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 Cicero (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 Cicero. 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 hospitals and 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.
Cicero is located in Hamilton 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 Hamilton County: Boone, Clinton, Hancock, Madison, Marion & Tipton.
Below are the counties that are near Cicero. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cicero:
- Hamilton County (The home county of Cicero)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cicero, with the one closest to Cicero listed first.
- Arcadia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Strawtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Strawtown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawtown
- Monterey Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Monterey Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey Village
- Noblesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bakers Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bakers Corner is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Corner
- Atlanta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Omega
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Omega is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Durbin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Durbin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Hortonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hortonville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Clarksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Westfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Aroma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Aroma is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroma
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cicero, with the one closest to Cicero listed first.
- Eagle Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
- Zionsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gadsden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Gadsden is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Elizaville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Elizaville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizaville
- Whitestown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ulen
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ulen is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Lebanon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Northfield Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Northfield Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Village
- Pike
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pike is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Stringtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Stringtown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Hazelrigg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hazelrigg is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelrigg
- Thorntown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cicero, with the one closest to Cicero listed first.
- Scircleville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Scircleville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scircleville
- Kirklin
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Boyleston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Boyleston is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston
- Forest
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Forest is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Michigantown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Reagan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Reagan is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
- Middlefork
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Middlefork is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefork
- Frankfort
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Beard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Beard is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard
- Geetingsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Geetingsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geetingsville
- Manson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Manson is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cicero, with the one closest to Cicero listed first.
- Daleville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Yorktown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Progress
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Progress is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Gaston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Janney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Janney is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janney
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cicero, with the one closest to Cicero listed first.
- Rigdon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rigdon is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigdon
- Hackleman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hackleman is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleman
- Sims
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sims is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
- Swayzee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fairmount
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Herbst
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Herbst is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbst
- Fowlerton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fowlerton is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cicero, with the one closest to Cicero listed first.
- McCordsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Colonial Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Fortville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woodbury
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woodbury is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Denny Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Denny Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Corner
- Eden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Eden is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Mohawk
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mohawk is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Maxwell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maxwell is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Gem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Gem is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
- Willow Branch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Branch is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Branch
- Philadelphia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Philadelphia is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Spring Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Spring Lake is located in Hancock County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- Hendricks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cicero, with the one closest to Cicero listed first.
- Brownsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pittsboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cicero, with the one closest to Cicero listed first.
- Middletown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cadiz
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cadiz is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Kennard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kennard is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cicero, with the one closest to Cicero listed first.
- Hemlock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hemlock is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Oakford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Oakford is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakford
- Guy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Guy is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Indian Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Indian Heights is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Heights
- Alto
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Alto is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Jerome
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Jerome is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- West Middleton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- West Middleton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Middleton
- Greentown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Russiaville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kokomo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Vermont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Vermont is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont
- Shanghai
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shanghai is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai
- Kosciusko County
- Warsaw
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cicero, with the one closest to Cicero listed first.
- Perkinsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fishersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fishersburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishersburg
- Lapel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Elwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Elwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elwood
- Edgewood Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Edgewood Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Village
- Elwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Frankton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Edgewood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,850 people
- River Forest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- River Forest is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Forest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
- Florida
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Florida is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Western Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Western Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Village
- Ingalls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cicero, with the one closest to Cicero listed first.
- Castleton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Williams Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Williams Creek is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- Lawrence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Meridian Hills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Meridian Hills is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,718 people
- North Crows Nest
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- North Crows Nest is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Crows Nest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Crows Nest
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Crows Nest is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Nest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Rocky Ripple
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Rocky Ripple is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ripple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Spring Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Hill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Traders Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Traders Point is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Point
- Snacks
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Snacks is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snacks
- Wolfington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wolfington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfington
- Wynnedale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wynnedale is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cicero, with the one closest to Cicero listed first.
- East Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- East Union is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Jericho ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jericho is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Hobbs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Tipton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Goldsmith
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Goldsmith is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith
- Kempton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kempton is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Windfall City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Windfall City is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
- Windfall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sharpsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Groomsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Groomsville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groomsville
- Nevada
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Nevada is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cicero, see our County-by-County Page for Cicero.
Cemeteries Near Cicero ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cicero.
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 Cicero - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cicero covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cicero, with the one closest to Cicero listed first.
- Cicero Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Morley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Scherer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hinkle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Zimmer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Buscher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Brethren Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Grubbs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Taylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (400 more) ...
- West Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Thorp Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Cicero had a population of 631 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Cicero had a population of 4,999 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cicero, with the one closest to Cicero listed first.
- Clare
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Clare is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
- Arcadia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Deming
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Deming is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deming
- Strawtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Strawtown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawtown
- Noblesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bakers Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bakers Corner is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Corner
- Atlanta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Omega
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Omega is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Hortonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hortonville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Durbin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Durbin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Westfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Perkinsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Boxley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Boxley is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxley
- Lamong
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lamong is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamong
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cicero. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cicero.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Cicero ...
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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cicero.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Cicero. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Cicero and those printed in the larger area surrounding Cicero.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of Cicero.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Cicero:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Hamilton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Clinton County
- Delaware County
- Grant County
- Hancock County
- Hendricks County
- Henry County
- Howard County
- Kosciusko County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Tipton 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 Cicero, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cicero) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |