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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 Sha-Get Acres (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 Sha-Get Acres. 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 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.
Sha-Get Acres is located in LaGrange 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 LaGrange County: Elkhart, Noble, Steuben, Branch (MI) & Saint Joseph (MI).
Below are the counties that are near Sha-Get Acres. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sha-Get Acres:
- LaGrange County (The home county of Sha-Get Acres)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sha-Get Acres, with the one closest to Sha-Get Acres listed first.
- Stroh
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Stroh is located in LaGrange County
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- Gravel Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gravel Beach is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Beach
- Brushy Prairie
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Brushy Prairie is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Prairie
- South Milford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- South Milford is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford
- Mongo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Plato
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Plato is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
- Valentine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Valentine is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine
- Wolcottville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Greenfield Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Greenfield Mills is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Mills
- Brighton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brighton is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- LaGrange
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Howe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sha-Get Acres, with the one closest to Sha-Get Acres listed first.
- Ari
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ari is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ari
- Huntertown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Leo-Cedarville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Leo-Cedarville is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo-Cedarville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,882 people
- Leo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Grabill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dunn Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Dunn Mill is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Mill
- Wallen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wallen is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallen
- Harlan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sha-Get Acres, with the one closest to Sha-Get Acres listed first.
- Fairfield Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield Center is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Center
- Ashley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Corunna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Corunna is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corunna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Waterloo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Altona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Altona is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Garrett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Auburn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Moore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Moore is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
- Butler
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- New Era
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- New Era is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- Concord
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Concord is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Saint Joe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elkhart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sha-Get Acres, with the one closest to Sha-Get Acres listed first.
- Millersburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Middlebury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Benton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Benton is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sha-Get Acres, with the one closest to Sha-Get Acres listed first.
- Wakeville Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wakeville Village is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakeville Village
- Kendallville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rome City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Avilla
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Brimfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brimfield is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimfield
- Cosperville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cosperville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosperville
- Albion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wawaka
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Laotto
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Port Mitchell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Port Mitchell is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Mitchell
- Ege
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ege is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ege
- Green Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Green Center is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Center
- Steuben County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sha-Get Acres, with the one closest to Sha-Get Acres listed first.
- Hudson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Lake is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
- Orland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Angola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Russels Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Russels Point is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russels Point
- Hamilton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hamilton is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,595 people
- Jamestown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jamestown is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Fremont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alvarado
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Alvarado is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
- Ray
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ray is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- York
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- York is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Clear Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Lake is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Whitley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sha-Get Acres, with the one closest to Sha-Get Acres listed first.
- Churubusco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Tri-Lakes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tri-Lakes is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri-Lakes
- Ormas
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ormas is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormas
- Collins
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Collins is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Cresco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cresco is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresco
- Etna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Etna is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Branch County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sha-Get Acres, with the one closest to Sha-Get Acres listed first.
- Gilead
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Gilead is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Hatmaker
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hatmaker is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
- Canada Shores
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Canada Shores is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Shores
- Bronson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ray
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Batavia
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Batavia is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
- Matteson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Matteson is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matteson
- Coldwater
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fisher
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fisher is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Trailtree Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Trailtree Village is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trailtree Village
- Sherwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sherwood is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Quincy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsdale County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sha-Get Acres, with the one closest to Sha-Get Acres listed first.
- Montgomery
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Camden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Reading
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Joseph County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sha-Get Acres, with the one closest to Sha-Get Acres listed first.
- Fawn River
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fawn River is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn River
- Sturgis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sturgis is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,803 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sturgis <1>
- Burr Oak
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Klingers
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Klingers is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klingers
- Bluff Beach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff Beach is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Beach
- Findley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Findley is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Findley
- Oakwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Colon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Colon is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colon <1>
- Fairfax
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fairfax is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
- Nottawa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- White Pigeon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wasepi
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wasepi is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasepi
- Defiance County (OH)
- Hicksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Paulding County (OH)
- Link ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Link is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Link
- Williams County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sha-Get Acres, with the one closest to Sha-Get Acres listed first.
- Columbia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Columbia is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Edon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Edon is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edon <1>
- Blakeslee
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cooney
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cooney is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooney
- Edgerton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Denmark ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Denmark is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Northwest
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Northwest is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
- Ainger
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ainger is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainger
- Melbern
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Melbern is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbern
- Jim Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Jim Town is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Town
- Montpelier
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sha-Get Acres, see our County-by-County Page for Sha-Get Acres.
Cemeteries Near Sha-Get Acres ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sha-Get Acres.
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 Sha-Get Acres - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sha-Get Acres covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sha-Get Acres, with the one closest to Sha-Get Acres listed first.
- Wright Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Trinity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hollister Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Block Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Reed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lake Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Weston Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- County Line Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- South Milford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- South Milford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Circle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- East Springfield United Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (292 more) ...
- Flint Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Brushy Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<3>
While we didn't find Sha-Get Acres in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sha-Get Acres.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sha-Get Acres, with the one closest to Sha-Get Acres listed first.
- Turkey Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Turkey Creek is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Creek
- Salem Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Salem Center is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Center
- Mount Pisgah
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pisgah is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- South Milford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- South Milford is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford
- Hudson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Flint
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Flint is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Brushy Prairie
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Brushy Prairie is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Prairie
- Fairfield Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield Center is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Center
- Woodruff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Woodruff is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
- Pleasant Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Lake is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
- Kendallville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Corunna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Corunna is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corunna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Summit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Summit is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Inverness
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Inverness is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Mongo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sha-Get Acres. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sha-Get Acres.
Newspapers Published in Sha-Get Acres ...
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 131 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sha-Get Acres.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sha-Get Acres, 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 Sha-Get Acres.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Sha-Get Acres:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to LaGrange County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- DeKalb County
- Elkhart County
- Noble County
- Steuben County
- Whitley County
- Branch County
- Hillsdale County
- Saint Joseph County
- Defiance County
- Paulding County
- Williams 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 Sha-Get Acres, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sha-Get Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |