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 Fishersburg (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 Fishersburg. 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.
Fishersburg is primarily located in Madison County. A portion of Fishersburg extends into 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 Madison County: Delaware, Grant, Hamilton, Hancock, Henry & Tipton.
Below are the counties that are near Fishersburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fishersburg:
- Madison County (The home county of Fishersburg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fishersburg, with the one closest to Fishersburg listed first.
- Lapel
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Perkinsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Edgewood Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Edgewood Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Village
- Edgewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Edgewood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,850 people
- River Forest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- River Forest is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Forest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
- Western Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Western Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Village
- Pendleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ingalls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Anderson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Country Club Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Country Club Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Woodlawn Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Florida
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Florida is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- North Anderson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Anderson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Anderson
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fishersburg, with the one closest to Fishersburg listed first.
- Eagle Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Eagle Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
- Zionsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Gadsden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Gadsden is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Whitestown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Elizaville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Elizaville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizaville
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fishersburg, with the one closest to Fishersburg listed first.
- Scircleville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Scircleville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scircleville
- Kirklin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fishersburg, with the one closest to Fishersburg listed first.
- Daleville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Yorktown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Progress
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Progress is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Cowan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cowan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Oakville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Oakville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Andersonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Andersonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Gaston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Muncie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Janney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Janney is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janney
- Liberty Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Liberty Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fishersburg, with the one closest to Fishersburg listed first.
- Rigdon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rigdon is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigdon
- Hackleman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hackleman is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleman
- Fairmount
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fowlerton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fowlerton is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Matthews
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Matthews is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Sims
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sims is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
- Herbst
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Herbst is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbst
- Swayzee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jonesboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fishersburg, with the one closest to Fishersburg listed first.
- Durbin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Durbin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Clarksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Strawtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Strawtown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawtown
- Olio
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Olio is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olio
- Noblesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Aroma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Aroma is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroma
- Luxhaven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Luxhaven is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxhaven
- Monterey Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Monterey Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey Village
- Omega
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Omega is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Fishers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cicero
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bridgewater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgewater is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Arcadia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fishersburg, with the one closest to Fishersburg listed first.
- Colonial Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Colonial Village is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Fortville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Woodbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Woodbury is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- McCordsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Eden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eden is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Denny Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Denny Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Corner
- Maxwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Maxwell is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Mohawk
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mohawk is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Warrington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Warrington is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrington
- Willow Branch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Branch is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Branch
- Wilkinson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Shirley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Shirley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 906 people
- Gem
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Gem is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fishersburg, with the one closest to Fishersburg listed first.
- Middletown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cadiz
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cadiz is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Grant City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grant City is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Kennard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kennard is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Sulphur Springs
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Springport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Greensboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Greensboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Mount Summit
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Foley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Foley is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
- Luray
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Luray is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Knightstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Castle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ogden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ogden is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fishersburg, with the one closest to Fishersburg listed first.
- Guy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Guy is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Hemlock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hemlock is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Jerome
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Jerome is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Oakford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oakford is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakford
- Greentown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Indian Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Heights is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Heights
- Vermont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Vermont is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont
- Alto
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Alto is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Kosciusko County
- Warsaw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fishersburg, with the one closest to Fishersburg listed first.
- Castleton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Williams Creek
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Cumberland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Meridian Hills
(20 miles [32.2 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
- North Crows Nest
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Crows Nest
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Rocky Ripple
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Warren Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Warren Park is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,574 people
- Spring Hill
(24 miles [38.6 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wynnedale is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Wolfington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wolfington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfington
- Indianapolis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rush County
- Carthage
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fishersburg, with the one closest to Fishersburg listed first.
- Fountaintown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fountaintown is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountaintown
- Morristown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Brookfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Brookfield is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Gwynneville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Gwynneville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwynneville
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fishersburg, with the one closest to Fishersburg listed first.
- Hobbs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- East Union
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Union is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Tipton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jericho ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jericho is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Windfall City
(20 miles [32.2 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Goldsmith
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Goldsmith is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith
- Nevada
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Nevada is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Kempton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kempton is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Sharpsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Groomsville
(26 miles [41.8 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 Fishersburg, see our County-by-County Page for Fishersburg.
Cemeteries Near Fishersburg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fishersburg.
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 Fishersburg - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fishersburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fishersburg, with the one closest to Fishersburg listed first.
- Brookside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hair Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hair Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hair Cemetery is located
- The Hair Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fisher Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2140362 <2>
- Ellingwood - Fisher Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Old Woodward Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Prairie Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stern Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stern Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Stern Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Noblesville.
- The Stern Cemetery has also been known as:
- Passwater Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2140464 <2>
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Newland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Nicholson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Perkinsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (391 more) ...
- Carey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ervin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Fishersburg had a population of 120 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fishersburg, with the one closest to Fishersburg listed first.
- Lapel
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Durbin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Durbin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Clarksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Perkinsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Strawtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Strawtown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawtown
- Clare
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clare is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
- Noblesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Olio
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Olio is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olio
- Pendleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alfont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Alfont is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfont
- Aroma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Aroma is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroma
- Fishers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Fortville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Omega
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Omega is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Anderson
(9 miles [14.5 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 Fishersburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fishersburg.
Newspapers Published in Fishersburg ...
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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fishersburg.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fishersburg, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fishersburg.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Fishersburg:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Madison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Clinton County
- Delaware County
- Grant County
- Hamilton County
- Hancock County
- Henry County
- Howard County
- Kosciusko 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> | 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fishersburg) 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 Fishersburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |