rolling Prairie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Kankakee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kankakee is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kankakee
- Stillwell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stillwell is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
- Hesston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hesston is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesston
- Smith
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Smith is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- La Porte
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Kingsbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsbury is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Kingsford Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsford Heights is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsford Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,379 people
- Door Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Door Village is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Door Village
- Michiana Shores
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Waterford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Waterford is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roseland, with the one closest to Roseland listed first.
- La Paz
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- La Paz is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Paz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Bremen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Linkville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Linkville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkville
- Harris
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Harris is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Tyner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Tyner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
- Donaldson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Donaldson is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Plymouth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bourbon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Starke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roseland, with the one closest to Roseland listed first.
- Koontz Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Koontz Lake is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koontz Lake
- Grovertown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grovertown is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovertown
- Hamlet
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Berrien County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Roseland, with the one closest to Roseland listed first.
- Niles
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Niles is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,093 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Niles <1>
- Bakertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bakertown is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakertown
- Buchanan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dayton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dayton is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Galien
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Galien is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galien
- Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
- Berrien Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Berrien Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Glendora
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glendora is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendora
- Hills Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hills Corners is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Corners
- Avery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Avery is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Eau Claire
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- New Troy
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Snow
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Snow is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow
- Cass County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Roseland, with the one closest to Roseland listed first.
- Edwardsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sumnerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sumnerville is located in Cass County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumnerville
- Pokagon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pokagon is located in Cass County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pokagon
- Brownsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Brownsville is located in Cass County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Cassopolis
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Dowagiac
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- La Grange
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- La Grange is located in Cass County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
- Union
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Penn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Penn is located in Cass County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn
- Vandalia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vandalia is located in Cass County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Jones
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wakelee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wakelee is located in Cass County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakelee
- Corey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Corey is located in Cass County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corey
- Saint Joseph County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Roseland, with the one closest to Roseland listed first.
- Mottville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mottville is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mottville
- Fabius
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fabius is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fabius
- Van Buren County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Roseland, with the one closest to Roseland listed first.
- Keeler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Keeler is located in Van Buren County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeler
- Decatur
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Roseland, see our County-by-County Page for Roseland.
Cemeteries Near Roseland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Roseland.
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 Roseland - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Roseland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Roseland, with the one closest to Roseland listed first.
- Highland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Riverview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Stuckey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuckey Cemetery
- The Stuckey Cemetery has also been known as:
- Tutt Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bowman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Mishawaka.
- The City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Misahwaka City Cemetery
- Mishawaka Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Mishawaka.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84982 <2>
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Truitt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bertrand Protestant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (261 more) ...
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sacred Heart Cemetery is located outside and to the west of South Bend.
- Harris Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hungarian Sacred Heart 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.<3>
While we didn't find Roseland in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Roseland.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Roseland, with the one closest to Roseland listed first.
- South Bend
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mishawaka
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Niles
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Niles is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,093 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Niles <1>
- Granger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Nutwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Nutwood is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwood
- Osceola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Buchanan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Crumstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Crumstown is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumstown
- Edwardsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Woodland is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Dayton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dayton is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Terre Coupee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Terre Coupee is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Coupee
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Fairland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fairland is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
- Lakeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- New Carlisle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Roseland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Roseland.
Newspapers Published in Roseland ...
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 117 newspapers that have been published in the area around Roseland.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Roseland, 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 Roseland.
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 professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Roseland:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Saint Joseph County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Elkhart County
- Kosciusko County
- LaPorte County
- Marshall County
- Starke County
- Berrien County
- Cass County
- Saint Joseph County
- Van Buren 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 Roseland, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Roseland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |