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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 Garfield (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 Garfield. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Garfield is located in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County: Boone, Clinton, Fountain, Hendricks, Parke, Putnam & Tippecanoe.

Below are the counties that are near Garfield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Garfield:

  • Montgomery County     (The home county of Garfield)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garfield, with the one closest to Garfield listed first.
    • Darlington
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
      • Darlington is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
    • Smartsburg
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Crawfordsville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Cherry Grove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mace
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Shannondale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shannondale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannondale
      • Shannondale is located in Montgomery County
    • Bowers
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bowers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
      • Bowers is located in Montgomery County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bowers
      • From Garfield to Bowers
    • Linden
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
      • Linden is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linden <2>
    • North Union
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Union. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Union
      • North Union is located in Montgomery County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to North Union
      • From Garfield to North Union
    • Yountsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Wesley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • New Ross
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Ross have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ross
      • New Ross is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Ross <2>
    • New Market
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Market have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
      • New Market is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
  • Boone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garfield, with the one closest to Garfield listed first.
    • Thorntown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Advance
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Hazelrigg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hazelrigg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelrigg
      • Hazelrigg is located in Boone County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hazelrigg
      • From Garfield to Hazelrigg
    • Jamestown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lebanon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Northfield Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfield Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Village
      • Northfield Village is located in Boone County
    • Pike
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Stringtown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Ulen
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ulen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulen
      • Ulen is located in Boone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
    • Elizaville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Gadsden
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gadsden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
      • Gadsden is located in Boone County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gadsden
      • From Garfield to Gadsden
    • Whitestown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Zionsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zionsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zionsville
      • Zionsville is located in Boone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,340 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zionsville <2>
  • Carroll County
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garfield, with the one closest to Garfield listed first.
    • Colfax
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Fickle
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Manson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Reagan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reagan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
      • Reagan is located in Clinton County
    • Mulberry
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Frankfort
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cambria
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Edna Mills
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edna Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna Mills
      • Edna Mills is located in Clinton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Edna Mills
      • From Garfield to Edna Mills
    • Kirklin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirklin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirklin
      • Kirklin is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirklin <2>
    • Boyleston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boyleston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston
      • Boyleston is located in Clinton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Boyleston
      • From Garfield to Boyleston
    • Rossville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Beard
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Michigantown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Michigantown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigantown
      • Michigantown is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 448 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Michigantown <2>
  • Fountain County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garfield, with the one closest to Garfield listed first.
    • Hillsboro
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Mellott
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mellott have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellott
      • Mellott is located in Fountain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
    • Wallace
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
      • Wallace is located in Fountain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
    • Newtown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
      • Newtown is located in Fountain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
    • Roberts
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roberts. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
      • Roberts is located in Fountain County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Roberts
      • From Garfield to Roberts
    • Veedersburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Veedersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veedersburg
      • Veedersburg is located in Fountain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,058 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Veedersburg <2>
    • Stone Bluff
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Harveysburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Kingman
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingman
      • Kingman is located in Fountain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingman <2>
    • Attica
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Layton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Layton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
      • Layton is located in Fountain County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Layton
      • From Garfield to Layton
    • Covington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
      • Covington is located in Fountain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,540 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <2>
  • Hendricks County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garfield, with the one closest to Garfield listed first.
    • North Salem
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Salem
      • North Salem is located in Hendricks County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Salem <2>
    • Lizton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • New Winchester
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Pittsboro
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsboro
      • Pittsboro is located in Hendricks County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,812 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsboro <2>
    • Hadley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Reno
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Coatesville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coatesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatesville
      • Coatesville is located in Hendricks County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coatesville <2>
    • Brownsburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsburg
      • Brownsburg is located in Hendricks County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,597 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownsburg <2>
    • Danville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
      • Danville is located in Hendricks County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,241 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <2>
    • Amo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Marion County
  • Parke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garfield, with the one closest to Garfield listed first.
    • Byron
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Grange Corner
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Guion
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Judson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Judson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
      • Judson is located in Parke County
    • Marshall
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
      • Marshall is located in Parke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
    • Bellmore
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bellmore. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellmore
      • Bellmore is located in Parke County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bellmore
      • From Garfield to Bellmore
    • Annapolis
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Nyesville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Bloomingdale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
      • Bloomingdale is located in Parke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomingdale <2>
    • Ferndale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ferndale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
      • Ferndale is located in Parke County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ferndale
      • From Garfield to Ferndale
    • Billie Creek Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Billie Creek Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billie Creek Village
      • Billie Creek Village is located in Parke County
    • Rockville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
      • Rockville is located in Parke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,449 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <2>
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garfield, with the one closest to Garfield listed first.
    • Roachdale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roachdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roachdale
      • Roachdale is located in Putnam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 865 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roachdale <2>
    • Barnard
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barnard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
      • Barnard is located in Putnam County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Barnard
      • From Garfield to Barnard
    • Russellville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Blakesburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Bainbridge
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Groveland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Portland Mills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portland Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland Mills
      • Portland Mills is located in Putnam County
    • Fillmore
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Greencastle
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Tippecanoe County
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garfield, with the one closest to Garfield listed first.
    • Independence
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Green Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Williamsport
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
      • Williamsport is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,837 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsport <2>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Garfield, see our County-by-County Page for Garfield.

Cemeteries Near Garfield ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Garfield.

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 Garfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Garfield, with the one closest to Garfield listed first.

  • Hutton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hutton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hutton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stover Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stover Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stover Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenlawn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenlawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rice Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rice Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rice Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hurd Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Oldtown Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oldtown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oldtown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
    • 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.
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ben Hur Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ben Hur Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ben Hur Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Clouser Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clouser Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clouser Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Peterson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peterson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peterson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      • 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.
    • Harshbarger Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harshbarger Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harshbarger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Garfield had a population of 23 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Garfield, with the one closest to Garfield listed first.

  • Smartsburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Darlington
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
    • Darlington is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
  • Crawfordsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Linnsburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linnsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linnsburg
    • Linnsburg is located in Montgomery County
  • Mace
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Cherry Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Shannondale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shannondale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannondale
    • Shannondale is located in Montgomery County
  • Bowers
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bowers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
    • Bowers is located in Montgomery County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Bowers
    • From Garfield to Bowers
  • Whitesville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
    • Whitesville is located in Montgomery County
  • Linden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
    • Linden is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linden <2>
  • Kirkpatrick
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirkpatrick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkpatrick
    • Kirkpatrick is located in Montgomery County
  • Yountsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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    • North Union
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Union. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Union
      • North Union is located in Montgomery County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to North Union
      • From Garfield to North Union
    • Wesley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • New Market
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Market have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
      • New Market is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Garfield. See our List of 1890's Communities around Garfield.

Newspapers Published in Garfield ...

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 95 newspapers that have been published in the area around Garfield.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Garfield, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Garfield.

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 Garfield:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Garfield. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

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- Garfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Garfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0832, Longitude: -86.8239    
<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 Garfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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