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 Frankton (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 Frankton. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Frankton is located in Madison County.
To see how the shape of Indiana's counties 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 Frankton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Frankton:
- Madison County (The home county of Frankton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Frankton, with the one closest to Frankton listed first.
- Orestes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Alexandria
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alexandria have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
- Alexandria is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,956 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <2>
- Gimco City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gimco City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gimco City
- Gimco City is located in Madison County
- Elwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
- Elwood is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,379 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elwood <2>
- Florida
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Florida is located in Madison County
- West Elwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Elwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elwood
- West Elwood is located in Madison County
- Prosperity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Prosperity is located in Madison County
- River Forest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Forest
- River Forest is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
- North Anderson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Anderson
- North Anderson is located in Madison County
- Perkinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perkinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkinsville
- Perkinsville is located in Madison County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perkinsville <2>
- Edgewood Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Village
- Edgewood Village is located in Madison County
- Country Club Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Club Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Heights
- Country Club Heights is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Blackford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Frankton, with the one closest to Frankton listed first.
- Shamrock Lakes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shamrock Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Lakes
- Shamrock Lakes is located in Blackford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Renner ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast) - Hartford City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
- Hartford City is located in Blackford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,668 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford City <2>
- Millgrove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove
- Millgrove is located in Blackford County
- Mollie ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Boone County
- Eagle Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
- Eagle Village is located in Boone County
- Eagle Village
- Clinton County
- Scircleville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scircleville
- Scircleville is located in Clinton County
- Scircleville
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Frankton, with the one closest to Frankton listed first.
- Daleville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daleville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Daleville is located in Delaware County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daleville <2>
- Yorktown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yorktown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Yorktown is located in Delaware County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,041 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yorktown <2>
- Gaston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gaston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston
- Gaston is located in Delaware County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 872 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaston <2>
- Janney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - Andersonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Andersonville is located in Delaware County
- Progress
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Progress is located in Delaware County
- Muncie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncie
- Muncie is located in Delaware County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67,523 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muncie <2>
- Cowan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Cowan is located in Delaware County
- Oakville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Oakville is located in Delaware County
- Eaton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton
- Eaton is located in Delaware County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,726 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eaton <2>
- Liberty Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Liberty Corners is located in Delaware County
- Granville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Granville is located in Delaware County
- Former name for Granville:
- Weaton
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Frankton, with the one closest to Frankton listed first.
- Rigdon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Hackleman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleman
- Hackleman is located in Grant County
- Fairmount
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Fairmount is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,742 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairmount <2>
- Fowlerton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Matthews
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - Jonesboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Jonesboro is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,629 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesboro <2>
- Sims
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
- Sims is located in Grant County
- Swayzee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swayzee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swayzee
- Swayzee is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swayzee <2>
- Herbst
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbst
- Herbst is located in Grant County
- Gas City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gas City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gas City
- Gas City is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,698 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gas City <2>
- Michaelsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
- Michaelsville is located in Grant County
- Upland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland
- Upland is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,706 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upland <2>
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Frankton, with the one closest to Frankton listed first.
- Aroma
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroma
- Aroma is located in Hamilton County
- Omega
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Omega is located in Hamilton County
- Strawtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawtown
- Strawtown is located in Hamilton County
- Durbin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Durbin is located in Hamilton County
- Arcadia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Arcadia is located in Hamilton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,648 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcadia <2>
- Atlanta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlanta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
- Atlanta is located in Hamilton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 783 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlanta <2>
- Cicero
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cicero have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero
- Cicero is located in Hamilton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,999 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cicero <2>
- Clarksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Clarksville is located in Hamilton County
- Monterey Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monterey Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey Village
- Monterey Village is located in Hamilton County
- Noblesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noblesville
- Noblesville is located in Hamilton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65,835 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noblesville <2>
- Olio
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Luxhaven
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxhaven
- Luxhaven is located in Hamilton County
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Frankton, with the one closest to Frankton listed first.
- Colonial Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Colonial Village is located in Hancock County
- Fortville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortville
- Fortville is located in Hancock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,220 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fortville <2>
- Eden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Eden is located in Hancock County
- Warrington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrington
- Warrington is located in Hancock County
- Woodbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Woodbury is located in Hancock County
- Denny Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Corner
- Denny Corner is located in Hancock County
- McCordsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCordsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCordsville
- McCordsville is located in Hancock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,750 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCordsville <2>
- Wilkinson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilkinson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson
- Wilkinson is located in Hancock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilkinson <2>
- Willow Branch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Branch
- Willow Branch is located in Hancock County
- Shirley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast) - Maxwell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Maxwell is located in Hancock County
- Mohawk
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Mohawk is located in Hancock County
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Frankton, with the one closest to Frankton listed first.
- Middletown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Middletown is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,250 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <2>
- Sulphur Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Sulphur Springs is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Luray
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast) - Springport
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springport
- Springport is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springport <2>
- Cadiz
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast) - Kennard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast) - Mount Summit
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Summit
- Mount Summit is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 333 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Summit <2>
- Foley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
- Foley is located in Henry County
- Grant City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Grant City is located in Henry County
- Greensboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greensboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro
- Greensboro is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- New Castle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Castle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
- New Castle is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,106 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Castle <2>
- Blountsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blountsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountsville
- Blountsville is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Frankton, with the one closest to Frankton listed first.
- Guy
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Guy is located in Howard County
- Hemlock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - Greentown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greentown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Greentown is located in Howard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,367 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greentown <2>
- Oakford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakford
- Oakford is located in Howard County
- Indian Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Heights
- Indian Heights is located in Howard County
- Vermont
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont
- Vermont is located in Howard County
- Plevna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
- Plevna is located in Howard County
- Alto
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Alto is located in Howard County
- Kokomo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kokomo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokomo
- Kokomo is located in Howard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,243 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kokomo <2>
- West Middleton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Middleton
- West Middleton is located in Howard County
- Cassville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Cassville is located in Howard County
- Russiaville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russiaville
- Russiaville is located in Howard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,103 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russiaville <2>
- Kosciusko County
- Warsaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
- Warsaw is located in Kosciusko County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,200 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <2>
- Warsaw
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Frankton, with the one closest to Frankton listed first.
- Castleton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleton
- Castleton is located in Marion County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castleton <2>
- Lawrence
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Lawrence is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 49,545 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrence <2>
- Williams Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Creek
- Williams Creek is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- Meridian Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meridian Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian Hills
- Meridian Hills is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,718 people
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Frankton, with the one closest to Frankton listed first.
- Converse
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Converse is located in Miami County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Converse <2>
- Amboy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north) - North Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grove
- North Grove is located in Miami County
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Frankton, with the one closest to Frankton listed first.
- Windsor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Windsor is located in Randolph County
- Parker City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parker City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker City
- Parker City is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,319 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parker City <2>
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Frankton, with the one closest to Frankton listed first.
- Hobbs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobbs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs
- Hobbs is located in Tipton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hobbs <2>
- Windfall City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windfall City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall City
- Windfall City is located in Tipton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
- Windfall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
- Windfall is located in Tipton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windfall <2>
- Tipton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
- Tipton is located in Tipton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,990 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tipton <2>
- Nevada
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Nevada is located in Tipton County
- East Union
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Union have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- East Union is located in Tipton County
- Sharpsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharpsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsville
- Sharpsville is located in Tipton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharpsville <2>
- Goldsmith
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith
- Goldsmith is located in Tipton County
- Jericho ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west) - Groomsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groomsville
- Groomsville is located in Tipton County
- Kempton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Frankton, see our County-by-County Page for Frankton.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Frankton ...
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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Frankton.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Frankton. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Frankton and those printed in the larger area surrounding Frankton.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4> of Frankton.
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 helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Frankton:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Indiana State Archives
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Cemeteries Near Frankton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Frankton.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Frankton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Frankton, with the one closest to Frankton listed first.
- IOOF Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howard Cemetery
- Sigler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sigler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sigler Cemetery
- Prewett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prewett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prewett Cemetery
- Shell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shell Cemetery
- Stoken Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stoken Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stoken Cemetery
- Sunset Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Memorial Park
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- The St. Joseph Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86709 <5>
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86038 <5>
- Neese Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Neese Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Neese Cemetery
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- Funk Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Funk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Funk Cemetery
- Donahue Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Donahue Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Donahue Cemetery
- Parkview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parkview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parkview Cemetery
- Funk Cemetery
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.<6>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Frankton had a population of 520 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Frankton had a population of 1,819 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Frankton, with the one closest to Frankton listed first.
- Dundee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Orestes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Aroma
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroma
- Aroma is located in Hamilton County
- Florida
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Florida is located in Madison County
- Linwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Alexandria
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alexandria have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
- Alexandria is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,956 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <2>
- Elwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
- Elwood is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,379 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elwood <2>
- New Lancaster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Lancaster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lancaster
- New Lancaster is located in Tipton County
- Perkinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perkinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkinsville
- Perkinsville is located in Madison County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perkinsville <2>
- Omega
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Omega is located in Hamilton County
- Anderson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Anderson is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,631 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anderson <2>
- Curtisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Curtisville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtisville
- Curtisville is located in Tipton County
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- Summitville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summitville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Summitville is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
- Rigdon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Hobbs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobbs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs
- Hobbs is located in Tipton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hobbs <2>
- Summitville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Frankton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Frankton.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Frankton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Frankton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2212, Longitude: -85.7717 In this case, the coordinates for Frankton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Frankton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |