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 Center Point (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 Center Point. 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.
Name Variations for Center Point ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Center Point: Center Pt.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Center Point. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Center Point.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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 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.
Center Point is located in Clay 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 Clay County: Greene, Owen, Parke, Putnam, Sullivan & Vigo.
Below are the counties that are near Center Point. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Center Point:
- Clay County (The home county of Center Point)
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Point, with the one closest to Center Point listed first.
- Prairie City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Roadman Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Roadman Corner is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadman Corner
- Bowling Green
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bowling Green is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Saline City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saline City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
- Art
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Art is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Art
- Poland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Billville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Billville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billville
- Eel River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Eel River is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eel River
- Brazil
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Knightsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Knightsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
- Staunton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Staunton is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
- Cory
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cory is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cory
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Point, with the one closest to Center Point listed first.
- Jasonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Midland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Midland is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Worthington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Gilmour
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gilmour is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmour
- Calvertville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Calvertville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvertville
- Hoosier
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hoosier is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosier
- Newark
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Newark is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Tulip
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tulip is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- Linton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Switz City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bloomfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Elliston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Elliston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliston
- Hendricks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Point, with the one closest to Center Point listed first.
- Coatesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stilesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Reno
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Reno is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Point, with the one closest to Center Point listed first.
- Stinesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Stinesville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Ellettsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Point, with the one closest to Center Point listed first.
- Minetree ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Minetree is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minetree
- Minetree has also been known as:
- Billtown
- Meintree
- Menietree
- Lewisville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lewisville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Eminence
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Eminence is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
- Plano
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Plano is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
- Paragon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hall is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Owen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Point, with the one closest to Center Point listed first.
- Patricksburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Patricksburg is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricksburg
- Denmark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Denmark is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Atkinsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Atkinsonville is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinsonville
- Coal City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Coal City is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Cuba
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cuba is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Arney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Arney is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arney
- Freedom
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Freedom is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Spencer
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Quincy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Quincy is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Gosport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Parke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Point, with the one closest to Center Point listed first.
- Bridgeton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mansfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Rosedale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rosedale is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
- Rosedale has also been known as:
- Roseville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <1>
- Ferndale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ferndale is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- West Atherton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Atherton is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Atherton
- Numa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Numa is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numa
- Bellmore
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bellmore is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellmore
- Billie Creek Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rockville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mecca
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mecca is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
- Nyesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Nyesville is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyesville
- Judson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Judson is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Point, with the one closest to Center Point listed first.
- Reelsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Reelsville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsville
- Putnamville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Putnamville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
- Cloverdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Limedale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Limedale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limedale
- Greencastle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Belle Union
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Belle Union is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Union
- Fillmore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fillmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Portland Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Portland Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland Mills
- Bainbridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bainbridge is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Blakesburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Blakesburg is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakesburg
- Russellville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Russellville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Groveland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Groveland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Point, with the one closest to Center Point listed first.
- Farmersburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hymera
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hymera is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hymera
- Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
- Shelburn
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Dugger
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Scott City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Scott City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott City
- Scotchtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Scotchtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchtown
- Gambill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gambill is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambill
- Fairbanks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fairbanks is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
- Jericho
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jericho is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Sullivan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vermillion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Point, with the one closest to Center Point listed first.
- Clinton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Universal
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Universal is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
- Fairview Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Park is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
- Sandytown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sandytown is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandytown
- Summit Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Summit Grove is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
- Alta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alta is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Blanford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blanford is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanford
- Hillsdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsdale is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Vigo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Point, with the one closest to Center Point listed first.
- Grange Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Grange Corner is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Corner
- Seelyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Seelyville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
- Swalls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Swalls is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swalls
- Glen Ayre
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Glen Ayre is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ayre
- Riley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Riley is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Burnett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burnett is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Fontanet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fontanet is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanet
- Lewis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lewis is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Sandcut
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sandcut is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandcut
- Youngstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Youngstown is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngstown
- North Terre Haute
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Terre Haute is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Terre Haute
- Pimento
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pimento is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pimento
- Clark County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Point, with the one closest to Center Point listed first.
- Farrington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Farrington is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrington
- Weaver
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Weaver is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Dennison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Dennison is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennison
- Livingston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Livingston is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Edgar County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Point, with the one closest to Center Point listed first.
- Elbridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Elbridge is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
- Vermilion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Huffmanville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Huffmanville is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffmanville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Center Point, see our County-by-County Page for Center Point.
Cemeteries Near Center Point ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Center Point.
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 Center Point - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Center Point covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Center Point, with the one closest to Center Point listed first.
- Moss Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gremes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Killion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kealber Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Zenor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Neidlinger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Zenor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Harris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Snoddy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wilkerson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (406 more) ...
- Nier Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- German Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Center Point in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Center Point.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Center Point, with the one closest to Center Point listed first.
- Ashboro
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ashboro is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashboro
- Prairie City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Art
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Art is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Art
- Saline City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saline City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
- Bowling Green
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bowling Green is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Hoosierville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hoosierville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosierville
- Asherville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Asherville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asherville
- Eel River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Eel River is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eel River
- Poland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cory
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cory is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cory
- Brazil
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Turner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Turner is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Staunton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Staunton is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
- Knightsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Knightsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
- Jordan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jordan is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Center Point. See our List of 1890's Communities around Center Point.
Newspapers Published in Center Point ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Center Point.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Center Point, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Center Point.
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 helpful 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 Center Point:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Clay County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Greene County
- Hendricks County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Owen County
- Parke County
- Putnam County
- Sullivan County
- Vermillion County
- Vigo County
- Clark County
- Edgar 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> | 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 Center Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Center Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |