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 Runnymede (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 Runnymede. 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 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.
Runnymede is located in LaPorte 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 LaPorte County: Jasper, Porter, Saint Joseph, Starke & Berrien (MI).
Below are the counties that are near Runnymede. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Runnymede:
- LaPorte County (The home county of Runnymede)
- The following are listed by their distance from Runnymede, with the one closest to Runnymede listed first.
- La Crosse
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hanna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wanatah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Haskell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Haskell is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskell
- Union Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Alida
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Alida is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alida
- Kingsford Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kingsford Heights is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsford Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,379 people
- Westville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Kingsbury
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kingsbury is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Door Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Door Village is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Door Village
- Holmesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Holmesville is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
- Otis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Otis is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Runnymede, with the one closest to Runnymede listed first.
- Delong
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Delong is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delong
- Lake Bruce
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Bruce is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bruce
- Leiters Ford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Leiters Ford is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leiters Ford
- Kewanna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kewanna is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewanna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Runnymede, with the one closest to Runnymede listed first.
- Tefft
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tefft is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tefft
- Wheatfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stoutsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stoutsburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoutsburg
- Gifford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Gifford is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gifford
- DeMotte
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- DeMotte is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeMotte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,172 people
- DeMotte has also been known as:
- De Motte
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for DeMotte <1>
- Virgie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Virgie is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgie
- Forest City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Forest City is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Fair Oaks
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rensselaer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Runnymede, with the one closest to Runnymede listed first.
- Lakes of the Four Seasons
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Leroy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Leroy is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
- Deep River
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Deep River is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
- Dinwiddie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Dinwiddie is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinwiddie
- Winfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Winfield is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,265 people
- Green Acres
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Green Acres is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Hobart
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Merrillville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crown Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Shelby
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Shelby is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
- Lake Station
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Chicago
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Chicago is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chicago
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,937 people
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Runnymede, with the one closest to Runnymede listed first.
- Donaldson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Donaldson is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Burr Oak
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Burr Oak is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak
- Culver
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Culver is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,484 people
- Tyner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Tyner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
- Plymouth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Harris
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Harris is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- La Paz
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- La Paz is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Paz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Linkville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Linkville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkville
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Runnymede, with the one closest to Runnymede listed first.
- Roselawn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Roselawn is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn
- Thayer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Thayer is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
- Porter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Runnymede, with the one closest to Runnymede listed first.
- Kouts
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Aylesworth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Aylesworth is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aylesworth
- Boone Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Boone Grove is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Grove
- Valparaiso
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Porter Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Porter Crossroads is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Crossroads
- Hebron
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Suman
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Suman is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suman
- Tratebas Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tratebas Mill is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tratebas Mill
- South Haven
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- South Haven is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Haven
- Babcock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Babcock is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babcock
- Wheeler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wheeler is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Chesterton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Runnymede, with the one closest to Runnymede listed first.
- Denham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Denham is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham
- Medaryville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Beardstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beardstown is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardstown
- Francesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Monterey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Monterey is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Winamac
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lawton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lawton is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
- Star City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Joseph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Runnymede, with the one closest to Runnymede listed first.
- Walkerton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Liberty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Starke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Runnymede, with the one closest to Runnymede listed first.
- San Pierre
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- North Judson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Toto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Toto is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toto
- Aldine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Aldine is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldine
- Knox
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bass Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bass Lake is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Lake
- Hamlet
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ober
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ober is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ober
- Grovertown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Grovertown is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovertown
- Ora
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Ora is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ora
- Koontz Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Koontz Lake is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koontz Lake
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Runnymede, with the one closest to Runnymede listed first.
- Lee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Buffalo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Buffalo is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Headlee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Headlee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headlee
- Monon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Runnymede, see our County-by-County Page for Runnymede.
Cemeteries Near Runnymede ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Runnymede.
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 Runnymede - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Runnymede covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Runnymede, with the one closest to Runnymede listed first.
- St. Martins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- All Saints Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Highland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hepner Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Graceland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kankakee Twp. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell Mennonite Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Adam Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (166 more) ...
- Oak Park Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Luther Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- White Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Runnymede in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Runnymede.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Runnymede, with the one closest to Runnymede listed first.
- La Crosse
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wilders
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilders is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilders
- English Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- English Lake is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Lake
- Clanricarde
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Clanricarde is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clanricarde
- Thomaston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Thomaston is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomaston
- San Pierre
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- South Wanatah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- South Wanatah is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wanatah
- North Judson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Toto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Toto is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toto
- Hanna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kouts
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wanatah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Tefft
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tefft is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tefft
- Wheatfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Denham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Denham is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Runnymede. See our List of 1890's Communities around Runnymede.
Newspapers Published in Runnymede ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Runnymede.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Runnymede, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Runnymede.
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 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 Runnymede:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to LaPorte County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fulton County
- Jasper County
- Lake County
- Marshall County
- Newton County
- Porter County
- Pulaski County
- Saint Joseph County
- Starke 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> | 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 Runnymede, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Runnymede) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |