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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 Wawasee 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 Wawasee 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 Wawasee 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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Wawasee Village: Wawasee 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 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.

Wawasee Village is located in Kosciusko 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 Kosciusko County: Elkhart, Fulton, Marshall, Noble, Wabash & Whitley.

Below are the counties that are near Wawasee Village. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wawasee Village:

  • Kosciusko County     (The home county of Wawasee Village)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wawasee Village, with the one closest to Wawasee Village listed first.
    • Syracuse
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Milford Junction
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Milford Junction is located in Kosciusko County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Junction
    • Milford
      (5 miles [8 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
    • North Webster
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Leesburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Arrowhead Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Arrowhead Park is located in Kosciusko County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Park
    • Clunette
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Clunette is located in Kosciusko County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clunette
    • Winona Lake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Pierceton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Atwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Atwood is located in Kosciusko County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
    • Etna Green
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Claypool
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Burket
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Burket is located in Kosciusko County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burket
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
  • Allen County
    • Ari
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Ari is located in Allen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ari
  • Elkhart County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wawasee Village, with the one closest to Wawasee Village listed first.
    • Benton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Benton is located in Elkhart County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
    • Bainter Town
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Bainter Town is located in Elkhart County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainter Town
    • New Paris
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Millersburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Gravelton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Gravelton is located in Elkhart County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelton
    • Goshen
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Foraker
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Foraker is located in Elkhart County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foraker
    • Southwest
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Southwest is located in Elkhart County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest
    • Nappanee
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Wakarusa
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Middlebury
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Dunlap
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Dunlap is located in Elkhart County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
    • Jamestown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jamestown is located in Elkhart County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Fulton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wawasee Village, with the one closest to Wawasee Village listed first.
    • Akron
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Disko
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Disko is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disko
  • LaGrange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wawasee Village, with the one closest to Wawasee Village listed first.
    • Topeka
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Shipshewana
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Wolcottville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Valentine
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Valentine is located in LaGrange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine
    • LaGrange
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Seyberts
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Seyberts is located in LaGrange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seyberts
    • Scott
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Scott is located in LaGrange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
    • South Milford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • South Milford is located in LaGrange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford
    • Plato
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Plato is located in LaGrange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
    • Howe
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Gravel Beach
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Gravel Beach is located in LaGrange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Beach
    • Brighton
      (30 miles [48.3 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 northeast)
      • 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 Wawasee Village, with the one closest to Wawasee Village listed first.
    • Bourbon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Bremen
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Old Tip Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Old Tip Town is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Tip Town
    • Tippecanoe
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Linkville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Linkville is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkville
    • Argos
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Argos is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argos
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,619 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Argos <1>
    • Harris
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Harris is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
    • La Paz
      (29 miles [46.7 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
    • Plymouth
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Noble County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wawasee Village, with the one closest to Wawasee Village listed first.
    • Cromwell
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Indian Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Indian Village is located in Noble County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
    • Ligonier
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Wilmot
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Wilmot is located in Noble County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
    • Kimmell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Cosperville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Cosperville is located in Noble County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosperville
    • Wawaka
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Wolf Lake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Wolf Lake is located in Noble County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
    • Albion
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Port Mitchell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Port Mitchell is located in Noble County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Mitchell
    • Brimfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Brimfield is located in Noble County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimfield
    • Merriam
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Merriam is located in Noble County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam
    • Rome City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Saint Joseph County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wawasee Village, with the one closest to Wawasee Village listed first.
    • Wyatt
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Osceola
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Osceola is located in Saint Joseph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,486 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osceola <1>
    • Mishawaka
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lakeville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Gulivoire Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Gulivoire Park is located in Saint Joseph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulivoire Park
    • Granger
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Nutwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Nutwood is located in Saint Joseph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwood
  • Wabash County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wawasee Village, with the one closest to Wawasee Village listed first.
    • Liberty Mills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Liberty Mills is located in Wabash County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Mills
    • North Manchester
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Laketon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Whitley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wawasee Village, with the one closest to Wawasee Village listed first.
    • Etna
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Etna is located in Whitley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
    • Ormas
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Ormas is located in Whitley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormas
    • Larwill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Larwill is located in Whitley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larwill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
    • Lorane
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Lorane is located in Whitley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorane
    • Cresco
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Cresco is located in Whitley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresco
    • Tri-Lakes
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Tri-Lakes is located in Whitley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri-Lakes
    • Columbia City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Collamer
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Collamer is located in Whitley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collamer
    • South Whitley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Collins
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Collins is located in Whitley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
    • Churubusco
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Luther
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Luther is located in Whitley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
  • Cass County (MI)
  • Saint Joseph County (MI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wawasee Village, with the one closest to Wawasee Village listed first.
    • Mottville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Mottville is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mottville
    • White Pigeon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Oakwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Oakwood is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
    • Klingers
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Klingers is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klingers
    • Bluff Beach
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Bluff Beach is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Beach
    • Constantine
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wawasee Village, see our County-by-County Page for Wawasee Village.

Cemeteries Near Wawasee Village ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wawasee 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 Wawasee Village - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wawasee Village covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wawasee Village, with the one closest to Wawasee Village listed first.

  • Tamarack Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Syracuse Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Union Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Weybright Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Cable Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • McClintic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake Bethel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Byers Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Hire Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (250 more) ...
    • Milford Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jackson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Shobe Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)

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 Wawasee Village in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wawasee Village.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Wawasee Village, with the one closest to Wawasee Village listed first.

  • Syracuse
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Vawter Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Vawter Park is located in Kosciusko County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vawter Park
  • Milford Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Milford Junction is located in Kosciusko County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Junction
  • Milford
    (5 miles [8 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
  • Oswego
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Oswego is located in Kosciusko County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
  • North Webster
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cromwell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Benton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Benton is located in Elkhart County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
  • Leesburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • New Paris
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Ligonier
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Grismore
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Grismore is located in Noble County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grismore
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Hastings
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Hastings is located in Kosciusko County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
    • Wilmot
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Wilmot is located in Noble County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
    • Waterford Mills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Waterford Mills is located in Elkhart County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Mills

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wawasee Village. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wawasee Village.

Newspapers Published in Wawasee 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 93 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wawasee Village.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wawasee Village, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wawasee Village.

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 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 Wawasee Village:

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 Wawasee Village, 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- Wawasee Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.