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 Valley (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 Valley. 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 Valley ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Center Valley: Center Vly. (or less commonly used: Center Vally. or Center Vlly.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Center Valley. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Center Valley.
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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Center Valley is located in Morgan 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 Morgan County: Brown, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Monroe, Owen & Putnam.
Below are the counties that are near Center Valley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Center Valley:
- Morgan County (The home county of Center Valley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Valley, with the one closest to Center Valley listed first.
- Bethany
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bethany is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Lake Hart
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lake Hart is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hart
- Brooklyn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brookmoor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brookmoor is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookmoor
- Wilbur
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wilbur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
- Monrovia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Martinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Waverly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Waverly is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Mooresville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Red House ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Red House is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Young
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Young is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young
- Hall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hall is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Taggart Crossing ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Taggart Crossing is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taggart Crossing
- Bartholomew County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Valley, with the one closest to Center Valley listed first.
- Pleasant View Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant View Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Village
- Stony Lonesome
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Lonesome is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Lonesome
- Taylorsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Boone County
- Jamestown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Valley, with the one closest to Center Valley listed first.
- Spearsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spearsville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearsville
- Helmsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Helmsburg is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmsburg
- Beanblossom
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Beanblossom is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beanblossom
- Beanblossom has also been known as:
- Bean Blossom
- Nashville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gnaw Bone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Liberty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Liberty is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
- Story
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Story is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
- Pikes Peak
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pikes Peak is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Peak
- Clay County
- Poland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Greene County
- Hendricksville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hendricksville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricksville
- Hendricks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Valley, with the one closest to Center Valley listed first.
- Hazelwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hazelwood is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Cartersburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Plainfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Clayton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stilesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Amo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Avon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Danville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Coatesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hadley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hadley is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Reno
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Reno is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- New Winchester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Winchester is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Winchester
- Brownsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Valley, with the one closest to Center Valley listed first.
- Banta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Banta is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banta
- Bluff Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bluff Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Bargersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Providence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Providence is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Smith Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Valley is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Valley
- Anita ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Anita is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anita
- Stones Crossing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Stones Crossing is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Crossing
- Samaria
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Samaria is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Trafalgar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Whiteland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- New Whiteland is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Whiteland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
- Whiteland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Greenwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Valley, with the one closest to Center Valley listed first.
- Camby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Newton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Newton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newton
- Homecroft
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Homecroft is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homecroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
- Southport
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Speedway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clermont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Indianapolis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beech Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Snacks
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Snacks is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snacks
- Spring Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Hill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Wolfington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wolfington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfington
- Wynnedale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wynnedale is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Acton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Acton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Valley, with the one closest to Center Valley listed first.
- Dolan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Dolan is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolan
- Unionville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Stinesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Stinesville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Ellettsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Highland Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Highland Village is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Clear Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Clear Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
- Owen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Valley, with the one closest to Center Valley listed first.
- Quincy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Quincy is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Gosport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cuba
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cuba is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Spencer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Atkinsonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Atkinsonville is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinsonville
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Valley, with the one closest to Center Valley listed first.
- Belle Union
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Belle Union is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Union
- Cloverdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Fillmore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fillmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Groveland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Groveland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Putnamville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Putnamville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
- Greencastle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Limedale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Limedale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limedale
- Bainbridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bainbridge is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Barnard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Barnard is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
- Reelsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Reelsville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsville
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Valley, with the one closest to Center Valley listed first.
- Boggstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Brookfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Brookfield is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- London
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- London is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Mount Auburn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Auburn is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Clover Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Clover Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Village
- Fairland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Center Valley, see our County-by-County Page for Center Valley.
Cemeteries Near Center Valley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Center Valley.
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 Valley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Center Valley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Center Valley, with the one closest to Center Valley listed first.
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Butterfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Brooklyn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Nutter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Monical Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brooklyn Rest Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Foster Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hill Dale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (440 more) ...
- Scroggins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Flake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Center Valley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Center Valley.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Center Valley, with the one closest to Center Valley listed first.
- Brooklyn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Exchange
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Exchange is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
- Wilbur
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wilbur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
- Gasburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gasburg is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasburg
- Monrovia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Martinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cope is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cope
- Hyndsdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hyndsdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyndsdale
- Waverly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Waverly is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Mooresville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hall is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Chetwynd
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chetwynd is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chetwynd
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Banta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Banta is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banta
- Joppa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Joppa is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Herbamount
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Herbamount is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbamount
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Center Valley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Center Valley.
Newspapers Published in Center Valley ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Center Valley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Center Valley, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Center Valley.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Valley:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Morgan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartholomew County
- Boone County
- Brown County
- Clay County
- Greene County
- Hendricks County
- Johnson County
- Marion County
- Monroe County
- Owen County
- Putnam 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> | 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 Center Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Center Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |