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 Bud (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 Bud. 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 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.
Bud is located in Johnson 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 Johnson County: Bartholomew, Brown, Marion, Morgan & Shelby.
Below are the counties that are near Bud. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bud:
- Johnson County (The home county of Bud)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bud, with the one closest to Bud listed first.
- Anita ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Anita is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anita
- Trafalgar
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Providence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Providence is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Samaria
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Samaria is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Bargersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Franklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Banta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Banta is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banta
- Bluff Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bluff Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Peoga
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Peoga is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoga
- Nineveh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Princes Lakes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Princes Lakes is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princes Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,342 people
- New Whiteland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Whiteland is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Whiteland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
- Whiteland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bartholomew County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bud, with the one closest to Bud listed first.
- Pleasant View Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant View Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Village
- Taylorsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Lonesome
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Stony Lonesome is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Lonesome
- Corn Brook
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Corn Brook is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Brook
- Clifford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Clifford is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Columbus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Garden City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Garden City is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- North Ogilville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- North Ogilville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ogilville
- Bethel Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Village
- Hope
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hope is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,248 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <1>
- Jewell Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jewell Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell Village
- Petersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Petersville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Newbern
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Newbern is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bud, with the one closest to Bud listed first.
- Spearsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Spearsville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearsville
- Beanblossom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Beanblossom is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beanblossom
- Beanblossom has also been known as:
- Bean Blossom
- Helmsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Helmsburg is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmsburg
- Nashville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Gnaw Bone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Liberty
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mount Liberty is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
- Pikes Peak
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pikes Peak is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Peak
- Story
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Story is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
- Becks Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Becks Grove is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becks Grove
- Decatur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bud, with the one closest to Bud listed first.
- Burney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Burney is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burney
- Germantown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Germantown is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Saint Paul
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Milford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Saint Omer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Saint Omer is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Omer
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bud, with the one closest to Bud listed first.
- New Palestine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gem is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
- Spring Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Lake is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- Philadelphia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Philadelphia is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Hendricks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bud, with the one closest to Bud listed first.
- Hazelwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hazelwood is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Plainfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cartersburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Avon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Clayton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Stilesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Amo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Danville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brownsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hadley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hadley is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bud, with the one closest to Bud listed first.
- Houston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Houston is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Spraytown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Spraytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spraytown
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bud, with the one closest to Bud listed first.
- Homecroft
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Homecroft is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homecroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
- Southport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- West Newton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- West Newton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newton
- Camby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Acton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Acton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Beech Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Charlesmac Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Charlesmac Village is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesmac Village
- Indianapolis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Speedway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Warren Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Warren Park is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,574 people
- Clermont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Spring Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Spring Hill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Cumberland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bud, with the one closest to Bud listed first.
- Unionville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dolan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dolan is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolan
- Bloomington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stinesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Stinesville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Ellettsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Village is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Clear Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bud, with the one closest to Bud listed first.
- Morgantown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Waverly is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Red House ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Red House is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Mahalasville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mahalasville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahalasville
- Bethany
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bethany is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Brooklyn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Taggart Crossing ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Taggart Crossing is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taggart Crossing
- Brookmoor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brookmoor is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookmoor
- Martinsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Young
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Young is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young
- Lake Hart
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Hart is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hart
- Mooresville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wilbur
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wilbur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
- Owen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bud, with the one closest to Bud listed first.
- Gosport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Quincy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Quincy is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Putnam County
- Belle Union
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Belle Union is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Union
- Rush County
- Manilla
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Manilla is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manilla
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bud, with the one closest to Bud listed first.
- Mount Auburn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Auburn is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Boggstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brookfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Brookfield is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- London
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- London is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Flat Rock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Fairland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Clover Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clover Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Village
- Beech Brook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Beech Brook is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Brook
- Candleglo Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Candleglo Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candleglo Village
- Hildebrand Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hildebrand Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hildebrand Village
- Norristown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Norristown is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norristown
- Riley Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Riley Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Village
- Shelbyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bud, see our County-by-County Page for Bud.
Cemeteries Near Bud ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bud.
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 Bud - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bud covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bud, with the one closest to Bud listed first.
- Dollings Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Harris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Deer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Watts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Carmen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- First Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Simpson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mulligans Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Henderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gilmore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (399 more) ...
- Utterback Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Nast Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bargersville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Bud had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bud, with the one closest to Bud listed first.
- Trafalgar
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Samaria
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Samaria is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Providence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Providence is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Chetwynd
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Chetwynd is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chetwynd
- Bargersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Morgantown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Banta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Banta is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banta
- Kinder
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kinder is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinder
- Bluff Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bluff Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Nineveh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cope is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cope
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Spearsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Spearsville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearsville
- Whiteland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Exchange
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Exchange is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bud. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bud.
Newspapers Published in Bud ...
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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bud.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bud, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bud.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Bud:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Johnson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartholomew County
- Brown County
- Decatur County
- Hancock County
- Hendricks County
- Jackson County
- Marion County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Owen County
- Putnam County
- Rush County
- Shelby 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bud) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Bud, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |