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 Broad 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 Broad 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Broad 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 Broad Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Broad Park:
- Putnam County (The home county of Broad Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from Broad Park, with the one closest to Broad 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
- Limedale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Limedale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limedale
- Groveland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Groveland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Bainbridge
(14 miles [22.5 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
(18 miles [29 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 Broad Park, with the one closest to Broad Park listed first.
- Jamestown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Advance
(28 miles [45.1 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
- The following are listed by their distance from Broad Park, with the one closest to Broad Park listed first.
- Helmsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Helmsburg is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmsburg
- Spearsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spearsville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearsville
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broad Park, with the one closest to Broad Park listed first.
- Poland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Roadman Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- 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
- Bowling Green
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bowling Green is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- 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
- 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)
- Billville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Billville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billville
- 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
- 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 Broad Park, with the one closest to Broad Park listed first.
- Stilesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Amo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Coatesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- 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
(12 miles [19.3 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
(14 miles [22.5 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 Broad Park, with the one closest to Broad 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
(23 miles [37 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)
- Trafalgar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broad Park, with the one closest to Broad 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
- 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
- Wynnedale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wynnedale is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broad Park, with the one closest to Broad Park listed first.
- Stinesville
(19 miles [30.6 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Dolan
(25 miles [40.2 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Highland Village
(29 miles [46.7 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 Broad Park, with the one closest to Broad Park listed first.
- Ladoga
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- New Ross
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Waveland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Union
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Union is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Union
- Mace
(30 miles [48.3 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 Broad Park, with the one closest to Broad Park listed first.
- Eminence
(4 miles [6.4 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
- Plano
(6 miles [9.7 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
- 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
(10 miles [16.1 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)
- Bethany
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bethany is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- 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)
- Brooklyn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Owen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broad Park, with the one closest to Broad 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
- Cuba
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cuba is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Gosport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Arney is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arney
- Denmark
(28 miles [45.1 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 Broad Park, with the one closest to Broad 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
(26 miles [41.8 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)
- Guion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Guion is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guion
- Judson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Judson is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Billie Creek Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nyesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nyesville is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyesville
- 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 Broad Park, see our County-by-County Page for Broad Park.
Cemeteries Near Broad Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Broad 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 Broad Park - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Broad Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Broad Park, with the one closest to Broad Park listed first.
- Belle Union Branch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mill Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Providence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- 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)
- Stilesville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shumaker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Snoddy Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (459 more) ...
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Moravian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Coatesville 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 Broad Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Broad Park.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Broad Park, with the one closest to Broad 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)
- Eminence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Eminence is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
- 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
- Plano
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Plano is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
- Coatesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Herbamount
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Herbamount is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbamount
- 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 north)
- Reno
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Reno is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- 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
- Hazelwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hazelwood is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Broad Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Broad Park.
Newspapers Published in Broad 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 117 newspapers that have been published in the area around Broad Park.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Broad 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 Broad Park.
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 Broad 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 Broad 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Broad Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |