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 Carmel (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 Carmel. 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.
Carmel 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 Carmel. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Carmel:
- Hamilton County (The home county of Carmel)
- The following are listed by their distance from Carmel, with the one closest to Carmel listed first.
- Newark Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Newark Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark Village
- North Ridge Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- North Ridge Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridge Village
- Westfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Eagletown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Eagletown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
- Fishers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hortonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hortonville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Monterey Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Monterey Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey Village
- Noblesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgewater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bridgewater is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Olio
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Olio is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olio
- Bakers Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bakers Corner is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Corner
- Cicero
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carmel, with the one closest to Carmel listed first.
- Eagle Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Eagle Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
- Zionsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Whitestown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gadsden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gadsden is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Elizaville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elizaville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizaville
- Lebanon
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ulen
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ulen is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Stringtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Stringtown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Northfield Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Northfield Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Village
- Pike
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pike is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Hazelrigg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hazelrigg is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelrigg
- Advance
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Advance is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carmel, with the one closest to Carmel listed first.
- Kirklin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Scircleville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Scircleville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scircleville
- Boyleston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Boyleston is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston
- Reagan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Reagan is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
- Michigantown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Forest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Forest is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Frankfort
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Manson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Manson is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carmel, with the one closest to Carmel listed first.
- McCordsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Woodbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Woodbury is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Fortville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Colonial Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Colonial Village is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Denny Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Denny Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Corner
- Mohawk
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mohawk is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Gem
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Gem is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
- Eden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Eden is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Maxwell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Maxwell is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Philadelphia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Philadelphia is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Spring Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Lake is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- New Palestine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hendricks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carmel, with the one closest to Carmel listed first.
- Brownsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pittsboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Avon
(20 miles [32.2 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>
- Lizton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Plainfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cartersburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Danville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clayton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Salem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hadley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hadley is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- New Winchester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Winchester is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Winchester
- Howard County
- Oakford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Oakford is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakford
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carmel, with the one closest to Carmel listed first.
- Greenwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Rocklane
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rocklane is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklane
- Smith Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Smith Valley is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Valley
- Stones Crossing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Stones Crossing is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Crossing
- Bluff Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bluff Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- New Whiteland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- New Whiteland is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Whiteland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
- Whiteland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Kosciusko County
- Warsaw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carmel, with the one closest to Carmel listed first.
- Fishersburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fishersburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishersburg
- Lapel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ingalls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Perkinsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Pendleton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Edgewood Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewood Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Village
- Edgewood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- 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 northeast)
- River Forest is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Forest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
- Western Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Western Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Village
- Anderson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Country Club Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Country Club Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Florida
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Florida is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carmel, with the one closest to Carmel listed first.
- Williams Creek
(4 miles [6.4 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
- Meridian Hills
(5 miles [8 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
- Castleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Crows Nest
(7 miles [11.3 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
(8 miles [12.9 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
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Spring Hill
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Wynnedale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wynnedale is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Lawrence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Snacks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Snacks is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snacks
- Traders Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Traders Point is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Point
- Wolfington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wolfington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfington
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carmel, with the one closest to Carmel listed first.
- New Ross
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Shannondale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Shannondale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannondale
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carmel, with the one closest to Carmel listed first.
- Mooresville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Young
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Young is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young
- Red House ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Red House is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Waverly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Waverly is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Brookmoor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brookmoor is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookmoor
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carmel, with the one closest to Carmel listed first.
- Brookfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brookfield is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Fountaintown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fountaintown is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountaintown
- London
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- London is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Clover Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clover Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Village
- Boggstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Morristown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carmel, with the one closest to Carmel listed first.
- East Union
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- East Union is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Jericho ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Jericho is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Goldsmith
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Goldsmith is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith
- Kempton
(22 miles [35.4 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hobbs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Groomsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Groomsville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groomsville
- Sharpsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Windfall City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Windfall City is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
- Windfall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Nevada
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Nevada is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Carmel, see our County-by-County Page for Carmel.
Cemeteries Near Carmel ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Carmel.
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 Carmel - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Carmel covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Carmel, with the one closest to Carmel listed first.
- Carmel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Farley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- White Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Poplar Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Our Lady of Peace Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gray Friends Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oaklawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kirkendall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Summit Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (492 more) ...
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Heady Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Weaver Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Carmel had a population of 471 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Carmel had a population of 101,643 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Carmel, with the one closest to Carmel listed first.
- Westfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Nora
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Nora is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Eagletown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Eagletown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
- Castleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Britton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- New Britton is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Britton
- Broad Ripple
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Broad Ripple is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Ripple
- Jolietville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jolietville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolietville
- Zionsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lamong
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lamong is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamong
- Fishers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Noblesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Northfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Northfield is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Hortonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hortonville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Mapleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mapleton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Big Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Big Springs is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Carmel. See our List of 1890's Communities around Carmel.
Newspapers Published in Carmel ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Carmel.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Carmel, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Carmel.
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 Carmel:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Hamilton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Clinton County
- Hancock County
- Hendricks County
- Howard County
- Johnson County
- Kosciusko County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Montgomery County
- Morgan County
- Shelby 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 Carmel, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Carmel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |