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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 Shadeland (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 Shadeland. 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.
Name Variations for Shadeland ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Another variation: Shade Land.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Shadeland. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Shadeland.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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 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.
Shadeland is located in Tippecanoe 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 Tippecanoe County: Benton, Carroll, Clinton, Fountain, Montgomery, Warren & White.
Below are the counties that are near Shadeland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shadeland:
- Tippecanoe County (The home county of Shadeland)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shadeland, with the one closest to Shadeland listed first.
- Elston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elston is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elston
- Glenhall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Glenhall is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenhall
- Westpoint
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lafayette
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Lafayette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Corwin ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Corwin is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin
- Corwin has also been known as:
- Corwin Station
- Concord
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Concord is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Romney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Odell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Odell is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
- Indian Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Indian Village is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Montmorenci
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Montmorenci is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montmorenci
- Gladens Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gladens Corner is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladens Corner
- Dayton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shadeland, with the one closest to Shadeland listed first.
- Otterbein
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Templeton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Templeton is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton
- Oxford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Atkinson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Atkinson is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
- Boswell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fowler
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Talbot
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Wadena
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wadena is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadena
- Gravel Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gravel Hill is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Dunn ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dunn is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
- Ambia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ambia is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shadeland, with the one closest to Shadeland listed first.
- Thorntown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hazelrigg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hazelrigg is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelrigg
- Pike
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pike is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Advance
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Advance is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shadeland, with the one closest to Shadeland listed first.
- Pyrmont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pyrmont is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyrmont
- Ockley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ockley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ockley
- Owasco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Owasco is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owasco
- Radnor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Radnor is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radnor
- Prince William
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Prince William is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince William
- Pittsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pittsburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Delphi
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cutler
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cutler is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutler
- Bringhurst
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bringhurst is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bringhurst
- Yeoman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Yeoman is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeoman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Flora
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Camden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rockfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rockfield is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shadeland, with the one closest to Shadeland listed first.
- Mulberry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Edna Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Edna Mills is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna Mills
- Fickle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Fickle is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fickle
- Colfax
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rossville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cambria
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cambria is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Manson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Manson is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson
- Sedalia
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sedalia is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Frankfort
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Beard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Beard is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard
- Geetingsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Geetingsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geetingsville
- Reagan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Reagan is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
- Boyleston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Boyleston is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston
- Fountain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shadeland, with the one closest to Shadeland listed first.
- Roberts
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Roberts is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Newtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Newtown is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Attica
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mellott
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mellott is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Hillsboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Stone Bluff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Stone Bluff is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Bluff
- Veedersburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Layton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Layton is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Wallace
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Wallace is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Covington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harveysburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harveysburg is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Jasper County
- Remington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shadeland, with the one closest to Shadeland listed first.
- New Richmond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Linden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wingate
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cherry Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Waynetown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bowers
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bowers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Garfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Garfield is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Wesley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Wesley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Darlington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Darlington is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
- Crawfordsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Smartsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Smartsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartsburg
- Yountsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Yountsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yountsville
- Shannondale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Shannondale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannondale
- Parke County
- Grange Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Grange Corner is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Corner
- Vermillion County
- Tree Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tree Spring is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree Spring
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shadeland, with the one closest to Shadeland listed first.
- Green Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Green Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Independence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Independence is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Chatterton ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Chatterton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatterton
- Pine Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Brisco ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Brisco is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisco
- Old Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Old Town is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- West Lebanon
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- West Lebanon is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 686 people
- Sloan ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sloan is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
- Baltimore ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Baltimore is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
- Hedrick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hedrick is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
- Pence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pence is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pence
- Foster
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Foster is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shadeland, with the one closest to Shadeland listed first.
- Brookston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Springboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Springboro is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springboro
- Chalmers
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Chalmers is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalmers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
- Reynolds
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Wolcott
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Monticello
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shadeland, see our County-by-County Page for Shadeland.
Cemeteries Near Shadeland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shadeland.
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 Shadeland - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shadeland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shadeland, with the one closest to Shadeland listed first.
- Durkee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Farmers Institute Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Provault Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mintonye Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mintonye Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mintonye Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> to the southwest of Lafayette.
- The Mintonye Cemetery has also been known as:
- McCutcheon Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85945 <3>
- Sand Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Lafayette.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86726 <3>
- Shelby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- O'Neall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fink Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kenny Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- McCormick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (263 more) ...
- Granville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sherry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Marks 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Shadeland had a population of 34 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Shadeland had a population of 1,922 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shadeland, with the one closest to Shadeland listed first.
- Taylor
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Taylor is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- South Raub
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- South Raub is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Raub
- Elston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elston is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elston
- Summit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Summit is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Glenhall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Glenhall is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenhall
- Lafayette
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roberts
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Roberts is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Odell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Odell is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
- Romney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Green Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Green Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Montmorenci
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Montmorenci is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montmorenci
- New Richmond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Stockwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stockwell is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockwell
- Dayton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Linden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shadeland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shadeland.
Newspapers Published in Shadeland ...
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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shadeland.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shadeland, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shadeland.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Shadeland:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Tippecanoe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Boone County
- Carroll County
- Clinton County
- Fountain County
- Jasper County
- Montgomery County
- Parke County
- Vermillion County
- Warren 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> | 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- Shadeland) 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 Shadeland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |