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 Clare (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 Clare. 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.
Clare 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 Clare. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Clare:
- Hamilton County (The home county of Clare)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clare, with the one closest to Clare listed first.
- Strawtown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Strawtown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawtown
- Cicero
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Durbin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Durbin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Omega
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Omega is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Arcadia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Monterey Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Monterey Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey Village
- Noblesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Aroma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Aroma is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroma
- Atlanta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bakers Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bakers Corner is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Corner
- Fishers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hortonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hortonville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clare, with the one closest to Clare listed first.
- Eagle Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
- Zionsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gadsden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Gadsden is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Elizaville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Elizaville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizaville
- Whitestown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ulen
(26 miles [41.8 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Northfield Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Northfield Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Village
- Pike
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pike is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Stringtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Stringtown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clare, with the one closest to Clare listed first.
- Scircleville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Scircleville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scircleville
- Kirklin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Boyleston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Boyleston is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston
- Forest
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Forest is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Michigantown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Reagan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Reagan is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
- Middlefork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Middlefork is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefork
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clare, with the one closest to Clare listed first.
- Daleville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Yorktown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Progress
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Progress is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Gaston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Janney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Janney is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janney
- Andersonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Andersonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Cowan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cowan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Muncie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Oakville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Oakville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clare, with the one closest to Clare listed first.
- Rigdon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rigdon is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigdon
- Hackleman
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hackleman is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleman
- Fairmount
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sims
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sims is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
- Swayzee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fowlerton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fowlerton is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Herbst
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Herbst is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbst
- Jonesboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Matthews
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Matthews is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clare, with the one closest to Clare listed first.
- Colonial Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Fortville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- McCordsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Woodbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Woodbury is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Denny Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Denny Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Corner
- Eden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eden is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Mohawk
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mohawk is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Maxwell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Maxwell is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Warrington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Warrington is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrington
- Willow Branch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Branch is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Branch
- Gem
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Gem is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
- Philadelphia
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Philadelphia is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Greenfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hendricks County
- Brownsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clare, with the one closest to Clare listed first.
- Middletown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cadiz
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cadiz is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Kennard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kennard is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Sulphur Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Grant City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grant City is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Springport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Greensboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greensboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clare, with the one closest to Clare listed first.
- Hemlock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hemlock is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Guy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Guy is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Oakford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Oakford is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakford
- Indian Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Indian Heights is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Heights
- Jerome
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Jerome is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Alto
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Alto is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Greentown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Vermont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Vermont is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont
- Russiaville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Middleton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Middleton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Middleton
- Kokomo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Plevna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Plevna is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
- Shanghai
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shanghai is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai
- Kosciusko County
- Warsaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clare, with the one closest to Clare listed first.
- Perkinsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fishersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fishersburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishersburg
- Lapel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Edgewood Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Edgewood Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Village
- Edgewood
(11 miles [17.7 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
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Western Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Western Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Village
- Elwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Frankton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Elwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Elwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elwood
- Florida
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Florida is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Ingalls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pendleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clare, with the one closest to Clare listed first.
- Castleton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lawrence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Williams Creek
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Meridian Hills
(18 miles [29 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
- Crows Nest
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crows Nest is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Nest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- North Crows Nest
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- North Crows Nest is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Crows Nest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Rocky Ripple
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Ripple is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ripple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Cumberland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Spring Hill
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Warren Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Warren Park is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,574 people
- Traders Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Traders Point is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Point
- Wolfington
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Wolfington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfington
- Wynnedale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Wynnedale is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Shelby County
- Fountaintown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fountaintown is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountaintown
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clare, with the one closest to Clare listed first.
- Hobbs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- East Union
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Union is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Tipton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jericho ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jericho is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Goldsmith
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Goldsmith is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith
- Windfall City
(17 miles [27.4 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Kempton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Kempton is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Nevada
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Nevada is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Sharpsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Groomsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Groomsville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groomsville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Clare, see our County-by-County Page for Clare.
Cemeteries Near Clare ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clare.
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 Clare - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Clare covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Clare, with the one closest to Clare listed first.
- Grubbs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Zimmer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Carey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Morley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Buscher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Prairie Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cicero Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Crownland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hair Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hair Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hair Cemetery is located
- The Hair Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fisher Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2140362 <2>
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Newland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (390 more) ...
- Brethren Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Scherer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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 in 1895, Clare had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Clare, with the one closest to Clare listed first.
- Strawtown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Strawtown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawtown
- Cicero
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Durbin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Durbin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Noblesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Perkinsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Omega
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Omega is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Arcadia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Clarksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Fishersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fishersburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishersburg
- Lapel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Atlanta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Aroma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Aroma is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroma
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Deming
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Deming is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deming
- New Britton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- New Britton is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Britton
- Bakers Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bakers Corner is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Corner
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Clare. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clare.
Newspapers Published in Clare ...
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 89 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clare.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clare, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Clare.
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 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 Clare:
- 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
- Shelby 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> | 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 Clare, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Clare) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |