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 Chetwynd (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 Chetwynd. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Chetwynd 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 Chetwynd. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Chetwynd:
- Morgan County (The home county of Chetwynd)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chetwynd, with the one closest to Chetwynd listed first.
- Morgantown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Waverly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Waverly is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Mahalasville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mahalasville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahalasville
- Red House ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Red House is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Bethany
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bethany is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Brooklyn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Taggart Crossing ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Taggart Crossing is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taggart Crossing
- Martinsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Brookmoor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brookmoor is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookmoor
- Young
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Young is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young
- Lake Hart
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Hart is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hart
- Wilbur
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wilbur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
- Bartholomew County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chetwynd, with the one closest to Chetwynd listed first.
- Pleasant View Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant View Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Village
- Taylorsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Lonesome
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Lonesome is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Lonesome
- Corn Brook
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Corn Brook is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Brook
- Clifford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Clifford is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Columbus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Garden City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Garden City is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- North Ogilville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Ogilville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ogilville
- Bethel Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Village
- Hope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hope is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,248 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <1>
- Jewell Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jewell Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell Village
- Petersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Petersville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chetwynd, with the one closest to Chetwynd listed first.
- Spearsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Spearsville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearsville
- Beanblossom
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Beanblossom is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beanblossom
- Beanblossom has also been known as:
- Bean Blossom
- Helmsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Helmsburg is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmsburg
- Nashville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Gnaw Bone
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mount Liberty
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Liberty is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
- Pikes Peak
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pikes Peak is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Peak
- Story
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Story is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
- Becks Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Becks Grove is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becks Grove
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chetwynd, with the one closest to Chetwynd listed first.
- New Palestine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gem is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
- Hendricks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chetwynd, with the one closest to Chetwynd listed first.
- Hazelwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hazelwood is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Plainfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cartersburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clayton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Avon
(23 miles [37 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>
- Stilesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Amo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Danville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hadley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hadley is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Coatesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brownsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Reno
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Reno is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Jackson County
- Houston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Houston is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chetwynd, with the one closest to Chetwynd listed first.
- Anita ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Anita is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anita
- Banta
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Banta is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banta
- Providence
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Providence is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Samaria
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Samaria is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Trafalgar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bargersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bluff Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Peoga
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Peoga is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoga
- Princes Lakes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Princes Lakes is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princes Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,342 people
- Franklin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Smith Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Smith Valley is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Valley
- Nineveh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chetwynd, with the one closest to Chetwynd listed first.
- West Newton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- West Newton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newton
- Camby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Homecroft
(17 miles [27.4 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Acton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Acton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Beech Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Charlesmac Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Charlesmac Village is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesmac Village
- Indianapolis
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Speedway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Clermont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Wolfington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Wolfington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfington
- Warren Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Warren Park is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,574 people
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chetwynd, with the one closest to Chetwynd listed first.
- Unionville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dolan
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Dolan is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolan
- Stinesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stinesville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Bloomington
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Ellettsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Village is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Clear Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
- Smithville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Owen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chetwynd, with the one closest to Chetwynd listed first.
- Gosport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Quincy
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Quincy is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Cuba
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cuba is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Spencer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chetwynd, with the one closest to Chetwynd listed first.
- Belle Union
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Belle Union is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Union
- Cloverdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Fillmore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fillmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chetwynd, with the one closest to Chetwynd listed first.
- Mount Auburn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mount Auburn is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Boggstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brookfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brookfield is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- London
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- London is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Flat Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Fairland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Clover Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Clover Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Village
- Beech Brook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Beech Brook is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Brook
- Candleglo Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Candleglo Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candleglo Village
- Hildebrand Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hildebrand Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hildebrand Village
- Norristown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Norristown is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norristown
- Riley Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Riley Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Chetwynd, see our County-by-County Page for Chetwynd.
Cemeteries Near Chetwynd ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chetwynd.
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 Chetwynd - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Chetwynd covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Chetwynd, with the one closest to Chetwynd listed first.
- Gerholt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Nast Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Thompson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Brian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Flake Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Scroggins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Boles - Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Harris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Carmen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Simpson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (405 more) ...
- Watts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Henderson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- McColgin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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 in 1895, Chetwynd had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Chetwynd, with the one closest to Chetwynd listed first.
- Cope
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cope is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cope
- Morgantown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bud
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bud is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bud
- Exchange
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Exchange is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
- Samaria
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Samaria is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Providence
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Providence is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Banta
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Banta is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banta
- Trafalgar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Waverly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Waverly is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Mahalasville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mahalasville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahalasville
- Bargersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kinder
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kinder is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinder
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Spearsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Spearsville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearsville
- Bluff Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bluff Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Brooklyn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Chetwynd. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chetwynd.
Newspapers Published in Chetwynd ...
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 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chetwynd.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chetwynd, 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 Chetwynd.
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 Chetwynd:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Morgan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartholomew County
- Brown County
- Hancock County
- Hendricks County
- Jackson 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 Chetwynd, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Chetwynd) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |