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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 Windfall (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 Windfall. 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 hospitals 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.

Windfall is located in Tipton County.

To see how the shape of Indiana's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Tipton County: Clinton, Grant, Hamilton, Howard & Madison.

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

  • Tipton County     (The home county of Windfall)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Windfall, with the one closest to Windfall listed first.
    • Windfall City
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windfall City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall City
      • Windfall City is located in Tipton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
    • Nevada
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hobbs
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobbs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs
      • Hobbs is located in Tipton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hobbs <2>
    • Sharpsville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharpsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsville
      • Sharpsville is located in Tipton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharpsville <2>
    • Tipton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Goldsmith
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • East Union
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Union have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
      • East Union is located in Tipton County
    • Groomsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jericho ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jericho. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
      • Jericho is located in Tipton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Jericho
      • From Windfall to Jericho
    • Kempton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kempton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
      • Kempton is located in Tipton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
  • Blackford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Windfall, with the one closest to Windfall listed first.
    • Renner ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Renner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner
      • Renner is located in Blackford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Renner
      • From Windfall to Renner
    • Shamrock Lakes
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shamrock Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Lakes
      • Shamrock Lakes is located in Blackford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
  • Boone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Windfall, with the one closest to Windfall listed first.
    • Elizaville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Gadsden
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gadsden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
      • Gadsden is located in Boone County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gadsden
      • From Windfall to Gadsden
  • Carroll County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Windfall, with the one closest to Windfall listed first.
    • Burlington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Deer Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Cutler
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cutler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutler
      • Cutler is located in Carroll County
  • Cass County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Windfall, with the one closest to Windfall listed first.
    • Galveston
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galveston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galveston
      • Galveston is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galveston <2>
    • Young America
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Young America have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young America
      • Young America is located in Cass County
    • Walton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
      • Walton is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,010 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walton <2>
    • Deacon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Onward
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • New Waverly
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Waverly
      • New Waverly is located in Cass County
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Windfall, with the one closest to Windfall listed first.
    • Scircleville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Forest
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Boyleston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boyleston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston
      • Boyleston is located in Clinton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Boyleston
      • From Windfall to Boyleston
    • Michigantown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Michigantown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigantown
      • Michigantown is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 448 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Michigantown <2>
    • Middlefork
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Middlefork. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefork
      • Middlefork is located in Clinton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Middlefork
      • From Windfall to Middlefork
    • Kirklin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirklin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirklin
      • Kirklin is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirklin <2>
    • Beard
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Geetingsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Frankfort
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Sedalia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sedalia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
      • Sedalia is located in Clinton County
  • Delaware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Windfall, with the one closest to Windfall listed first.
    • Janney
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Janney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janney
      • Janney is located in Delaware County
    • Gaston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gaston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston
      • Gaston is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 872 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaston <2>
    • Daleville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daleville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
      • Daleville is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daleville <2>
    • Yorktown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yorktown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
      • Yorktown is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,041 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yorktown <2>
    • Andersonville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Grant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Windfall, with the one closest to Windfall listed first.
    • Rigdon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Sims
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hackleman
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Swayzee
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swayzee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swayzee
      • Swayzee is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swayzee <2>
    • Herbst
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairmount
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Mier
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mier. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mier
      • Mier is located in Grant County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mier
      • From Windfall to Mier
    • Michaelsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Sweetser
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetser have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetser
      • Sweetser is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,092 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweetser <2>
    • Jonesboro
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
      • Jonesboro is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,629 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesboro <2>
    • Fowlerton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fowlerton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlerton
      • Fowlerton is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
    • Gas City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gas City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gas City
      • Gas City is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,698 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gas City <2>
  • Hamilton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Windfall, with the one closest to Windfall listed first.
    • Atlanta
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlanta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
      • Atlanta is located in Hamilton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 783 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlanta <2>
    • Omega
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Aroma
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Arcadia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Ekin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Cicero
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cicero have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero
      • Cicero is located in Hamilton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,999 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cicero <2>
    • Strawtown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Bakers Corner
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Durbin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Monterey Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monterey Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey Village
      • Monterey Village is located in Hamilton County
    • Hortonville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sheridan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheridan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
      • Sheridan is located in Hamilton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,048 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheridan <2>
  • Hancock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Windfall, with the one closest to Windfall listed first.
    • Colonial Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
      • Colonial Village is located in Hancock County
    • Fortville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Henry County
    • Middletown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
      • Middletown is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,250 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <2>
  • Howard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Windfall, with the one closest to Windfall listed first.
    • Guy
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Hemlock
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hemlock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
      • Hemlock is located in Howard County
    • Jerome
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jerome. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
      • Jerome is located in Howard County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Jerome
      • From Windfall to Jerome
    • Greentown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greentown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
      • Greentown is located in Howard County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,367 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greentown <2>
    • Oakford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Indian Heights
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Heights
      • Indian Heights is located in Howard County
    • Vermont
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Plevna
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Alto
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Kokomo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • West Middleton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Cassville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Huntington County
    • Banquo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Banquo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banquo
      • Banquo is located in Huntington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Banquo
      • From Windfall to Banquo
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Windfall, with the one closest to Windfall listed first.
    • Leisure
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • West Elwood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Elwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elwood
      • West Elwood is located in Madison County
    • Elwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Dundee
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dundee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
      • Dundee is located in Madison County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dundee
      • From Windfall to Dundee
    • Frankton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankton
      • Frankton is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankton <2>
    • Orestes
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orestes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orestes
      • Orestes is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
    • Perkinsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perkinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkinsville
      • Perkinsville is located in Madison County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perkinsville <2>
    • Summitville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summitville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
      • Summitville is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
    • Alexandria
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Gimco City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gimco City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gimco City
      • Gimco City is located in Madison County
    • Florida
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Prosperity
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Miami County
  • Wabash County

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

Cemeteries Near Windfall ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Windfall.

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

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

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

  • Brookside Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brookside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brookside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wheeler Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wheeler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wheeler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Salem Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Turner Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sandbank Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sandbank Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sandbank Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chandler Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chandler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chandler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Civil Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Civil Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Civil Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Goar Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goar Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Freeman Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freeman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freeman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jerome Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jerome Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jerome Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Poff Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poff Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Sharp Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sharp Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sharp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Greenlawn Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Windfall had a population of 561 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Nevada
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Curtisville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Curtisville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtisville
    • Curtisville is located in Tipton County
  • Phlox
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phlox have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phlox
    • Phlox is located in Howard County
  • Guy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Hobbs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobbs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs
    • Hobbs is located in Tipton County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hobbs <2>
  • West Liberty
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
    • West Liberty is located in Howard County
  • Hemlock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hemlock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
    • Hemlock is located in Howard County
  • Jerome
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jerome. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
    • Jerome is located in Howard County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Jerome
    • From Windfall to Jerome
  • Sharpsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharpsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsville
    • Sharpsville is located in Tipton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharpsville <2>
  • Tipton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Greentown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greentown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
    • Greentown is located in Howard County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,367 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greentown <2>
  • Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
    • Center is located in Howard County
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    • New Lancaster
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Lancaster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lancaster
      • New Lancaster is located in Tipton County
    • Elwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Point Isabel
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Isabel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Isabel
      • Point Isabel is located in Grant County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Windfall ...

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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Windfall.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Windfall. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Windfall and those printed in the larger area surrounding Windfall.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 23 miles [37 km]<6> of Windfall.

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 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 Windfall:

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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 Windfall, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Windfall) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Windfall. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3630, Longitude: -85.9564