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 Shedville (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 Shedville. 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 hospitals 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.
Shedville is located in Randolph 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 Randolph County: Delaware, Henry, Jay, Wayne & Darke (OH).
Below are the counties that are near Shedville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shedville:
- Randolph County (The home county of Shedville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shedville, with the one closest to Shedville listed first.
- Ridgeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ridgeville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 734 people
- Farmland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Stone is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Parker City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Windsor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Windsor is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Winchester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Saratoga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- New Pittsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- New Pittsburg is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Rural
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rural is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Snow Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Snow Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Modoc
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Modoc is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Losantville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bloomingport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomingport is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingport
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shedville, with the one closest to Shedville listed first.
- Geneva
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Linn Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Linn Grove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Grove
- Berne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Blackford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shedville, with the one closest to Shedville listed first.
- Ridertown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ridertown is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridertown
- Millgrove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Millgrove is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove
- Hartford City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mollie ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mollie is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
- Shamrock Lakes
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Shamrock Lakes is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Montpelier
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Renner ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Renner is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shedville, with the one closest to Shedville listed first.
- Albany
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Desoto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Desoto is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desoto
- Selma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Granville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Granville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Former name for Granville:
- Weaton
- Liberty Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Eaton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Muncie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Andersonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Andersonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Cowan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cowan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Oakville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Oakville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Progress
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Progress is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Gaston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Yorktown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shedville, with the one closest to Shedville listed first.
- Matthews
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Matthews is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Upland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fowlerton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fowlerton is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Arcana
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Arcana is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcana
- Friendly Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Friendly Corner is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Corner
- Farrville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Farrville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrville
- Gas City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fairmount
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Jonesboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shedville, with the one closest to Shedville listed first.
- Blountsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Blountsville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Luray
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Luray is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Mooreland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mooreland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Springport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Messick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Messick is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messick
- Mount Summit
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Foley
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Foley is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
- Millville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Millville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Sulphur Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Middletown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Castle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Corwin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Corwin is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin
- Cadiz
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cadiz is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Jay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shedville, with the one closest to Shedville listed first.
- Redkey
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dunkirk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Greene
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Greene is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Bluff Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff Point is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Point
- Blaine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Blaine is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Collett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Collett is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collett
- Pony
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pony is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pony
- Boundary City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Boundary City is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boundary City
- Portland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pennville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Salamonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Salamonia is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salamonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Antiville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Antiville is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antiville
- Bloomfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomfield is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shedville, with the one closest to Shedville listed first.
- Chesterfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Summitville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Summitville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
- Alexandria
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Gimco City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Gimco City is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gimco City
- Glyn Ellen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Glyn Ellen is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glyn Ellen
- Prosperity
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Prosperity is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- North Anderson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- North Anderson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Anderson
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shedville, with the one closest to Shedville listed first.
- Economy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Economy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Franklin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Franklin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Williamsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Hagerstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Fountain City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Greens Fork
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Webster
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Webster is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Whitewater
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Whitewater is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Chester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chester is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Wells County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shedville, with the one closest to Shedville listed first.
- Nottingham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Nottingham is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Phenix
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Phenix is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Keystone
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Keystone is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Petroleum
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Petroleum is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Greenville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Greenville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Poneto
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Poneto is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poneto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Reiffsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Reiffsburg is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reiffsburg
- Travisville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Travisville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travisville
- Liberty Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Liberty Center is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
- Vera Cruz
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Vera Cruz is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera Cruz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Darke County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shedville, with the one closest to Shedville listed first.
- Union City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Union City is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
- Lightsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lightsville is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightsville
- Long
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Long is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long
- Nashville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Nashville is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Coletown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Coletown is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coletown
- Rossburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hollansburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hollansburg is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollansburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Palestine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ansonia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ansonia is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,120 people
- New Weston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pikeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pikeville is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Dawn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Dawn is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawn
- Fort Jefferson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Jefferson is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Jefferson
- Mercer County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shedville, with the one closest to Shedville listed first.
- Fort Recovery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wendelin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Wendelin is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendelin
- Macedon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Macedon is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon
- Burkettsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Saint Henry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Skeels Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Skeels Crossroads is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skeels Crossroads
- Wabash
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wabash is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Scudder
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Scudder is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scudder
- Coldwater
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shedville, see our County-by-County Page for Shedville.
Cemeteries Near Shedville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shedville.
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 Shedville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shedville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shedville, with the one closest to Shedville listed first.
- Cherry Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Caylo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Powers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Veterans Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Flower Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Flesher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Strong Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (327 more) ...
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bethel Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sparr Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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 Shedville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shedville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shedville, with the one closest to Shedville listed first.
- Powers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Powers is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
- Fairview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Redkey
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Farmland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ridgeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ridgeville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 734 people
- Parker City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Stone is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- New Mount Pleasant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Mount Pleasant is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mount Pleasant
- Windsor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Windsor is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Randolph
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Randolph is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Deerfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Deerfield is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Dunkirk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Como
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Como is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
- Selma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff Point is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Point
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shedville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shedville.
Newspapers Published in Shedville ...
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 142 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shedville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shedville, 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 Shedville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Shedville:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Randolph County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Blackford County
- Delaware County
- Grant County
- Henry County
- Jay County
- Madison County
- Wayne County
- Wells County
- Darke County
- Mercer 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 Shedville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Shedville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |