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 South Haven (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 South Haven. 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 South Haven ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for South Haven: S. Haven
You might be interested in other communities that are also named South Haven. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for South Haven.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
South Haven is located in Wabash 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 Wabash County: Fulton, Grant, Huntington, Kosciusko, Miami & Whitley.
Below are the counties that are near South Haven. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Haven:
- Wabash County (The home county of South Haven)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Haven, with the one closest to South Haven listed first.
- Wabash
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Treaty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Treaty is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treaty
- Richvalley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Richvalley is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richvalley
- Lagro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Somerset
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Somerset is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Lincolnville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lincolnville is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Urbana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- La Fontaine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- La Fontaine is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Fontaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- Roann
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stockdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stockdale is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockdale
- Servia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Servia is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servia
- Laketon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Allen County
- Aboite
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Aboite is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aboite
- Blackford County
- Renner ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Renner is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Haven, with the one closest to South Haven listed first.
- Hoover
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hoover is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
- New Waverly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- New Waverly is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Waverly
- Onward
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Onward is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onward
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Twelve Mile
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Twelve Mile is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Mile
- Galveston
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Walton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Deacon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Deacon is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacon
- Logansport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Verona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Verona is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Dunkirk
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Dunkirk is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
- Leases Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Leases Corner is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leases Corner
- Lucerne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lucerne is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Haven, with the one closest to South Haven listed first.
- Disko
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Disko is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disko
- Akron
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Athens
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Athens is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Fulton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rochester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Haven, with the one closest to South Haven listed first.
- Jalapa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jalapa is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Mier
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mier is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mier
- Sweetser
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Herbst
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Herbst is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbst
- Marion
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Michaelsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Michaelsville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
- Sims
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sims is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
- Swayzee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Van Buren
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Van Buren is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- Farrville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Farrville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrville
- Friendly Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Friendly Corner is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Corner
- Gas City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Haven, with the one closest to South Haven listed first.
- Plevna
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Plevna is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
- Cassville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cassville is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Greentown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Vermont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vermont is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont
- Jerome
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Jerome is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Guy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Guy is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Kokomo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hemlock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hemlock is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Oakford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oakford is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakford
- Alto
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alto is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Indian Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Heights is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Heights
- Judson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Judson is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Huntington County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Haven, with the one closest to South Haven listed first.
- Monument City ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Monument City is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument City
- Andrews
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Banquo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Banquo is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banquo
- Harlansburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Harlansburg is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Mount Etna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Etna is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Etna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Bippus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bippus is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bippus
- River
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- River is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River
- Huntington
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Majenica
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Majenica is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majenica
- Bowerstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bowerstown is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerstown
- Goblesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Goblesville is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goblesville
- Warren
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Kosciusko County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Haven, with the one closest to South Haven listed first.
- Silver Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Sidney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Sidney is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Beaver Dam
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Dam is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Claypool
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sevastopol
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sevastopol is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sevastopol
- Burket
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Burket is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burket
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Mentone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pierceton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Winona Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Madison County
- Leisure
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Leisure is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Haven, with the one closest to South Haven listed first.
- Pettysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pettysville is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettysville
- Oakdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Oakdale is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Santa Fe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Santa Fe is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Peru
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Amboy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Amboy is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- North Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- North Grove is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grove
- Denver
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Converse
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Loree
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Loree is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loree
- Mexico
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Deedsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Deedsville is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deedsville
- Bunker Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Haven, with the one closest to South Haven listed first.
- Nevada
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Nevada is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Windfall City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Windfall City is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
- Windfall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wells County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Haven, with the one closest to South Haven listed first.
- Liberty Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Liberty Center is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
- Uniondale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Zanesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Whitley County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Haven, with the one closest to South Haven listed first.
- Luther
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Luther is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Collamer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Collamer is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collamer
- South Whitley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Larwill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Larwill is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larwill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Haven, see our County-by-County Page for South Haven.
Cemeteries Near South Haven ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Haven.
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 South Haven - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Haven covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Haven, with the one closest to South Haven listed first.
- Matlock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hebrew Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Falls Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Cemetery
- The Falls Cemetery has also been known as:
- Falls Memorial Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #182326 <2>
- Friends Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Memorial Lawns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Martin Luther Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wallace Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Renicker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Richvalley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mississinewa Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- North Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (258 more) ...
- IOOF Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Foster Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Huff Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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 South Haven in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of South Haven.
These communities are listed based on their distance from South Haven, with the one closest to South Haven listed first.
- Wabash
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Treaty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Treaty is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treaty
- Richvalley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Richvalley is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richvalley
- Lagro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Somerset
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Somerset is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Lincolnville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lincolnville is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Urbana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Erie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Erie is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- La Fontaine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- La Fontaine is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Fontaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- Roann
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pettysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pettysville is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettysville
- Jalapa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jalapa is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Chili
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chili is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
- Ijamsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ijamsville is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ijamsville
- Santa Fe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Santa Fe is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South Haven. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Haven.
Newspapers Published in South Haven ...
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 90 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Haven.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Haven, 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 South Haven.
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 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 South Haven:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Wabash County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Blackford County
- Cass County
- Fulton County
- Grant County
- Howard County
- Huntington County
- Kosciusko County
- Madison County
- Miami County
- Tipton 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 South Haven, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- South Haven) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |