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 Chesterfield (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 Chesterfield. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Chesterfield is primarily located in Madison County. A portion of Chesterfield extends into Delaware 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 Madison County: Delaware, Grant, Hamilton, Hancock, Henry & Tipton.
Below are the counties that are near Chesterfield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Chesterfield:
- Madison County (The home county of Chesterfield)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chesterfield, with the one closest to Chesterfield listed first.
- Glyn Ellen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Glyn Ellen is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glyn Ellen
- Anderson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- North Anderson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- North Anderson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Anderson
- Country Club Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Country Club Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Woodlawn Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Prosperity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Prosperity is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Western Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Western Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Village
- Florida
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Florida is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Edgewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Edgewood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,850 people
- River Forest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- River Forest is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Forest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
- Edgewood Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Edgewood Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Village
- Markleville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Blackford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chesterfield, with the one closest to Chesterfield listed first.
- Shamrock Lakes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Shamrock Lakes is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Renner ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Renner is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner
- Hartford City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Millgrove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Millgrove is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove
- Mollie ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mollie is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
- Ridertown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ridertown is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridertown
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chesterfield, with the one closest to Chesterfield listed first.
- Daleville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Progress
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Progress is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Yorktown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cowan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cowan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Oakville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Oakville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Andersonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Andersonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Muncie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Liberty Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Gaston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Selma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Janney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Janney is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janney
- Desoto
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Desoto is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desoto
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chesterfield, with the one closest to Chesterfield listed first.
- Matthews
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Matthews is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Fowlerton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fowlerton is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Fairmount
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rigdon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rigdon is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigdon
- Hackleman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hackleman is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleman
- Upland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Jonesboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Gas City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Michaelsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Michaelsville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
- Arcana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Arcana is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcana
- Herbst
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Herbst is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbst
- Swayzee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chesterfield, with the one closest to Chesterfield listed first.
- Aroma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Aroma is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroma
- Clarksville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Clarksville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Durbin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Durbin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Strawtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Strawtown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawtown
- Luxhaven
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Luxhaven is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxhaven
- Olio
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Olio is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olio
- Omega
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Omega is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Bridgewater
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgewater is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Fishers
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Arcadia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cicero
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Noblesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chesterfield, with the one closest to Chesterfield listed first.
- Warrington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Warrington is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrington
- Shirley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Shirley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 906 people
- Wilkinson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Willow Branch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Willow Branch is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Branch
- Colonial Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Eden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eden is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Fortville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Denny Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Denny Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Corner
- Maxwell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Maxwell is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Woodbury
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbury is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Charlottesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Charlottesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlottesville
- McCordsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chesterfield, with the one closest to Chesterfield listed first.
- Middletown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Springport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Luray
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Luray is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Cadiz
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cadiz is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Mount Summit
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kennard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Kennard is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Foley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Foley is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
- Grant City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Grant City is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Greensboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greensboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- New Castle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Messick
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Messick is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messick
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chesterfield, with the one closest to Chesterfield listed first.
- Jerome
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jerome is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Guy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Guy is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Jay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chesterfield, with the one closest to Chesterfield listed first.
- Dunkirk
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Redkey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kosciusko County
- Warsaw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chesterfield, with the one closest to Chesterfield listed first.
- Lawrence
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Castleton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chesterfield, with the one closest to Chesterfield listed first.
- Windsor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Windsor is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Parker City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Losantville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Farmland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Modoc
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Modoc is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Rush County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chesterfield, with the one closest to Chesterfield listed first.
- Carthage
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mays
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mays is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays
- Raleigh
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Raleigh is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Henderson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Henderson is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chesterfield, with the one closest to Chesterfield listed first.
- Fountaintown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fountaintown is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountaintown
- Morristown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chesterfield, with the one closest to Chesterfield listed first.
- Hobbs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Windfall City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Windfall City is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
- Windfall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tipton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nevada
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nevada is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- East Union
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- East Union is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chesterfield, with the one closest to Chesterfield listed first.
- Franklin
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Hagerstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Economy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Economy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Dublin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dublin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
- Mount Auburn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Auburn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Cambridge City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Chesterfield, see our County-by-County Page for Chesterfield.
Cemeteries Near Chesterfield ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chesterfield.
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 Chesterfield - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Chesterfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Chesterfield, with the one closest to Chesterfield listed first.
- Bronnenberg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Saunders Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Nelson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Harmeson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vandeventer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Keesling Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keesling Cemetery
- The Keesling Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ellison Cemetery
- New Keesling Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85582 <2>
- West Maplewood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Booco Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Painter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (342 more) ...
- Heagy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Moonville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Walk Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Chesterfield had a population of 164 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Chesterfield had a population of 2,467 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Chesterfield, with the one closest to Chesterfield listed first.
- Daleville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Middletown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cross Roads
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cross Roads is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Alliance
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alliance is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
- Mechanicsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mechanicsburg is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- Honey Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Honey Creek is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Linwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Linwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Florida
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Florida is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Yorktown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cammack
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cammack is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cammack
- Markleville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Sulphur Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Oakville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Oakville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Cowan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cowan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Chesterfield. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chesterfield.
Newspapers Published in Chesterfield ...
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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chesterfield.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chesterfield, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chesterfield.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Chesterfield:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Madison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blackford County
- Delaware County
- Grant County
- Hamilton County
- Hancock County
- Henry County
- Howard County
- Jay County
- Kosciusko County
- Marion County
- Randolph County
- Rush County
- Shelby County
- Tipton County
- Wayne 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 Chesterfield, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Chesterfield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |