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 Waterford Mills (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 Waterford Mills. 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 Waterford Mills ...
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 Waterford Mills: Waterford Mls. (or less commonly used: Waterford Mlls.)
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 northeast 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 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.
Waterford Mills is located in Elkhart 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 Elkhart County: Kosciusko, LaGrange, Marshall, Noble, Saint Joseph, Cass (MI) & Saint Joseph (MI).
Below are the counties that are near Waterford Mills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Waterford Mills:
- Elkhart County (The home county of Waterford Mills)
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterford Mills, with the one closest to Waterford Mills listed first.
- Bainter Town
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bainter Town is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainter Town
- Goshen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- New Paris
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Benton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Benton is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Foraker
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Foraker is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foraker
- Southwest
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Southwest is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest
- Millersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dunlap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dunlap is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Gravelton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gravelton is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelton
- Wakarusa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Garden Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Garden Village is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- Jamestown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jamestown is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Kosciusko County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterford Mills, with the one closest to Waterford Mills listed first.
- Milford Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Milford Junction is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Junction
- Milford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Milford is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,551 people
- Syracuse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wawasee Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wawasee Village is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wawasee Village
- Leesburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Clunette
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Clunette is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clunette
- North Webster
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arrowhead Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Arrowhead Park is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Park
- Atwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Atwood is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Etna Green
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Winona Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pierceton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- LaGrange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterford Mills, with the one closest to Waterford Mills listed first.
- Topeka
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Shipshewana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Scott
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Scott is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Seyberts
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Seyberts is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seyberts
- LaGrange
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Valentine
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Valentine is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine
- Wolcottville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Howe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Plato
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Plato is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
- South Milford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- South Milford is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford
- Brighton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brighton is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Brushy Prairie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Brushy Prairie is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Prairie
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterford Mills, with the one closest to Waterford Mills listed first.
- Bremen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bourbon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- La Paz
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- La Paz is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Paz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Linkville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Linkville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkville
- Old Tip Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Tip Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Tip Town
- Harris
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Harris is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Tippecanoe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Plymouth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Argos
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tyner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Tyner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterford Mills, with the one closest to Waterford Mills listed first.
- Ligonier
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cromwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Village is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Kimmell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cosperville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cosperville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosperville
- Wawaka
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Wilmot
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmot is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Wolf Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wolf Lake is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
- Brimfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Brimfield is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimfield
- Albion
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Port Mitchell
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Port Mitchell is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Mitchell
- Rome City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Saint Joseph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterford Mills, with the one closest to Waterford Mills listed first.
- Osceola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wyatt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mishawaka
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Granger
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gulivoire Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Gulivoire Park is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulivoire Park
- Lakeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Indian Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Village is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- South Bend
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Nutwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Nutwood is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwood
- Georgetown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Georgetown is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Roseland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Roseland is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
- Crumstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Crumstown is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumstown
- Whitley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterford Mills, with the one closest to Waterford Mills listed first.
- Etna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Etna is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Ormas
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ormas is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormas
- Cresco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cresco is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresco
- Larwill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Larwill is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larwill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Lorane
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lorane is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorane
- Tri-Lakes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tri-Lakes is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri-Lakes
- Berrien County (MI)
- Niles
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Niles is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,093 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Niles <1>
- Cass County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterford Mills, with the one closest to Waterford Mills listed first.
- Union
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Edwardsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brownsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Brownsville is located in Cass County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Jones
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Corey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Corey is located in Cass County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corey
- Vandalia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Vandalia is located in Cass County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Cassopolis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Penn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Penn is located in Cass County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn
- La Grange
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- La Grange is located in Cass County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
- Wakelee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wakelee is located in Cass County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakelee
- Saint Joseph County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterford Mills, with the one closest to Waterford Mills listed first.
- Mottville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Mottville is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mottville
- White Pigeon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Constantine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Oakwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Klingers
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Klingers is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klingers
- Bluff Beach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff Beach is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Beach
- Fabius
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fabius is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fabius
- Sturgis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Three Rivers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Centreville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Centreville is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
- Fawn River
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fawn River is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn River
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Waterford Mills, see our County-by-County Page for Waterford Mills.
Cemeteries Near Waterford Mills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Waterford Mills.
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 Waterford Mills - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Waterford Mills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Waterford Mills, with the one closest to Waterford Mills listed first.
- Sparklin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Violett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Baintertown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Elkhart Prairie Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hess Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- West Goshen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- New Paris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jackson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cripe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Studebaker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Morris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (273 more) ...
- Clinton Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Nisley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Stutsman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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 Waterford Mills had a population of 98 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Waterford Mills, with the one closest to Waterford Mills listed first.
- Goshen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- New Paris
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Benton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Benton is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Foraker
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Foraker is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foraker
- Southwest
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Southwest is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest
- Gravelton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gravelton is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelton
- Milford Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Milford Junction is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Junction
- Milford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Milford is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,551 people
- Syracuse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wakarusa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Grismore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Grismore is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grismore
- Nappanee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Middlebury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hastings
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hastings is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
- Vawter Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vawter Park is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vawter Park
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Waterford Mills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Waterford Mills.
Newspapers Published in Waterford Mills ...
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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Waterford Mills.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Waterford Mills, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Waterford Mills.
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 Waterford Mills:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Elkhart County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Kosciusko County
- LaGrange County
- Marshall County
- Noble County
- Saint Joseph County
- Whitley County
- Berrien County
- Cass County
- Saint Joseph 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 Waterford Mills, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Waterford Mills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |