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 Shambaugh Siding (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 Shambaugh Siding. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Shambaugh Siding is located in Howard 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 Howard County: Carroll, Cass, Clinton, Grant, Miami & Tipton.
Below are the counties that are near Shambaugh Siding. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shambaugh Siding:
- Howard County (The home county of Shambaugh Siding)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shambaugh Siding, with the one closest to Shambaugh Siding listed first.
- Kokomo
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Alto
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Alto is located in Howard County
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- Indian Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Indian Heights is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Heights
- West Middleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Middleton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Middleton
- Cassville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cassville is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Oakford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oakford is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakford
- Vermont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Vermont is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont
- Judson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Judson is located in Howard County
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- Hemlock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hemlock is located in Howard County
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- Russiaville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greentown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Guy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Guy is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shambaugh Siding, with the one closest to Shambaugh Siding listed first.
- Elizaville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elizaville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizaville
- Pike
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pike is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shambaugh Siding, with the one closest to Shambaugh Siding listed first.
- Burlington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Deer Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Bringhurst
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bringhurst is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bringhurst
- Cutler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cutler is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutler
- Flora
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Camden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Prince William
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Prince William is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince William
- Burrows
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Burrows is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows
- Rockfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rockfield is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- Ockley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ockley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ockley
- Owasco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Owasco is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owasco
- Radnor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Radnor is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radnor
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shambaugh Siding, with the one closest to Shambaugh Siding listed first.
- Galveston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Young America
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Young America is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young America
- Walton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Deacon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Deacon is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacon
- Onward
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Onward is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onward
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- New Waverly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- New Waverly is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Waverly
- Clymers
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clymers is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clymers
- Logansport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hoover
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hoover is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
- Dunkirk
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dunkirk is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
- Verona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Verona is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Twelve Mile
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Twelve Mile is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Mile
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shambaugh Siding, with the one closest to Shambaugh Siding listed first.
- Forest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Forest is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Middlefork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Middlefork is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefork
- Scircleville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Scircleville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scircleville
- Michigantown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beard is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard
- Geetingsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Geetingsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geetingsville
- Boyleston
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Boyleston is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston
- Sedalia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sedalia is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Kirklin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cambria
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cambria is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Frankfort
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rossville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shambaugh Siding, with the one closest to Shambaugh Siding listed first.
- Sims
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sims is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
- Swayzee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mier
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mier is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mier
- Herbst
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Herbst is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbst
- Rigdon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Rigdon is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigdon
- Hackleman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hackleman is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleman
- Sweetser
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Michaelsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Michaelsville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
- Jalapa
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Jalapa is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Fairmount
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Marion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Jonesboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shambaugh Siding, with the one closest to Shambaugh Siding listed first.
- Ekin
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ekin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekin
- Atlanta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Arcadia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Omega
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Omega is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Bakers Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bakers Corner is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Corner
- Sheridan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Aroma
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Aroma is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroma
- Cicero
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hortonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hortonville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Strawtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Strawtown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawtown
- Eagletown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Eagletown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
- Monterey Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Monterey Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey Village
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shambaugh Siding, with the one closest to Shambaugh Siding listed first.
- Leisure
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Leisure is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure
- West Elwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Elwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elwood
- Elwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dundee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dundee is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Frankton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Orestes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Orestes is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orestes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Perkinsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Summitville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Summitville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
- Alexandria
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gimco City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gimco City is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gimco City
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shambaugh Siding, with the one closest to Shambaugh Siding listed first.
- Miami
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bunker Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Loree
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Loree is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loree
- North Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Grove is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grove
- Amboy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Amboy is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Santa Fe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Santa Fe is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Converse
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Peru
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Oakdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Oakdale is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Mexico
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Denver
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pettysville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pettysville is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettysville
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shambaugh Siding, with the one closest to Shambaugh Siding listed first.
- Sharpsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Groomsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Groomsville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groomsville
- Nevada
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nevada is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Goldsmith
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Goldsmith is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith
- Windfall City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Windfall City is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
- Windfall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kempton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Kempton is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Tipton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jericho ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jericho is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Hobbs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Union
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- East Union is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Wabash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shambaugh Siding, with the one closest to Shambaugh Siding listed first.
- Somerset
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Somerset is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Richvalley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Richvalley is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richvalley
- Treaty
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Treaty is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treaty
- La Fontaine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- La Fontaine is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Fontaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- Wabash
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- White County
- Burnettsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burnettsville is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnettsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shambaugh Siding, see our County-by-County Page for Shambaugh Siding.
Cemeteries Near Shambaugh Siding ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shambaugh Siding.
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 Shambaugh Siding - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shambaugh Siding covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shambaugh Siding, with the one closest to Shambaugh Siding listed first.
- Crown Point Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Spring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sunset Memory Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Albright Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Poff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hudson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cassville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Barnett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Price Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (312 more) ...
- Meeks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rush Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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 Shambaugh Siding in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shambaugh Siding.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shambaugh Siding, with the one closest to Shambaugh Siding listed first.
- Kokomo
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Alto
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Alto is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- West Middleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Middleton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Middleton
- Oakford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oakford is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakford
- Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Center is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Cassville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cassville is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- New London
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- New London is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Galveston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Vermont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Vermont is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont
- Russiaville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sharpsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hemlock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hemlock is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bennetts Switch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bennetts Switch is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Switch
- Ridgeway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ridgeway is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Wawpecong
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wawpecong is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wawpecong
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shambaugh Siding. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shambaugh Siding.
Newspapers Published in Shambaugh Siding ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shambaugh Siding.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shambaugh Siding, 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 Shambaugh Siding.
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 Shambaugh Siding:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Howard County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Carroll County
- Cass County
- Clinton County
- Grant County
- Hamilton County
- Madison County
- Miami County
- Tipton County
- Wabash 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 Shambaugh Siding, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Shambaugh Siding) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |