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 Gale (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 Gale. 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 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.
Gale is located in Hendricks 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 Hendricks County: Boone, Marion, Montgomery, Morgan & Putnam.
Below are the counties that are near Gale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gale:
- Hendricks County (The home county of Gale)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gale, with the one closest to Gale listed first.
- Avon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Avon is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,361 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <1>
- Danville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cartersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Plainfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Brownsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clayton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hadley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hadley is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Lizton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Amo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Winchester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- New Winchester is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Winchester
- Hazelwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hazelwood is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gale, with the one closest to Gale listed first.
- Jamestown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Zionsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whitestown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Eagle Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
- Advance
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Advance is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
- Lebanon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Northfield Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Northfield Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Village
- Ulen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ulen is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Gadsden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Gadsden is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Stringtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Stringtown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Hazelrigg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hazelrigg is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelrigg
- Pike
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pike is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gale, with the one closest to Gale listed first.
- Kirklin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Reagan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Reagan is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gale, with the one closest to Gale listed first.
- North Ridge Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Ridge Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridge Village
- Carmel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Newark Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Newark Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark Village
- Eagletown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Eagletown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
- Westfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hortonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hortonville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Sheridan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgewater
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgewater is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Fishers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bakers Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bakers Corner is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Corner
- Monterey Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Monterey Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey Village
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gale, with the one closest to Gale listed first.
- Gem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Gem is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
- McCordsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- New Palestine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gale, with the one closest to Gale listed first.
- Smith Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Valley is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Valley
- Bluff Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Banta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Banta is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banta
- Stones Crossing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stones Crossing is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Crossing
- Greenwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bargersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- New Whiteland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- New Whiteland is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Whiteland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
- Providence
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Providence is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Whiteland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rocklane
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rocklane is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklane
- Anita ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Anita is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anita
- Franklin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gale, with the one closest to Gale listed first.
- Clermont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Speedway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Camby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Snacks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Snacks is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snacks
- Traders Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Traders Point is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Point
- West Newton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Newton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newton
- Wolfington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wolfington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfington
- Wynnedale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wynnedale is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Spring Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Spring Hill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Crows Nest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Crows Nest is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Nest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Indianapolis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rocky Ripple
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rocky Ripple is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ripple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gale, with the one closest to Gale listed first.
- New Ross
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ladoga
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shannondale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Shannondale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannondale
- Mace
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mace is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mace
- North Union
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Union is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Union
- New Market
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Market is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
- Smartsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Smartsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartsburg
- Darlington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Darlington is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
- Garfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Garfield is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Crawfordsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bowers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bowers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gale, with the one closest to Gale listed first.
- Mooresville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Monrovia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Young
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Young is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young
- Lake Hart
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lake Hart is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hart
- Brookmoor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Brookmoor is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookmoor
- Hall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hall is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Bethany
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bethany is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Brooklyn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Red House ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Red House is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Wilbur
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wilbur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
- Waverly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Waverly is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Eminence
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Eminence is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
- Owen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gale, with the one closest to Gale listed first.
- Quincy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Quincy is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Gosport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gale, with the one closest to Gale listed first.
- Barnard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Barnard is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
- Groveland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Groveland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Fillmore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fillmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Belle Union
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Union is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Union
- Bainbridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bainbridge is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Roachdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Greencastle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Blakesburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Blakesburg is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakesburg
- Cloverdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Limedale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Limedale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limedale
- Putnamville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Putnamville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
- Portland Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Portland Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland Mills
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gale, with the one closest to Gale listed first.
- Brookfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Brookfield is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- London
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- London is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gale, see our County-by-County Page for Gale.
Cemeteries Near Gale ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gale.
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 Gale - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gale, with the one closest to Gale listed first.
- Abner Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- McClain Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Barlow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kiger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Danville East Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Primitive Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Danville South Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gossett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Merritt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- North Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (472 more) ...
- Merritt Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- White Lick Presbyterian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hoadley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Gale had a population of 24 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gale, with the one closest to Gale listed first.
- Avon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Avon is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,361 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <1>
- Danville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cartersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tilden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tilden is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilden
- Plainfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Maplewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Maplewood is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Summit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Summit is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Clayton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brownsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pittsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hadley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hadley is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Pecksburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pecksburg is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecksburg
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Montclair
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Montclair is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair
- Bridgeport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bridgeport is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Clermont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gale.
Newspapers Published in Gale ...
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 400 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gale.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gale, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gale.
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 websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Gale:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Hendricks County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Clinton County
- Hamilton County
- Hancock County
- Johnson County
- Marion County
- Montgomery County
- Morgan County
- Owen County
- Putnam County
- Shelby County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Gale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |