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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 Park (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 Park. 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 Park ...

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.

Another variation: Southpark.

  • A typical abbreviation for South Park: S. Park

You might be interested in other communities that are also named South Park. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for South Park.

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.

South Park is located in Kosciusko 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 Kosciusko County: Elkhart, Fulton, Marshall, Noble, Wabash & Whitley.

Below are the counties that are near South Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Park:

  • Kosciusko County     (The home county of South Park)
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Park, with the one closest to South Park listed first.
    • Wawasee Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Wawasee Village is located in Kosciusko County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wawasee Village
    • Syracuse
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • North Webster
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Milford Junction
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Milford Junction is located in Kosciusko County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Junction
    • Milford
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Milford is located in Kosciusko County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,551 people
    • Leesburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Arrowhead Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Arrowhead Park is located in Kosciusko County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Park
    • Clunette
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Clunette is located in Kosciusko County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clunette
    • Pierceton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Winona Lake
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Atwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Atwood is located in Kosciusko County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
    • Etna Green
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Allen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Park, with the one closest to South Park listed first.
    • Ari
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Ari is located in Allen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ari
    • Huntertown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Arcola
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Dunn Mill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Dunn Mill is located in Allen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Mill
  • DeKalb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Park, with the one closest to South Park listed first.
    • Altona
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Altona is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
    • Corunna
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Corunna is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corunna
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
    • Garrett
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Elkhart County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Park, with the one closest to South Park listed first.
    • Benton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Benton is located in Elkhart County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
    • Millersburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • New Paris
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Bainter Town
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Bainter Town is located in Elkhart County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainter Town
    • Gravelton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Gravelton is located in Elkhart County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelton
    • Foraker
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Foraker is located in Elkhart County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foraker
    • Goshen
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Southwest
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Southwest is located in Elkhart County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest
    • Nappanee
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Middlebury
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Wakarusa
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Dunlap
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Dunlap is located in Elkhart County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
  • Fulton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Park, with the one closest to South Park listed first.
    • Disko
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Disko is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disko
    • Akron
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Huntington County
    • Goblesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Goblesville is located in Huntington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goblesville
  • LaGrange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Park, with the one closest to South Park listed first.
    • Topeka
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Shipshewana
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Wolcottville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Valentine
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Valentine is located in LaGrange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine
    • LaGrange
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Seyberts
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Seyberts is located in LaGrange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seyberts
    • South Milford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • South Milford is located in LaGrange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford
    • Scott
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Scott is located in LaGrange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
    • Plato
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Plato is located in LaGrange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
    • Gravel Beach
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Gravel Beach is located in LaGrange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Beach
    • Howe
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Brushy Prairie
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Brushy Prairie is located in LaGrange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Prairie
  • Marshall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Park, with the one closest to South Park listed first.
    • Bourbon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Bremen
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Old Tip Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Old Tip Town is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Tip Town
    • Tippecanoe
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Argos
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Argos is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argos
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,619 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Argos <1>
    • Linkville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Linkville is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkville
    • Harris
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Harris is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
    • La Paz
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • La Paz is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Paz
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
    • Plymouth
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Noble County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Park, with the one closest to South Park listed first.
    • Indian Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Indian Village is located in Noble County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
    • Cromwell
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Ligonier
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Wilmot
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Wilmot is located in Noble County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
    • Kimmell
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Wolf Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Wolf Lake is located in Noble County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
    • Wawaka
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Cosperville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Cosperville is located in Noble County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosperville
    • Port Mitchell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Port Mitchell is located in Noble County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Mitchell
    • Albion
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Merriam
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Merriam is located in Noble County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam
    • Brimfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Brimfield is located in Noble County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimfield
  • Saint Joseph County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Park, with the one closest to South Park listed first.
    • Wyatt
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Osceola
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Osceola is located in Saint Joseph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,486 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osceola <1>
    • Mishawaka
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lakeville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Gulivoire Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Gulivoire Park is located in Saint Joseph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulivoire Park
  • Wabash County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Park, with the one closest to South Park listed first.
    • Liberty Mills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Liberty Mills is located in Wabash County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Mills
    • North Manchester
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Laketon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Servia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Servia is located in Wabash County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servia
  • Whitley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Park, with the one closest to South Park listed first.
    • Etna
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Etna is located in Whitley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
    • Ormas
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Ormas is located in Whitley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormas
    • Lorane
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Lorane is located in Whitley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorane
    • Larwill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Larwill is located in Whitley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larwill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
    • Cresco
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Cresco is located in Whitley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresco
    • Tri-Lakes
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Tri-Lakes is located in Whitley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri-Lakes
    • Columbia City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Collamer
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Collamer is located in Whitley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collamer
    • South Whitley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Collins
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Collins is located in Whitley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
    • Churubusco
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Luther
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Luther is located in Whitley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
  • Cass County (MI)
  • Saint Joseph County (MI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Park, with the one closest to South Park listed first.
    • Mottville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Mottville is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mottville
    • White Pigeon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Klingers
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Klingers is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klingers
    • Oakwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Oakwood is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
    • Bluff Beach
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Bluff Beach is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Beach
    • Constantine
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Park, see our County-by-County Page for South Park.

Cemeteries Near South Park ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Park.

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 Park - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Park, with the one closest to South Park listed first.

  • Union Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Weybright Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • McClintic Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Syracuse Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Tamarack Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Cable Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake Bethel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Byers Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (250 more) ...
    • Shobe Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hire Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Mock Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 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.<4>

While we didn't find South Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of South Park.

These communities are listed based on their distance from South Park, with the one closest to South Park listed first.

  • Vawter Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Vawter Park is located in Kosciusko County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vawter Park
  • Syracuse
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • North Webster
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Cromwell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Oswego
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Oswego is located in Kosciusko County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
  • Milford Junction
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Milford Junction is located in Kosciusko County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Junction
  • Milford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Milford is located in Kosciusko County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,551 people
  • Benton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Benton is located in Elkhart County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
  • Wilmot
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Wilmot is located in Noble County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
  • Ligonier
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Grismore
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Grismore is located in Noble County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grismore
  • Leesburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Kimmell
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • New Paris
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Gravelton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Gravelton is located in Elkhart County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelton

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Park.

Newspapers Published in South Park ...

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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Park.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Park, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Park.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 South Park:

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>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 Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 South Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.