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 Weaver (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 Weaver. 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 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.
Weaver is located in Grant 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 Grant County: Blackford, Delaware, Howard, Huntington, Madison, Miami, Tipton, Wabash & Wells.
Below are the counties that are near Weaver. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Weaver:
- Grant County (The home county of Weaver)
- The following are listed by their distance from Weaver, with the one closest to Weaver listed first.
- Hackleman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hackleman is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleman
- Michaelsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Michaelsville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
- Herbst
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Herbst is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbst
- Jonesboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Swayzee
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairmount
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gas City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rigdon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rigdon is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigdon
- Sweetser
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Marion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sims
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sims is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
- Mier
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mier is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mier
- Fowlerton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fowlerton is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Blackford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weaver, with the one closest to Weaver listed first.
- Renner ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Renner is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner
- Shamrock Lakes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Shamrock Lakes is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Hartford City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mollie ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mollie is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
- Millgrove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Millgrove is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove
- Montpelier
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ridertown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ridertown is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridertown
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weaver, with the one closest to Weaver listed first.
- Galveston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Onward
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Onward is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onward
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Walton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weaver, with the one closest to Weaver listed first.
- Janney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Janney is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janney
- Gaston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eaton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Andersonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Andersonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Granville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Granville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Former name for Granville:
- Weaton
- Yorktown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Daleville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Muncie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Desoto
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Desoto is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desoto
- Albany
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Liberty Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Progress
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Progress is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Cowan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cowan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weaver, with the one closest to Weaver listed first.
- Aroma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Aroma is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroma
- Omega
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Omega is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Atlanta
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Arcadia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Strawtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Strawtown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawtown
- Cicero
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ekin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ekin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekin
- Durbin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Durbin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Henry County
- Middletown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weaver, with the one closest to Weaver listed first.
- Jerome
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jerome is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Greentown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Guy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Guy is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Plevna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Plevna is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
- Hemlock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hemlock is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Vermont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Vermont is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont
- Oakford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Oakford is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakford
- Indian Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Indian Heights is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Heights
- Cassville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cassville is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Kokomo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Alto
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Alto is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- West Middleton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- West Middleton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Middleton
- Judson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Judson is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Huntington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weaver, with the one closest to Weaver listed first.
- Banquo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Banquo is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banquo
- Mount Etna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Etna is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Etna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Monument City ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Monument City is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument City
- Warren
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- River
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- River is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River
- Harlansburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Harlansburg is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Majenica
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Majenica is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majenica
- Plum Tree
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Plum Tree is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Tree
- Andrews
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Huntington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weaver, with the one closest to Weaver listed first.
- Dunkirk
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pennville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weaver, with the one closest to Weaver listed first.
- Summitville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Summitville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
- Leisure
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Leisure is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure
- Dundee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dundee is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Orestes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Orestes is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orestes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Alexandria
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Gimco City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Gimco City is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gimco City
- Elwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Elwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Elwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elwood
- Frankton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Prosperity
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Prosperity is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Florida
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Florida is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- North Anderson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- North Anderson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Anderson
- Country Club Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Country Club Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weaver, with the one closest to Weaver listed first.
- Converse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Amboy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Amboy is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- North Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Grove is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grove
- Santa Fe
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Santa Fe is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Loree
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Loree is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loree
- Miami
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bunker Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Peru
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oakdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oakdale is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weaver, with the one closest to Weaver listed first.
- Windfall City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Windfall City is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
- Windfall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nevada
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Nevada is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Hobbs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sharpsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Tipton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Goldsmith
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Goldsmith is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith
- Groomsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Groomsville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groomsville
- East Union
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Union is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Jericho ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jericho is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Kempton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kempton is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Wabash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weaver, with the one closest to Weaver listed first.
- La Fontaine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- La Fontaine is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Fontaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- Somerset
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Somerset is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Treaty
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Treaty is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treaty
- Lincolnville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lincolnville is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Wabash
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Richvalley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Richvalley is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richvalley
- Lagro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Urbana
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wells County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weaver, with the one closest to Weaver listed first.
- Keystone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Keystone is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Liberty Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Center is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
- Greenville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Poneto
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Poneto is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poneto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Weaver, see our County-by-County Page for Weaver.
Cemeteries Near Weaver ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Weaver.
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 Weaver - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Weaver covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Weaver, with the one closest to Weaver listed first.
- Alel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Park Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Fairmount.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86327 <2>
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Grant Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rowland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Marion National Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- IOOF Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Forrestville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Musick Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (294 more) ...
- Thraikill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Union Civil Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Puckett Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Puckett Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Marion.
- The Puckett Cemetery has also been known as:
- Howe Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2135326 <2>
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Weaver had a population of 37 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Weaver, with the one closest to Weaver listed first.
- Roseburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Roseburg is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseburg
- Hackleman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hackleman is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleman
- Herbst
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Herbst is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbst
- Point Isabel
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Point Isabel is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Isabel
- Fairmount
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jonesboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Swayzee
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Normal
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Normal is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal
- Rigdon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rigdon is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigdon
- Sweetser
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Marion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sims
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sims is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- West Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- West Liberty is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Summitville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Summitville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
- Mier
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mier is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mier
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Weaver. See our List of 1890's Communities around Weaver.
Newspapers Published in Weaver ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Weaver.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Weaver, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Weaver.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Weaver:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Grant County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blackford County
- Cass County
- Delaware County
- Hamilton County
- Henry County
- Howard County
- Huntington County
- Jay County
- Madison County
- Miami County
- Tipton County
- Wabash County
- Wells 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> | 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- Weaver) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Weaver, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |