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 Springs (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 Springs. 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.
Name Variations for Big Springs ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: Bigsprings.
- A typical abbreviation for Big Springs: Big Spgs. (or less commonly used: Big Spngs. or Big Sprngs.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Big Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Big Springs.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 Springs is located in Boone 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 Boone County: Clinton, Hamilton, Hendricks, Marion & Montgomery.
Below are the counties that are near Big Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Big Springs:
- Boone County (The home county of Big Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Springs, with the one closest to Big Springs listed first.
- Gadsden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gadsden is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Whitestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elizaville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elizaville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizaville
- Eagle Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Eagle Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
- Zionsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ulen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ulen is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Lebanon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Northfield Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Northfield Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Village
- Stringtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Stringtown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Pike
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pike is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Hazelrigg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hazelrigg is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelrigg
- Thorntown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Springs, with the one closest to Big Springs listed first.
- Burlington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Prince William
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Prince William is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince William
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Springs, with the one closest to Big Springs listed first.
- Kirklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Scircleville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Scircleville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scircleville
- Reagan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Reagan is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
- Boyleston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Boyleston is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston
- Michigantown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Frankfort
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Manson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Manson is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson
- Forest
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Forest is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Beard
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Beard is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard
- Colfax
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Middlefork
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Middlefork is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefork
- Cambria
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cambria is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Springs, with the one closest to Big Springs listed first.
- Sheridan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eagletown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eagletown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
- Hortonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hortonville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Westfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bakers Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bakers Corner is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Corner
- Carmel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Newark Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Newark Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark Village
- Ekin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ekin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekin
- North Ridge Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Ridge Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridge Village
- Monterey Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Monterey Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey Village
- Cicero
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Noblesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Springs, with the one closest to Big Springs listed first.
- McCordsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodbury is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Fortville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Colonial Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Colonial Village is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Denny Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Denny Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Corner
- Gem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gem is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
- Mohawk
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mohawk is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Eden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eden is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Maxwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maxwell is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Philadelphia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Philadelphia is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Spring Lake
(29 miles [46.7 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
- New Palestine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hendricks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Springs, with the one closest to Big Springs listed first.
- Brownsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pittsboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lizton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Avon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Danville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- North Salem
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Plainfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cartersburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Clayton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hadley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hadley is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- New Winchester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Winchester is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Winchester
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Springs, with the one closest to Big Springs listed first.
- Russiaville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Indian Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Indian Heights is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Heights
- Oakford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Oakford is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakford
- West Middleton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- West Middleton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Middleton
- Alto
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Alto is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Shanghai
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Shanghai is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai
- Hemlock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hemlock is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Judson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Judson is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Kokomo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Guy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Guy is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Springs, with the one closest to Big Springs 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)
- Perkinsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ingalls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- West Elwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Elwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elwood
- Edgewood Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Edgewood Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Village
- Elwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewood
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Pendleton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Frankton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Western Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Village
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Springs, with the one closest to Big Springs listed first.
- Traders Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Traders Point is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Point
- Meridian Hills
(13 miles [20.9 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
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Crows Nest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Crows Nest is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Nest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- North Crows Nest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- North Crows Nest is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Crows Nest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Snacks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Snacks is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snacks
- Castleton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Ripple
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Rocky Ripple is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ripple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Spring Hill
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Wolfington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wolfington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfington
- Wynnedale
(16 miles [25.7 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Springs, with the one closest to Big Springs listed first.
- Shannondale
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Shannondale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannondale
- Bowers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bowers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- New Ross
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Darlington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Darlington is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
- Mace
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mace is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mace
- Garfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Garfield is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Ladoga
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Smartsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Smartsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartsburg
- Putnam County
- Barnard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Barnard is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
- Tippecanoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Springs, with the one closest to Big Springs listed first.
- Clarks Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stockwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stockwell is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockwell
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Springs, with the one closest to Big Springs listed first.
- East Union
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Union is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Jericho ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jericho is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Kempton
(15 miles [24.1 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Goldsmith is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith
- Tipton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Groomsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Groomsville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groomsville
- Hobbs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sharpsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Windfall City
(25 miles [40.2 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Nevada
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nevada is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Big Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Big Springs.
Cemeteries Near Big Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Big Springs.
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 Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Big Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Big Springs, with the one closest to Big Springs listed first.
- Parr - Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Eagletown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hammack Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mts. Runn Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Little Eagle Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hutton Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- 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]<3> 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 <2>
- Cox Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Thomas & Moore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (474 more) ...
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Crown View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Clarkstown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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 Big Springs had a population of 52 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Big Springs, with the one closest to Big Springs listed first.
- Rosston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rosston is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosston
- Northfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Northfield is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
- Jolietville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jolietville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolietville
- Waugh
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Waugh is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh
- Lamong
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lamong is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamong
- Gadsden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gadsden is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Eagletown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eagletown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
- Sheridan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hortonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hortonville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Whitestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Westfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Terhune
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Terhune is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terhune
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Zionsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bakers Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bakers Corner is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Corner
- Boxley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Boxley is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxley
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Big Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Big Springs.
Newspapers Published in Big Springs ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Big Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Big Springs, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Big Springs.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Big Springs:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Boone County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Clinton County
- Hamilton County
- Hancock County
- Hendricks County
- Howard County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Montgomery County
- Putnam County
- Tippecanoe 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> | 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Big Springs) 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 Big Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |