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 Ellettsville (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 Ellettsville. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Ellettsville is located in Monroe 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 Monroe County: Brown, Greene, Jackson, Lawrence, Morgan & Owen.
Below are the counties that are near Ellettsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ellettsville:
- Monroe County (The home county of Ellettsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellettsville, with the one closest to Ellettsville listed first.
- Stinesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stinesville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Highland Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Village is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Dolan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dolan is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolan
- Bloomington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
- Stanford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Stanford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanford
- Unionville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Kirksville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Kirksville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksville
- Smithville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harrodsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Harrodsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrodsburg
- Bartholomew County
- Stony Lonesome
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Stony Lonesome is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Lonesome
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellettsville, with the one closest to Ellettsville listed first.
- Helmsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Helmsburg is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmsburg
- Beanblossom
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Beanblossom is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beanblossom
- Beanblossom has also been known as:
- Bean Blossom
- Nashville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Spearsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Spearsville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearsville
- Story
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Story is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
- Gnaw Bone
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mount Liberty
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Liberty is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
- Pikes Peak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pikes Peak is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Peak
- Becks Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Becks Grove is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becks Grove
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellettsville, with the one closest to Ellettsville listed first.
- Poland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bowling Green
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bowling Green is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Clay City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Center Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Roadman Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Roadman Corner is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadman Corner
- Eel River
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Eel River is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eel River
- Howesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Howesville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howesville
- Saline City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Saline City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
- Prairie City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Art
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Art is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Art
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellettsville, with the one closest to Ellettsville listed first.
- Hendricksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hendricksville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricksville
- Newark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Newark is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Solsberry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Calvertville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Calvertville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvertville
- Tulip
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tulip is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- Worthington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Owensburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Owensburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensburg
- Bloomfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Koleen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Koleen is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koleen
- Mineral City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral City is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Elliston
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Elliston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliston
- Plummer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Plummer is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummer
- Scotland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Scotland is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Hendricks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellettsville, with the one closest to Ellettsville listed first.
- Hazelwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hazelwood is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Stilesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellettsville, with the one closest to Ellettsville listed first.
- Norman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Houston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Houston is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Kurtz
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kurtz is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kurtz
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellettsville, with the one closest to Ellettsville listed first.
- Peoga
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Peoga is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoga
- Anita ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Anita is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anita
- Samaria
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Samaria is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Princes Lakes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Princes Lakes is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princes Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,342 people
- Banta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Banta is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banta
- Trafalgar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Providence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Providence is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Nineveh
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellettsville, with the one closest to Ellettsville listed first.
- Popcorn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Popcorn is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popcorn
- Guthrie
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Guthrie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
- Judah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Judah is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judah
- Springville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Springville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Avoca
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Oolitic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Heltonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fayetteville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Fayetteville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Silverville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Silverville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverville
- Bedford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Zelma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Zelma is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zelma
- Coxton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Coxton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxton
- Erie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Erie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellettsville, with the one closest to Ellettsville listed first.
- Crane
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Olive
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Olive is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellettsville, with the one closest to Ellettsville listed first.
- Paragon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Taggart Crossing ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Taggart Crossing is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taggart Crossing
- Lewisville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lewisville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Mahalasville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mahalasville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahalasville
- Martinsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Plano
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Plano is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
- Minetree ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Minetree is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minetree
- Minetree has also been known as:
- Billtown
- Meintree
- Menietree
- Eminence
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Eminence is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
- Wilbur
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Wilbur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
- Morgantown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hall is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Bethany
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- 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 northeast)
- Owen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellettsville, with the one closest to Ellettsville listed first.
- Gosport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Spencer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cuba
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cuba is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Freedom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Freedom is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Quincy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Quincy is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Atkinsonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Atkinsonville is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinsonville
- Arney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Arney is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arney
- Patricksburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Patricksburg is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricksburg
- Denmark
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Denmark is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Coal City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Coal City is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellettsville, with the one closest to Ellettsville listed first.
- Cloverdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Union
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Belle Union is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Union
- Putnamville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Putnamville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
- Reelsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reelsville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsville
- Limedale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Limedale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limedale
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ellettsville, see our County-by-County Page for Ellettsville.
Cemeteries Near Ellettsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ellettsville.
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 Ellettsville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ellettsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ellettsville, with the one closest to Ellettsville listed first.
- Coffey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dowell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Elliott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Chambersville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Moreland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Livingston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Whitehall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Valhalla Memory Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Payne Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
- The Payne Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Prospect Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1661357 <2>
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (362 more) ...
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sample Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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 Ellettsville had a population of 712 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Ellettsville had a population of 6,706 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ellettsville, with the one closest to Ellettsville listed first.
- Stinesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stinesville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Whitehall
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Whitehall is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Freeman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Freeman is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Bloomington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hendricksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hendricksville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricksville
- McVille
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- McVille is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVille
- Gosport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Romona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Romona is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romona
- Spencer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Adel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Adel is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adel
- Clear Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
- Stanford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Stanford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanford
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Whitaker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Whitaker is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Victor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Victor is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
- Unionville
(11 miles [17.7 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 Ellettsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ellettsville.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Ellettsville ...
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 150 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ellettsville.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Ellettsville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Ellettsville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Ellettsville.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4> of Ellettsville.
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 Ellettsville:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Monroe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartholomew County
- Brown County
- Clay County
- Greene County
- Hendricks County
- Jackson County
- Johnson County
- Lawrence County
- Martin County
- Morgan County
- Owen 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 Ellettsville, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ellettsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |