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 Elmwood (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 Elmwood. 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 Elmwood ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: Elm Wood.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Elmwood. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Elmwood.
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 southwest 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 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.
Elmwood is located in Boone 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 Boone County: Clinton, Hamilton, Hendricks, Marion & Montgomery.
Below are the counties that are near Elmwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Elmwood:
- Boone County (The home county of Elmwood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmwood, with the one closest to Elmwood listed first.
- Ulen
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ulen is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Northfield Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Northfield Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Village
- Stringtown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Stringtown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Lebanon
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pike
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pike is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Hazelrigg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hazelrigg is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelrigg
- Gadsden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gadsden is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Elizaville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elizaville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizaville
- Whitestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Thorntown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Advance
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Advance is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
- Zionsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmwood, with the one closest to Elmwood listed first.
- Prince William
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Prince William is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince William
- Burlington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cutler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cutler is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutler
- Owasco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Owasco is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owasco
- Pyrmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pyrmont is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyrmont
- Ockley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ockley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ockley
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmwood, with the one closest to Elmwood listed first.
- Reagan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Reagan is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
- Kirklin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Colfax
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Manson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Manson is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson
- Frankfort
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Boyleston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Boyleston is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston
- Scircleville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Scircleville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scircleville
- Fickle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fickle is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fickle
- Michigantown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Beard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Beard is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard
- Cambria
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Cambria is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Mulberry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmwood, with the one closest to Elmwood listed first.
- Sheridan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Eagletown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Eagletown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
- Hortonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hortonville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Bakers Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bakers Corner is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Corner
- Westfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Carmel
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ekin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ekin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekin
- North Ridge Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- North Ridge Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridge Village
- Newark Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Newark Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark Village
- Cicero
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Monterey Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Monterey Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey Village
- Arcadia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hancock County
- McCordsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hendricks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmwood, with the one closest to Elmwood listed first.
- Lizton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pittsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Brownsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- North Salem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Avon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Danville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- New Winchester
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- New Winchester is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Winchester
- Hadley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hadley is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Cartersburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Plainfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Clayton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Amo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmwood, with the one closest to Elmwood listed first.
- Russiaville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Shanghai
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Shanghai is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai
- West Middleton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Middleton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Middleton
- Alto
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alto is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Indian Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Heights is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Heights
- Oakford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oakford is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakford
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmwood, with the one closest to Elmwood listed first.
- Traders Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Traders Point is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Point
- Clermont
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Snacks
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Snacks is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snacks
- Meridian Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Meridian Hills is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,718 people
- Williams Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Williams Creek is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- Wolfington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wolfington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfington
- Crows Nest
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Crows Nest is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Crows Nest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Rocky Ripple
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Ripple is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ripple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Spring Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Hill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Wynnedale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wynnedale is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Speedway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmwood, with the one closest to Elmwood listed first.
- Shannondale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Shannondale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannondale
- Bowers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bowers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- New Ross
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Darlington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Darlington is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
- Mace
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mace is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mace
- Garfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Garfield is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Smartsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Smartsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartsburg
- Ladoga
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crawfordsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cherry Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Cherry Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Linden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- North Union
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- North Union is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Union
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmwood, with the one closest to Elmwood listed first.
- Barnard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Barnard is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
- Roachdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Groveland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Groveland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Bainbridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bainbridge is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Blakesburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blakesburg is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakesburg
- Tippecanoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmwood, with the one closest to Elmwood listed first.
- Clarks Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Stockwell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stockwell is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockwell
- Gladens Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Gladens Corner is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladens Corner
- Concord
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Dayton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Romney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Corwin ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Corwin is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin
- Corwin has also been known as:
- Corwin Station
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmwood, with the one closest to Elmwood listed first.
- Jericho ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jericho is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Kempton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kempton is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- East Union
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Union is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Goldsmith
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Goldsmith is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith
- Groomsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Groomsville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groomsville
- Tipton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sharpsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hobbs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Elmwood, see our County-by-County Page for Elmwood.
Cemeteries Near Elmwood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elmwood.
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 Elmwood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Elmwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Elmwood, with the one closest to Elmwood listed first.
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- The Oak Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oakhill Cemetery
- Rodefer Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86196 <2>
- Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Robinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dowden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hopewell Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the north of Lebanon.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1980555 <2>
- Mt. Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Garrett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bethel Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mts. Runn Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- McCord Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (465 more) ...
- McIntire Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Union Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<4>
While we didn't find Elmwood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Elmwood.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Elmwood, with the one closest to Elmwood listed first.
- Lebanon
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hazelrigg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hazelrigg is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelrigg
- Gadsden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gadsden is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Elizaville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elizaville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizaville
- Max
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Max is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Max
- Shepherd
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Shepherd is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
- Whitestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Waugh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Waugh is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh
- Thorntown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Advance
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Advance is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
- New Brunswick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- New Brunswick is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brunswick
- Northfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Northfield is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Rosston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rosston is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosston
- Big Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Big Springs is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Kirklin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Elmwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Elmwood.
Newspapers Published in Elmwood ...
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 84 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elmwood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Elmwood, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Elmwood.
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 Elmwood:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Boone County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Clinton County
- Hamilton County
- Hancock County
- Hendricks County
- Howard County
- Marion County
- Montgomery County
- Putnam County
- Tippecanoe County
- Tipton 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Elmwood) 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 Elmwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |