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 Forest Hills (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 Forest Hills. 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 hospitals and 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.
Forest Hills is located in Madison 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 Forest Hills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Forest Hills:
- Madison County (The home county of Forest Hills)
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hills, with the one closest to Forest Hills listed first.
- Country Club Heights
(Less than 2 miles 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
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Woodlawn Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- North Anderson
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- North Anderson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Anderson
- Anderson
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- River Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- River Forest is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Forest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
- Western Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Western Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Village
- Glyn Ellen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Glyn Ellen is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glyn Ellen
- Florida
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Florida is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Edgewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Edgewood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,850 people
- Edgewood Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Edgewood Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Village
- Prosperity
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Prosperity is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Chesterfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Blackford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hills, with the one closest to Forest Hills listed first.
- Shamrock Lakes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Shamrock Lakes is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Renner ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Renner is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner
- Hartford City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Millgrove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Millgrove is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hills, with the one closest to Forest Hills listed first.
- Daleville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Yorktown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Progress
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Progress is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Andersonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Andersonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Cowan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cowan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Oakville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Oakville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Gaston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Muncie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Janney
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Janney is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janney
- Liberty Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Liberty Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Desoto
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Desoto is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desoto
- Selma
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hills, with the one closest to Forest Hills listed first.
- Rigdon
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Rigdon is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigdon
- Fairmount
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fowlerton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fowlerton is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Hackleman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hackleman is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleman
- Matthews
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Matthews is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Jonesboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Gas City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Upland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Herbst
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Herbst is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbst
- Michaelsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Michaelsville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
- Sims
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sims is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
- Swayzee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hills, with the one closest to Forest Hills listed first.
- Aroma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Aroma is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroma
- Durbin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Durbin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Strawtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Strawtown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawtown
- Clarksville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Omega
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Omega is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Luxhaven
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Luxhaven is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxhaven
- Olio
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Olio is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olio
- Arcadia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cicero
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Monterey Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Monterey Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey Village
- Noblesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Atlanta
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hills, with the one closest to Forest Hills listed first.
- Colonial Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Eden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Eden is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Warrington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Warrington is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrington
- Fortville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Denny Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Denny Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Corner
- Shirley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Shirley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 906 people
- Wilkinson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Willow Branch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Willow Branch is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Branch
- Maxwell
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Maxwell is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Woodbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbury is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- McCordsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mohawk
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Mohawk is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hills, with the one closest to Forest Hills listed first.
- Middletown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Springport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cadiz
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cadiz is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Luray
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Luray is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Kennard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kennard is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Mount Summit
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Foley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Foley is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
- Grant City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Grant City is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Greensboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greensboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- New Castle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Messick
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Messick is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messick
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hills, with the one closest to Forest Hills listed first.
- Guy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Guy is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Jerome
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jerome is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Hemlock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hemlock is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Greentown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oakford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oakford is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakford
- Indian Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Heights is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Heights
- Kosciusko County
- Warsaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hills, with the one closest to Forest Hills listed first.
- Lawrence
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Castleton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Williams Creek
(28 miles [45.1 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
(29 miles [46.7 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
- North Crows Nest
(30 miles [48.3 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
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hills, with the one closest to Forest Hills listed first.
- Windsor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Windsor is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Parker City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Losantville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Farmland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Modoc
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Modoc is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Rush County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hills, with the one closest to Forest Hills listed first.
- Carthage
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mays
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mays is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays
- Shelby County
- Fountaintown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Fountaintown is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountaintown
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hills, with the one closest to Forest Hills listed first.
- Hobbs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tipton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Windfall City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Windfall City is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
- Windfall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Union
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- East Union is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Nevada
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Nevada is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Jericho ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Jericho is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Goldsmith
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Goldsmith is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith
- Sharpsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Groomsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Groomsville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groomsville
- Kempton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Kempton is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Wayne County
- Franklin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Franklin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Forest Hills, see our County-by-County Page for Forest Hills.
Cemeteries Near Forest Hills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Forest Hills.
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 Forest Hills - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Forest Hills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Forest Hills, with the one closest to Forest Hills listed first.
- West Maplewood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Moss Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Harmeson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Vandeventer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Walk Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bronnenberg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Nelson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Funk Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Anderson Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Booco Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (357 more) ...
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Clem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moonville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Forest Hills in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Forest Hills.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Forest Hills, with the one closest to Forest Hills listed first.
- Anderson
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Florida
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Florida is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Linwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Linwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Chesterfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Alliance
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Alliance is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
- Daleville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Frankton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lapel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pendleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Perkinsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fishersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fishersburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishersburg
- Middletown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Alexandria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dundee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dundee is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Markleville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Forest Hills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Forest Hills.
Newspapers Published in Forest Hills ...
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 Forest Hills.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Forest Hills, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Forest Hills.
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 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 Forest Hills:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Madison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blackford County
- Delaware County
- Grant County
- Hamilton County
- Hancock County
- Henry County
- Howard County
- Kosciusko County
- Marion County
- Randolph County
- Rush County
- Shelby County
- Tipton County
- Wayne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Forest Hills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Forest Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |