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 Wayne (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 Wayne. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
Wayne is located in Wayne 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 Wayne County: Fayette, Henry, Randolph, Union, Darke (OH) & Preble (OH).
Below are the counties that are near Wayne. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wayne:
- Wayne County (The home county of Wayne)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wayne, with the one closest to Wayne listed first.
- Chester
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Chester is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Webster
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Webster is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Spring Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Grove is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Fountain City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Richmond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Centerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Whitewater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whitewater is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Greens Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Economy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Economy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Abington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Abington is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
- Boston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pennville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pennville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wayne, with the one closest to Wayne listed first.
- Oakville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oakville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Selma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cowan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cowan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Liberty Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wayne, with the one closest to Wayne listed first.
- Bentonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bentonville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- Springersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Springersville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springersville
- Harrisburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Harrisburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Connersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Everton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Everton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everton
- Fairview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Nulltown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Nulltown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nulltown
- Alpine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Alpine is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Orange
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Orange is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wayne, with the one closest to Wayne listed first.
- Bath
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bath is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Laurel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wayne, with the one closest to Wayne listed first.
- Millville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Millville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- New Lisbon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- New Lisbon is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lisbon
- Mooreland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mooreland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Corwin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Corwin is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin
- Blountsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Blountsville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Messick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Messick is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messick
- Straughn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lewisville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- New Castle
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Foley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Foley is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
- Mount Summit
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Luray
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Luray is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Dunreith
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wayne, with the one closest to Wayne listed first.
- Arba
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Arba is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arba
- Bloomingport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bloomingport is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingport
- Lynn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Spartanburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Spartanburg is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartanburg
- Snow Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Snow Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Rural
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rural is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Modoc
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Modoc is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Losantville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Winchester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Haysville Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Haysville Corner is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville Corner
- Union City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Farmland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Windsor
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Windsor is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Rush County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wayne, with the one closest to Wayne listed first.
- Falmouth
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Falmouth is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Raleigh
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Raleigh is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Glenwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gings
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gings is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gings
- Mays
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mays is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wayne, with the one closest to Wayne listed first.
- Yankee Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Yankee Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Town
- Brownsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Brownsville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Goodwins Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Goodwins Corner is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Corner
- Liberty
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Billingsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Billingsville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billingsville
- West College Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Contreras
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Contreras is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contreras
- Butler County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wayne, with the one closest to Wayne listed first.
- Contreras
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Contreras is located in Butler County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contreras
- Oxford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Somerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Darke County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wayne, with the one closest to Wayne listed first.
- Hollansburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hollansburg is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollansburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- New Madison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Long
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Long is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long
- Palestine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Savona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Savona is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savona
- Castine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Castine is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Wayne Lakes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wayne Lakes is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Wayne Lakes has also been known as:
- Wayne Lakes Park
- Fort Jefferson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Jefferson is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Jefferson
- Nashville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nashville is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Arcanum
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ithaca
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ithaca is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Coletown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Coletown is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coletown
- Abbottsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Abbottsville is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsville
- Miami County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wayne, with the one closest to Wayne listed first.
- Potsdam
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Potsdam is located in Miami County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Laura
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Garland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Garland is located in Miami County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Montgomery County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wayne, with the one closest to Wayne listed first.
- Wengerlawn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Wengerlawn is located in Montgomery County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wengerlawn
- Pyrmont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pyrmont is located in Montgomery County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyrmont
- Arlington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Arlington is located in Montgomery County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Brookville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Kreitzer Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Kreitzer Corner is located in Montgomery County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreitzer Corner
- Phillipsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Phillipsburg is located in Montgomery County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
- Airhill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Airhill is located in Montgomery County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airhill
- New Lebanon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Farmersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Preble County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wayne, with the one closest to Wayne listed first.
- New Paris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Eldorado
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Eldorado is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- New Hope
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- West Manchester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Corvin ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Corvin is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corvin
- Eaton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Lakengren
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Lakengren is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lakengren
- Euphemia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Euphemia is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euphemia
- Lewisburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- College Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Camden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Morning Sun
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Morning Sun is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Sun
- Verona
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wayne, see our County-by-County Page for Wayne.
Cemeteries Near Wayne ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wayne.
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 Wayne - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wayne covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wayne, with the one closest to Wayne listed first.
- Dover Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- King Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hoover Bulla Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Garden Friends Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Earlham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlham Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Earlham Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Richmond.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84887 <3>
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Woodbury Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- IOOF Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (375 more) ...
- Fairfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lutherania Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutherania Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lutherania Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Richmond.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85761 <3>
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>
While we didn't find Wayne in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wayne.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wayne, with the one closest to Wayne listed first.
- Chester
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Chester is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Webster
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Webster is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Richmond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Williamsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Whitewater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whitewater is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Greens Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New Paris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- New Westville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Westville is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Westville
- Bethel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Jacksonburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jacksonburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Wiley ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wiley is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Arba
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Arba is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arba
- Abington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Abington is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
- Boston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wayne. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wayne.
Newspapers Published in Wayne ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wayne.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wayne, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wayne.
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 either 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 Wayne:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Wayne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Delaware County
- Fayette County
- Franklin County
- Henry County
- Randolph County
- Rush County
- Union County
- Butler County
- Darke County
- Miami County
- Montgomery County
- Preble 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wayne) 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 Wayne, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |