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 Alfont (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 Alfont. 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 and hospitals 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.
Alfont is located in Madison 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 Madison County: Delaware, Grant, Hamilton, Hancock, Henry & Tipton.
Below are the counties that are near Alfont. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Alfont:
- Madison County (The home county of Alfont)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alfont, with the one closest to Alfont listed first.
- Ingalls
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pendleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fishersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fishersburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishersburg
- Lapel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Markleville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Edgewood Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Edgewood Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Village
- Edgewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Edgewood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,850 people
- River Forest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- River Forest is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Forest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
- Western Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Western Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Village
- Anderson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Perkinsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Country Club Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Country Club Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alfont, with the one closest to Alfont listed first.
- Eagle Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Eagle Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
- Zionsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Gadsden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Gadsden is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Whitestown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alfont, with the one closest to Alfont listed first.
- Daleville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Progress
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Progress is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Oakville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Oakville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Cowan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cowan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Yorktown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Andersonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Andersonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Muncie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gaston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Grant County
- Rigdon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rigdon is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigdon
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alfont, with the one closest to Alfont listed first.
- Luxhaven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Luxhaven is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxhaven
- Olio
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Olio is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olio
- Clarksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clarksville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Bridgewater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bridgewater is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Durbin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Durbin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Fishers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Noblesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Monterey Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Monterey Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey Village
- Strawtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Strawtown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawtown
- Cicero
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carmel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Newark Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Newark Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark Village
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alfont, with the one closest to Alfont listed first.
- Colonial Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Fortville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Denny Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Denny Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Corner
- Eden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eden is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Woodbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbury is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Maxwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Maxwell is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- McCordsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mohawk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mohawk is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Willow Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Branch is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Branch
- Warrington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Warrington is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrington
- Greenfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Philadelphia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Philadelphia is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alfont, with the one closest to Alfont listed first.
- Grant City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Grant City is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Kennard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Kennard is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Middletown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cadiz
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cadiz is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Knightstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Greensboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Greensboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Sulphur Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Spiceland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ogden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ogden is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Mount Summit
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Dunreith
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Foley
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Foley is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alfont, with the one closest to Alfont listed first.
- Rocklane
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rocklane is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklane
- Greenwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Needham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Urmeyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Urmeyville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urmeyville
- New Whiteland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Whiteland is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Whiteland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
- Kosciusko County
- Warsaw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alfont, with the one closest to Alfont listed first.
- Lawrence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Castleton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cumberland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Warren Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Warren Park is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,574 people
- Meridian Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Meridian Hills is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,718 people
- Williams Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Williams Creek is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- Crows Nest
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Crows Nest is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Nest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- North Crows Nest
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- North Crows Nest is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Crows Nest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Charlesmac Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Charlesmac Village is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesmac Village
- Rocky Ripple
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Rocky Ripple is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ripple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Acton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Acton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Beech Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rush County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alfont, with the one closest to Alfont listed first.
- Carthage
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Henderson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Henderson is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Mays
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mays is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays
- Raleigh
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Raleigh is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Manilla
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Manilla is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manilla
- Homer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Homer is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Gings
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gings is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gings
- Rushville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alfont, with the one closest to Alfont listed first.
- Fountaintown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Fountaintown is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountaintown
- Morristown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Gwynneville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gwynneville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwynneville
- Brookfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Brookfield is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Clover Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Clover Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Village
- London
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- London is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Fairland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Knighthood Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Knighthood Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knighthood Village
- Beech Brook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Beech Brook is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Brook
- Boggstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Candleglo Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Candleglo Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candleglo Village
- Hildebrand Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hildebrand Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hildebrand Village
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alfont, with the one closest to Alfont listed first.
- Hobbs
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- East Union
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- East Union is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Tipton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jericho ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jericho is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Windfall City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Windfall City is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
- Windfall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Goldsmith
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Goldsmith is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Alfont, see our County-by-County Page for Alfont.
Cemeteries Near Alfont ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Alfont.
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 Alfont - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Alfont covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Alfont, with the one closest to Alfont listed first.
- Wynn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Caudell - Simmons - Cook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Ingalls.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85998 <2>
- Grave Lawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hiday Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Doty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Crosley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fausset Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ft. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Olvey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Chappell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (405 more) ...
- Nicholson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Helm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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 Alfont had a population of 75 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Alfont, with the one closest to Alfont listed first.
- Fortville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eden is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Woodbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbury is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Pendleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Olio
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Olio is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olio
- McCordsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maxwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Maxwell is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Milners Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Milners Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milners Corner
- Mohawk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mohawk is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Clarksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clarksville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Lapel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fishersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fishersburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishersburg
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Willow Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Branch is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Branch
- Durbin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Durbin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Fishers
(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 Alfont. See our List of 1890's Communities around Alfont.
Newspapers Published in Alfont ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Alfont.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Alfont, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Alfont.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Alfont:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Madison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Delaware County
- Grant County
- Hamilton County
- Hancock County
- Henry County
- Johnson County
- Kosciusko County
- Marion County
- Rush County
- Shelby County
- Tipton 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 Alfont, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Alfont) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |