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 Witmer Manor (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 Witmer Manor. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Witmer Manor ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Witmer Manor: Witmer Mnr.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the 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.
Witmer Manor is located in LaGrange 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 LaGrange County: Elkhart, Noble, Steuben, Branch (MI) & Saint Joseph (MI).
Below are the counties that are near Witmer Manor. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Witmer Manor:
- LaGrange County (The home county of Witmer Manor)
- The following are listed by their distance from Witmer Manor, with the one closest to Witmer Manor listed first.
- Wolcottville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Valentine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Valentine is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine
- South Milford
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- South Milford is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford
- LaGrange
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Plato
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Plato is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
- Topeka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gravel Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gravel Beach is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Beach
- Stroh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Stroh is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroh
- Brushy Prairie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brushy Prairie is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Prairie
- Mongo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Howe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Brighton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Brighton is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Seyberts
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Seyberts is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seyberts
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Witmer Manor, with the one closest to Witmer Manor listed first.
- Ari
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ari is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ari
- Huntertown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dunn Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dunn Mill is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Mill
- Leo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wallen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wallen is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallen
- Leo-Cedarville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leo-Cedarville is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo-Cedarville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,882 people
- Arcola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Witmer Manor, with the one closest to Witmer Manor listed first.
- Fairfield Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fairfield Center is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Center
- Corunna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Corunna is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corunna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Ashley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Altona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Altona is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Garrett
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Waterloo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Auburn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Era
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Era is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- Moore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Moore is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
- Butler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Concord
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Concord is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Saint Joe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spencerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elkhart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Witmer Manor, with the one closest to Witmer Manor listed first.
- Millersburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Middlebury
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Benton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Benton is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Bainter Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bainter Town is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainter Town
- New Paris
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Goshen
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bristol
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Foraker
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Foraker is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foraker
- Dunlap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Dunlap is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Gravelton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Gravelton is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelton
- Southwest
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Southwest is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest
- Garden Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Garden Village is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- Kosciusko County
- The following are listed by their distance from Witmer Manor, with the one closest to Witmer Manor listed first.
- Syracuse
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wawasee Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wawasee Village is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wawasee Village
- North Webster
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Milford Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Milford Junction is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Junction
- Milford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Milford is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,551 people
- Arrowhead Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arrowhead Park is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Park
- Leesburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pierceton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Witmer Manor, with the one closest to Witmer Manor listed first.
- Rome City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brimfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Brimfield is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimfield
- Cosperville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cosperville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosperville
- Wawaka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wakeville Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wakeville Village is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakeville Village
- Albion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kendallville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ligonier
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Port Mitchell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Port Mitchell is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Mitchell
- Kimmell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Avilla
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cromwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Green Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Green Center is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Center
- Steuben County
- The following are listed by their distance from Witmer Manor, with the one closest to Witmer Manor listed first.
- Hudson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Orland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Lake is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
- Angola
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Russels Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Russels Point is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russels Point
- Jamestown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Jamestown is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Hamilton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hamilton is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,595 people
- Fremont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Alvarado
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Alvarado is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
- York
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- York is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Ray
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ray is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Whitley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Witmer Manor, with the one closest to Witmer Manor listed first.
- Ormas
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ormas is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormas
- Tri-Lakes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Tri-Lakes is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri-Lakes
- Etna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Etna is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Churubusco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cresco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cresco is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresco
- Collins
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Collins is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Lorane
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lorane is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorane
- Columbia City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Larwill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Larwill is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larwill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Branch County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Witmer Manor, with the one closest to Witmer Manor listed first.
- Gilead
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gilead is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Bronson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hatmaker
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hatmaker is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
- Canada Shores
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Canada Shores is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Shores
- Matteson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Matteson is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matteson
- Batavia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Batavia is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
- Ray
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cass County (MI)
- Union
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Joseph County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Witmer Manor, with the one closest to Witmer Manor listed first.
- Fawn River
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fawn River is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn River
- Sturgis
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sturgis is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,803 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sturgis <1>
- Klingers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Klingers is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klingers
- Oakwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Bluff Beach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bluff Beach is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Beach
- Burr Oak
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- White Pigeon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Findley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Findley is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Findley
- Constantine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nottawa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mottville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mottville is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mottville
- Centreville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Centreville is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
- Fairfax
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fairfax is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Witmer Manor, see our County-by-County Page for Witmer Manor.
Cemeteries Near Witmer Manor ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Witmer Manor.
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 Witmer Manor - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Witmer Manor covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Witmer Manor, with the one closest to Witmer Manor listed first.
- Woodland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Woodruff Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lakeside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Gaspars Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Northport Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tamarack Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Orange Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Woodruff Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sloan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clearspring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearspring Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Clearspring Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the east of Topeka.
- The Clearspring Cemetery has also been known as:
- Miller Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84651 <3>
- Continue List (293 more) ...
- Lower Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- South Milford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- South Milford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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 Witmer Manor in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Witmer Manor.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Witmer Manor, with the one closest to Witmer Manor listed first.
- Wolcottville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Valentine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Valentine is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine
- Rome City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Woodruff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodruff is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
- Cosperville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cosperville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosperville
- Brimfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Brimfield is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimfield
- South Milford
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- South Milford is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford
- LaGrange
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wawaka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pisgah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pisgah is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- Albion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kendallville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Emma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Emma is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
- Brushy Prairie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brushy Prairie is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Prairie
- Ligonier
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Witmer Manor. See our List of 1890's Communities around Witmer Manor.
Newspapers Published in Witmer Manor ...
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 158 newspapers that have been published in the area around Witmer Manor.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Witmer Manor, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Witmer Manor.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Witmer Manor:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to LaGrange County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- DeKalb County
- Elkhart County
- Kosciusko County
- Noble County
- Steuben County
- Whitley County
- Branch County
- Cass County
- Saint Joseph 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Witmer Manor) 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 Witmer Manor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |