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 Board Park (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 Board Park. 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 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.
Board Park is located in Putnam 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 Putnam County: Clay, Hendricks, Montgomery, Morgan, Owen & Parke.
Below are the counties that are near Board Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Board Park:
- Putnam County (The home county of Board Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from Board Park, with the one closest to Board Park listed first.
- Belle Union
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Union is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Union
- Fillmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fillmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Cloverdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Greencastle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Putnamville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Putnamville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
- Groveland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Groveland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Limedale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Limedale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limedale
- Bainbridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bainbridge is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Reelsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Reelsville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsville
- Barnard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Barnard is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
- Roachdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Blakesburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Blakesburg is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakesburg
- Portland Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Portland Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland Mills
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Board Park, with the one closest to Board Park listed first.
- Jamestown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Advance
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Advance is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
- Brown County
- Helmsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Helmsburg is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmsburg
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Board Park, with the one closest to Board Park listed first.
- Poland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Roadman Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Roadman Corner is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadman Corner
- Harmony
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Harmony is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 639 people
- Knightsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Knightsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
- Bowling Green
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bowling Green is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Benwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Benwood is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benwood
- Carbon
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Carbon is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
- Lena
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lena is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Center Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Brazil
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Prairie City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Billville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Billville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billville
- Bee Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bee Ridge is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Ridge
- Hendricks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Board Park, with the one closest to Board Park listed first.
- Stilesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coatesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Amo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hazelwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hazelwood is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Reno
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Reno is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Hadley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hadley is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Clayton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Winchester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- New Winchester is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Winchester
- Cartersburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Danville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Plainfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Salem
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Avon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Board Park, with the one closest to Board Park listed first.
- Banta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Banta is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banta
- Bluff Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bluff Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Smith Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Smith Valley is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Valley
- Bargersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Providence
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Providence is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Stones Crossing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Stones Crossing is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Crossing
- Anita ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Anita is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anita
- Samaria
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Samaria is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Greenwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- New Whiteland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- New Whiteland is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Whiteland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
- Trafalgar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Board Park, with the one closest to Board Park listed first.
- Camby
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- West Newton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- West Newton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newton
- Clermont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Speedway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Snacks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Snacks is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snacks
- Traders Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Traders Point is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Point
- Homecroft
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Homecroft is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homecroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
- Southport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Indianapolis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wolfington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wolfington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfington
- Wynnedale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wynnedale is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Spring Hill
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Board Park, with the one closest to Board Park listed first.
- Stinesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Stinesville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Ellettsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Dolan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Dolan is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolan
- Unionville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Highland Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Highland Village is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Board Park, with the one closest to Board Park listed first.
- Ladoga
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- New Ross
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- New Market
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Market is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
- North Union
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Union is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Union
- Waveland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mace
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mace is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mace
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Board Park, with the one closest to Board Park listed first.
- Eminence
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Eminence is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
- Minetree ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Minetree is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minetree
- Minetree has also been known as:
- Billtown
- Meintree
- Menietree
- Hall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hall is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Plano
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Plano is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
- Lewisville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lewisville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Monrovia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wilbur
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wilbur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
- Lake Hart
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lake Hart is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hart
- Paragon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brookmoor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Brookmoor is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookmoor
- Mooresville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bethany
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bethany is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Brooklyn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Owen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Board Park, with the one closest to Board Park listed first.
- Quincy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Quincy is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Gosport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cuba
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cuba is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Atkinsonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Atkinsonville is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinsonville
- Spencer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Patricksburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Patricksburg is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricksburg
- Freedom
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Freedom is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Arney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arney is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arney
- Denmark
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Denmark is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Parke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Board Park, with the one closest to Board Park listed first.
- Ferndale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ferndale is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Mansfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bellmore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bellmore is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellmore
- Bridgeton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Judson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Judson is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Guion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Guion is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guion
- Nyesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nyesville is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyesville
- Billie Creek Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Vigo County
- Fontanet
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Fontanet is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanet
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Board Park, see our County-by-County Page for Board Park.
Cemeteries Near Board Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Board Park.
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 Board Park - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Board Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Board Park, with the one closest to Board Park listed first.
- Mill Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Union Branch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stilesville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Providence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Walters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Whitaker - Patrick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Crown Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hebron Presbyterian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shumaker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Snoddy Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (463 more) ...
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Moravian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bethel Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Board Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Board Park.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Board Park, with the one closest to Board Park listed first.
- Belle Union
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Union is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Union
- Little Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Little Point is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Point
- Stilesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Crown Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Crown Center is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Center
- Mount Meridian
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mount Meridian is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Meridian
- Eminence
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Eminence is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
- Coatesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Plano
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Plano is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
- Hall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hall is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Amo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cloverdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Alaska
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Alaska is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Herbamount
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Herbamount is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbamount
- Hazelwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hazelwood is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Pecksburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pecksburg is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecksburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Board Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Board Park.
Newspapers Published in Board Park ...
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 119 newspapers that have been published in the area around Board Park.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Board Park, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Board Park.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Board Park:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Putnam County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Brown County
- Clay County
- Hendricks County
- Johnson County
- Marion County
- Monroe County
- Montgomery County
- Morgan County
- Owen County
- Parke County
- Vigo 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 Board Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Board Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |