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 Cary (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 Cary. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Cary 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 Cary. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cary:
- Putnam County (The home county of Cary)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cary, with the one closest to Cary listed first.
- Bainbridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bainbridge is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Fillmore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fillmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Greencastle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Groveland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Groveland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Limedale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Limedale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limedale
- Blakesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Blakesburg is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakesburg
- Roachdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Putnamville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Putnamville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
- Barnard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barnard is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
- Portland Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Portland Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland Mills
- Belle Union
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Belle Union is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Union
- Reelsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Reelsville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsville
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cary, with the one closest to Cary listed first.
- Jamestown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Advance
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Advance is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
- Hazelrigg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hazelrigg is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelrigg
- Lebanon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Northfield Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Northfield Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Village
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cary, with the one closest to Cary listed first.
- Carbon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carbon is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
- Lena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lena is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Harmony
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 639 people
- Benwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Benwood is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benwood
- Knightsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Knightsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
- Poland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Perth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Perth is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Roadman Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Roadman Corner is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadman Corner
- Brazil
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bee Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bee Ridge is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Ridge
- Billville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Billville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billville
- Turner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Turner is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Fountain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cary, with the one closest to Cary listed first.
- Wallace
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wallace is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Kingman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hendricks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cary, with the one closest to Cary listed first.
- Coatesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Reno
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Reno is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- New Winchester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Winchester is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Winchester
- Amo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hadley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hadley is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Stilesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Salem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clayton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Danville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hazelwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hazelwood is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Cartersburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lizton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cary, with the one closest to Cary listed first.
- Camby
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Clermont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- West Newton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- West Newton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newton
- Speedway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Traders Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Traders Point is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Point
- Monroe County
- Stinesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Stinesville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cary, with the one closest to Cary listed first.
- Ladoga
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Waveland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Market
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- New Market is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
- New Ross
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- North Union
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- North Union is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Union
- Mace
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mace is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mace
- Alamo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Alamo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Crawfordsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Smartsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Smartsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartsburg
- Yountsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Yountsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yountsville
- Shannondale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Shannondale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannondale
- Garfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Garfield is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cary, with the one closest to Cary listed first.
- Minetree ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Minetree is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minetree
- Minetree has also been known as:
- Billtown
- Meintree
- Menietree
- Eminence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eminence is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
- Hall
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hall is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Plano
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Plano is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
- Lewisville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lewisville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Monrovia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Hart
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Hart is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hart
- Wilbur
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wilbur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
- Mooresville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Brookmoor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Brookmoor is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookmoor
- Paragon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bethany
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethany is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Owen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cary, with the one closest to Cary listed first.
- Quincy
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Quincy is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Atkinsonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Atkinsonville is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinsonville
- Cuba
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cuba is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Gosport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Patricksburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Patricksburg is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricksburg
- Spencer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Parke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cary, with the one closest to Cary listed first.
- Ferndale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ferndale is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Mansfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bellmore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bellmore is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellmore
- Guion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Guion is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guion
- Judson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Judson is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Bridgeton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Nyesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Nyesville is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyesville
- Byron
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Byron is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Billie Creek Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Marshall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Marshall is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Rockville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Annapolis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Annapolis is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annapolis
- Vermillion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cary, with the one closest to Cary listed first.
- Alta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Alta is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Hillsdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hillsdale is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Summit Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Summit Grove is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
- Vigo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cary, with the one closest to Cary listed first.
- Fontanet
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fontanet is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanet
- Burnett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Burnett is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Seelyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Seelyville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
- Sandcut
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sandcut is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandcut
- Glen Ayre
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Ayre is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ayre
- Grange Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grange Corner is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Corner
- Swalls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Swalls is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swalls
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cary, see our County-by-County Page for Cary.
Cemeteries Near Cary ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cary.
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 Cary - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cary covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cary, with the one closest to Cary listed first.
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Randel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Old Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bainbridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fillmore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hartman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Flatwoods Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (441 more) ...
- Clear Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Groveland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coffman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffman Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Coffman Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Bainbridge.
- The Coffman Cemetery has also been known as:
- Job Cemetery
- Shilo Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84671 <2>
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>
While we didn't find Cary in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cary.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cary, with the one closest to Cary listed first.
- Brick Chapel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Brick Chapel is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Chapel
- Bainbridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bainbridge is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Greencastle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Limedale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Limedale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limedale
- Groveland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Groveland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Carpentersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Carpentersville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpentersville
- Fincastle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fincastle is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- New Maysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Maysville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Maysville
- Morton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Morton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Clinton Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Clinton Falls is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Falls
- Mount Meridian
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Meridian is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Meridian
- Coatesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Reno
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Reno is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Putnamville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Putnamville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
- New Winchester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Winchester is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Winchester
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cary. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cary.
Newspapers Published in Cary ...
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 156 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cary.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cary, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cary.
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 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 Cary:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Putnam County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Clay County
- Fountain County
- Hendricks County
- Marion County
- Monroe County
- Montgomery County
- Morgan County
- Owen County
- Parke County
- Vermillion 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Cary) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Cary, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |