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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 Ekin (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 Ekin. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Ekin is primarily located in Hamilton County. A portion of Ekin extends into Tipton County.

To see how the shape of Indiana's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hamilton County: Boone, Clinton, Hancock, Madison, Marion & Tipton.

Below are the counties that are near Ekin. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ekin:

  • Hamilton County     (The home county of Ekin)
  • Boone County
  • Carroll County
  • Cass County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ekin, with the one closest to Ekin listed first.
    • Galveston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Young America
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Young America is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young America
    • Deacon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Clinton County
  • Grant County
  • Hancock County
  • Hendricks County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ekin, with the one closest to Ekin listed first.
    • Brownsburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Pittsboro
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lizton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Howard County
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ekin, with the one closest to Ekin listed first.
    • Perkinsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • West Elwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • West Elwood is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elwood
    • Elwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Fishersburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Fishersburg is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishersburg
    • Leisure
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Lapel
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Lapel is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,412 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lapel <1>
    • Frankton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Dundee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Edgewood Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Edgewood Village is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Village
    • Edgewood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Edgewood is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,850 people
    • Orestes
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Orestes is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orestes
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
    • River Forest
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • River Forest is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Forest
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
    • Florida
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ekin, with the one closest to Ekin listed first.
    • Williams Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Williams Creek is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
    • Castleton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Meridian Hills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Meridian Hills is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,718 people
    • Traders Point
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Crows Nest
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Crows Nest is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Nest
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
    • North Crows Nest
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • North Crows Nest is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Crows Nest
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
    • Lawrence
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Rocky Ripple
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Rocky Ripple is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ripple
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
    • Snacks
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Spring Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Wolfington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Wynnedale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Wynnedale is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnedale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
    • Clermont
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Miami County
  • Montgomery County
  • Tippecanoe County
  • Tipton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ekin, with the one closest to Ekin listed first.
    • Jericho ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • East Union
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • East Union is located in Tipton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
    • Goldsmith
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Kempton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Kempton is located in Tipton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
    • Tipton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Groomsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Sharpsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Hobbs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Nevada
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Windfall City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Windfall City is located in Tipton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
    • Windfall
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ekin, see our County-by-County Page for Ekin.

Cemeteries Near Ekin ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ekin.

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 Ekin - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ekin covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ekin, with the one closest to Ekin listed first.

  • Small Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Ridge Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Phillips Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Robert's Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hurley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bethsaida Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Teter Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Dunn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Albright Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Tucker Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Wolford Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Spencer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (373 more) ...
    • Wiles Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Spicewood Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Taylor Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Ekin had a population of 170 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Ekin, with the one closest to Ekin listed first.

  • Boxley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Boxley is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxley
  • Normanda
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Normanda is located in Tipton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normanda
  • Goldsmith
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Sheridan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bakers Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Kempton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Kempton is located in Tipton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
  • Terhune
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Terhune is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terhune
  • Deming
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Deming is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deming
  • Arcadia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Atlanta
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Tipton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Scircleville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ekin. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ekin.

Newspapers Published in Ekin ...

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 90 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ekin.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ekin, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ekin.

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 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 Ekin:

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 Ekin, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ekin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.