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 Terre Coupee (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 Terre Coupee. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Terre Coupee is located in Saint Joseph 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 Saint Joseph County: Elkhart, LaPorte, Marshall, Starke, Berrien (MI) & Cass (MI).
Below are the counties that are near Terre Coupee. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Terre Coupee:
- Saint Joseph County (The home county of Terre Coupee)
- The following are listed by their distance from Terre Coupee, with the one closest to Terre Coupee listed first.
- New Carlisle
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Zeigler
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Zeigler is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
- Crumstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crumstown is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumstown
- Roseland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Roseland is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
- South Bend
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- North Liberty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Georgetown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Georgetown is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Indian Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Indian Village is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Nutwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nutwood is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwood
- Gulivoire Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gulivoire Park is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulivoire Park
- Mishawaka
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lakeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Walkerton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Elkhart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Terre Coupee, with the one closest to Terre Coupee listed first.
- Jamestown
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Jamestown is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Elkhart
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Simonton Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Simonton Lake is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonton Lake
- Wakarusa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dunlap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Dunlap is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Garden Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Garden Village is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- Southwest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Southwest is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest
- Nappanee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- LaPorte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Terre Coupee, with the one closest to Terre Coupee listed first.
- Rolling Prairie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Smith
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Smith is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Hesston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hesston is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesston
- Stillwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stillwell is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
- Kankakee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Kankakee is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kankakee
- La Porte
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsbury
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsbury is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Door Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Door Village is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Door Village
- Michiana Shores
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Kingsford Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsford Heights is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsford Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,379 people
- Long Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Trail Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Trail Creek is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,985 people
- Waterford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Waterford is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Terre Coupee, with the one closest to Terre Coupee listed first.
- La Paz
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- La Paz is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Paz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Tyner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Tyner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
- Harris
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harris is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Linkville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Linkville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkville
- Donaldson
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Donaldson is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Bremen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Plymouth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Burr Oak
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Burr Oak is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak
- Porter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Terre Coupee, with the one closest to Terre Coupee listed first.
- Town-of-Pines
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Town-of-Pines is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town-of-Pines
- Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
- Beverly Shores
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Suman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Suman is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suman
- Tratebas Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Tratebas Mill is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tratebas Mill
- Starke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Terre Coupee, with the one closest to Terre Coupee listed first.
- Koontz Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Koontz Lake is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koontz Lake
- Grovertown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Grovertown is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovertown
- Hamlet
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Knox
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ober
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ober is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ober
- Berrien County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Terre Coupee, with the one closest to Terre Coupee listed first.
- Dayton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dayton is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Galien
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Galien is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galien
- Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
- Bakertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bakertown is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakertown
- Avery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Avery is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Three Oaks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Buchanan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Glendora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Glendora is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendora
- Hills Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hills Corners is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Corners
- New Troy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sawyer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Harbert
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hazelhurst
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hazelhurst is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelhurst
- Lakeside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeside is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Cass County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Terre Coupee, with the one closest to Terre Coupee listed first.
- Sumnerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sumnerville is located in Cass County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumnerville
- Edwardsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pokagon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pokagon is located in Cass County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pokagon
- Dowagiac
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cassopolis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- La Grange
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- La Grange is located in Cass County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
- Brownsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brownsville is located in Cass County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Terre Coupee, see our County-by-County Page for Terre Coupee.
Cemeteries Near Terre Coupee ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Terre Coupee.
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 Terre Coupee - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Terre Coupee covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Terre Coupee, with the one closest to Terre Coupee listed first.
- Olive Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sauktown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Swem Grave
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Germinder & Ward Graves
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hungarian Sacred Heart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sacred Heart Cemetery is located outside and to the west of South Bend.
- McGowan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dayton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Galien Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Teeter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (207 more) ...
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of South Bend.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86701 <2>
- Shedd Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bakertown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Terre Coupee had a population of 68 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Terre Coupee, with the one closest to Terre Coupee listed first.
- New Carlisle
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Crumstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crumstown is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumstown
- Dayton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dayton is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Rolling Prairie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Galien
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Galien is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galien
- Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
- Avery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Avery is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Three Oaks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fish Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fish Lake is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Lake
- Buchanan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hesston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hesston is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesston
- North Liberty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- South Bend
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Stillwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stillwell is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
- New Troy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Nutwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nutwood is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwood
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Terre Coupee. See our List of 1890's Communities around Terre Coupee.
Newspapers Published in Terre Coupee ...
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 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around Terre Coupee.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Terre Coupee, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Terre Coupee.
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 Terre Coupee:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Saint Joseph County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Elkhart County
- LaPorte County
- Marshall County
- Porter County
- Starke County
- Berrien County
- Cass 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> | 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 Terre Coupee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Terre Coupee) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |