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 Waveland (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 Waveland. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Waveland is located in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County: Boone, Clinton, Fountain, Hendricks, Parke, Putnam & Tippecanoe.
Below are the counties that are near Waveland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Waveland:
- Montgomery County (The home county of Waveland)
- The following are listed by their distance from Waveland, with the one closest to Waveland listed first.
- Alamo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Alamo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- New Market
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Market is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
- North Union
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Union is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Union
- Yountsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Yountsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yountsville
- Ladoga
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wesley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wesley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Waynetown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Crawfordsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mace
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mace is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mace
- Smartsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Smartsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartsburg
- New Ross
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Garfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Garfield is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waveland, with the one closest to Waveland listed first.
- Jamestown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Advance
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Advance is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
- Thorntown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hazelrigg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hazelrigg is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelrigg
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waveland, with the one closest to Waveland listed first.
- Carbon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Carbon is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
- Lena
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lena is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Perth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Perth is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Benwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Benwood is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benwood
- Harmony
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Harmony is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 639 people
- Bee Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bee Ridge is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Ridge
- Brazil
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Knightsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Knightsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
- Billtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Billtown is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billtown
- Billville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Billville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billville
- Turner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Turner is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Cloverland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cloverland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
- Clinton County
- Colfax
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fountain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waveland, with the one closest to Waveland listed first.
- Wallace
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wallace is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Kingman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Harveysburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harveysburg is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Hillsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Veedersburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mellott
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mellott is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Layton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Layton is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Stone Bluff
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stone Bluff is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Bluff
- Newtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Newtown is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Covington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Attica
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Roberts
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Roberts is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Hendricks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waveland, with the one closest to Waveland listed first.
- North Salem
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- New Winchester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- New Winchester is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Winchester
- Coatesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Reno
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Reno is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Hadley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hadley is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Lizton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Amo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stilesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Danville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pittsboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Clayton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Parke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waveland, with the one closest to Waveland listed first.
- Byron
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Byron is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Guion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Guion is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guion
- Judson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Judson is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Marshall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Marshall is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Grange Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Grange Corner is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Corner
- Bellmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bellmore is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellmore
- Nyesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nyesville is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyesville
- Annapolis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Annapolis is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annapolis
- Ferndale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ferndale is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Billie Creek Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomingdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rockville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waveland, with the one closest to Waveland listed first.
- Russellville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Russellville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Portland Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Portland Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland Mills
- Blakesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Blakesburg is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakesburg
- Roachdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bainbridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bainbridge is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Barnard
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Barnard is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
- Greencastle
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Groveland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Groveland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Limedale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Limedale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limedale
- Fillmore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fillmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Reelsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Reelsville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsville
- Putnamville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Putnamville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
- Tippecanoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waveland, with the one closest to Waveland listed first.
- Corwin ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Corwin is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin
- Corwin has also been known as:
- Corwin Station
- Romney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Odell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Odell is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
- Gladens Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gladens Corner is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladens Corner
- Concord
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Clarks Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vermillion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waveland, with the one closest to Waveland listed first.
- Alta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Alta is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Hillsdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hillsdale is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Newport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Summit Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Summit Grove is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
- Cayuga
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Perrysville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Park is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
- Eugene
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Eugene is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugene
- Clinton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dana
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Dana is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Tree Spring
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tree Spring is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree Spring
- Sandytown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sandytown is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandytown
- Vigo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waveland, with the one closest to Waveland listed first.
- Fontanet
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Fontanet is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanet
- Burnett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Burnett is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Sandcut
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sandcut is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandcut
- Shepardsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shepardsville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepardsville
- North Terre Haute
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Terre Haute is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Terre Haute
- Seelyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Seelyville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
- Glen Ayre
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Ayre is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ayre
- New Goshen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spelterville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spelterville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelterville
- Terre Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Terre Town is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Town
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waveland, with the one closest to Waveland listed first.
- Baltimore ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Baltimore is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
- Foster
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Foster is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Edgar County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Waveland, with the one closest to Waveland listed first.
- Raven
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Raven is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Kidley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Kidley is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidley
- Clays Prairie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clays Prairie is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Prairie
- Scottland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Scottland is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottland
- Vermilion County (IL)
- Meeks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Meeks is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Waveland, see our County-by-County Page for Waveland.
Cemeteries Near Waveland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Waveland.
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 Waveland - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Waveland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Waveland, with the one closest to Waveland listed first.
- Maple Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jarvis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Old Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Spencer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Seybold Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Raccoon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Clodfelter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lydick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lough Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bruin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Black Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (421 more) ...
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wasson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pisgah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Waveland had a population of 663 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Waveland had a population of 417 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Waveland, with the one closest to Waveland listed first.
- Milligan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Milligan is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milligan
- Russellville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Russellville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Browns Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Browns Valley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Byron
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Byron is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Guion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Guion is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guion
- Judson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Judson is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Marshall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Marshall is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Portland Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Portland Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland Mills
- Parkersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Parkersburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkersburg
- Lapland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lapland is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapland
- Alamo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Alamo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Bellmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bellmore is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellmore
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hollandsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hollandsburg is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandsburg
- Raccoon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Raccoon is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccoon
- New Market
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Market is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Waveland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Waveland.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Waveland ...
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 96 newspapers that have been published in the area around Waveland.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Waveland. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Waveland and those printed in the larger area surrounding Waveland.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> of Waveland.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Waveland:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Montgomery County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Clay County
- Clinton County
- Fountain County
- Hendricks County
- Parke County
- Putnam County
- Tippecanoe County
- Vermillion County
- Vigo County
- Warren 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> | 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 Waveland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Waveland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |