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 Big Four Yard (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 Big Four Yard. 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 hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the 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.
Big Four Yard is located in Hendricks 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 Hendricks County: Boone, Marion, Montgomery, Morgan & Putnam.
Below are the counties that are near Big Four Yard. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Big Four Yard:
- Hendricks County (The home county of Big Four Yard)
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Four Yard, with the one closest to Big Four Yard listed first.
- Avon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Plainfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brownsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cartersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Danville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pittsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clayton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lizton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hazelwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hazelwood is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Hadley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hadley is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Amo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- New Winchester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- New Winchester is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Winchester
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Four Yard, with the one closest to Big Four Yard listed first.
- Zionsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Eagle Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
- Whitestown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Jamestown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Gadsden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Gadsden is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Lebanon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Northfield Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Northfield Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Village
- Ulen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ulen is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Advance
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Advance is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
- Stringtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Stringtown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Hazelrigg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hazelrigg is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelrigg
- Elizaville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Elizaville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizaville
- Brown County
- Spearsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Spearsville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearsville
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Four Yard, with the one closest to Big Four Yard listed first.
- Kirklin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Reagan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Reagan is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Four Yard, with the one closest to Big Four Yard listed first.
- North Ridge Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Ridge Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridge Village
- Carmel
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Newark Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Newark Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark Village
- Eagletown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eagletown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
- Westfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgewater
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgewater is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Fishers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hortonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hortonville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Sheridan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Monterey Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Monterey Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey Village
- Noblesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Olio
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Olio is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olio
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Four Yard, with the one closest to Big Four Yard listed first.
- Gem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Gem is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
- New Palestine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- McCordsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Spring Lake is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- Woodbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodbury is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Philadelphia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Philadelphia is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Mohawk
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mohawk is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Denny Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Denny Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Corner
- Fortville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Colonial Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Four Yard, with the one closest to Big Four Yard listed first.
- Smith Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Valley is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Valley
- Bluff Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Greenwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stones Crossing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stones Crossing is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Crossing
- Banta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Banta is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banta
- Bargersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- New Whiteland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- New Whiteland is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Whiteland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
- Providence
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Providence is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Whiteland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rocklane
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rocklane is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklane
- Anita ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Anita is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anita
- Franklin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Four Yard, with the one closest to Big Four Yard listed first.
- Clermont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Speedway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Snacks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Snacks is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snacks
- Camby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wolfington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wolfington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfington
- West Newton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Newton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newton
- Traders Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Traders Point is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Point
- Wynnedale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wynnedale is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Indianapolis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Spring Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Hill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Rocky Ripple
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Ripple is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ripple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Crows Nest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crows Nest is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Nest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Four Yard, with the one closest to Big Four Yard listed first.
- New Ross
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ladoga
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shannondale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shannondale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannondale
- Mace
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mace is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mace
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Four Yard, with the one closest to Big Four Yard listed first.
- Mooresville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Young
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Young is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young
- Brookmoor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Brookmoor is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookmoor
- Lake Hart
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lake Hart is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hart
- Red House ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Red House is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Waverly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Waverly is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Monrovia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bethany
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bethany is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Brooklyn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hall is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Wilbur
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Wilbur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
- Eminence
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eminence is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
- Owen County
- Quincy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Quincy is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Four Yard, with the one closest to Big Four Yard listed first.
- Barnard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Barnard is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
- Groveland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Groveland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Fillmore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Fillmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Belle Union
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Union is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Union
- Bainbridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bainbridge is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Roachdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Greencastle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cloverdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Putnamville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Putnamville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
- Blakesburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Blakesburg is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakesburg
- Limedale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Limedale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limedale
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Four Yard, with the one closest to Big Four Yard listed first.
- Brookfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Brookfield is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- London
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- London is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Boggstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clover Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Clover Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Village
- Fairland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fountaintown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Fountaintown is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountaintown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Big Four Yard, see our County-by-County Page for Big Four Yard.
Cemeteries Near Big Four Yard ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Big Four Yard.
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 Big Four Yard - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Big Four Yard covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Big Four Yard, with the one closest to Big Four Yard listed first.
- Shiloh Methodist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Merritt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Gossett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgeport Friends Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Ridge Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ridge Park Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the West Ridge Park Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Indianapolis.
- The West Ridge Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Floral Park West Cemetery
- Wood Haven Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #448679 <2>
- Salem Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Merritt Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- North Lawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Turpin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Barlow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (482 more) ...
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- McClain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<3>
While we didn't find Big Four Yard in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Big Four Yard.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Big Four Yard, with the one closest to Big Four Yard listed first.
- Bridgeport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeport is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Avon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Plainfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ben Davis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ben Davis is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Davis
- Clermont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brownsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tilden
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Tilden is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilden
- Gale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gale is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gale
- Valley Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Mills is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
- Cartersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Camby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Maywood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Maywood is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Snacks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Snacks is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snacks
- Friendswood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Friendswood is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendswood
- West Newton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Newton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Big Four Yard. See our List of 1890's Communities around Big Four Yard.
Newspapers Published in Big Four Yard ...
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 393 newspapers that have been published in the area around Big Four Yard.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Big Four Yard, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Big Four Yard.
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 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 Big Four Yard:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Hendricks County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Brown County
- Clinton County
- Hamilton County
- Hancock County
- Johnson County
- Marion County
- Montgomery County
- Morgan County
- Owen County
- Putnam County
- Shelby County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Big Four Yard, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Big Four Yard) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |