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 Azalia (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 Azalia. 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 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.
Azalia is located in Bartholomew 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 Bartholomew County: Brown, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings, Johnson & Shelby.
Below are the counties that are near Azalia. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Azalia:
- Bartholomew County (The home county of Azalia)
- The following are listed by their distance from Azalia, with the one closest to Azalia listed first.
- Elizabethtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elizabethtown is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
- Jonesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Village
- Jewell Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jewell Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell Village
- Grammer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grammer is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grammer
- Garden City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Columbus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Petersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Petersville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- North Ogilville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- North Ogilville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ogilville
- Newbern
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newbern is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Corn Brook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Corn Brook is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Brook
- Clifford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Clifford is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Azalia, with the one closest to Azalia listed first.
- Becks Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Becks Grove is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becks Grove
- Pikes Peak
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pikes Peak is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Peak
- Mount Liberty
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Liberty is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
- Gnaw Bone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Story
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Story is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
- Nashville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Beanblossom
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Beanblossom is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beanblossom
- Beanblossom has also been known as:
- Bean Blossom
- Spearsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Spearsville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearsville
- Helmsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Helmsburg is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmsburg
- Decatur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Azalia, with the one closest to Azalia listed first.
- Alert
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alert is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alert
- Sardinia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sardinia is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardinia
- Harper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Harper is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Westport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Westport is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
- Letts Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Letts Corner is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letts Corner
- Letts
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Letts is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letts
- Burney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Burney is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burney
- Harris City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harris City is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris City
- Milford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Millhousen
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Millhousen is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhousen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Adams
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Adams is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Germantown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Germantown is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Azalia, with the one closest to Azalia listed first.
- Fleming
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fleming is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
- Seymour
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cortland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cortland is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland
- Kriete Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kriete Corner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kriete Corner
- Spraytown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Spraytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spraytown
- New Elizabethtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Elizabethtown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Elizabethtown
- Dudleytown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Dudleytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleytown
- Freetown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Retreat
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Retreat is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- Brownstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Houston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Houston is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Crothersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Azalia, with the one closest to Azalia listed first.
- Dupont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Deputy
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Middlefork
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Middlefork is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefork
- Bryantsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bryantsburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryantsburg
- Kent
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kent is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Smyrna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Smyrna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Jennings County
- The following are listed by their distance from Azalia, with the one closest to Azalia listed first.
- Scipio
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Scipio is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Queensville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Queensville is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensville
- Hayden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hayden is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden
- Four Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Four Corners is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- North Vernon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oakdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Oakdale is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Grayford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grayford is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayford
- Butlerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Commiskey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Zenas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Zenas is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenas
- Paris Crossing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Paris Crossing is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Crossing
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Azalia, with the one closest to Azalia listed first.
- Edinburgh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Nineveh
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Princes Lakes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Princes Lakes is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princes Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,342 people
- Peoga
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Peoga is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoga
- Amity
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Amity is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Trafalgar
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Samaria
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Samaria is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Anita ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Anita is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anita
- Franklin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Needham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Urmeyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Urmeyville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urmeyville
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Azalia, with the one closest to Azalia listed first.
- Zelma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Zelma is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zelma
- Leesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Leesville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Heltonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Morgan County
- Morgantown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ripley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Azalia, with the one closest to Azalia listed first.
- Holton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Otter Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Otter Village is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Village
- Napoleon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Osgood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Azalia, with the one closest to Azalia listed first.
- Albion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Albion is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Austin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Marshfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Marshfield is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
- Blocher
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Blocher is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocher
- Scottsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Goshen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Goshen is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Azalia, with the one closest to Azalia listed first.
- Flat Rock
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Norristown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Norristown is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norristown
- Mount Auburn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mount Auburn is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Geneva
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Geneva is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Wilson Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Wilson Corner is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Corner
- Waldron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Waldron is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Prescott
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Prescott is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Riley Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Riley Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Village
- Shelbyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Azalia, with the one closest to Azalia listed first.
- Little York
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Little York is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Plattsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Plattsburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Kossuth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kossuth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Azalia, see our County-by-County Page for Azalia.
Cemeteries Near Azalia ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Azalia.
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 Azalia - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Azalia covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Azalia, with the one closest to Azalia listed first.
- Sand Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Springer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Harmony Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- The Harmony Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mineral Springs Cemetery
- New Harmony Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2209679 <2>
- Newsom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Donaldson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Daugherty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glasson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bethel Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Thompson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hulse Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Knabb Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knabb Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Knabb Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Seymour.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2316507 <2>
- Riverview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (298 more) ...
- St. Ambrose Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Garland Brook Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wohrer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Azalia had a population of 184 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Azalia, with the one closest to Azalia listed first.
- Waynesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Waynesville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesville
- Jonesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elizabethtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elizabethtown is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
- Reddington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Reddington is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reddington
- Peters Switch
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Peters Switch is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Switch
- Walesboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Walesboro is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walesboro
- Scipio
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Scipio is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Rockford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rockford is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Fleming
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fleming is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
- Burnsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Burnsville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Seymour
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Columbus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Hayden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hayden is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden
- Queensville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Queensville is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensville
- Petersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Petersville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Azalia. See our List of 1890's Communities around Azalia.
Newspapers Published in Azalia ...
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 104 newspapers that have been published in the area around Azalia.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Azalia, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Azalia.
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 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 Azalia:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Bartholomew County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brown County
- Decatur County
- Jackson County
- Jefferson County
- Jennings County
- Johnson County
- Lawrence County
- Morgan County
- Ripley County
- Scott County
- Shelby County
- Washington 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Azalia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Azalia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |