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 Wakeville Village (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 Wakeville Village. 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 Wakeville Village ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Wakeville Village: Wakeville Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Wakeville Village is located in Noble 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 Noble County: Allen, DeKalb, Elkhart, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Steuben & Whitley.
Below are the counties that are near Wakeville Village. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wakeville Village:
- Noble County (The home county of Wakeville Village)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wakeville Village, with the one closest to Wakeville Village listed first.
- Kendallville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rome City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Avilla
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Brimfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Brimfield is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimfield
- Albion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ege
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ege is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ege
- Port Mitchell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Port Mitchell is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Mitchell
- Cosperville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cosperville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosperville
- Wawaka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Laotto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Green Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Green Center is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Center
- Kimmell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wakeville Village, with the one closest to Wakeville Village listed first.
- Ari
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ari is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ari
- Huntertown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Dunn Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Dunn Mill is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Mill
- Leo-Cedarville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Leo-Cedarville is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo-Cedarville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,882 people
- Leo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wallen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Wallen is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallen
- Grabill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Arcola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Harlan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hacienda Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hacienda Village is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hacienda Village
- Fort Wayne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Indian Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Indian Village is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wakeville Village, with the one closest to Wakeville Village listed first.
- Corunna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Corunna is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corunna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Fairfield Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fairfield Center is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Center
- Altona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Altona is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Ashley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Garrett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Waterloo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Auburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Era
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Era is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- Moore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Moore is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
- Concord
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Concord is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Butler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Saint Joe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Elkhart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wakeville Village, with the one closest to Wakeville Village listed first.
- Millersburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Benton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Benton is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Middlebury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bainter Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bainter Town is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainter Town
- New Paris
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Goshen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Kosciusko County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wakeville Village, with the one closest to Wakeville Village listed first.
- North Webster
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Syracuse
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Wawasee Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Wawasee Village is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wawasee Village
- Pierceton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arrowhead Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Arrowhead Park is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Park
- Milford Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Milford Junction is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Junction
- Milford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Milford is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,551 people
- LaGrange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wakeville Village, with the one closest to Wakeville Village listed first.
- South Milford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- South Milford is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford
- Gravel Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gravel Beach is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Beach
- Wolcottville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stroh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Stroh is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroh
- Valentine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Valentine is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine
- Brushy Prairie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Brushy Prairie is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Prairie
- Plato
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Plato is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
- Mongo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- LaGrange
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Topeka
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Brighton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Brighton is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Greenfield Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Greenfield Mills is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Mills
- Steuben County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wakeville Village, with the one closest to Wakeville Village listed first.
- Hudson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Lake is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
- Hamilton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hamilton is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,595 people
- Russels Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Russels Point is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russels Point
- Orland
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Angola
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Alvarado
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Alvarado is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
- Jamestown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Jamestown is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Fremont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- York
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- York is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Ray
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ray is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Clear Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Lake is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Whitley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wakeville Village, with the one closest to Wakeville Village listed first.
- Churubusco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Tri-Lakes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tri-Lakes is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri-Lakes
- Ormas
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ormas is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormas
- Collins
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Collins is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Cresco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cresco is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresco
- Etna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Etna is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Lorane
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lorane is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorane
- Columbia City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dunfee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Dunfee is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunfee
- Larwill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Larwill is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larwill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Branch County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wakeville Village, with the one closest to Wakeville Village listed first.
- Gilead
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Gilead is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Hatmaker
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hatmaker is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
- Bronson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Canada Shores
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Canada Shores is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Shores
- Ray
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Joseph County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wakeville Village, with the one closest to Wakeville Village listed first.
- Fawn River
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Fawn River is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn River
- Sturgis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sturgis is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,803 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sturgis <1>
- Burr Oak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Klingers
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Klingers is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klingers
- Oakwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Bluff Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff Beach is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Beach
- Findley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Findley is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Findley
- White Pigeon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Defiance County (OH)
- Hicksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Paulding County (OH)
- Link ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Link is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Link
- Williams County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wakeville Village, with the one closest to Wakeville Village listed first.
- Edgerton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Edon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Columbia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Columbia is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Blakeslee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Denmark ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Denmark is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Cooney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cooney is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooney
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wakeville Village, see our County-by-County Page for Wakeville Village.
Cemeteries Near Wakeville Village ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wakeville Village.
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 Wakeville Village - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wakeville Village covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wakeville Village, with the one closest to Wakeville Village listed first.
- Lake View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Old Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Perseverance Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Weston Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Milford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- South Milford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lake Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tamarack Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Corunna Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (281 more) ...
- Northport Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Gaspars Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hessen Cassel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hessen Cassel Cemetery
- The Hessen Cassel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rice Cemetery
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>
While we didn't find Wakeville Village in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wakeville Village.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wakeville Village, with the one closest to Wakeville Village listed first.
- Kendallville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- South Milford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- South Milford is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford
- Rome City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Avilla
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Corunna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Corunna is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corunna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Fairfield Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fairfield Center is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Center
- Turkey Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Turkey Creek is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Creek
- Wolcottville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brimfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Brimfield is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimfield
- Sedan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sedan is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
- Woodruff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Woodruff is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
- Albion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Altona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Altona is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Mount Pisgah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Pisgah is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- Swan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Swan is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wakeville Village. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wakeville Village.
Newspapers Published in Wakeville Village ...
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 112 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wakeville Village.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wakeville Village, 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 Wakeville Village.
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 Wakeville Village:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Noble County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- DeKalb County
- Elkhart County
- Kosciusko County
- LaGrange County
- Steuben County
- Whitley County
- Branch 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> | 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 Wakeville Village, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wakeville Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |