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 Cooper Corner (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 Cooper Corner. 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.
Name Variations for Cooper Corner ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Cooper Corner: Cooper Cor. (or less commonly used: Cooper Crn.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Cooper Corner is located in Hancock 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 Hancock County: Hamilton, Henry, Madison, Marion, Rush & Shelby.
Below are the counties that are near Cooper Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cooper Corner:
- Hancock County (The home county of Cooper Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cooper Corner, with the one closest to Cooper Corner listed first.
- Maxwell
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Maxwell is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Eden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Eden is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Denny Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Denny Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Corner
- Willow Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Willow Branch is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Branch
- Mohawk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mohawk is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Colonial Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Fortville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Warrington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Warrington is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrington
- Philadelphia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Philadelphia is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Spring Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Lake is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- Woodbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Woodbury is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cooper Corner, with the one closest to Cooper Corner listed first.
- Eagle Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Eagle Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
- Zionsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cooper Corner, with the one closest to Cooper Corner listed first.
- Daleville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oakville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oakville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Progress
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Progress is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Cowan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cowan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Yorktown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Andersonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Andersonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Muncie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fayette County
- Fairview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cooper Corner, with the one closest to Cooper Corner listed first.
- Luxhaven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Luxhaven is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxhaven
- Bridgewater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgewater is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Olio
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Olio is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olio
- Fishers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clarksville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clarksville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Durbin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Durbin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Noblesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Monterey Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Monterey Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey Village
- Strawtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Strawtown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawtown
- Newark Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Newark Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark Village
- Carmel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- North Ridge Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- North Ridge Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridge Village
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cooper Corner, with the one closest to Cooper Corner listed first.
- Grant City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Grant City is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Kennard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Kennard is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Knightstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cadiz
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cadiz is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Greensboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Greensboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Ogden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ogden is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Spiceland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Middletown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dunreith
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sulphur Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- New Castle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Foley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Foley is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cooper Corner, with the one closest to Cooper Corner listed first.
- Rocklane
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rocklane is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklane
- Greenwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Needham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Urmeyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Urmeyville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urmeyville
- New Whiteland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Whiteland is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Whiteland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
- Whiteland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stones Crossing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stones Crossing is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Crossing
- Smith Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Valley is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Valley
- Franklin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kosciusko County
- Warsaw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cooper Corner, with the one closest to Cooper Corner listed first.
- Ingalls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pendleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Markleville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fishersburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fishersburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishersburg
- Lapel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Edgewood Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Edgewood Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Village
- Anderson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Edgewood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Edgewood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,850 people
- River Forest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- River Forest is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Forest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
- Western Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Western Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Village
- Country Club Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Country Club Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Glyn Ellen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Glyn Ellen is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glyn Ellen
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cooper Corner, with the one closest to Cooper Corner listed first.
- Cumberland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Castleton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Warren Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Warren Park is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,574 people
- Charlesmac Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Charlesmac Village is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesmac Village
- Acton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Acton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Beech Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Meridian Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- North Crows Nest is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Crows Nest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Williams Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Williams Creek is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- Crows Nest
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Crows Nest is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Nest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Indianapolis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Rush County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cooper Corner, with the one closest to Cooper Corner listed first.
- Carthage
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Henderson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Henderson is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Mays
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mays is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays
- Manilla
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Manilla is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manilla
- Homer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Homer is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Raleigh
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Raleigh is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Rushville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gings
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gings is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gings
- Gowdy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gowdy is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowdy
- Falmouth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Falmouth is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Moscow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Moscow is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cooper Corner, with the one closest to Cooper Corner listed first.
- Fountaintown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fountaintown is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountaintown
- Morristown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Gwynneville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gwynneville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwynneville
- Clover Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Clover Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Village
- Brookfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Brookfield is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- London
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- London is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Fairland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Knighthood Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Knighthood Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knighthood Village
- Candleglo Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Candleglo Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candleglo Village
- Beech Brook
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Beech Brook is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Brook
- Boggstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hildebrand Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hildebrand Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hildebrand Village
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cooper Corner, with the one closest to Cooper Corner listed first.
- Hobbs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- East Union
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Cooper Corner, with the one closest to Cooper Corner listed first.
- Dublin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dublin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
- Mount Auburn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Auburn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cooper Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Cooper Corner.
Cemeteries Near Cooper Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cooper Corner.
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 Cooper Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cooper Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cooper Corner, with the one closest to Cooper Corner listed first.
- Cooper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Alford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Chappell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Reeves Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Barrett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pratt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Olvey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Baptist - Braddock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Willet Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (412 more) ...
- Wynn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Simmons Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hays Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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>
While we didn't find Cooper Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cooper Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cooper Corner, with the one closest to Cooper Corner listed first.
- Maxwell
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Maxwell is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Eden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Eden is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Mohawk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mohawk is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Willow Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Willow Branch is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Branch
- Greenfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Alfont
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Alfont is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfont
- Milners Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Milners Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milners Corner
- Fortville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Philadelphia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Philadelphia is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Warrington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Warrington is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrington
- Warsaw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Woodbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Woodbury is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mount Comfort
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mount Comfort is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Comfort
- Cleveland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cleveland is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Wilkinson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cooper Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cooper Corner.
Newspapers Published in Cooper Corner ...
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 102 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cooper Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cooper Corner, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cooper Corner.
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 helpful 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 Cooper Corner:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Hancock County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Delaware County
- Fayette County
- Hamilton County
- Henry County
- Johnson County
- Kosciusko County
- Madison County
- Marion 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> | 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 Cooper Corner, 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' (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- Cooper Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |