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 Wegan (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 Wegan. 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 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.
Wegan is located in Jackson 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 Jackson County: Bartholomew, Brown, Jennings, Lawrence, Scott & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Wegan. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wegan:
- Jackson County (The home county of Wegan)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wegan, with the one closest to Wegan listed first.
- Brownstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Vallonia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dudleytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dudleytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleytown
- New Elizabethtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Elizabethtown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Elizabethtown
- Retreat
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Retreat is located in Jackson County
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- Medora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Medora is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
- Crothersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cortland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cortland is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland
- Kriete Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kriete Corner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kriete Corner
- Seymour
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Freetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spraytown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Spraytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spraytown
- Kurtz
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kurtz is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kurtz
- Bartholomew County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wegan, with the one closest to Wegan listed first.
- Jonesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Ogilville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- North Ogilville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ogilville
- Bethel Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bethel Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Village
- Elizabethtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Elizabethtown is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
- Garden City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Garden City is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Stony Lonesome
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Stony Lonesome is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Lonesome
- Columbus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Jewell Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Jewell Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell Village
- Grammer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grammer is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grammer
- Corn Brook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Corn Brook is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Brook
- Petersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Petersville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wegan, with the one closest to Wegan listed first.
- Becks Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Becks Grove is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becks Grove
- Pikes Peak
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Pikes Peak is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Peak
- Story
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Story is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
- Mount Liberty
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mount Liberty is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
- Gnaw Bone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Nashville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wegan, with the one closest to Wegan listed first.
- Underwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Underwood is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood
- Henryville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Borden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Nabb
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nabb is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nabb
- New Providence
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- New Providence is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Marysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Marysville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Broom Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Broom Hill is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broom Hill
- Memphis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Otisco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Otisco is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco
- Wilson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wilson is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Starlight
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bennettsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bennettsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsville
- Slatecut
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Slatecut is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatecut
- Decatur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wegan, with the one closest to Wegan listed first.
- Alert
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alert is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alert
- Sardinia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sardinia is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardinia
- Harrison County
- Palmyra
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wegan, with the one closest to Wegan listed first.
- Deputy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Kent
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Kent is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Dupont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Middlefork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Middlefork is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefork
- Smyrna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Smyrna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Chelsea
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chelsea is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Hanover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Jennings County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wegan, with the one closest to Wegan listed first.
- Four Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Four Corners is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Hayden
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hayden is located in Jennings County
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- Paris Crossing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Paris Crossing is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Crossing
- Commiskey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Scipio
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Scipio is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- North Vernon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Queensville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Queensville is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensville
- Vernon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Grayford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Grayford is located in Jennings County
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- Oakdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oakdale is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- San Jacinto
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- San Jacinto is located in Jennings County
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- Butlerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wegan, with the one closest to Wegan listed first.
- Fort Ritner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fort Ritner is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ritner
- Leesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Leesville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Zelma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Zelma is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zelma
- Bono
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bono is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
- Tunnelton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Tunnelton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelton
- Erie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Erie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Stonington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Stonington is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
- Crawford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Crawford is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Heltonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lawrenceport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lawrenceport is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceport
- Spring Mill Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Spring Mill Village is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mill Village
- Bedford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mitchell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wegan, with the one closest to Wegan listed first.
- Leipsic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Leipsic is located in Orange County
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- Bromer
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bromer is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromer
- Orleans
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mahan Crossing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mahan Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan Crossing
- Trotter Crossing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Trotter Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotter Crossing
- Chambersburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chambersburg is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Paoli
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wegan, with the one closest to Wegan listed first.
- Austin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marshfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Marshfield is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
- Scottsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Albion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Albion is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Goshen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Goshen is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Blocher
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Blocher is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocher
- Lexington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wegan, with the one closest to Wegan listed first.
- Plattsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Plattsburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Kossuth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kossuth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Little York
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Little York is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Harristown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Harristown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harristown
- Salem
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- South Boston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- South Boston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
- Campbellsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Smedley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Smedley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smedley
- Saltillo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Saltillo is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Bartle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bartle is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartle
- Claysville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Claysville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- New Pekin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- New Pekin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pekin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
- Livonia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Livonia is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wegan, see our County-by-County Page for Wegan.
Cemeteries Near Wegan ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wegan.
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 Wegan - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wegan covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wegan, with the one closest to Wegan listed first.
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lubker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rucker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sturgeon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Waskom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Woodmansee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Burrell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Weathers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Peters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. John's Sauers Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (310 more) ...
- Weston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Durland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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 Wegan in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wegan.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wegan, with the one closest to Wegan listed first.
- Brownstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tampico
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tampico is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tampico
- Ewing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ewing is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
- Vallonia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Millport
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Millport is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
- Dudleytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dudleytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleytown
- Shields
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Shields is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
- Retreat
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Retreat is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- Medora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Medora is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
- Kossuth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kossuth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Crothersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Chestnut Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Ridge is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Surprise
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Surprise is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Little York
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Little York is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Freetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wegan. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wegan.
Newspapers Published in Wegan ...
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 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wegan.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wegan, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wegan.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Wegan:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartholomew County
- Brown County
- Clark County
- Decatur County
- Harrison County
- Jefferson County
- Jennings County
- Lawrence County
- Orange County
- Scott County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Wegan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wegan) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |