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 Boxley (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 Boxley. 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 doctors and 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.
Boxley is located in Hamilton County.
To see how the shape of Indiana's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hamilton County: Boone, Clinton, Hancock, Madison, Marion & Tipton.
Below are the counties that are near Boxley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Boxley:
- Hamilton County (The home county of Boxley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boxley, with the one closest to Boxley listed first.
- Ekin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ekin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekin
- Bakers Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bakers Corner is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Corner
- Sheridan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hortonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hortonville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Arcadia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cicero
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Atlanta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Eagletown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Eagletown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
- Westfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Monterey Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Monterey Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey Village
- Omega
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Omega is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Noblesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boxley, with the one closest to Boxley listed first.
- Elizaville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Elizaville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizaville
- Gadsden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gadsden is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Eagle Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Eagle Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
- Whitestown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Zionsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ulen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ulen is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Pike
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pike is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Stringtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Stringtown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Lebanon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Northfield Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Northfield Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Village
- Hazelrigg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hazelrigg is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelrigg
- Thorntown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boxley, with the one closest to Boxley listed first.
- Burlington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cutler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cutler is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutler
- Prince William
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Prince William is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince William
- Bringhurst
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bringhurst is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bringhurst
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boxley, with the one closest to Boxley listed first.
- Galveston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Young America
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Young America is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young America
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boxley, with the one closest to Boxley listed first.
- Kirklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Scircleville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Scircleville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scircleville
- Boyleston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Boyleston is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston
- Michigantown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Forest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Forest is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Reagan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Reagan is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
- Frankfort
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Beard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beard is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard
- Middlefork
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Middlefork is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefork
- Manson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Manson is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson
- Geetingsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Geetingsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geetingsville
- Cambria
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cambria is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boxley, with the one closest to Boxley listed first.
- Rigdon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rigdon is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigdon
- Hackleman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hackleman is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleman
- Sims
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sims is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
- Swayzee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boxley, with the one closest to Boxley listed first.
- McCordsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Colonial Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Fortville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Woodbury
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Woodbury is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- 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
- Eden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eden is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Mohawk
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mohawk is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Gem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gem is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
- Maxwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Maxwell is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Hendricks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boxley, with the one closest to Boxley listed first.
- Brownsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pittsboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lizton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Avon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Avon is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,361 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <1>
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boxley, with the one closest to Boxley listed first.
- Oakford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Oakford is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakford
- Alto
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Alto is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Hemlock
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hemlock is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Indian Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Indian Heights is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Heights
- Russiaville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- West Middleton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- West Middleton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Middleton
- Shanghai
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shanghai is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai
- Guy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Guy is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Kokomo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Judson
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Judson is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Vermont
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Vermont is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont
- Jerome
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Jerome is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boxley, with the one closest to Boxley listed first.
- Perkinsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Fishersburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Fishersburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishersburg
- Lapel
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- West Elwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- West Elwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elwood
- Elwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Frankton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Edgewood Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Edgewood Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Village
- Leisure
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Leisure is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure
- Dundee
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Dundee is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Edgewood
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Edgewood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,850 people
- River Forest
(23 miles [37 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
- Florida
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Florida is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boxley, with the one closest to Boxley listed first.
- Williams Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Williams Creek is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- Castleton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Meridian Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Meridian Hills is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,718 people
- Traders Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Traders Point is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Point
- North Crows Nest
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Crows Nest
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Rocky Ripple
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Snacks
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Snacks is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snacks
- Spring Hill
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Lawrence
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wolfington
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Wolfington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfington
- Wynnedale
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Wynnedale is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boxley, with the one closest to Boxley listed first.
- Bowers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bowers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Shannondale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Shannondale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannondale
- Tippecanoe County
- Clarks Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boxley, with the one closest to Boxley listed first.
- Jericho ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jericho is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- East Union
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Union is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Goldsmith
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Goldsmith is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith
- Kempton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kempton is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Tipton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Groomsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Groomsville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groomsville
- Hobbs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sharpsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Windfall City
(17 miles [27.4 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nevada
(18 miles [29 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 Boxley, see our County-by-County Page for Boxley.
Cemeteries Near Boxley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Boxley.
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 Boxley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Boxley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Boxley, with the one closest to Boxley listed first.
- Wiles Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Teter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Spicewood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Phillips Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Crown View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dunn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hurley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Robert's Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Small Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Spencer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (412 more) ...
- Union Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- West Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Boxley had a population of 204 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Boxley, with the one closest to Boxley listed first.
- Sheridan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bakers Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bakers Corner is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Corner
- Ekin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ekin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekin
- Lamong
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lamong is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamong
- Hortonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hortonville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Deming
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Deming is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deming
- Terhune
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Terhune is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terhune
- Big Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Big Springs is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Waugh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Waugh is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh
- Eagletown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Eagletown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
- Kempton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kempton is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Westfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Cicero
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Arcadia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Atlanta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Boxley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Boxley.
Newspapers Published in Boxley ...
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 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Boxley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Boxley, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Boxley.
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 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 Boxley:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Hamilton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Carroll County
- Cass County
- Clinton County
- Grant County
- Hancock County
- Hendricks County
- Howard County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Montgomery 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> | 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 Boxley, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Boxley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |