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 Wheeling (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 Wheeling. 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 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.
Wheeling is located in Carroll 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 Carroll County: Cass, Clinton, Howard, Tippecanoe & White.
Below are the counties that are near Wheeling. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wheeling:
- Carroll County (The home county of Wheeling)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheeling, with the one closest to Wheeling listed first.
- Deer Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Deer Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Burlington
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bringhurst
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bringhurst is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bringhurst
- Flora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Camden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Burrows
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burrows is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows
- Cutler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cutler is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutler
- Rockfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rockfield is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- Prince William
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Prince William is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince William
- Ockley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ockley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ockley
- Radnor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Radnor is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radnor
- Delphi
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheeling, with the one closest to Wheeling listed first.
- Elizaville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Elizaville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizaville
- Pike
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pike is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheeling, with the one closest to Wheeling listed first.
- Young America
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Young America is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young America
- Deacon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Deacon is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacon
- Galveston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Clymers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Clymers is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clymers
- Walton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dunkirk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dunkirk is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
- Logansport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Onward
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Onward is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onward
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Lake Cicott
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Cicott is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Cicott
- Verona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Verona is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- New Waverly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Waverly is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Waverly
- Hoover
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hoover is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheeling, with the one closest to Wheeling listed first.
- Middlefork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Middlefork is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefork
- Geetingsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Geetingsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geetingsville
- Sedalia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sedalia is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Beard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Beard is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard
- Forest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Forest is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Rossville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Michigantown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cambria
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cambria is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Edna Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Edna Mills is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna Mills
- Boyleston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Boyleston is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston
- Scircleville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Scircleville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scircleville
- Frankfort
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheeling, with the one closest to Wheeling listed first.
- Grass Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Grass Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Creek
- Fulton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheeling, with the one closest to Wheeling listed first.
- Sims
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sims is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
- Mier
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mier is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mier
- Swayzee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hamilton County
- Ekin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ekin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekin
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheeling, with the one closest to Wheeling listed first.
- Judson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Judson is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Shanghai
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Shanghai is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai
- Russiaville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Middleton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Middleton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Middleton
- Cassville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cassville is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Kokomo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Alto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alto is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Indian Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Heights is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Heights
- Oakford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Oakford is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakford
- Vermont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Vermont is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont
- Hemlock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hemlock is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Plevna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Plevna is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheeling, with the one closest to Wheeling listed first.
- Miami
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bunker Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Loree
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Loree is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loree
- Peru
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- North Grove is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grove
- Santa Fe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Santa Fe is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Mexico
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oakdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oakdale is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Amboy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Amboy is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Denver
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Converse
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Deedsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Deedsville is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deedsville
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheeling, with the one closest to Wheeling listed first.
- Thornhope
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Thornhope is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhope
- Former names for Thornhope:
- Parisville
- Rosedale
- Thornhope has also been known as:
- Oak
- Star City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Tippecanoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheeling, with the one closest to Wheeling listed first.
- Americus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Americus is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Buck Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Delp
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Delp is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delp
- Dayton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Battle Ground
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lafayette
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stockwell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stockwell is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockwell
- Indian Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Indian Village is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Clarks Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Lafayette
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Elston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elston is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elston
- Concord
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheeling, with the one closest to Wheeling listed first.
- Groomsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Groomsville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groomsville
- Sharpsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kempton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kempton is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Goldsmith
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Goldsmith is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith
- Nevada
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Nevada is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Jericho ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jericho is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Tipton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Windfall City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Windfall City is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
- Windfall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Union
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Union is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Hobbs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wabash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheeling, with the one closest to Wheeling listed first.
- Richvalley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Richvalley is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richvalley
- Somerset
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Somerset is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheeling, with the one closest to Wheeling listed first.
- Burnettsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Burnettsville is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnettsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
- Idaville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Idaville is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
- Springboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Springboro is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springboro
- Monticello
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Norway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Norway is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
- Brookston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Indiana Beach
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Indiana Beach is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiana Beach
- Sitka
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sitka is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Chalmers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Chalmers is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalmers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
- Headlee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Headlee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headlee
- Buffalo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Reynolds
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wheeling, see our County-by-County Page for Wheeling.
Cemeteries Near Wheeling ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wheeling.
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 Wheeling - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wheeling covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wheeling, with the one closest to Wheeling listed first.
- United Brethren Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pickett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mound Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- McCain Graveyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCain Graveyard
- To give a relative sense of its location, the McCain Graveyard is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the northeast of Flora.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2484552 <3>
- Kappa Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hoover - Snider Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Asbury Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Burlington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Burlington Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Burlington.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84496 <3>
- Petes Run Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (313 more) ...
- Harness Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Moss Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- North Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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 Wheeling in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wheeling.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wheeling, with the one closest to Wheeling listed first.
- Poplar Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Poplar Grove is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Young America
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Young America is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young America
- Deer Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Deer Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Burlington
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Deacon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Deacon is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacon
- Flora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bringhurst
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bringhurst is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bringhurst
- Ridgeway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeway is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Shanghai
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Shanghai is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai
- Camden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cutler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cutler is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutler
- Burrows
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burrows is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Middlefork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Middlefork is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefork
- Clymers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Clymers is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clymers
- New London
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- New London is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wheeling. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wheeling.
Newspapers Published in Wheeling ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wheeling.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wheeling, 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 Wheeling.
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 Wheeling:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Carroll County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Cass County
- Clinton County
- Fulton County
- Grant County
- Hamilton County
- Howard County
- Miami County
- Pulaski County
- Tippecanoe County
- Tipton County
- Wabash County
- White 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wheeling) 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 Wheeling, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |