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 West Grove (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 West Grove. 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 West Grove ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for West Grove: W. Grove
You might be interested in other communities that are also named West Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for West Grove.
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 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.
West Grove 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 West Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Grove:
- Wayne County (The home county of West Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Grove, with the one closest to West Grove listed first.
- Centerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greens Fork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Webster
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Webster is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Pennville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pennville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Richmond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Spring Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Spring Grove is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- East Germantown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- East Germantown is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Germantown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Williamsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Williamsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Chester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chester is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Hagerstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Abington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Abington is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
- Cambridge City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Grove, with the one closest to West Grove listed first.
- Oakville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oakville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Cowan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cowan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Selma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Progress
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Progress is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Grove, with the one closest to West Grove listed first.
- Bentonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bentonville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- Springersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Springersville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springersville
- Harrisburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harrisburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Connersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Everton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Everton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everton
- Nulltown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Nulltown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nulltown
- Alpine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Alpine is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Orange
(23 miles [37 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 West Grove, with the one closest to West Grove listed first.
- Bath
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bath is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Laurel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Metamora
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Yellow Bank
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Yellow Bank is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bank
- Andersonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Andersonville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Brookville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Peoria
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Peoria is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Hancock County
- Shirley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Shirley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 906 people
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Grove, with the one closest to West Grove listed first.
- Millville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Millville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- New Lisbon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- New Lisbon is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lisbon
- Straughn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Corwin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Corwin is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin
- Mooreland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mooreland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Messick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Messick is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messick
- Blountsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Blountsville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Lewisville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- New Castle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Foley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Foley is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
- Mount Summit
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dunreith
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Grove, with the one closest to West Grove listed first.
- Bloomingport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bloomingport is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingport
- Arba
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Arba is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arba
- Lynn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Modoc
(14 miles [22.5 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Snow Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Snow Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Spartanburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Spartanburg is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartanburg
- Rural
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Rural is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Winchester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Windsor
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Windsor is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Farmland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Haysville Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Haysville Corner is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville Corner
- Rush County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Grove, with the one closest to West Grove listed first.
- Falmouth
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Falmouth is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Raleigh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Raleigh is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Glenwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gings
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gings is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gings
- Mays
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mays is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays
- Rushville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Henderson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Henderson is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Carthage
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Grove, with the one closest to West Grove listed first.
- Yankee Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Yankee Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Town
- Brownsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Brownsville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Liberty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Goodwins Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Goodwins Corner is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Corner
- Billingsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Billingsville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billingsville
- West College Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Contreras
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Contreras is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contreras
- Butler County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Grove, with the one closest to West Grove listed first.
- Contreras
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Contreras is located in Butler County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contreras
- Oxford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Somerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Peoria
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Peoria is located in Butler County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Darke County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Grove, with the one closest to West Grove listed first.
- Hollansburg
(15 miles [24.1 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Long
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Long is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long
- Palestine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Castine
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Savona
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Savona is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savona
- Fort Jefferson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Jefferson is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Jefferson
- Nashville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nashville is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Wayne Lakes
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Ithaca
(25 miles [40.2 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Coletown is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coletown
- Abbottsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Abbottsville is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsville
- Montgomery County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Grove, with the one closest to West Grove listed first.
- Pyrmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pyrmont is located in Montgomery County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyrmont
- Wengerlawn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wengerlawn is located in Montgomery County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wengerlawn
- Kreitzer Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Kreitzer Corner is located in Montgomery County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreitzer Corner
- Preble County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Grove, with the one closest to West Grove listed first.
- New Paris
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- New Hope
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- New Hope is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Corvin ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Corvin is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corvin
- Eldorado
(18 miles [29 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
- West Manchester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lake Lakengren
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Lakengren is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lakengren
- Eaton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- College Corner
(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
- Camden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Euphemia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Euphemia is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euphemia
- Lewisburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Grove, see our County-by-County Page for West Grove.
Cemeteries Near West Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Grove.
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 West Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Grove, with the one closest to West Grove listed first.
- West Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Greens Fork Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- United Brethren Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- King Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Earlham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Dover Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lutherania Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (363 more) ...
- Beard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Capitol Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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 West Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of West Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Grove, with the one closest to West Grove listed first.
- Greens Fork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jacksonburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jacksonburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Webster
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Webster is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- East Germantown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- East Germantown is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Germantown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Richmond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Chester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chester is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Williamsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Williamsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Cambridge City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Milton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Milton is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- Abington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Abington is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
- Hagerstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Economy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Economy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Fountain City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dublin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dublin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
- Bentonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bentonville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Grove.
Newspapers Published in West Grove ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Grove, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Grove.
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 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 West Grove:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Wayne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Delaware County
- Fayette County
- Franklin County
- Hancock County
- Henry County
- Randolph County
- Rush County
- Union County
- Butler County
- Darke 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 from Point A (ie- West Grove) 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 West Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |