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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 Indian Grove (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 Indian Grove. 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 Indian Grove ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Indian Grove: Indian Grv.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Indian Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Indian Grove.

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 hospitals and 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.

Indian Grove is located in Van Buren County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Van Buren County: Allegan, Berrien, Cass, Kalamazoo & Saint Joseph.

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

  • Van Buren County     (The home county of Indian Grove)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Indian Grove, with the one closest to Indian Grove listed first.
    • South Haven
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Kibbie
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Kibbie is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibbie
    • Covert
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Lacota
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Lacota is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacota
    • Fish Corners
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Fish Corners is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Corners
    • Bloomingdale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Grand Junction
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Bangor
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Bangor is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangor <1>
    • Breedsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Hartford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Lawrence
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Glendale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Glendale is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
  • Allegan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Indian Grove, with the one closest to Indian Grove listed first.
    • South Haven Highlands
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Miami Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Miami Park is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami Park
      • Miami Park has also been known as:
      • Miami Park Beach
      • Miomi Park Beach
    • Mount Pleasant
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Cedar Bluff
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Cedar Bluff is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
    • Hawkhead
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Hawkhead is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkhead
    • Glenn Haven Shores
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Glenn Haven Shores is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Haven Shores
      • Glenn Haven Shores has also been known as:
      • Hollywood
    • Glenn Shores
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Glenn Shores is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Shores
      • Glenn Shores has also been known as:
      • Glenn Stores
    • Leisure
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Leisure is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure
      • Leisure has also been known as:
      • East Casco
    • Glenn
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Spring Grove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Spring Grove is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
    • Pullman
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ganges
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Ganges is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganges
  • Berrien County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Indian Grove, with the one closest to Indian Grove listed first.
    • Lake Michigan Beach
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Lake Michigan Beach is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Michigan Beach
    • Paw Paw Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Paw Paw Lake is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw Lake
    • Watervliet
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Coloma
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Riverside
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Riverside is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Twelve Corners
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Twelve Corners is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Corners
    • Mizpah Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Mizpah Park is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mizpah Park
    • Benton Heights
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Benton Heights is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Heights
    • Benton Harbor
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Fair Plain
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Fair Plain is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Plain
    • Saint Joseph
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Naomi
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Naomi is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naomi
  • Cass County
    • Dowagiac
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Kalamazoo County
    • Alamo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Alamo is located in Kalamazoo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
  • Ottawa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Indian Grove, with the one closest to Indian Grove listed first.
    • Macatawa
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Holland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Beechwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Beechwood is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
    • Waverly
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Waverly is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly

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

Cemeteries Near Indian Grove ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Indian Grove.

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 Indian Grove - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Hebrew Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Chambers Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Stephenson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Covert Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • McDowell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Lacota Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Fish Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Thomas Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Monk Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Emmanuel Home Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (161 more) ...
    • Stuller Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Van Auken Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Arlington Hill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)

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>

While we didn't find Indian Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Indian Grove.

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

  • South Haven
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Kibbie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Kibbie is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibbie
  • Covert
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Hawkhead
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hawkhead is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkhead
  • Lacota
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Lacota is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacota
  • Toquin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Toquin is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toquin
  • Spring Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Spring Grove is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
  • Glenn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • McDonald
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • McDonald is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
  • Bangor
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bangor is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangor <1>
  • Bloomingdale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Grand Junction
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Lee
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Lee is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
    • Breedsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Bravo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Bravo is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bravo

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

Newspapers Published in Indian Grove ...

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 145 newspapers that have been published in the area around Indian Grove.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Indian Grove, 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 Indian Grove.

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 helpful 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 Indian Grove:

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 Indian Grove, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Indian Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.