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 Fayette (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 Fayette. 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.
Fayette 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 Fayette. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fayette:
- Boone County (The home county of Fayette)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fayette, with the one closest to Fayette listed first.
- Whitestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Zionsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Eagle Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Eagle Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
- Lebanon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gadsden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gadsden is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Ulen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ulen is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Northfield Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Northfield Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Village
- Stringtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Stringtown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Advance
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Advance is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
- Jamestown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Elizaville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Elizaville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizaville
- Hazelrigg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hazelrigg is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelrigg
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fayette, with the one closest to Fayette listed first.
- Kirklin
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Reagan
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Reagan is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
- Colfax
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Manson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Manson is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson
- Boyleston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Boyleston is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston
- Frankfort
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Scircleville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Scircleville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scircleville
- Michigantown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fickle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fickle is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fickle
- Beard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Beard is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard
- Forest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Forest is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fayette, with the one closest to Fayette listed first.
- North Ridge Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- North Ridge Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridge Village
- Eagletown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Eagletown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
- Carmel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Newark Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Newark Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark Village
- Westfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hortonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hortonville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Sheridan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bakers Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bakers Corner is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Corner
- Monterey Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Monterey Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey Village
- Fishers
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Noblesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bridgewater
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bridgewater is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fayette, with the one closest to Fayette listed first.
- McCordsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Woodbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Woodbury is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Gem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Gem is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
- Colonial Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Colonial Village is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Fortville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Denny Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Denny Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Corner
- Mohawk
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mohawk is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Spring Lake
(30 miles [48.3 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hendricks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fayette, with the one closest to Fayette listed first.
- Pittsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Brownsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lizton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Avon
(11 miles [17.7 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- North Salem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Plainfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cartersburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hadley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hadley is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- New Winchester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Winchester is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Winchester
- Clayton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Amo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fayette, with the one closest to Fayette listed first.
- Smith Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Valley is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Valley
- Greenwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bluff Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Stones Crossing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stones Crossing is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Crossing
- Banta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Banta is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banta
- Bargersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Whiteland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Whiteland is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Whiteland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
- Rocklane
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rocklane is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklane
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fayette, with the one closest to Fayette listed first.
- Fishersburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Fishersburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishersburg
- Lapel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fayette, with the one closest to Fayette listed first.
- Traders Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Traders Point is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Point
- Clermont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Snacks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Snacks is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snacks
- Wolfington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wolfington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfington
- Speedway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Hill
(12 miles [19.3 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wynnedale is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Meridian Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- North Crows Nest is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Crows Nest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Williams Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Williams Creek is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- Crows Nest
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Rocky Ripple
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fayette, with the one closest to Fayette listed first.
- New Ross
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Shannondale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Shannondale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannondale
- Ladoga
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mace
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mace is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mace
- Bowers
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bowers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Darlington
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Darlington is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
- Garfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Garfield is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Smartsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Smartsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartsburg
- Crawfordsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- North Union
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- North Union is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Union
- New Market
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- New Market is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
- Cherry Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fayette, with the one closest to Fayette listed first.
- Mooresville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Young
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Young is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young
- Monrovia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Brookmoor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Brookmoor is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookmoor
- Lake Hart
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lake Hart is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hart
- Red House ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Red House is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Brooklyn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Waverly
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Waverly is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Bethany
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bethany is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Hall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hall is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Wilbur
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wilbur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fayette, with the one closest to Fayette listed first.
- Barnard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Barnard is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
- Groveland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Groveland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Roachdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bainbridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bainbridge is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Fillmore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fillmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Blakesburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Blakesburg is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakesburg
- Belle Union
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Union is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Union
- Tippecanoe County
- Clarks Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fayette, with the one closest to Fayette listed first.
- East Union
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- East Union is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Jericho ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jericho is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Kempton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Kempton is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Goldsmith
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Goldsmith is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith
- Groomsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Groomsville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groomsville
- Tipton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fayette, see our County-by-County Page for Fayette.
Cemeteries Near Fayette ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fayette.
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 Fayette - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fayette covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fayette, with the one closest to Fayette listed first.
- Dickerson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Howard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Smith - Shepherd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lincoln Memory Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Weaver Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sparks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marvel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (497 more) ...
- Pitzer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Malachy West Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- White Lick Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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>
While we didn't find Fayette in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fayette.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fayette, with the one closest to Fayette listed first.
- Royalton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Royalton is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Shepherd
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shepherd is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
- Pittsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Traders Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Traders Point is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Point
- Whitestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Brownsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Zionsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- New Brunswick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New Brunswick is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brunswick
- Tilden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tilden is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilden
- Lizton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Maplewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Maplewood is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Clermont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lebanon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Snacks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Snacks is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snacks
- Northfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Northfield is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fayette. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fayette.
Newspapers Published in Fayette ...
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 394 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fayette.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fayette, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fayette.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Fayette:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Boone County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clinton County
- Hamilton County
- Hancock County
- Hendricks County
- Johnson County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Montgomery County
- Morgan 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> | 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 Fayette, 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- Fayette) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |