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 Stony Creek (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 Stony Creek. 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 Stony Creek ...
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: Stonycreek.
- A typical abbreviation for Stony Creek: Stony Crk. (or less commonly used: Stony Ck. or Stony Cr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Stony Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Stony Creek.
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.
Stony Creek is located in LaGrange 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 LaGrange County: Elkhart, Noble, Steuben, Branch (MI) & Saint Joseph (MI).
Below are the counties that are near Stony Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stony Creek:
- LaGrange County (The home county of Stony Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Creek, with the one closest to Stony Creek listed first.
- Topeka
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shipshewana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Seyberts
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Seyberts is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seyberts
- Valentine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Valentine is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine
- Wolcottville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- LaGrange
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Scott
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Scott is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Howe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Plato
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Plato is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
- South Milford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- South Milford is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford
- Brighton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brighton is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Mongo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Allen County
- Ari
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ari is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ari
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Creek, with the one closest to Stony Creek listed first.
- Corunna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Corunna is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corunna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Fairfield Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fairfield Center is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Center
- Altona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Altona is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Garrett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ashley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Elkhart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Creek, with the one closest to Stony Creek listed first.
- Millersburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Benton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Benton is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Bainter Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bainter Town is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainter Town
- Middlebury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Goshen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- New Paris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Foraker
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Foraker is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foraker
- Bristol
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dunlap
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dunlap is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Gravelton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gravelton is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelton
- Southwest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Southwest is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest
- Garden Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Garden Village is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- Kosciusko County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Creek, with the one closest to Stony Creek listed first.
- Syracuse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wawasee Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wawasee Village is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wawasee Village
- Milford Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Milford Junction is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Junction
- Milford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Milford is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,551 people
- North Webster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Leesburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Arrowhead Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Arrowhead Park is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Park
- Clunette
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clunette is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clunette
- Pierceton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Winona Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Atwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Atwood is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Etna Green
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Creek, with the one closest to Stony Creek listed first.
- Bremen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bourbon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Creek, with the one closest to Stony Creek listed first.
- Ligonier
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cosperville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cosperville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosperville
- Cromwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kimmell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wawaka
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Indian Village is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Brimfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brimfield is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimfield
- Rome City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wilmot
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wilmot is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Albion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wolf Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wolf Lake is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
- Port Mitchell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Port Mitchell is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Mitchell
- Saint Joseph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Creek, with the one closest to Stony Creek listed first.
- Osceola
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wyatt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Granger
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mishawaka
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Steuben County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Creek, with the one closest to Stony Creek listed first.
- Orland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hudson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Whitley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Creek, with the one closest to Stony Creek listed first.
- Ormas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ormas is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormas
- Etna
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Etna is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Cresco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cresco is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresco
- Tri-Lakes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tri-Lakes is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri-Lakes
- Lorane
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lorane is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorane
- Larwill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Larwill is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larwill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Churubusco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Collins
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Collins is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Columbia City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- South Whitley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cass County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Creek, with the one closest to Stony Creek listed first.
- Union
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Corey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Corey is located in Cass County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corey
- Jones
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Brownsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brownsville is located in Cass County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Edwardsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vandalia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vandalia is located in Cass County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Saint Joseph County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Creek, with the one closest to Stony Creek listed first.
- Klingers
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Klingers is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klingers
- Oakwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Oakwood is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- White Pigeon
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Mottville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mottville is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mottville
- Bluff Beach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bluff Beach is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Beach
- Constantine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Sturgis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sturgis is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,803 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sturgis <1>
- Fawn River
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Fawn River is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn River
- Fabius
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fabius is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fabius
- Centreville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Centreville is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
- Burr Oak
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Findley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Findley is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Findley
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Stony Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Stony Creek.
Cemeteries Near Stony Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stony Creek.
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 Stony Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stony Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stony Creek, with the one closest to Stony Creek listed first.
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Grove - Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove - Salem Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sugar Grove - Salem Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the northwest of Topeka.
- The Sugar Grove - Salem Cemetery has also been known as:
- Salem Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2326273 <3>
- Hire Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Maple Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the southwest of Topeka.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85781 <3>
- Gerber Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerber Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gerber Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the west of Topeka.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85115 <3>
- Eden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Eden Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the west of Topeka.
- The Eden Cemetery has also been known as:
- Topeka UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84908 <3>
- Hawpatch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawpatch Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hawpatch Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northwest of Topeka.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85311 <3>
- Schrock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Townline Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townline Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Townline Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the northwest of Topeka.
- The Townline Cemetery has also been known as:
- Townline Mennonite Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87173 <3>
- Nisley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (274 more) ...
- Forest Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Shobe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oak Park Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Stony Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Stony Creek.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Stony Creek, with the one closest to Stony Creek listed first.
- Grismore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Grismore is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grismore
- Ligonier
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Benton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Benton is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Emma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Emma is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
- New Paris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Syracuse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Middlebury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cromwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cosperville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cosperville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosperville
- Goshen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Waterford Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Waterford Mills is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Mills
- Vawter Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Vawter Park is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vawter Park
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Kimmell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wawaka
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shipshewana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Stony Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stony Creek.
Newspapers Published in Stony Creek ...
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 85 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stony Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stony Creek, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stony Creek.
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 Stony Creek:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to LaGrange County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- DeKalb County
- Elkhart County
- Kosciusko County
- Marshall County
- Noble County
- Saint Joseph County
- Steuben County
- Whitley County
- Cass County
- Saint Joseph 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Stony Creek) 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 Stony Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |