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 The Anchorage (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 The Anchorage. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
The Anchorage is located in Hamilton 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 Hamilton County: Boone, Clinton, Hancock, Madison, Marion & Tipton.
Below are the counties that are near The Anchorage. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to The Anchorage:
- Hamilton County (The home county of The Anchorage)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Anchorage, with the one closest to The Anchorage listed first.
- Bridgewater
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bridgewater is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Olio
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Olio is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olio
- Fishers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Luxhaven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Luxhaven is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxhaven
- Clarksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Clarksville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Durbin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Durbin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Noblesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Monterey Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Monterey Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey Village
- Newark Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Newark Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark Village
- Carmel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- North Ridge Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- North Ridge Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridge Village
- Strawtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Strawtown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawtown
- Westfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Anchorage, with the one closest to The Anchorage listed first.
- Eagle Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Eagle Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
- Zionsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Whitestown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Gadsden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Gadsden is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Elizaville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elizaville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizaville
- Lebanon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ulen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ulen is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Northfield Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Northfield Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Village
- Stringtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Stringtown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Anchorage, with the one closest to The Anchorage listed first.
- Kirklin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Scircleville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Scircleville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scircleville
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Anchorage, with the one closest to The Anchorage listed first.
- Daleville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Progress
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Progress is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Oakville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Oakville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Yorktown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Anchorage, with the one closest to The Anchorage listed first.
- McCordsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Woodbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodbury is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Colonial Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Colonial Village is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Fortville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Denny Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Denny Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Corner
- Mohawk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mohawk is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Eden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Eden is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Maxwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Maxwell is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Gem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gem is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
- Philadelphia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Philadelphia is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Spring Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Lake is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- Willow Branch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Willow Branch is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Branch
- Greenfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hendricks County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Anchorage, with the one closest to The Anchorage listed first.
- Brownsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Avon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Pittsboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Plainfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Anchorage, with the one closest to The Anchorage listed first.
- Grant City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Grant City is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Kennard
(22 miles [35.4 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cadiz
(24 miles [38.6 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Greensboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Greensboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Ogden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ogden is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Sulphur Springs
(26 miles [41.8 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dunreith
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Summit
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Foley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Foley is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
- New Castle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Anchorage, with the one closest to The Anchorage listed first.
- Rocklane
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rocklane is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklane
- Greenwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Smith Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Valley is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Valley
- New Whiteland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- New Whiteland is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Whiteland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
- Whiteland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Stones Crossing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stones Crossing is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Crossing
- Needham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Urmeyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Urmeyville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urmeyville
- Bluff Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Kosciusko County
- Warsaw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Anchorage, with the one closest to The Anchorage listed first.
- Ingalls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fishersburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fishersburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishersburg
- Lapel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pendleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Perkinsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Edgewood Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewood Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Village
- Edgewood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,850 people
- River Forest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- River Forest is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Forest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
- Western Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Western Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Village
- Markleville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Anderson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Country Club Heights
(18 miles [29 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
- Woodlawn Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Anchorage, with the one closest to The Anchorage listed first.
- Lawrence
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Castleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cumberland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Meridian Hills
(11 miles [17.7 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
(11 miles [17.7 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
- North Crows Nest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Crows Nest is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Crows Nest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Warren Park
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Crows Nest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Crows Nest is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Nest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Rocky Ripple
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Ripple is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ripple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Spring Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Hill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Wynnedale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wynnedale is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Beech Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Indianapolis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan County
- Young
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Young is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young
- Rush County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Anchorage, with the one closest to The Anchorage listed first.
- Carthage
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Henderson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Henderson is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Manilla
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Manilla is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manilla
- Mays
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mays is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Anchorage, with the one closest to The Anchorage listed first.
- Fountaintown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Fountaintown is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountaintown
- Brookfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Brookfield is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- London
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- London is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Morristown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clover Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Clover Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Village
- Fairland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Gwynneville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gwynneville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwynneville
- Boggstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Knighthood Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hildebrand Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hildebrand Village
- Shelbyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Anchorage, with the one closest to The Anchorage listed first.
- East Union
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Union is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Hobbs
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Jericho ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Jericho is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Tipton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Goldsmith
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Goldsmith is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith
- Kempton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kempton is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- 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)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to The Anchorage, see our County-by-County Page for The Anchorage.
Cemeteries Near The Anchorage ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of The Anchorage.
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 The Anchorage - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for The Anchorage covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from The Anchorage, with the one closest to The Anchorage listed first.
- Bills Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- McKay Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Brooks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Highland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Klepfer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Flanagan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Emery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Todd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oaklandon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- McCord Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (438 more) ...
- Lowery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Arnett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Helm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
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.<2>
While we didn't find The Anchorage in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of The Anchorage.
These communities are listed based on their distance from The Anchorage, with the one closest to The Anchorage listed first.
- McCordsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Olio
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Olio is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olio
- Fishers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Woodbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodbury is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Oaklandon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New Britton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Britton is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Britton
- Lawrence
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fortville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Castleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Alfont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Alfont is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfont
- Clarksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Clarksville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Mount Comfort
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Comfort is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Comfort
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mohawk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mohawk is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Noblesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Durbin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Durbin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around The Anchorage. See our List of 1890's Communities around The Anchorage.
Newspapers Published in The Anchorage ...
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 The Anchorage.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of The Anchorage, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for The Anchorage.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 The Anchorage:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Hamilton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Clinton County
- Delaware County
- Hancock County
- Hendricks County
- Henry County
- Johnson County
- Kosciusko County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Morgan 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> | 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 The Anchorage, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- The Anchorage) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |