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 Toronto (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 Toronto. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Toronto is located in Vermillion 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 Vermillion County: Edgar (IL), Vermilion (IL), Fountain, Parke, Vigo & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Toronto. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Toronto:
- Vermillion County (The home county of Toronto)
- The following are listed by their distance from Toronto, with the one closest to Toronto listed first.
- Dana
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dana is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Alta
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Alta is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Hillsdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hillsdale is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Saint Bernice
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Saint Bernice is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bernice
- Summit Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Summit Grove is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
- Sandytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sandytown is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandytown
- Newport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Blanford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Blanford is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanford
- Fairview Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Park is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
- Clinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cayuga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Universal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Universal is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Toronto, with the one closest to Toronto listed first.
- Perth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Perth is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Cloverland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cloverland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
- Lena
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lena is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Bee Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bee Ridge is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Ridge
- Billtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Billtown is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billtown
- Carbon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Carbon is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
- Benwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Benwood is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benwood
- Brazil
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Staunton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Staunton is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
- Turner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Turner is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Billville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Billville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billville
- Knightsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Knightsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
- Fountain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Toronto, with the one closest to Toronto listed first.
- Harveysburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harveysburg is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Kingman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wallace
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Wallace is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Covington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Layton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Layton is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Veedersburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stone Bluff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stone Bluff is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Bluff
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Toronto, with the one closest to Toronto listed first.
- Waveland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Alamo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alamo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Parke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Toronto, with the one closest to Toronto listed first.
- Montezuma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Armiesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Armiesburg is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armiesburg
- West Union
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Union is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Mecca
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mecca is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
- Numa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Numa is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numa
- Annapolis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Annapolis is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annapolis
- Bloomingdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- West Atherton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Atherton is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Atherton
- Rockville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Billie Creek Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rosedale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rosedale is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
- Rosedale has also been known as:
- Roseville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <1>
- Marshall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Marshall is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Toronto, with the one closest to Toronto listed first.
- Portland Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Portland Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland Mills
- Russellville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Russellville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Vigo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Toronto, with the one closest to Toronto listed first.
- Libertyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Libertyville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- New Goshen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Shepardsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Shepardsville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepardsville
- Pine Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pine Ridge is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Harrison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Harrison is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Sandcut
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sandcut is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandcut
- Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Spelterville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Spelterville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelterville
- North Terre Haute
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- North Terre Haute is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Terre Haute
- Barnhart Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Barnhart Town is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhart Town
- Burnett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Burnett is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Fontanet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fontanet is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanet
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Toronto, with the one closest to Toronto listed first.
- Foster
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Foster is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Baltimore ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Baltimore is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
- State Line City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- State Line City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- State Line
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- State Line is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Champaign County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Toronto, with the one closest to Toronto listed first.
- Broadlands
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Homer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Homer is located in Champaign County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <1>
- Clark County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Toronto, with the one closest to Toronto listed first.
- Farrington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Farrington is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrington
- Dennison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Dennison is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennison
- Weaver
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Weaver is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Livingston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Livingston is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Clarksville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksville is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Marshall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Coles County (IL)
- Oakland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Douglas County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Toronto, with the one closest to Toronto listed first.
- Newman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Murdock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Edgar County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Toronto, with the one closest to Toronto listed first.
- Raven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Raven is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Kidley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kidley is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidley
- Scottland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Scottland is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottland
- Logan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clays Prairie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clays Prairie is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Prairie
- Huffmanville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Huffmanville is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffmanville
- Chrisman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bloomfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bloomfield is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Vermilion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Kentucky
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kentucky is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
- Paris
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Metcalf
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Vermilion County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Toronto, with the one closest to Toronto listed first.
- Ridge Farm
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Olivet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Olivet is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Vermilion Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Vermilion Grove is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion Grove
- Meeks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Meeks is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks
- Georgetown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Indianola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Busenville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Busenville is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busenville
- Archie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Archie is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archie
- Sidell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Westville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Belgium
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Belgium is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Catlin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Catlin is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,899 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catlin <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Toronto, see our County-by-County Page for Toronto.
Cemeteries Near Toronto ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Toronto.
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 Toronto - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Toronto covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Toronto, with the one closest to Toronto listed first.
- Bono Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bales Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- McCauley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bogart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Newton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Higbie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Andrews Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pisgah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Adams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dinsmore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hollingsworth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cameron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (416 more) ...
- Igo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Allen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Toronto had a population of 74 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Toronto, with the one closest to Toronto listed first.
- Dana
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dana is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Illiana ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Illiana is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illiana
- Kidley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kidley is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidley
- Raven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Raven is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Saint Bernice
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Saint Bernice is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bernice
- Highland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Scottland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Scottland is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottland
- Logan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Summit Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Summit Grove is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
- Montezuma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Clays Prairie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clays Prairie is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Prairie
- Armiesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Armiesburg is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armiesburg
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Newport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Humrick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Humrick is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humrick
- Clinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Toronto. See our List of 1890's Communities around Toronto.
Newspapers Published in Toronto ...
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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Toronto.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Toronto, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Toronto.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Toronto:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Vermillion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Fountain County
- Montgomery County
- Parke County
- Putnam County
- Vigo County
- Warren County
- Champaign County
- Clark County
- Coles County
- Douglas County
- Edgar County
- Vermilion 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 Toronto, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Toronto) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |