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 Simpson (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 Simpson. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Simpson is located in Huntington 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 Huntington County: Allen, Grant, Wabash, Wells & Whitley.
Below are the counties that are near Simpson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Simpson:
- Huntington County (The home county of Simpson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Simpson, with the one closest to Simpson listed first.
- Bowerstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bowerstown is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerstown
- Markle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Huntington
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Majenica
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Majenica is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majenica
- Roanoke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Plum Tree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Plum Tree is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Tree
- River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- River is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River
- Harlansburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Harlansburg is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Andrews
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Goblesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Goblesville is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goblesville
- Warren
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Monument City ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Monument City is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument City
- Mount Etna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Etna is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Etna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Simpson, with the one closest to Simpson listed first.
- Magley
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Magley is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magley
- Honduras
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Honduras is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honduras
- Preble
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Linn Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Linn Grove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Grove
- Coppess Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Coppess Corner is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppess Corner
- Decatur
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Monroe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Berne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Geneva
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Simpson, with the one closest to Simpson listed first.
- Aboite
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Aboite is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aboite
- Yoder
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Arcola
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Indian Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Village is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Anthony Wayne Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Wayne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hoagland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Dunn Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Dunn Mill is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Mill
- Wallen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wallen is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallen
- New Haven
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hacienda Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hacienda Village is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hacienda Village
- Huntertown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ari
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ari is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ari
- Blackford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Simpson, with the one closest to Simpson listed first.
- Montpelier
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mollie ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mollie is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
- Renner ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Renner is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner
- Hartford City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ridertown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ridertown is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridertown
- Shamrock Lakes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Shamrock Lakes is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Fulton County
- Disko
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Disko is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disko
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Simpson, with the one closest to Simpson listed first.
- Van Buren
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Van Buren is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- Farrville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Farrville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrville
- Friendly Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Friendly Corner is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Corner
- Arcana
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Arcana is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcana
- Jalapa
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Jalapa is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Marion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gas City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Upland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Michaelsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Michaelsville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
- Sweetser
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jonesboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mier
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mier is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mier
- Herbst
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Herbst is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbst
- Jay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Simpson, with the one closest to Simpson listed first.
- Fiat
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fiat is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiat
- Pennville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kosciusko County
- The following are listed by their distance from Simpson, with the one closest to Simpson listed first.
- Sidney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sidney is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Pierceton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Claypool
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Simpson, with the one closest to Simpson listed first.
- Pettysville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pettysville is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettysville
- Converse
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Simpson, with the one closest to Simpson listed first.
- Merriam
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Merriam is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam
- Ege
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ege is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ege
- Wabash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Simpson, with the one closest to Simpson listed first.
- Lincolnville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lincolnville is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Lagro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Servia
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Servia is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servia
- Liberty Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Mills is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Mills
- La Fontaine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- La Fontaine is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Fontaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- Urbana
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- North Manchester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Treaty
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Treaty is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treaty
- Wabash
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Laketon
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Somerset
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Somerset is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Richvalley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Richvalley is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richvalley
- Roann
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Wells County
- The following are listed by their distance from Simpson, with the one closest to Simpson listed first.
- Zanesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Uniondale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ossian
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Liberty Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Center is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
- North Oaks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- North Oaks is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oaks
- Bluffton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tocsin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Tocsin is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tocsin
- Travisville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Travisville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travisville
- Greenville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greenville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Poneto
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Poneto is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poneto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Craigville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Craigville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville
- Keystone
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Keystone is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Reiffsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Reiffsburg is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reiffsburg
- Whitley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Simpson, with the one closest to Simpson listed first.
- Luther
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Luther is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Dunfee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dunfee is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunfee
- South Whitley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Collamer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Collamer is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collamer
- Columbia City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Collins
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Collins is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Larwill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Larwill is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larwill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Lorane
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lorane is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorane
- Churubusco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cresco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cresco is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresco
- Tri-Lakes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Tri-Lakes is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri-Lakes
- Etna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Etna is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Simpson, see our County-by-County Page for Simpson.
Cemeteries Near Simpson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Simpson.
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 Simpson - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Simpson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Simpson, with the one closest to Simpson listed first.
- Star of Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Barnes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Feighner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Loon Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rees Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- France Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Yankeetown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sparks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (245 more) ...
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- German Settlement Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Simpson had a population of 39 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Simpson, with the one closest to Simpson listed first.
- Browns Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Browns Corner is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Corner
- Mardenis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mardenis is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mardenis
- Markle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Huntington
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Majenica
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Majenica is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majenica
- Plum Tree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Plum Tree is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Tree
- Roanoke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Harlansburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Harlansburg is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- River is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River
- Zanesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Uniondale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Andrews
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Goblesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Goblesville is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goblesville
- Monument City ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Monument City is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument City
- Mount Etna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Etna is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Etna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Simpson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Simpson.
Newspapers Published in Simpson ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Simpson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Simpson, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Simpson.
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 Simpson:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Huntington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Allen County
- Blackford County
- Fulton County
- Grant County
- Jay County
- Kosciusko County
- Miami County
- Noble County
- Wabash County
- Wells County
- Whitley 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 Simpson, 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- Simpson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |