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 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 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 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.
- Dundee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dundee is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Orestes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Orestes is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orestes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Alexandria
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gimco City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gimco City is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gimco City
- Elwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Florida
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Florida is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- West Elwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Elwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elwood
- Prosperity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Prosperity is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- River Forest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- River Forest is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Forest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
- North Anderson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Anderson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Anderson
- Perkinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Country Club Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Country Club Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Heights
- 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)
- Shamrock Lakes is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Renner ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Renner is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner
- Hartford City
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Mollie ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mollie is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
- Boone County
- Eagle Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
- Clinton County
- Scircleville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Scircleville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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)
- Yorktown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Gaston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Janney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Janney is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janney
- Andersonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Andersonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Progress
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Progress is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Muncie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cowan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cowan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Oakville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oakville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Eaton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Liberty Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Liberty Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Granville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Granville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- 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)
- Rigdon is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigdon
- Hackleman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hackleman is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleman
- Fairmount
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fowlerton
(16 miles [25.7 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
(18 miles [29 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sims
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sims is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
- Swayzee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Herbst
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Herbst is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbst
- Gas City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Michaelsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Michaelsville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
- Upland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- 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)
- Aroma is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroma
- Omega
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Omega is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Strawtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Strawtown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawtown
- Durbin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Durbin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Arcadia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Atlanta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cicero
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Monterey Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Monterey Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey Village
- Noblesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Olio
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Olio is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olio
- Luxhaven
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Luxhaven is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxhaven
- 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)
- Colonial Village is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Fortville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Eden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Eden is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Warrington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Warrington is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrington
- Woodbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Woodbury is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Denny Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Denny Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Corner
- McCordsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Wilkinson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Willow Branch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Willow Branch is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Branch
- Shirley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Shirley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 906 people
- Maxwell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Maxwell is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Mohawk
(26 miles [41.8 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 Frankton, with the one closest to Frankton listed first.
- Middletown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur Springs
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Cadiz
(23 miles [37 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Luray is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Springport
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Kennard
(25 miles [40.2 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Foley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Foley is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
- Grant City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grant City is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Greensboro
(28 miles [45.1 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blountsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Blountsville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountsville
- 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)
- Guy is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Jerome
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Jerome is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Hemlock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hemlock is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Greentown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oakford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oakford is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakford
- Indian Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Heights is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Heights
- Vermont
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Vermont is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont
- Plevna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Plevna is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
- Alto
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Alto is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Kokomo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Middleton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Middleton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Middleton
- Cassville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cassville is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Kosciusko County
- Warsaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- 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)
- Lawrence
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Williams Creek
(29 miles [46.7 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
(30 miles [48.3 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
- 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)
- Amboy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Amboy is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- North Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- North Grove is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grove
- 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)
- Windsor is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Parker City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- 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)
- Windfall City
(13 miles [20.9 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tipton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Nevada
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nevada is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- East Union
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- East Union is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Sharpsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Goldsmith
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Goldsmith is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith
- Jericho ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Jericho is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Groomsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Groomsville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groomsville
- Kempton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Kempton is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Frankton, see our County-by-County Page for Frankton.
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.
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 Frankton - one of the links might be able to help.
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)
- Howard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sigler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Prewett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Welborn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Shell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stoken Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (347 more) ...
- Neese Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Funk Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Donahue Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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 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)
- Dundee is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Orestes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Orestes is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orestes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Aroma
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Aroma is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroma
- Florida
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Florida is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Linwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Linwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Alexandria
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Elwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- New Lancaster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New Lancaster is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lancaster
- Perkinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Omega
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Omega is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Anderson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Curtisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Curtisville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtisville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Summitville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Summitville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
- Rigdon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rigdon is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigdon
- Hobbs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
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.
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]<2> of Frankton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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
- Pages specific to Madison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blackford County
- Boone County
- Clinton County
- Delaware County
- Grant County
- Hamilton County
- Hancock County
- Henry County
- Howard County
- Kosciusko County
- Marion County
- Miami County
- Randolph 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Frankton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |