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 Cuba (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 Cuba. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Cuba is located in Bartholomew 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 Bartholomew County: Brown, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings, Johnson & Shelby.
Below are the counties that are near Cuba. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cuba:
- Bartholomew County (The home county of Cuba)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cuba, with the one closest to Cuba listed first.
- Pleasant View Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pleasant View Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Village
- Taylorsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Clifford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clifford is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Corn Brook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Corn Brook is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Brook
- Columbus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hope is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,248 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <1>
- Garden City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Garden City is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Petersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Petersville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Stony Lonesome
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Lonesome is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Lonesome
- Jewell Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jewell Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell Village
- Rugby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rugby is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Bethel Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bethel Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Village
- Newbern
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Newbern is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cuba, with the one closest to Cuba listed first.
- Spearsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Spearsville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearsville
- Gnaw Bone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Liberty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Liberty is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
- Beanblossom
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Beanblossom is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beanblossom
- Beanblossom has also been known as:
- Bean Blossom
- Nashville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pikes Peak
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pikes Peak is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Peak
- Helmsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Helmsburg is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmsburg
- Becks Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Becks Grove is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becks Grove
- Story
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Story is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
- Decatur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cuba, with the one closest to Cuba listed first.
- Burney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Burney is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burney
- Germantown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Germantown is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Milford
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Saint Paul
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Saint Omer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Saint Omer is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Omer
- Alert
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Alert is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alert
- Adams
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Adams is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Letts Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Letts Corner is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letts Corner
- Letts
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Letts is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letts
- Sardinia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sardinia is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardinia
- Harris City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Harris City is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris City
- Harper
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Harper is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Westport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Westport is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cuba, with the one closest to Cuba listed first.
- New Palestine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Gem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Gem is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
- Philadelphia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Philadelphia is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Spring Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Spring Lake is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cuba, with the one closest to Cuba listed first.
- Spraytown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Spraytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spraytown
- Cortland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cortland is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland
- Houston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Houston is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Freetown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fleming
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Fleming is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
- Seymour
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- New Elizabethtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- New Elizabethtown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Elizabethtown
- Kurtz
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kurtz is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kurtz
- Kriete Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Kriete Corner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kriete Corner
- Jennings County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cuba, with the one closest to Cuba listed first.
- Scipio
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Scipio is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Queensville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Queensville is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensville
- Hayden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hayden is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden
- Four Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Four Corners is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- North Vernon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Zenas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Zenas is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenas
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cuba, with the one closest to Cuba listed first.
- Edinburgh
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Amity
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Amity is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Nineveh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Princes Lakes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Princes Lakes is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princes Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,342 people
- Peoga
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Peoga is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoga
- Franklin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Trafalgar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Needham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Urmeyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Urmeyville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urmeyville
- Samaria
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Samaria is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Anita ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Anita is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anita
- Providence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Providence is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Whiteland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cuba, with the one closest to Cuba listed first.
- Acton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Acton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Charlesmac Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Charlesmac Village is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesmac Village
- Homecroft
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Homecroft is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homecroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
- Southport
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Beech Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- West Newton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Newton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newton
- Camby
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Indianapolis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Warren Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Warren Park is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,574 people
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cuba, with the one closest to Cuba listed first.
- Unionville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Dolan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Dolan is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolan
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cuba, with the one closest to Cuba listed first.
- Morgantown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Waverly
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Waverly is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Mahalasville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mahalasville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahalasville
- Red House ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Red House is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Taggart Crossing ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Taggart Crossing is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taggart Crossing
- Martinsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bethany
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bethany is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Brooklyn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brookmoor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brookmoor is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookmoor
- Young
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Young is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young
- Mooresville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Hart
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Hart is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hart
- Wilbur
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wilbur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
- Rush County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cuba, with the one closest to Cuba listed first.
- Gowdy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gowdy is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowdy
- Manilla
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Manilla is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manilla
- Moscow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Moscow is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Homer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Homer is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Williamstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Williamstown is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Milroy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Arlington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cuba, with the one closest to Cuba listed first.
- Mount Auburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Auburn is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Flat Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Norristown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Norristown is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norristown
- Geneva
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Geneva is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Wilson Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson Corner is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Corner
- Boggstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Riley Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Riley Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Village
- Beech Brook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beech Brook is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Brook
- Hildebrand Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hildebrand Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hildebrand Village
- Prescott
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Prescott is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Shelbyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Candleglo Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Candleglo Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candleglo Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cuba, see our County-by-County Page for Cuba.
Cemeteries Near Cuba ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cuba.
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 Cuba - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cuba covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cuba, with the one closest to Cuba listed first.
- Rest Haven Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Treadway Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Freeman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kansas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Tannehill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Schooler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Steenbarger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Conover Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brockman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hamner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Flat Rock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Roberts Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (350 more) ...
- Roberts Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Prisoner of War Camp Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New Hope Christian Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Christian Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Hope Christian Church Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Corn Brook.
- The New Hope Christian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Hope Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #207028 <3>
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.<4>
While we didn't find Cuba in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cuba.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cuba, with the one closest to Cuba listed first.
- Edinburgh
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Taylorsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Amity
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Amity is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Mount Auburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Auburn is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Clifford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clifford is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Saint Louis Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Saint Louis Crossing is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Louis Crossing
- Nineveh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Corn Brook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Corn Brook is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Brook
- Flat Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lewis Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lewis Creek is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Creek
- Marietta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Marietta is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Columbus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Nortonburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nortonburg is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nortonburg
- Bengal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bengal is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bengal
- Franklin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cuba. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cuba.
Newspapers Published in Cuba ...
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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cuba.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cuba, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cuba.
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 websites either 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 Cuba:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Bartholomew County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brown County
- Decatur County
- Hancock County
- Jackson County
- Jennings County
- Johnson County
- Marion County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Rush County
- Shelby County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cuba) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Cuba, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |