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 Alaska (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 Alaska. 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 and doctors 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.
Alaska is primarily located in Morgan County. A portion of Alaska extends into Owen 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 Morgan County: Brown, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Monroe, Owen & Putnam.
Below are the counties that are near Alaska. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Alaska:
- Morgan County (The home county of Alaska)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alaska, with the one closest to Alaska listed first.
- Lewisville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lewisville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Plano
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Plano is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
- Eminence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Eminence is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
- Minetree ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Minetree is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minetree
- Minetree has also been known as:
- Billtown
- Meintree
- Menietree
- Paragon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hall is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Wilbur
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wilbur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
- Monrovia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Martinsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lake Hart
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Hart is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hart
- Bethany
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bethany is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Taggart Crossing ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Taggart Crossing is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taggart Crossing
- Brooklyn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alaska, with the one closest to Alaska listed first.
- Helmsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Helmsburg is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmsburg
- Spearsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Spearsville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearsville
- Beanblossom
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Beanblossom is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beanblossom
- Beanblossom has also been known as:
- Bean Blossom
- Nashville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alaska, with the one closest to Alaska listed first.
- Poland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bowling Green
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bowling Green is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Roadman Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Roadman Corner is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadman Corner
- Center Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Harmony
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Harmony is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 639 people
- Knightsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Knightsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
- Benwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Benwood is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benwood
- Billville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Billville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billville
- Prairie City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Prairie City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Brazil
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Carbon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Carbon is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
- Lena
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lena is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Art
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Art is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Art
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alaska, with the one closest to Alaska listed first.
- Hendricksville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hendricksville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricksville
- Newark
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Newark is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Solsberry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Calvertville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Calvertville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvertville
- Tulip
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tulip is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- Worthington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hendricks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alaska, with the one closest to Alaska listed first.
- Stilesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hazelwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hazelwood is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Amo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Coatesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Clayton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Reno
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Reno is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Hadley
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hadley is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Cartersburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Danville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- New Winchester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- New Winchester is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Winchester
- Plainfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Avon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Avon is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,361 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <1>
- North Salem
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alaska, with the one closest to Alaska listed first.
- Banta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Banta is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banta
- Bluff Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bluff Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Anita ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Anita is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anita
- Providence
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Providence is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Samaria
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Samaria is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Bargersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Smith Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Smith Valley is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Valley
- Stones Crossing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Stones Crossing is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Crossing
- Trafalgar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Peoga
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Peoga is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoga
- Greenwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- New Whiteland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- New Whiteland is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Whiteland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
- Princes Lakes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Princes Lakes is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princes Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,342 people
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alaska, with the one closest to Alaska listed first.
- Camby
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Newton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Newton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newton
- Clermont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Homecroft
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Homecroft is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homecroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
- Southport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Speedway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alaska, with the one closest to Alaska listed first.
- Stinesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Stinesville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Ellettsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Dolan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dolan is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolan
- Unionville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Highland Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Highland Village is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Clear Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Clear Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
- Stanford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Stanford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanford
- Smithville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Kirksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Kirksville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksville
- Owen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alaska, with the one closest to Alaska listed first.
- Quincy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Quincy is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Gosport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cuba
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cuba is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Atkinsonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Atkinsonville is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinsonville
- Spencer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Patricksburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Patricksburg is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricksburg
- Freedom
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Freedom is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Arney
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Arney is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arney
- Denmark
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Denmark is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Coal City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coal City is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Parke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alaska, with the one closest to Alaska listed first.
- Ferndale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ferndale is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Mansfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alaska, with the one closest to Alaska listed first.
- Belle Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Union is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Union
- Cloverdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Putnamville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Putnamville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
- Fillmore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fillmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Greencastle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Limedale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Limedale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limedale
- Reelsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Reelsville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsville
- Groveland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Groveland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Bainbridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bainbridge is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Barnard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Barnard is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
- Roachdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Blakesburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blakesburg is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakesburg
- Portland Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Portland Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland Mills
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Alaska, see our County-by-County Page for Alaska.
Cemeteries Near Alaska ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Alaska.
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 Alaska - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Alaska covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Alaska, with the one closest to Alaska listed first.
- Burkhart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkhart Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Burkhart Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the southwest of Plano.
- The Burkhart Cemetery has also been known as:
- Alaska Cemetery
- Liberty Christian Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2293225 <3>
- Mannan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lingle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stierwalt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Walters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shumaker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Combes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Asher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ratts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Whitaker - Patrick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Little Mount Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Little Mount Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (440 more) ...
- Goss Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship Park Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Alaska had a population of 48 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Alaska, with the one closest to Alaska listed first.
- Plano
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Plano is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
- Quincy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Quincy is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Wakeland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wakeland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakeland
- Eminence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Eminence is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
- Herbamount
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Herbamount is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbamount
- Whitaker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Whitaker is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Paragon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Little Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Little Point is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Point
- Belle Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Union is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Union
- Hall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hall is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Carp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Carp is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carp
- Gosport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Wilbur
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wilbur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
- Crown Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Crown Center is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Center
- Cloverdale
(8 miles [12.9 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 Alaska. See our List of 1890's Communities around Alaska.
Newspapers Published in Alaska ...
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 88 newspapers that have been published in the area around Alaska.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Alaska, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Alaska.
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 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 Alaska:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Morgan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brown County
- Clay County
- Greene County
- Hendricks County
- Johnson County
- Marion County
- Monroe County
- Owen County
- Parke County
- Putnam 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Alaska) 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 Alaska, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |