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 Allman (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 Allman. 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.
Allman is located in Morgan 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 Allman. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Allman:
- Morgan County (The home county of Allman)
- The following are listed by their distance from Allman, with the one closest to Allman listed first.
- Mooresville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lake Hart
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lake Hart is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hart
- Monrovia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brookmoor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brookmoor is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookmoor
- Young
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Young is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young
- Bethany
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bethany is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Brooklyn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hall is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Wilbur
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wilbur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
- Red House ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Red House is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Waverly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Waverly is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Plano
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Plano is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Allman, with the one closest to Allman listed first.
- Jamestown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Eagle Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
- Zionsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Whitestown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Advance
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Advance is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
- Lebanon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Gadsden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Gadsden is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Northfield Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Northfield Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Village
- Ulen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ulen is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Allman, with the one closest to Allman listed first.
- Spearsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Spearsville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearsville
- Helmsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Helmsburg is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmsburg
- Beanblossom
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Beanblossom is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beanblossom
- Beanblossom has also been known as:
- Bean Blossom
- Nashville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Clay County
- Poland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Allman, with the one closest to Allman listed first.
- North Ridge Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Ridge Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridge Village
- Carmel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newark Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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 Allman, with the one closest to Allman listed first.
- New Palestine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Gem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Gem is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
- Hendricks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Allman, with the one closest to Allman listed first.
- Hazelwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hazelwood is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Cartersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Plainfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Clayton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Avon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Amo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stilesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Danville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hadley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hadley is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Coatesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Reno
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Reno is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Brownsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Allman, with the one closest to Allman listed first.
- Bluff Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bluff Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Banta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Banta is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banta
- Smith Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Smith Valley is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Valley
- Stones Crossing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Stones Crossing is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Crossing
- Bargersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Providence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Providence is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Greenwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- New Whiteland
(18 miles [29 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
- Anita ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Anita is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anita
- Whiteland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Samaria
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Samaria is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Trafalgar
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Allman, with the one closest to Allman listed first.
- Camby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Newton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- West Newton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newton
- Clermont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Speedway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Homecroft
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Homecroft is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homecroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
- Southport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Indianapolis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Snacks
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Snacks is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snacks
- Wolfington
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Wolfington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfington
- Beech Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Spring Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Hill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Wynnedale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wynnedale is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Allman, with the one closest to Allman listed first.
- Stinesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Stinesville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Dolan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Dolan is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolan
- Unionville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ellettsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Allman, with the one closest to Allman listed first.
- Ladoga
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Ross
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Owen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Allman, with the one closest to Allman listed first.
- Quincy
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Quincy is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Gosport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cuba
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cuba is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Atkinsonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Atkinsonville is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinsonville
- Spencer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Allman, with the one closest to Allman listed first.
- Belle Union
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Belle Union is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Union
- Fillmore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Fillmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Groveland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Groveland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Cloverdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Barnard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Barnard is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
- 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
- Greencastle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Limedale
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Limedale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limedale
- Putnamville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Putnamville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
- Roachdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Blakesburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Blakesburg is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakesburg
- Reelsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Reelsville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsville
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Allman, with the one closest to Allman listed first.
- Brookfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Brookfield is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Boggstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- London
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- London is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Clover Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Clover Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Village
- Fairland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Allman, see our County-by-County Page for Allman.
Cemeteries Near Allman ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Allman.
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 Allman - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Allman covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Allman, with the one closest to Allman listed first.
- North Branch Friends Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- North Branch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- White Lick Friends Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ramsey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Salem Methodist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Center Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mooresville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Friendship MB Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sugar Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Highland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (443 more) ...
- Monical Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Brooklyn Rest Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Silon 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.<3>
While we didn't find Allman in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Allman.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Allman, with the one closest to Allman listed first.
- Gasburg
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gasburg is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasburg
- Joppa
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Joppa is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Monrovia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mooresville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hazelwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hazelwood is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Cartersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Friendswood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Friendswood is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendswood
- Brooklyn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Plainfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Clayton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hall is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Wilbur
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wilbur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Camby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Summit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Summit is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Crown Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Crown Center is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Center
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Allman. See our List of 1890's Communities around Allman.
Newspapers Published in Allman ...
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 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around Allman.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Allman, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Allman.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Allman:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Morgan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Brown County
- Clay County
- Hamilton County
- Hancock County
- Hendricks County
- Johnson County
- Marion County
- Monroe County
- Montgomery County
- Owen County
- Putnam County
- Shelby 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 Allman, 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- Allman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |