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 Muncie (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 Muncie. 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 Muncie ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for West Muncie: W. Muncie
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Muncie is located in Delaware 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 Delaware County: Blackford, Grant, Henry, Jay, Madison & Randolph.
Below are the counties that are near West Muncie. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Muncie:
- Delaware County (The home county of West Muncie)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Muncie, with the one closest to West Muncie listed first.
- Yorktown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Andersonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Andersonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Progress
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Progress is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Muncie
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Daleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cowan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cowan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Oakville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oakville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Liberty Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Liberty Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Gaston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Selma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Desoto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Desoto is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desoto
- Eaton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Granville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Granville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Former name for Granville:
- Weaton
- Blackford County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Muncie, with the one closest to West Muncie listed first.
- Shamrock Lakes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Shamrock Lakes is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Millgrove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Millgrove is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove
- Hartford City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Renner ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Renner is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner
- Mollie ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mollie is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
- Ridertown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ridertown is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridertown
- Montpelier
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Muncie, with the one closest to West Muncie listed first.
- Matthews
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Matthews is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Fowlerton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fowlerton is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Fairmount
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Upland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Rigdon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rigdon is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigdon
- Gas City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Jonesboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hackleman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hackleman is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleman
- Arcana
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Arcana is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcana
- Friendly Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Friendly Corner is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Corner
- Michaelsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Michaelsville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
- Marion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Farrville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Farrville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrville
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Muncie, with the one closest to West Muncie listed first.
- Aroma
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Aroma is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroma
- Durbin
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Durbin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Clarksville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Omega
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Omega is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Strawtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Strawtown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawtown
- Luxhaven
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Luxhaven is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxhaven
- Olio
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Olio is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olio
- Arcadia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Atlanta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cicero
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Noblesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bridgewater
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgewater is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Fishers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Muncie, with the one closest to West Muncie listed first.
- Warrington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Warrington is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrington
- Shirley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Shirley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 906 people
- Wilkinson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Eden
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Eden is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Willow Branch
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Branch is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Branch
- Colonial Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Fortville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Denny Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Denny Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Corner
- Maxwell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Maxwell is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Charlottesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Charlottesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlottesville
- Woodbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbury is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- McCordsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mohawk
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mohawk is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Muncie, with the one closest to West Muncie listed first.
- Middletown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Luray
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Luray is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Springport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Mount Summit
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blountsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blountsville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Foley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Foley is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
- Cadiz
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cadiz is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Messick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Messick is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messick
- New Castle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mooreland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mooreland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Kennard
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Kennard is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Greensboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Greensboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Howard County
- Jerome
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jerome is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Jay County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Muncie, with the one closest to West Muncie listed first.
- Dunkirk
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Redkey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greene
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greene is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Blaine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Blaine is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Pony
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pony is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pony
- Collett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Collett is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collett
- Pennville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff Point is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Point
- Kosciusko County
- Warsaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Muncie, with the one closest to West Muncie listed first.
- Chesterfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Glyn Ellen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Glyn Ellen is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glyn Ellen
- North Anderson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- North Anderson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Anderson
- Prosperity
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Prosperity is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Anderson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Country Club Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Country Club Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Woodlawn Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Alexandria
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gimco City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gimco City is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gimco City
- Florida
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Florida is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- River Forest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- River Forest is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Forest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
- Western Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Western Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Village
- Edgewood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Edgewood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,850 people
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Muncie, with the one closest to West Muncie listed first.
- Parker City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Windsor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Windsor is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Farmland
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Losantville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Modoc
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Modoc is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Stone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Stone is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Ridgeville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ridgeville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 734 people
- Winchester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bloomingport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bloomingport is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingport
- Rural
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rural is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Snow Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Snow Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Lynn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Saratoga
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rush County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Muncie, with the one closest to West Muncie listed first.
- Mays
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mays is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays
- Carthage
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Raleigh
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Raleigh is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Muncie, with the one closest to West Muncie listed first.
- Hobbs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Windfall City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Windfall City is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
- Windfall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tipton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Muncie, with the one closest to West Muncie listed first.
- Franklin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Economy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Economy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Hagerstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dublin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dublin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
- Cambridge City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Auburn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Auburn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Williamsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- East Germantown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Germantown is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Germantown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Greens Fork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Muncie, see our County-by-County Page for West Muncie.
Cemeteries Near West Muncie ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Muncie.
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 Muncie - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Muncie covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Muncie, with the one closest to West Muncie listed first.
- Elm Ridge Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- McKinley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hawk Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sunderland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tomlinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Saunders Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Beech Grove Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Muncie.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84289 <2>
- Nottingham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sharp Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tabor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (311 more) ...
- Heagy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sharp Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Moonville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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 West Muncie in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of West Muncie.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Muncie, with the one closest to West Muncie listed first.
- Yorktown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cammack
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cammack is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cammack
- Daleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Roads
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cross Roads is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Muncie
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cowan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cowan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Chesterfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oakville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oakville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Anthony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Anthony is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
- Middletown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Royerton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Royerton is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royerton
- Honey Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Honey Creek is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Springport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Luray
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Luray is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- New Burlington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- New Burlington is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Burlington
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Muncie. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Muncie.
Newspapers Published in West Muncie ...
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 135 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Muncie.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Muncie, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Muncie.
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 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 West Muncie:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Delaware County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blackford County
- Grant County
- Hamilton County
- Hancock County
- Henry County
- Howard County
- Jay County
- Kosciusko County
- Madison County
- Randolph County
- Rush County
- Tipton County
- Wayne 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 West Muncie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- West Muncie) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |