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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 Briarwood (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 Briarwood. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Briarwood is located in Morgan 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 Morgan County: Brown, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Monroe, Owen & Putnam.

Below are the counties that are near Briarwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Briarwood:

  • Morgan County     (The home county of Briarwood)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Briarwood, with the one closest to Briarwood listed first.
    • Hall
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Hall is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
    • Monrovia
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Wilbur
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Wilbur is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
    • Lake Hart
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Lake Hart is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hart
    • Bethany
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Bethany is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
    • Plano
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Plano is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
    • Brooklyn
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Brookmoor
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Brookmoor is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookmoor
    • Eminence
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Eminence is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
    • Mooresville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Lewisville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Lewisville is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
    • Martinsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Minetree ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Minetree is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minetree
      • Minetree has also been known as:
      • Billtown
      • Meintree
      • Menietree
  • Boone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Briarwood, with the one closest to Briarwood listed first.
    • Jamestown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Zionsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Brown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Briarwood, with the one closest to Briarwood listed first.
    • Helmsburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Helmsburg is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmsburg
    • Spearsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Spearsville is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearsville
    • Beanblossom
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Beanblossom is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beanblossom
      • Beanblossom has also been known as:
      • Bean Blossom
    • Nashville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Briarwood, with the one closest to Briarwood listed first.
    • Poland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Roadman Corner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Roadman Corner is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadman Corner
    • Bowling Green
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Bowling Green is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
    • Harmony
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Harmony is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 639 people
  • Greene County
    • Hendricksville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Hendricksville is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricksville
  • Hendricks County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Briarwood, with the one closest to Briarwood listed first.
    • Hazelwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Hazelwood is located in Hendricks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
    • Clayton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Stilesville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Cartersburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Amo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Amo is located in Hendricks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amo <1>
    • Plainfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Coatesville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hadley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Hadley is located in Hendricks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
    • Danville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Reno
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Reno is located in Hendricks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
    • Avon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • New Winchester
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • New Winchester is located in Hendricks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Winchester
    • Brownsburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Briarwood, with the one closest to Briarwood listed first.
    • Banta
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Banta is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banta
    • Bluff Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Bluff Creek is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
    • Smith Valley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Smith Valley is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Valley
    • Bargersville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Providence
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Providence is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
    • Stones Crossing
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Stones Crossing is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Crossing
    • Anita ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Anita is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anita
    • Samaria
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Samaria is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
    • Trafalgar
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • New Whiteland
      (21 miles [33.8 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
    • Whiteland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Franklin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Briarwood, with the one closest to Briarwood listed first.
    • Camby
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • West Newton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • West Newton is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newton
    • Clermont
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Homecroft
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Homecroft is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homecroft
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
    • Speedway
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Southport
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Indianapolis
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Snacks
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Snacks is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snacks
    • Wolfington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Wolfington is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfington
    • Beech Grove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Spring Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 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
    • Wynnedale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Wynnedale is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnedale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
    • Traders Point
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Traders Point is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Point
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Briarwood, with the one closest to Briarwood listed first.
    • Stinesville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Stinesville is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinesville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
    • Dolan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Dolan is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolan
    • Ellettsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Unionville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Bloomington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Highland Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Highland Village is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
    • Clear Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Clear Creek is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Briarwood, with the one closest to Briarwood listed first.
    • Ladoga
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • New Ross
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Owen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Briarwood, with the one closest to Briarwood listed first.
    • Quincy
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Quincy is located in Owen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
    • Gosport
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cuba
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Cuba is located in Owen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
    • Atkinsonville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Atkinsonville is located in Owen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinsonville
    • Spencer
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Patricksburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Patricksburg is located in Owen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricksburg
    • Freedom
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Freedom is located in Owen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Briarwood, with the one closest to Briarwood listed first.
    • Belle Union
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Belle Union is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Union
    • Fillmore
      (15 miles [24.1 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
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Groveland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Groveland is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
    • Greencastle
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Putnamville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Putnamville is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
    • Limedale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Limedale is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limedale
    • Bainbridge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Bainbridge is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
    • Barnard
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Barnard is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
    • Reelsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Reelsville is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsville
    • Roachdale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Blakesburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Blakesburg is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakesburg
    • Portland Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Portland Mills is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland Mills
  • Shelby County
    • Brookfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Brookfield is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Briarwood, see our County-by-County Page for Briarwood.

Cemeteries Near Briarwood ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Briarwood.

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 Briarwood - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Briarwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Briarwood, with the one closest to Briarwood listed first.

  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Highland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Crown Center Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Bethesda Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Center Valley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Friendship MB Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Shumaker Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Ratts Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Foster Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • North Branch Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (437 more) ...
    • North Branch Friends Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Salem Methodist Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jones Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)

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 Briarwood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Briarwood.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Briarwood, with the one closest to Briarwood listed first.

  • Hall
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Hall is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
  • Wilbur
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Wilbur is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
  • Monrovia
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Hazelwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Hazelwood is located in Hendricks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
  • Herbamount
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Herbamount is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbamount
  • Gasburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Gasburg is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasburg
  • Crown Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Crown Center is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Center
  • Plano
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Plano is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
  • Wakeland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Wakeland is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakeland
  • Joppa
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Joppa is located in Hendricks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
  • Little Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Little Point is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Point
  • Eminence
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Eminence is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Brooklyn
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Mooresville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Alaska
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Alaska is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Briarwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Briarwood.

Newspapers Published in Briarwood ...

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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Briarwood.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Briarwood, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Briarwood.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Briarwood:

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 Briarwood, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Briarwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.