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 Austin Oaks (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 Austin Oaks. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Austin Oaks 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 Austin Oaks. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Austin Oaks:
- Hamilton County (The home county of Austin Oaks)
- The following are listed by their distance from Austin Oaks, with the one closest to Austin Oaks listed first.
- Carmel
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Eagletown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Eagletown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
- North Ridge Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- North Ridge Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridge Village
- Newark Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Newark Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark Village
- Westfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hortonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hortonville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Sheridan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bakers Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bakers Corner is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Corner
- Monterey Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Monterey Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey Village
- Noblesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fishers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cicero
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Austin Oaks, with the one closest to Austin Oaks listed first.
- Eagle Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Eagle Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
- Zionsville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Whitestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gadsden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gadsden is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Elizaville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elizaville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizaville
- Lebanon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Northfield Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Northfield Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Village
- Ulen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ulen is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Stringtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stringtown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Pike
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pike is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Hazelrigg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hazelrigg is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelrigg
- Advance
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Advance is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Austin Oaks, with the one closest to Austin Oaks listed first.
- Kirklin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Reagan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Reagan is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
- Scircleville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Scircleville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scircleville
- Boyleston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Boyleston is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston
- Michigantown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Frankfort
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Manson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Manson is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson
- Forest
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Forest is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Colfax
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Beard is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard
- Fickle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fickle is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fickle
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Austin Oaks, with the one closest to Austin Oaks listed first.
- McCordsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Woodbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Woodbury is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Colonial Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Colonial Village is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Fortville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Gem
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gem is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
- Denny Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Denny Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Corner
- Mohawk
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mohawk is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Spring Lake
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Eden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Eden is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- New Palestine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Philadelphia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Philadelphia is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Maxwell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Maxwell is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Hendricks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Austin Oaks, with the one closest to Austin Oaks listed first.
- Brownsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pittsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Avon
(16 miles [25.7 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>
- Lizton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Danville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Plainfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cartersburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Salem
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Clayton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hadley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hadley is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- New Winchester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Winchester is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Winchester
- Amo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Howard County
- Russiaville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Austin Oaks, with the one closest to Austin Oaks listed first.
- Greenwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Smith Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Smith Valley is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Valley
- Stones Crossing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Stones Crossing is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Crossing
- Bluff Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bluff Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Rocklane
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rocklane is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklane
- New Whiteland
(29 miles [46.7 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Austin Oaks, with the one closest to Austin Oaks listed first.
- Fishersburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Fishersburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishersburg
- Lapel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ingalls
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Perkinsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pendleton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Edgewood Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Edgewood Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Village
- Edgewood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Edgewood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,850 people
- River Forest
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- River Forest is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Forest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
- Western Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Western Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Village
- Elwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Elwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Elwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elwood
- Frankton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Austin Oaks, with the one closest to Austin Oaks listed first.
- Traders Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Traders Point is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Point
- Meridian Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Williams Creek is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- Snacks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Snacks is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snacks
- North Crows Nest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- North Crows Nest is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Crows Nest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Spring Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Spring Hill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Crows Nest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Crows Nest is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Nest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Rocky Ripple
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Ripple is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ripple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Wolfington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wolfington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfington
- Wynnedale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wynnedale is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Clermont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Castleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Austin Oaks, with the one closest to Austin Oaks listed first.
- New Ross
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Shannondale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Shannondale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannondale
- Bowers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bowers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Darlington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Darlington is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
- Ladoga
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mace
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mace is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mace
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Austin Oaks, with the one closest to Austin Oaks listed first.
- Mooresville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Young
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Young is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young
- Brookmoor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Brookmoor is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookmoor
- Red House ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Red House is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Waverly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Waverly is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Lake Hart
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lake Hart is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hart
- Monrovia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brooklyn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Austin Oaks, with the one closest to Austin Oaks listed first.
- Barnard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Barnard is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
- Groveland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Groveland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Roachdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Austin Oaks, with the one closest to Austin Oaks listed first.
- Brookfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brookfield is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- London
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- London is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Austin Oaks, with the one closest to Austin Oaks listed first.
- East Union
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- East Union is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Jericho ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Jericho is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Kempton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Kempton is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Goldsmith
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Goldsmith is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith
- Tipton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Groomsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Groomsville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groomsville
- Hobbs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sharpsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Windfall City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Windfall City is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
- Windfall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Austin Oaks, see our County-by-County Page for Austin Oaks.
Cemeteries Near Austin Oaks ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Austin Oaks.
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 Austin Oaks - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Austin Oaks covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Austin Oaks, with the one closest to Austin Oaks listed first.
- Clarkstown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Little Eagle Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sugar Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hutton Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hutton Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the north of Zionsville.
- The Hutton Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant View Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2136255 <3>
- Sheets Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Poplar Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pitzer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- McCord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (498 more) ...
- Eagletown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mts. Runn Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<4>
While we didn't find Austin Oaks in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Austin Oaks.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Austin Oaks, with the one closest to Austin Oaks listed first.
- Zionsville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Northfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Northfield is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
- Jolietville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jolietville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolietville
- Royalton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Royalton is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Rosston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rosston is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosston
- Carmel
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Eagletown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Eagletown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
- Whitestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Traders Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Traders Point is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Point
- Big Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Big Springs is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Nora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nora is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Westfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Lamong
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lamong is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamong
- Gadsden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gadsden is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Snacks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Snacks is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snacks
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Austin Oaks. See our List of 1890's Communities around Austin Oaks.
Newspapers Published in Austin Oaks ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Austin Oaks.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Austin Oaks, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Austin Oaks.
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 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 Austin Oaks:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Hamilton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Clinton County
- Hancock County
- Hendricks County
- Howard County
- Johnson County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Montgomery County
- Morgan County
- Putnam 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> | 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- Austin Oaks) 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 Austin Oaks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |