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 Fishers (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 Fishers. 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 doctors 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.
Fishers is located in Hamilton 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 Fishers. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fishers:
- Hamilton County (The home county of Fishers)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fishers, with the one closest to Fishers listed first.
- Olio
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Olio is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olio
- Bridgewater
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgewater is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Luxhaven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Luxhaven is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxhaven
- Noblesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Clarksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Clarksville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Monterey Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Monterey Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey Village
- Durbin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Durbin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Carmel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Newark Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Newark Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark Village
- North Ridge Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- North Ridge Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridge Village
- Westfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cicero
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fishers, with the one closest to Fishers listed first.
- Eagle Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Eagle Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
- Zionsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Gadsden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Gadsden is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Whitestown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Elizaville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Elizaville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizaville
- Lebanon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Northfield Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Northfield Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Village
- Ulen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ulen is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Stringtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Stringtown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Pike
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pike is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fishers, with the one closest to Fishers listed first.
- Kirklin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Scircleville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Scircleville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scircleville
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fishers, with the one closest to Fishers listed first.
- Daleville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Progress
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Progress is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Yorktown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grant County
- Rigdon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rigdon is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigdon
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fishers, with the one closest to Fishers listed first.
- McCordsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodbury is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Fortville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Colonial Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Colonial Village is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Denny Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Denny Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Corner
- Mohawk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mohawk is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Eden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Eden is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Maxwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Maxwell is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Gem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Gem is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
- Philadelphia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Philadelphia is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Spring Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Lake is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- Greenfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hendricks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fishers, with the one closest to Fishers listed first.
- Brownsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Avon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Pittsboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Plainfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lizton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fishers, with the one closest to Fishers listed first.
- Grant City
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Grant City is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Middletown
(23 miles [37 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
- Cadiz
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cadiz is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Knightstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greensboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Greensboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Sulphur Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Ogden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ogden is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Spiceland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Dunreith
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Summit
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fishers, with the one closest to Fishers listed first.
- Rocklane
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Rocklane is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklane
- Greenwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Smith Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Valley is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Valley
- New Whiteland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- New Whiteland is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Whiteland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
- Stones Crossing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Stones Crossing is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Crossing
- Needham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Whiteland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Urmeyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Urmeyville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urmeyville
- Kosciusko County
- Warsaw
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fishers, with the one closest to Fishers listed first.
- Ingalls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fishersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fishersburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishersburg
- Lapel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pendleton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Perkinsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewood Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewood Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Village
- Edgewood
(15 miles [24.1 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
- River Forest
(16 miles [25.7 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Western Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Village
- Woodlawn Heights
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Anderson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Country Club Heights
(18 miles [29 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
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fishers, with the one closest to Fishers listed first.
- Castleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Williams Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Williams Creek is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- Meridian Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Meridian Hills is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,718 people
- Cumberland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Crows Nest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Crows Nest is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Crows Nest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Warren Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Warren Park is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,574 people
- Rocky Ripple
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Ripple is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ripple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Spring Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Hill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Wynnedale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wynnedale is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Indianapolis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rush County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fishers, with the one closest to Fishers listed first.
- Carthage
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fishers, with the one closest to Fishers listed first.
- Fountaintown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fountaintown is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountaintown
- Brookfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Brookfield is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- London
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- London is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Morristown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Clover Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Clover Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Village
- Fairland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Gwynneville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gwynneville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwynneville
- Boggstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Beech Brook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Beech Brook is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Brook
- Candleglo Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Candleglo Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candleglo Village
- Knighthood Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Knighthood Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knighthood Village
- Hildebrand Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hildebrand Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hildebrand Village
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fishers, with the one closest to Fishers listed first.
- East Union
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- East Union is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Jericho ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jericho is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Hobbs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Tipton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Goldsmith
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Goldsmith is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith
- Kempton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kempton is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Windfall City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Windfall City is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
- Windfall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Nevada
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Nevada is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Sharpsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Groomsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Groomsville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groomsville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fishers, see our County-by-County Page for Fishers.
Cemeteries Near Fishers ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fishers.
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 Fishers - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fishers covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fishers, with the one closest to Fishers listed first.
- Highland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lowery Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Flanagan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- McKay Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brooks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ervin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Weaver Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Heady Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hurlock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (435 more) ...
- Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Emery Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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 in 1895, Fishers had railroad service and no post office. In 2020, Fishers had a population of 97,020 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fishers, with the one closest to Fishers listed first.
- Olio
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Olio is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olio
- New Britton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Britton is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Britton
- McCordsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Castleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Noblesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Woodbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodbury is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Clarksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Clarksville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Lawrence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oaklandon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fortville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Durbin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Durbin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Alfont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Alfont is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfont
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Carmel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Nora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nora is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Mount Comfort
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Comfort is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Comfort
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fishers. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fishers.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Fishers ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fishers.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Fishers. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Fishers and those printed in the larger area surrounding Fishers.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of Fishers.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Fishers:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Hamilton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Clinton County
- Delaware County
- Grant County
- Hancock County
- Hendricks County
- Henry County
- Johnson County
- Kosciusko County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Rush County
- Shelby 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 Fishers, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Fishers) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |