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 Ashboro (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 Ashboro. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Ashboro is located in Clay 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 Clay County: Greene, Owen, Parke, Putnam, Sullivan & Vigo.
Below are the counties that are near Ashboro. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ashboro:
- Clay County (The home county of Ashboro)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashboro, with the one closest to Ashboro listed first.
- Center Point
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Saline City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Saline City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
- Art
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Art is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Art
- Prairie City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Prairie City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Bowling Green
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bowling Green is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Eel River
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Eel River is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eel River
- Cory
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cory is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cory
- Roadman Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roadman Corner is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadman Corner
- Billville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Billville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billville
- Staunton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Staunton is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
- Turner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Turner is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Billtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Billtown is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billtown
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashboro, with the one closest to Ashboro listed first.
- Jasonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Gilmour
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Gilmour is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmour
- Midland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Midland is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Worthington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Calvertville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Calvertville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvertville
- Hoosier
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hoosier is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosier
- Newark
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Newark is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Tulip
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tulip is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- Linton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Switz City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Elliston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Elliston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliston
- Island City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Island City is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- Hendricks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashboro, with the one closest to Ashboro listed first.
- Coatesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stilesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashboro, with the one closest to Ashboro listed first.
- Stinesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Stinesville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Ellettsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashboro, with the one closest to Ashboro listed first.
- Minetree ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Minetree is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minetree
- Minetree has also been known as:
- Billtown
- Meintree
- Menietree
- Lewisville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lewisville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Eminence
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Eminence is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
- Plano
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Plano is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
- Paragon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Owen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashboro, with the one closest to Ashboro listed first.
- Denmark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Denmark is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Patricksburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Patricksburg is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricksburg
- Atkinsonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Atkinsonville is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinsonville
- Coal City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Coal City is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Arney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Arney is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arney
- Cuba
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cuba is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Freedom
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Freedom is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Spencer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Quincy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Quincy is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Gosport
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Parke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashboro, with the one closest to Ashboro listed first.
- Bridgeton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rosedale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rosedale is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
- Rosedale has also been known as:
- Roseville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <1>
- Mansfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- West Atherton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Atherton is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Atherton
- Ferndale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ferndale is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Numa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Numa is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numa
- Bellmore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bellmore is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellmore
- Billie Creek Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mecca
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mecca is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
- Nyesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Nyesville is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyesville
- Rockville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Armiesburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Armiesburg is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armiesburg
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashboro, with the one closest to Ashboro listed first.
- Reelsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Reelsville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsville
- Putnamville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Putnamville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
- Cloverdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Limedale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Limedale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limedale
- Greencastle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Belle Union
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Belle Union is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Union
- Portland Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Portland Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland Mills
- Fillmore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fillmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Bainbridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bainbridge is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Blakesburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Blakesburg is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakesburg
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashboro, with the one closest to Ashboro listed first.
- Farmersburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hymera
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hymera is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hymera
- Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
- Shelburn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Scott City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Scott City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott City
- Dugger
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Scotchtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Scotchtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchtown
- Gambill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Gambill is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambill
- Fairbanks
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fairbanks is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
- Jericho
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jericho is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Sullivan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Graysville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Graysville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Paxton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Paxton is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Vermillion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashboro, with the one closest to Ashboro listed first.
- Clinton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Universal
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Universal is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
- Fairview Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Park is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
- Sandytown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sandytown is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandytown
- Summit Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Summit Grove is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
- Blanford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Blanford is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanford
- Alta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alta is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Hillsdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsdale is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Saint Bernice
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Bernice is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bernice
- Vigo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashboro, with the one closest to Ashboro listed first.
- Grange Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Grange Corner is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Corner
- Seelyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Seelyville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
- Swalls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Swalls is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swalls
- Riley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Riley is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Glen Ayre
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Ayre is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ayre
- Lewis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lewis is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Burnett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burnett is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Fontanet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fontanet is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanet
- Youngstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Youngstown is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngstown
- Pimento
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pimento is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pimento
- North Terre Haute
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Terre Haute is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Terre Haute
- Sandcut
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sandcut is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandcut
- Clark County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashboro, with the one closest to Ashboro listed first.
- Farrington
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Farrington is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrington
- Dennison
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Dennison is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennison
- Weaver
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Weaver is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Livingston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Livingston is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Edgar County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashboro, with the one closest to Ashboro listed first.
- Elbridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Elbridge is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
- Vermilion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Huffmanville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Huffmanville is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffmanville
- Nevins
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Nevins is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevins
- Kentucky
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kentucky is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ashboro, see our County-by-County Page for Ashboro.
Cemeteries Near Ashboro ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ashboro.
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 Ashboro - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ashboro covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ashboro, with the one closest to Ashboro listed first.
- Moss Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Gremes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Harris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Zenor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Killion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kealber Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Zion Gummere Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cole Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Zenor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- German Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (400 more) ...
- Neidlinger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rhule Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Stagg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Ashboro had a population of 162 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ashboro, with the one closest to Ashboro listed first.
- Saline City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Saline City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
- Art
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Art is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Art
- Prairie City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Prairie City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Cory
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cory is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cory
- Eel River
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Eel River is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eel River
- Hoosierville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hoosierville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosierville
- Bowling Green
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bowling Green is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Asherville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Asherville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asherville
- Turner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Turner is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Staunton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Staunton is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
- Clay City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Poland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Knightsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Knightsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
- Brazil
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Patricksburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Patricksburg is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricksburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ashboro. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ashboro.
Newspapers Published in Ashboro ...
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 120 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ashboro.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ashboro, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ashboro.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Ashboro:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Clay County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Greene County
- Hendricks County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Owen County
- Parke County
- Putnam County
- Sullivan County
- Vermillion County
- Vigo County
- Clark County
- Edgar 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 Ashboro, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ashboro) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |