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 Winona (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 Winona. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Winona is located in Starke 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 Starke County: Fulton, Jasper, LaPorte, Marshall, Porter, Pulaski & Saint Joseph.
Below are the counties that are near Winona. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Winona:
- Starke County (The home county of Winona)
- The following are listed by their distance from Winona, with the one closest to Winona listed first.
- Bass Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bass Lake is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Lake
- Ober
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ober is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ober
- Knox
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ora
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ora is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ora
- Aldine
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Aldine is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldine
- Toto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Toto is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toto
- Hamlet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Grovertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Grovertown is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovertown
- North Judson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Koontz Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Koontz Lake is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koontz Lake
- San Pierre
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winona, with the one closest to Winona listed first.
- Royal Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lucerne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lucerne is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
- Leases Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Leases Corner is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leases Corner
- Verona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Verona is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winona, with the one closest to Winona listed first.
- Delong
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Delong is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delong
- Lake Bruce
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Bruce is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bruce
- Leiters Ford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leiters Ford is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leiters Ford
- Kewanna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kewanna is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewanna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
- Grass Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grass Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Creek
- Rochester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fulton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Athens
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Athens is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winona, with the one closest to Winona listed first.
- Tefft
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Tefft is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tefft
- Wheatfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Gifford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gifford is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gifford
- Stoutsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Stoutsburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoutsburg
- Kosciusko County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winona, with the one closest to Winona listed first.
- Etna Green
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mentone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sevastopol
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sevastopol is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sevastopol
- Atwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Atwood is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Beaver Dam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Beaver Dam is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- LaPorte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winona, with the one closest to Winona listed first.
- Hanna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kingsford Heights
(17 miles [27.4 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
- La Crosse
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Kankakee
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Kankakee is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kankakee
- Union Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kingsbury
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Kingsbury is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Wanatah
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stillwell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Stillwell is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
- Haskell
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Haskell is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskell
- Alida
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Alida is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alida
- Door Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Door Village is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Door Village
- La Porte
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Westville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winona, with the one closest to Winona listed first.
- Culver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Culver is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,484 people
- Burr Oak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Burr Oak is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak
- Donaldson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Donaldson is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Tyner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tyner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
- Plymouth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Argos
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Harris
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Harris is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Linkville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Linkville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkville
- La Paz
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- La Paz is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Paz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Bourbon
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Old Tip Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Old Tip Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Tip Town
- Tippecanoe
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bremen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Miami County
- Macy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Porter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winona, with the one closest to Winona listed first.
- Kouts
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Aylesworth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Aylesworth is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aylesworth
- Suman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Suman is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suman
- Valparaiso
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Boone Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Boone Grove is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Grove
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winona, with the one closest to Winona listed first.
- Beardstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Beardstown is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardstown
- Monterey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Monterey is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Lawton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lawton is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
- Denham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Denham is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham
- Winamac
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Star City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Medaryville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Thornhope
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- 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
- Francesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Joseph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winona, with the one closest to Winona listed first.
- Walkerton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- North Liberty
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lakeville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Crumstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Crumstown is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumstown
- Nutwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nutwood is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwood
- Wyatt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gulivoire Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gulivoire Park is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulivoire Park
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winona, with the one closest to Winona listed first.
- Headlee
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Headlee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headlee
- Buffalo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Buffalo is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Sitka
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sitka is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Monon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Winona, see our County-by-County Page for Winona.
Cemeteries Near Winona ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Winona.
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 Winona - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Winona covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Winona, with the one closest to Winona listed first.
- North Bend Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ora Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oak Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Swartzell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cromley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Masonic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Burr Oak Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (150 more) ...
- Hepner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Center Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fletcher 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Winona had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Winona, with the one closest to Winona listed first.
- Ober
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ober is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ober
- Ora
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ora is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ora
- Knox
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Toto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Toto is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toto
- Monterey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Monterey is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Burr Oak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Burr Oak is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak
- Denham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Denham is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham
- Maxinkuckee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Maxinkuckee is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxinkuckee
- Hibbard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hibbard is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbard
- Hamlet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ripley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ripley is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Delong
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Delong is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delong
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Donaldson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Donaldson is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Grovertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Grovertown is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovertown
- North Judson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Winona. See our List of 1890's Communities around Winona.
Newspapers Published in Winona ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Winona.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Winona, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Winona.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Winona:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Starke County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cass County
- Fulton County
- Jasper County
- Kosciusko County
- LaPorte County
- Marshall County
- Miami County
- Porter County
- Pulaski County
- Saint Joseph 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> | 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 Winona, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Winona) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |