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 Twin Lakes (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 Twin Lakes. 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 Twin Lakes ...
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 Twin Lakes: Twin Lks.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Twin Lakes. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Twin Lakes.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Twin Lakes is located in Marshall 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 Marshall County: Elkhart, Fulton, Kosciusko, Pulaski, Saint Joseph & Starke.
Below are the counties that are near Twin Lakes. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Twin Lakes:
- Marshall County (The home county of Twin Lakes)
- The following are listed by their distance from Twin Lakes, with the one closest to Twin Lakes listed first.
- Plymouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Burr Oak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Burr Oak is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak
- Donaldson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Donaldson is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Culver
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Culver is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,484 people
- Tyner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tyner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
- Argos
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Harris is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Linkville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Linkville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkville
- La Paz
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- La Paz is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Paz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Bourbon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Old Tip Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Old Tip Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Tip Town
- Bremen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tippecanoe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Twin Lakes, with the one closest to Twin Lakes listed first.
- Leases Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Leases Corner is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leases Corner
- Lucerne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lucerne is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
- Twelve Mile
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Twelve Mile is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Mile
- Elkhart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Twin Lakes, with the one closest to Twin Lakes listed first.
- Nappanee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wakarusa
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Gravelton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gravelton is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelton
- Foraker
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Foraker is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foraker
- Southwest
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Southwest is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest
- Jamestown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jamestown is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- New Paris
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Twin Lakes, with the one closest to Twin Lakes listed first.
- Delong
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Delong is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delong
- Leiters Ford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Leiters Ford is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leiters Ford
- Lake Bruce
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lake Bruce is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bruce
- Rochester
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Kewanna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Kewanna is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewanna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
- Athens
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Athens is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Grass Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Grass Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Creek
- Fulton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Akron
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Disko
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Disko is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disko
- Kosciusko County
- The following are listed by their distance from Twin Lakes, with the one closest to Twin Lakes listed first.
- Etna Green
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mentone
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Atwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Atwood is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Sevastopol
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sevastopol is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sevastopol
- Clunette
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Clunette is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clunette
- Burket
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Burket is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burket
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Beaver Dam
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver Dam is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Leesburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Milford Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Milford Junction is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Junction
- Milford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Milford is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,551 people
- Claypool
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Arrowhead Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Arrowhead Park is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Park
- LaPorte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Twin Lakes, with the one closest to Twin Lakes listed first.
- Kankakee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kankakee is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kankakee
- Kingsford Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kingsford Heights is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsford Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,379 people
- Stillwell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stillwell is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
- Kingsbury
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Kingsbury is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Hanna
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Union Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- La Crosse
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Door Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Door Village is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Door Village
- La Porte
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rolling Prairie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wanatah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Haskell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Haskell is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskell
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Twin Lakes, with the one closest to Twin Lakes listed first.
- Macy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gilead
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gilead is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Deedsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Deedsville is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deedsville
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Twin Lakes, with the one closest to Twin Lakes listed first.
- Monterey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Monterey is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Lawton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lawton is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
- Beardstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beardstown is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardstown
- Denham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Denham is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham
- Winamac
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Star City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Thornhope
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Thornhope is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhope
- Former names for Thornhope:
- Parisville
- Rosedale
- Thornhope has also been known as:
- Oak
- Saint Joseph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Twin Lakes, with the one closest to Twin Lakes listed first.
- Walkerton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- North Liberty
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Wyatt
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Nutwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Nutwood is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwood
- Gulivoire Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Gulivoire Park is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulivoire Park
- Crumstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Crumstown is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumstown
- Mishawaka
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- South Bend
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Zeigler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Zeigler is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
- New Carlisle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Osceola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Indian Village is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Starke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Twin Lakes, with the one closest to Twin Lakes listed first.
- Ober
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ober is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ober
- Grovertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grovertown is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovertown
- Koontz Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Koontz Lake is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koontz Lake
- Hamlet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ora is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ora
- Knox
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bass Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bass Lake is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Lake
- Aldine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Aldine is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldine
- Toto
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Toto is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toto
- North Judson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- San Pierre
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Twin Lakes, see our County-by-County Page for Twin Lakes.
Cemeteries Near Twin Lakes ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Twin Lakes.
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 Twin Lakes - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Twin Lakes covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Twin Lakes, with the one closest to Twin Lakes listed first.
- McElrath Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pisgah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tabor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- The Oak Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Buck Cemetery
- New Oak Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86192 <3>
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Burr Oak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Donaldson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Blissville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Masonic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (155 more) ...
- Washington Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nighthart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Twin Lakes had a population of 18 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Twin Lakes, with the one closest to Twin Lakes listed first.
- Hibbard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hibbard is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbard
- Plymouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Burr Oak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Burr Oak is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak
- Rutland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rutland is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Donaldson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Donaldson is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Maxinkuckee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Maxinkuckee is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxinkuckee
- Argos
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ober
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ober is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ober
- Inwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Inwood is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
- Linkville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Linkville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkville
- Harris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Harris is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Grovertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grovertown is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovertown
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- La Paz
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- La Paz is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Paz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Winona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Winona is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- Delong
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Delong is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delong
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Twin Lakes. See our List of 1890's Communities around Twin Lakes.
Newspapers Published in Twin Lakes ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Twin Lakes.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Twin Lakes, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Twin Lakes.
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 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 Twin Lakes:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Marshall County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cass County
- Elkhart County
- Fulton County
- Kosciusko County
- LaPorte County
- Miami County
- Pulaski County
- Saint Joseph County
- Starke 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Twin Lakes) 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 Twin Lakes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |