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 Sweetser (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 Sweetser. 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 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.
Sweetser is located in Grant 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 Grant County: Blackford, Delaware, Howard, Huntington, Madison, Miami, Tipton, Wabash & Wells.
Below are the counties that are near Sweetser. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sweetser:
- Grant County (The home county of Sweetser)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sweetser, with the one closest to Sweetser listed first.
- Mier
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mier is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mier
- Herbst
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Herbst is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbst
- Jalapa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jalapa is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Michaelsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Michaelsville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
- Marion
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Swayzee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sims
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sims is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
- Jonesboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hackleman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hackleman is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleman
- Gas City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fairmount
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Friendly Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Friendly Corner is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Corner
- Blackford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sweetser, with the one closest to Sweetser listed first.
- Renner ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Renner is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner
- Shamrock Lakes
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shamrock Lakes is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Hartford City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mollie ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mollie is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
- Montpelier
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Millgrove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Millgrove is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove
- Ridertown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ridertown is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridertown
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sweetser, with the one closest to Sweetser listed first.
- Galveston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Onward
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Onward is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onward
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- New Waverly
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Waverly is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Waverly
- Walton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hoover
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hoover is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
- Deacon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Deacon is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacon
- Young America
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Young America is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young America
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sweetser, with the one closest to Sweetser listed first.
- Janney
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Janney is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janney
- Gaston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eaton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Andersonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Andersonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Granville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Granville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Former name for Granville:
- Weaton
- Yorktown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sweetser, with the one closest to Sweetser listed first.
- Aroma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Aroma is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroma
- Omega
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Omega is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Atlanta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Arcadia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sweetser, with the one closest to Sweetser listed first.
- Greentown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jerome
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jerome is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Plevna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Plevna is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
- Guy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Guy is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Vermont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Vermont is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont
- Hemlock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hemlock is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Cassville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cassville is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Kokomo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Oakford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oakford is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakford
- Indian Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Heights is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Heights
- Alto
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Alto is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- West Middleton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- West Middleton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Middleton
- Huntington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sweetser, with the one closest to Sweetser listed first.
- Banquo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Banquo is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banquo
- Monument City ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Monument City is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument City
- Mount Etna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Etna is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Etna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- River
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- River is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River
- Warren
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Harlansburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harlansburg is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Andrews
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Majenica
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Majenica is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majenica
- Plum Tree
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Plum Tree is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Tree
- Huntington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bippus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bippus is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bippus
- Bowerstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bowerstown is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerstown
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sweetser, with the one closest to Sweetser listed first.
- Leisure
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Leisure is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure
- Summitville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Summitville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
- Dundee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Dundee is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Elwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Orestes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Orestes is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orestes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- West Elwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- West Elwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elwood
- Alexandria
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Gimco City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Gimco City is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gimco City
- Frankton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Prosperity
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Prosperity is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Florida
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Florida is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Perkinsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sweetser, with the one closest to Sweetser listed first.
- Converse
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Amboy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Amboy is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- North Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- North Grove is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grove
- Santa Fe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Santa Fe is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Loree
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Loree is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loree
- Miami
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bunker Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Oakdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oakdale is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Peru
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pettysville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pettysville is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettysville
- Denver
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mexico
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sweetser, with the one closest to Sweetser listed first.
- Nevada
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nevada is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Windfall City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Windfall City is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
- Windfall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hobbs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sharpsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tipton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Goldsmith
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Goldsmith is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith
- Groomsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Groomsville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groomsville
- East Union
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Union is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Wabash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sweetser, with the one closest to Sweetser listed first.
- La Fontaine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- La Fontaine is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Fontaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- Somerset
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Somerset is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Treaty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Treaty is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treaty
- Lincolnville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lincolnville is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Wabash
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Richvalley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Richvalley is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richvalley
- Lagro
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Urbana
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Roann
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Stockdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Stockdale is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockdale
- Servia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Servia is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servia
- Laketon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wells County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sweetser, with the one closest to Sweetser listed first.
- Keystone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Keystone is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Liberty Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Liberty Center is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
- Greenville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Greenville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Poneto
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Poneto is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poneto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Travisville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Travisville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travisville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sweetser, see our County-by-County Page for Sweetser.
Cemeteries Near Sweetser ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sweetser.
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 Sweetser - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sweetser covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sweetser, with the one closest to Sweetser listed first.
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rowland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Thraikill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- IOOF Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Grant Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Conner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Meshingomesia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Alel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pipe Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Marion National Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- IOOF Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (282 more) ...
- Hummel - Lobdell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rennaker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Harper Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Sweetser had a population of 290 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Sweetser had a population of 1,092 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sweetser, with the one closest to Sweetser listed first.
- Mier
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mier is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mier
- Herbst
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Herbst is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbst
- Roseburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Roseburg is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseburg
- Jalapa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jalapa is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Swayzee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Marion
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Converse
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sims
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sims is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
- Fox
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fox is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Normal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Normal is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal
- Weaver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Weaver is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Somerset
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Somerset is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- La Fontaine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- La Fontaine is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Fontaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- Amboy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Amboy is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Sycamore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sycamore is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sweetser. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sweetser.
Newspapers Published in Sweetser ...
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 97 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sweetser.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sweetser, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sweetser.
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 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 Sweetser:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Grant County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blackford County
- Cass County
- Delaware County
- Hamilton County
- Howard County
- Huntington County
- Madison County
- Miami County
- Tipton County
- Wabash County
- Wells 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Sweetser) 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 Sweetser, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |