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 Cumberland (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 Cumberland. 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 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.
Cumberland is primarily located in Marion County. A portion of Cumberland extends into 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 Marion County: Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Morgan & Shelby.
Below are the counties that are near Cumberland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cumberland:
- Marion County (The home county of Cumberland)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cumberland, with the one closest to Cumberland listed first.
- Warren Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Warren Park is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,574 people
- Lawrence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Charlesmac Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Charlesmac Village is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesmac Village
- Acton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Acton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Beech Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Castleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Indianapolis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Meridian Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Crows Nest is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Crows Nest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Homecroft
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Homecroft is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homecroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
- Southport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crows Nest
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Rocky Ripple
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rocky Ripple is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ripple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cumberland, with the one closest to Cumberland listed first.
- Eagle Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
- Zionsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Whitestown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gadsden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gadsden is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Decatur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cumberland, with the one closest to Cumberland listed first.
- Germantown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Germantown is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Saint Omer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Omer is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Omer
- Saint Paul
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cumberland, with the one closest to Cumberland listed first.
- Bridgewater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bridgewater is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Luxhaven
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Luxhaven is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxhaven
- Fishers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Olio
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Olio is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olio
- North Ridge Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Ridge Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridge Village
- Newark Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Newark Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark Village
- Carmel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clarksville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Clarksville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Durbin
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Durbin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Monterey Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Monterey Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey Village
- Noblesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Westfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eagletown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eagletown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cumberland, with the one closest to Cumberland listed first.
- Gem
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gem is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
- Philadelphia
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Philadelphia is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Spring Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Spring Lake is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- New Palestine
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mohawk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mohawk is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- McCordsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Greenfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Woodbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Woodbury is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Denny Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Denny Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Corner
- Maxwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Maxwell is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Fortville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Colonial Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Eden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eden is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Hendricks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cumberland, with the one closest to Cumberland listed first.
- Avon
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Brownsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Plainfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cartersburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pittsboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Danville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cumberland, with the one closest to Cumberland listed first.
- Grant City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Grant City is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Knightstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Kennard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Kennard is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Ogden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ogden is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Greensboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Greensboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Dunreith
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Spiceland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cadiz
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cadiz is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Middletown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphur Springs
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cumberland, with the one closest to Cumberland listed first.
- Rocklane
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rocklane is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklane
- Greenwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Needham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- New Whiteland
(17 miles [27.4 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Urmeyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Urmeyville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urmeyville
- Smith Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Valley is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Valley
- Stones Crossing
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Stones Crossing is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Crossing
- Franklin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bargersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Providence
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Providence is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Amity
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Amity is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Kosciusko County
- Warsaw
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cumberland, with the one closest to Cumberland listed first.
- Ingalls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pendleton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Fishersburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fishersburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishersburg
- Lapel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Markleville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewood Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewood Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Village
- Edgewood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,850 people
- Perkinsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- River Forest
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- River Forest is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Forest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
- Western Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Western Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Village
- Anderson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Country Club Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Country Club Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cumberland, with the one closest to Cumberland listed first.
- Red House ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Red House is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Waverly
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Young
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Young is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young
- Mooresville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brookmoor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brookmoor is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookmoor
- Brooklyn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bethany
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bethany is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Lake Hart
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Hart is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hart
- Rush County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cumberland, with the one closest to Cumberland listed first.
- Carthage
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Arlington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Manilla
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Manilla is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manilla
- Henderson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Henderson is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Homer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Homer is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Mays
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mays is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays
- Gowdy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gowdy is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowdy
- Moscow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moscow is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Rushville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cumberland, with the one closest to Cumberland listed first.
- Brookfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Brookfield is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Fountaintown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fountaintown is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountaintown
- London
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- London is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Clover Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Clover Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Village
- Fairland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Boggstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Morristown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Candleglo Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Candleglo Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candleglo Village
- Beech Brook
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Beech Brook is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Brook
- Gwynneville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Gwynneville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwynneville
- Hildebrand Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hildebrand Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hildebrand Village
- Knighthood Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Knighthood Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knighthood Village
- Shelbyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cumberland, see our County-by-County Page for Cumberland.
Cemeteries Near Cumberland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cumberland.
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 Cumberland - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cumberland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cumberland, with the one closest to Cumberland listed first.
- Cumberland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fish Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Washington Park East
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. John's Evangeline Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- German Church Road Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Huntington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Snider Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Memorial Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Witte Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Luebking Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kitley - King Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitley - King Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Kitley - King Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east of Indianapolis.
- The Kitley - King Cemetery has also been known as:
- King Cemetery
- Kitley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85618 <2>
- Muesing Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Continue List (461 more) ...
- Langenberger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Schramm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Burris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 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.<4>
While we didn't find Cumberland in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cumberland.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cumberland, with the one closest to Cumberland listed first.
- Gem
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gem is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
- Julietta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Julietta is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julietta
- Mount Comfort
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Comfort is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Comfort
- New Palestine
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Philadelphia
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Philadelphia is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Irvington ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Irvington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
- Lawrence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oaklandon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mohawk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mohawk is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Beech Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Acton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Acton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Carrollton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Carrollton is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- McCordsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Brightwood ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Brightwood is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightwood
- Greenfield
(9 miles [14.5 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 Cumberland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cumberland.
Newspapers Published in Cumberland ...
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 386 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cumberland.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cumberland, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cumberland.
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 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 Cumberland:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Marion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Decatur County
- Hamilton County
- Hancock County
- Hendricks County
- Henry County
- Johnson County
- Kosciusko County
- Madison 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> | 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> | 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- Cumberland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Cumberland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |