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 Stafford Center (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 Stafford Center. 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 Stafford Center ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Stafford Center: Stafford Ctr. (or less commonly used: Stafford Cen., Stafford Cent. or Stafford Cntr.)
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 and doctors 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.
Stafford Center is located in DeKalb 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 DeKalb County: Allen, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, Defiance (OH) & Williams (OH).
Below are the counties that are near Stafford Center. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stafford Center:
- DeKalb County (The home county of Stafford Center)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stafford Center, with the one closest to Stafford Center listed first.
- Butler
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Moore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Moore is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
- Saint Joe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Concord
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Spencerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Waterloo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Auburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ashley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Era
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Era is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- Corunna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Corunna is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corunna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Fairfield Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fairfield Center is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Center
- Garrett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stafford Center, with the one closest to Stafford Center listed first.
- Harlan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Grabill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Leo-Cedarville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leo-Cedarville is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo-Cedarville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,882 people
- Leo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodburn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Huntertown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Edgerton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Edgerton is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Hacienda Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hacienda Village is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hacienda Village
- Ari
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Ari is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ari
- Wallen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wallen is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallen
- New Haven
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Zulu
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Zulu is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulu
- LaGrange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stafford Center, with the one closest to Stafford Center listed first.
- Gravel Beach
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gravel Beach is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Beach
- Stroh
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stroh is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroh
- South Milford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- South Milford is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford
- Brushy Prairie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brushy Prairie is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Prairie
- Wolcottville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mongo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Plato
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Plato is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stafford Center, with the one closest to Stafford Center listed first.
- Laotto
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Avilla
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Kendallville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Wakeville Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Wakeville Village is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakeville Village
- Ege
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ege is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ege
- Rome City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Green Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Green Center is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Center
- Brimfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Brimfield is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimfield
- Albion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Steuben County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stafford Center, with the one closest to Stafford Center listed first.
- Hamilton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hamilton is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,595 people
- Alvarado
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Alvarado is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
- Russels Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Russels Point is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russels Point
- Pleasant Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Lake is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
- Hudson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Angola
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- York
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- York is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Fremont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Clear Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Clear Lake is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Ray
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ray is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Jamestown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jamestown is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Orland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Whitley County
- Churubusco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Branch County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stafford Center, with the one closest to Stafford Center listed first.
- Ray
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Canada Shores
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Canada Shores is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Shores
- Hillsdale County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stafford Center, with the one closest to Stafford Center listed first.
- Camden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Montgomery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Montgomery is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Buckeye ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Buckeye is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Frontier
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Frontier is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier
- Ransom
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ransom is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- Reading
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Waldron
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Waldron is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
- Defiance County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stafford Center, with the one closest to Stafford Center listed first.
- Hicksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ney is located in Defiance County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 337 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ney <1>
- Sherwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brunersburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Brunersburg is located in Defiance County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunersburg
- Williamstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Williamstown is located in Defiance County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Defiance
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Jewell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Jewell is located in Defiance County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Ayersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ayersville is located in Defiance County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayersville
- Fulton County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stafford Center, with the one closest to Stafford Center listed first.
- Archbold
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Burlington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burlington is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Henry County (OH)
- Ridgeville Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ridgeville Corners is located in Henry County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville Corners
- Paulding County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stafford Center, with the one closest to Stafford Center listed first.
- Link ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Link is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Link
- Antwerp
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Knoxdale ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Knoxdale is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxdale
- Cecil
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cecil is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- New Rochester ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Rochester is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rochester
- Emmett
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Emmett is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
- Emmett has also been known as:
- Emerald Station
- Emerald
- Renollet ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Renollet is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renollet
- Paulding
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Payne
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Payne is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,132 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Payne <1>
- Worstville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Worstville is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worstville
- Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Junction is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- Latty
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Latty is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
- Williams County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stafford Center, with the one closest to Stafford Center listed first.
- Edgerton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Denmark ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Denmark is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Blakeslee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Edon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Edon is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edon <1>
- Melbern
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Melbern is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbern
- Bryan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bryan is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,212 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryan <1>
- Columbia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Columbia is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Cooney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cooney is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooney
- Ainger
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ainger is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainger
- Montpelier
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pulaski
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Pulaski is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Holiday City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Holiday City is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Stafford Center, see our County-by-County Page for Stafford Center.
Cemeteries Near Stafford Center ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stafford Center.
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 Stafford Center - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stafford Center covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stafford Center, with the one closest to Stafford Center listed first.
- Wartenbe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Krontz Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Clarksville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rude Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rude Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rude Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northwest of Butler.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86641 <3>
- Kraft Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Farnham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Alton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hicksville Amish Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tamarack Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (311 more) ...
- Jenkins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Home 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.<4>
While we didn't find Stafford Center in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Stafford Center.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Stafford Center, with the one closest to Stafford Center listed first.
- Butler
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Newville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Newville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Artic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Artic is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artic
- Edgerton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Moore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Moore is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
- Cicero ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cicero is located in Defiance County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero
- Concord
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Hicksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Spencerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hamilton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hamilton is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,595 people
- Blakeslee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Farmer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Farmer is located in Defiance County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Melbern
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Melbern is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbern
- Edon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Edon is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edon <1>
- Waterloo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Stafford Center. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stafford Center.
Newspapers Published in Stafford Center ...
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 123 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stafford Center.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stafford Center, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stafford Center.
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 either 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 Stafford Center:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to DeKalb County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- LaGrange County
- Noble County
- Steuben County
- Whitley County
- Branch County
- Hillsdale County
- Defiance County
- Fulton County
- Henry County
- Paulding County
- Williams 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stafford Center) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Stafford Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |