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 Clayton (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 Clayton. 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 northeast 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 north.
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 north 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.
Clayton is located in Hendricks 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 Hendricks County: Boone, Marion, Montgomery, Morgan & Putnam.
Below are the counties that are near Clayton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Clayton:
- Hendricks County (The home county of Clayton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clayton, with the one closest to Clayton listed first.
- Cartersburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Amo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Danville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hadley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hadley is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Hazelwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hazelwood is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Plainfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Stilesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coatesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Reno
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Reno is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Avon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- New Winchester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Winchester is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Winchester
- Brownsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clayton, with the one closest to Clayton listed first.
- Jamestown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Advance
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Advance is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
- Eagle Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
- Whitestown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Zionsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lebanon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Northfield Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Northfield Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Village
- Ulen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ulen is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Gadsden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Gadsden is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Hazelrigg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hazelrigg is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelrigg
- Stringtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Stringtown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Pike
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pike is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Brown County
- Spearsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spearsville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearsville
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clayton, with the one closest to Clayton listed first.
- Poland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Roadman Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Roadman Corner is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadman Corner
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clayton, with the one closest to Clayton listed first.
- North Ridge Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Ridge Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridge Village
- Carmel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Newark Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Newark Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark Village
- Eagletown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eagletown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clayton, with the one closest to Clayton listed first.
- Smith Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Smith Valley is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Valley
- Banta
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Banta is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banta
- Bluff Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Stones Crossing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Stones Crossing is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Crossing
- Greenwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bargersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Providence
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Providence is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- New Whiteland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- New Whiteland is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Whiteland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
- Whiteland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Anita ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Anita is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anita
- Samaria
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Samaria is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Rocklane
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rocklane is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklane
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clayton, with the one closest to Clayton listed first.
- Camby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- West Newton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- West Newton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newton
- Clermont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Speedway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Snacks
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Snacks is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snacks
- Traders Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Traders Point is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Point
- Wolfington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wolfington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfington
- Wynnedale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wynnedale is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Homecroft
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Homecroft is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homecroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
- Indianapolis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Spring Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Hill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Rocky Ripple
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Ripple is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ripple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Monroe County
- Stinesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Stinesville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clayton, with the one closest to Clayton listed first.
- Ladoga
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Ross
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shannondale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Shannondale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannondale
- Mace
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mace is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mace
- New Market
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Market is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
- North Union
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Union is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Union
- Smartsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Smartsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartsburg
- Waveland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clayton, with the one closest to Clayton listed first.
- Monrovia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hall is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Lake Hart
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Hart is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hart
- Mooresville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brookmoor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brookmoor is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookmoor
- Young
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Young is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young
- Wilbur
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wilbur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
- Brooklyn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Plano
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Plano is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
- Bethany
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bethany is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Eminence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Eminence is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
- Red House ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Red House is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Owen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clayton, with the one closest to Clayton listed first.
- Quincy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Quincy is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Gosport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cuba
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cuba is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Atkinsonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Atkinsonville is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinsonville
- Spencer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Parke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clayton, with the one closest to Clayton listed first.
- Ferndale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ferndale is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Mansfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clayton, with the one closest to Clayton listed first.
- Groveland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Groveland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Belle Union
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Union is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Union
- Fillmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fillmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Barnard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Barnard is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
- Bainbridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bainbridge is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Roachdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cloverdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Greencastle
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Putnamville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Putnamville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
- Limedale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Limedale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limedale
- Blakesburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Blakesburg is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakesburg
- Reelsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Reelsville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Clayton, see our County-by-County Page for Clayton.
Cemeteries Near Clayton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clayton.
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 Clayton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Clayton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Clayton, with the one closest to Clayton listed first.
- Clayton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Buchanan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- McCormack Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Christie West Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hillside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ungles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- New Mill Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Christie East Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bethel Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (439 more) ...
- Mill Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship MB Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Danville South Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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 Clayton had a population of 380 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Clayton had a population of 1,032 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Clayton, with the one closest to Clayton listed first.
- Summit
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Summit is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Pecksburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pecksburg is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecksburg
- Cartersburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Amo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hazelwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hazelwood is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Danville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hadley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hadley is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Stilesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Joppa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Joppa is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Plainfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gale is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gale
- Monrovia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Gasburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gasburg is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasburg
- Reno
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Reno is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Coatesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Clayton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clayton.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Clayton ...
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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clayton.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Clayton. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Clayton and those printed in the larger area surrounding Clayton.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4> of Clayton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Clayton:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Hendricks County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Brown County
- Clay County
- Hamilton County
- Johnson County
- Marion County
- Monroe County
- Montgomery County
- Morgan County
- Owen County
- Parke County
- Putnam 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 Clayton, 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- Clayton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |