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 Taylor Corner (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 Taylor Corner. 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 Taylor Corner ...
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 Taylor Corner: Taylor Cor. (or less commonly used: Taylor Crn.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Taylor Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Taylor Corner.
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.
Taylor Corner 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 Taylor Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Taylor Corner:
- DeKalb County (The home county of Taylor Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylor Corner, with the one closest to Taylor Corner listed first.
- Butler
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Waterloo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Moore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Moore is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
- Ashley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Auburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fairfield Center is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Center
- Corunna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Corunna is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corunna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Concord
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Concord is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Saint Joe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Garrett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Spencerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Altona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Altona is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylor Corner, with the one closest to Taylor Corner listed first.
- Grabill
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Leo-Cedarville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Leo-Cedarville is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo-Cedarville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,882 people
- Leo
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Harlan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ari
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ari is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ari
- Huntertown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hacienda Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hacienda Village is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hacienda Village
- Woodburn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wallen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wallen is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallen
- Dunn Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dunn Mill is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Mill
- New Haven
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Edgerton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Edgerton is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- LaGrange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylor Corner, with the one closest to Taylor Corner listed first.
- Stroh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stroh is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroh
- Gravel Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gravel Beach is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Beach
- South Milford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- South Milford is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford
- Brushy Prairie
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Brushy Prairie is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Prairie
- Mongo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wolcottville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Plato
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Plato is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
- Greenfield Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Greenfield Mills is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Mills
- Valentine
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Valentine is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine
- Brighton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Brighton is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- LaGrange
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Howe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylor Corner, with the one closest to Taylor Corner listed first.
- Wakeville Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wakeville Village is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakeville Village
- Kendallville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Avilla
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Laotto
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rome City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ege
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ege is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ege
- Brimfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Brimfield is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimfield
- Green Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Green Center is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Center
- Albion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Port Mitchell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Port Mitchell is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Mitchell
- Cosperville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cosperville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosperville
- Wawaka
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Steuben County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylor Corner, with the one closest to Taylor Corner listed first.
- Hamilton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hamilton is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,595 people
- Russels Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Russels Point is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russels Point
- Hudson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Lake is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
- Alvarado
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Alvarado is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
- Angola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- York
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- York is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Fremont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Jamestown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Jamestown is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Clear Lake
(19 miles [30.6 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ray is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Orland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Whitley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylor Corner, with the one closest to Taylor Corner listed first.
- Churubusco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Collins
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Collins is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Tri-Lakes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tri-Lakes is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri-Lakes
- Branch County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylor Corner, with the one closest to Taylor Corner listed first.
- Ray
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Canada Shores
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Canada Shores is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Shores
- Gilead
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gilead is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Hatmaker
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hatmaker is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
- Fisher
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fisher is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Bronson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Batavia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Batavia is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
- Hillsdale County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylor Corner, with the one closest to Taylor Corner listed first.
- Montgomery
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Camden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Reading
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- 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
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Fawn River
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fawn River is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn River
- Defiance County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylor Corner, with the one closest to Taylor Corner listed first.
- Hicksville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ney
(23 miles [37 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Paulding County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylor Corner, with the one closest to Taylor Corner listed first.
- Link ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Link is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Link
- Antwerp
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Knoxdale ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Knoxdale is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxdale
- Cecil
(25 miles [40.2 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Rochester is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rochester
- Emmett
(27 miles [43.5 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Renollet is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renollet
- Paulding
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Payne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Williams County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylor Corner, with the one closest to Taylor Corner listed first.
- Edgerton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Edon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Blakeslee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Denmark ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Denmark is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Columbia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Columbia is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Melbern
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Melbern is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbern
- Cooney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Northwest
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Northwest is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
- Montpelier
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bryan
(20 miles [32.2 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>
- Jim Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jim Town is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Town
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Taylor Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Taylor Corner.
Cemeteries Near Taylor Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Taylor Corner.
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 Taylor Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Taylor Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Taylor Corner, with the one closest to Taylor Corner listed first.
- Lutz Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hamilton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Barkers Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rude Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- 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<3> to the northwest of Butler.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86641 <2>
- Carter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Waterloo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Eddy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Lake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Lake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Otsego Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tamarack Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (307 more) ...
- Krontz Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Farnham Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Teegardin 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>
While we didn't find Taylor Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Taylor Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Taylor Corner, with the one closest to Taylor Corner listed first.
- Hamilton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hamilton is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,595 people
- Summit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Summit is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Waterloo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Butler
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Moore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Moore is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
- Artic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Artic is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artic
- Pleasant Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Lake is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
- Hudson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sedan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sedan is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
- Alvarado
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Alvarado is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
- Auburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fairfield Center is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Center
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Corunna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Corunna is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corunna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Newville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Newville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Edgerton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Taylor Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Taylor Corner.
Newspapers Published in Taylor Corner ...
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 109 newspapers that have been published in the area around Taylor Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Taylor Corner, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Taylor Corner.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Taylor Corner:
- 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
- Saint Joseph County
- Defiance 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> | 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' (or 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- Taylor Corner) 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 Taylor Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |