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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 Winamac (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 Winamac. 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 doctors and 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.

Winamac is located in Pulaski County and is the County Seat.

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 Pulaski County: Cass, Fulton, Jasper, Marshall, Starke & White.

Below are the counties that are near Winamac. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Winamac:

  • Pulaski County     (The home county of Winamac)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winamac, with the one closest to Winamac listed first.
    • Beardstown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Lawton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Star City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Denham
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Monterey
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Monterey is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
    • Thornhope
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Francesville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Medaryville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Carroll County
  • Cass County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winamac, with the one closest to Winamac listed first.
    • Royal Center
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lucerne
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Lucerne is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
    • Leases Corner
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Cicott
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Lake Cicott is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Cicott
    • Verona
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Dunkirk
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Dunkirk is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
    • Twelve Mile
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Twelve Mile is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Mile
    • Logansport
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Clymers
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Hoover
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • New Waverly
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • New Waverly is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Waverly
  • Fulton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winamac, with the one closest to Winamac listed first.
    • Lake Bruce
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Kewanna
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Kewanna is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewanna
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
    • Delong
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Leiters Ford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Grass Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Grass Creek is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Creek
    • Fulton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Rochester
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Athens
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Athens is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
    • Akron
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Jasper County
  • Kosciusko County
  • LaPorte County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winamac, with the one closest to Winamac listed first.
    • La Crosse
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Hanna
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Kingsford Heights
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Kingsford Heights is located in LaPorte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsford Heights
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,379 people
    • Wanatah
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Marshall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winamac, with the one closest to Winamac listed first.
    • Culver
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Culver is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culver
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,484 people
    • Burr Oak
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Donaldson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Donaldson is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
    • Argos
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Plymouth
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Tyner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Tippecanoe
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Old Tip Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Old Tip Town is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Tip Town
    • Harris
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Harris is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
    • Linkville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bourbon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Miami County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winamac, with the one closest to Winamac listed first.
    • Macy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Deedsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Deedsville is located in Miami County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deedsville
    • Denver
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Mexico
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Porter County
  • Saint Joseph County
  • Starke County
  • White County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winamac, with the one closest to Winamac listed first.
    • Headlee
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Buffalo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Sitka
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Monon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Burnettsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Burnettsville is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnettsville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
    • Idaville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Idaville is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
    • Indiana Beach
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Norway
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Lee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Monticello
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Reynolds
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Chalmers
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Chalmers is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalmers
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Winamac, see our County-by-County Page for Winamac.

Cemeteries Near Winamac ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Winamac.

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 Winamac - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Winamac covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Winamac, with the one closest to Winamac listed first.

  • Memorial Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Crown Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Reed Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Center Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Burroughs Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Mull Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Buck Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Barnett Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (185 more) ...

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Winamac had a population of 1,215 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Winamac had a population of 2,295 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Winamac, with the one closest to Winamac listed first.

  • Ripley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Ripley is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
  • Star City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Ora
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Denham
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Thornhope
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Monterey
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Monterey is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
  • Lakeside
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lakeside is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
  • Kewanna
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Kewanna is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewanna
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
  • Headlee
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Delong
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Grass Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Grass Creek is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Creek
  • Leiters Ford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Winona
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Winona is located in Starke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
    • Buffalo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Toto
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Winamac. See our List of 1890's Communities around Winamac.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Winamac ...

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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Winamac.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Winamac. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Winamac and those printed in the larger area surrounding Winamac.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4> of Winamac.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Winamac:

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 Winamac, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Winamac) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.