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 Gehring and Gumz Ditch (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 Gehring and Gumz Ditch. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Gehring and Gumz Ditch 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 Gehring and Gumz Ditch. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gehring and Gumz Ditch:
- Madison County (The home county of Gehring and Gumz Ditch)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gehring and Gumz Ditch, with the one closest to Gehring and Gumz Ditch listed first.
- Alexandria
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gimco City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gimco City is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gimco City
- Prosperity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Prosperity is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Summitville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Summitville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
- Chesterfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Florida
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Florida is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- North Anderson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- North Anderson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Anderson
- Orestes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Orestes is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orestes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Country Club Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Country Club Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Glyn Ellen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Glyn Ellen is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glyn Ellen
- Dundee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dundee is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Anderson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Frankton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Blackford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gehring and Gumz Ditch, with the one closest to Gehring and Gumz Ditch listed first.
- Shamrock Lakes
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Hartford City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Renner ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Renner is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner
- Millgrove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Millgrove is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove
- Mollie ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mollie is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
- Ridertown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ridertown is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridertown
- Montpelier
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gehring and Gumz Ditch, with the one closest to Gehring and Gumz Ditch listed first.
- Gaston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yorktown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Andersonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Andersonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Daleville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Janney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Janney is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janney
- Muncie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Progress
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Progress is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Liberty Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Liberty Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Cowan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cowan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Eaton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Granville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Granville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Former name for Granville:
- Weaton
- Oakville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oakville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Desoto
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Desoto is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desoto
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gehring and Gumz Ditch, with the one closest to Gehring and Gumz Ditch listed first.
- Matthews
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Matthews is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Fowlerton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fowlerton is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Fairmount
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rigdon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rigdon is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigdon
- Hackleman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hackleman is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleman
- Upland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Gas City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Jonesboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Arcana
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Arcana is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcana
- Michaelsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Michaelsville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
- Friendly Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Friendly Corner is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Corner
- Marion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Herbst
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Herbst is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbst
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gehring and Gumz Ditch, with the one closest to Gehring and Gumz Ditch listed first.
- Aroma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Aroma is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroma
- Omega
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Omega is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Strawtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Strawtown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawtown
- Durbin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Durbin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Clarksville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Arcadia
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Atlanta
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Cicero
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Luxhaven
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Luxhaven is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxhaven
- Olio
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Olio is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olio
- Monterey Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Monterey Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey Village
- Noblesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fishers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gehring and Gumz Ditch, with the one closest to Gehring and Gumz Ditch listed first.
- Warrington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Warrington is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrington
- Shirley
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Shirley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 906 people
- Wilkinson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Colonial Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Eden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Eden is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Willow Branch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Willow Branch is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Branch
- Fortville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Maxwell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Maxwell is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Denny Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Denny Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Corner
- Woodbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbury is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- McCordsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Charlottesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Charlottesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlottesville
- Mohawk
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mohawk is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gehring and Gumz Ditch, with the one closest to Gehring and Gumz Ditch listed first.
- Middletown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Luray
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Luray is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Springport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur Springs
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Mount Summit
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cadiz
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cadiz is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Foley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Foley is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
- Blountsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blountsville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Kennard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Kennard is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Messick
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Messick is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messick
- Mooreland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mooreland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- New Castle
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Grant City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Grant City is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gehring and Gumz Ditch, with the one closest to Gehring and Gumz Ditch listed first.
- Jerome
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jerome is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Guy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Guy is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Greentown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hemlock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hemlock is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Plevna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Plevna is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
- Vermont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vermont is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont
- Oakford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oakford is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakford
- Jay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gehring and Gumz Ditch, with the one closest to Gehring and Gumz Ditch listed first.
- Dunkirk
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Redkey
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Greene
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greene is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Pennville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blaine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blaine is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Pony
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pony is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pony
- Kosciusko County
- Warsaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Miami County
- Converse
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gehring and Gumz Ditch, with the one closest to Gehring and Gumz Ditch listed first.
- Parker City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Windsor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Windsor is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Farmland
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Losantville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Modoc
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Modoc is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Ridgeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ridgeville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 734 people
- Stone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Stone is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gehring and Gumz Ditch, with the one closest to Gehring and Gumz Ditch listed first.
- Hobbs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Windfall City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Windfall City is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
- Windfall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tipton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Nevada
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nevada is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Sharpsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- East Union
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- East Union is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Goldsmith
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Goldsmith is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith
- Jericho ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Jericho is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Wayne County
- Franklin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Wells County
- Keystone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Keystone is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gehring and Gumz Ditch, see our County-by-County Page for Gehring and Gumz Ditch.
Cemeteries Near Gehring and Gumz Ditch ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gehring and Gumz Ditch.
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 Gehring and Gumz Ditch - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gehring and Gumz Ditch covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gehring and Gumz Ditch, with the one closest to Gehring and Gumz Ditch listed first.
- Heagy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Holson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Moonville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hawk Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Parkview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Donahue Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Funk Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Nottingham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (316 more) ...
- Thompson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Alexandria.
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pisgah Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86397 <2>
- Nelson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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>
While we didn't find Gehring and Gumz Ditch in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gehring and Gumz Ditch.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gehring and Gumz Ditch, with the one closest to Gehring and Gumz Ditch listed first.
- Cammack
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cammack is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cammack
- Alexandria
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Linwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Linwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Yorktown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Summitville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Summitville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
- Florida
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Florida is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Chesterfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Daleville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Anthony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Anthony is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
- Orestes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Orestes is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orestes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Dundee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dundee is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Anderson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Cross Roads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Roads is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Muncie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wheeling
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wheeling is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeling
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gehring and Gumz Ditch. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gehring and Gumz Ditch.
Newspapers Published in Gehring and Gumz Ditch ...
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 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gehring and Gumz Ditch.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gehring and Gumz Ditch, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gehring and Gumz Ditch.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Gehring and Gumz Ditch:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Madison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blackford County
- Delaware County
- Grant County
- Hamilton County
- Hancock County
- Henry County
- Howard County
- Jay County
- Kosciusko County
- Miami County
- Randolph County
- Tipton County
- Wayne County
- Wells County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | 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- Gehring and Gumz Ditch) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Gehring and Gumz Ditch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |