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    Home » Everything Amish » Plain Culture

    Pictures and Observations About Grabill

    Published: Feb 12, 2014 · Updated: Feb 2, 2021 by Kevin Williams | 4 Comments

    CAPTION:  An Amish home in the Grabill, Indiana area looks like a suburb home in anywhere USA (minus wires going into it)

    Grabill, Indiana is an interesting Amish settlement and I do have an entry about it in The Williams Guide.  The settlement shares many similarities with the Berne-Geneva communities about 45 minutes to the south, but also some differences.  These photos are from the Dave Shaner collection.

    Similarities:   The Amish in both settlements speak a dialect of Swiss and generally use open top buggies. Schwartz is a common last name in both settlements.  Yodeling is also heard in both places.

    Differences:  The Grabill community is generally more prosperous.  Located just outside the Fort Wayne Interstate 269 outer belt property values are higher because of the proximity to the city. Some of the Amish homes in the area resemble more of what you'd find in the most affluent suburban enclaves outside of cities.   While I think  I have seen solar panels in the Adams County settlement, they are far more ubiquitous in the Grabill community.  Look at these solar panels on roofs and even whole rows of them in fields.  Grabill has a "charming town" feel to it whereas Berne straddles busy US 27.   Berne's downtown is just off US 27, but it can be bustling and crowded.

    CAPTIONS:  Note the solar panels seen on Amish homes near Grabill and notice the open buggies moving around town. The solar panels are more common in Grabill, the open buggies are seen in both places.

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    1. Helen

      February 12, 2014 at 6:40 pm

      Very nice pictures. Thank you for posting them.

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    2. Barb

      February 12, 2014 at 7:07 pm

      I love going to Grabil, wonderful restaurants, antique shops, general store and an great slower pace! It would be a fabulous place to live!

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    3. Karen

      February 12, 2014 at 8:13 pm

      I enjoy your selection of pictures that you share with us.

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    4. Barbara Prisinzano

      July 11, 2014 at 7:49 pm

      I would like to thank who ever Posted the Pic's !! I really do enjoy looking at them!! I'm a Huge fan of the Amish Life!! I would love to be apart of the Amish for a spell!! Thank You again for sharing them with us All!! ( Barb P)

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