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 Grandview Lake (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 Grandview Lake. 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.
Name Variations for Grandview Lake ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Grandview Lake: Grandview Lk.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Grandview Lake is located in Bartholomew 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 Bartholomew County: Brown, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings, Johnson & Shelby.
Below are the counties that are near Grandview Lake. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Grandview Lake:
- Bartholomew County (The home county of Grandview Lake)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandview Lake, with the one closest to Grandview Lake listed first.
- North Ogilville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Ogilville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ogilville
- Stony Lonesome
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stony Lonesome is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Lonesome
- Bethel Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bethel Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Village
- Garden City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Garden City is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Columbus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Corn Brook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Corn Brook is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Brook
- Jonesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jewell Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jewell Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell Village
- Taylorsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elizabethtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Elizabethtown is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
- Pleasant View Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pleasant View Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Village
- Clifford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clifford is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Petersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Petersville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandview Lake, with the one closest to Grandview Lake listed first.
- Mount Liberty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Liberty is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
- Pikes Peak
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pikes Peak is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Peak
- Gnaw Bone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Becks Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Becks Grove is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becks Grove
- Story
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Story is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
- Nashville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Beanblossom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Beanblossom is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beanblossom
- Beanblossom has also been known as:
- Bean Blossom
- Spearsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Spearsville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearsville
- Helmsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Helmsburg is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmsburg
- Decatur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandview Lake, with the one closest to Grandview Lake listed first.
- Alert
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Alert is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alert
- Sardinia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sardinia is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardinia
- Harper
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Harper is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Burney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Burney is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burney
- Letts Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Letts Corner is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letts Corner
- Westport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Westport is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
- Letts
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Letts is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letts
- Milford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Germantown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Germantown is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Harris City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Harris City is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris City
- Saint Paul
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Adams
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Adams is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandview Lake, with the one closest to Grandview Lake listed first.
- Spraytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Spraytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spraytown
- Freetown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Houston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Houston is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Cortland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cortland is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland
- Seymour
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kurtz
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kurtz is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kurtz
- New Elizabethtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- New Elizabethtown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Elizabethtown
- Fleming
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fleming is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
- Brownstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Norman
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Kriete Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kriete Corner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kriete Corner
- Vallonia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Dudleytown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Dudleytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleytown
- Jennings County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandview Lake, with the one closest to Grandview Lake listed first.
- Scipio
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Scipio is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Queensville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Queensville is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensville
- Hayden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hayden is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden
- Four Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Four Corners is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- North Vernon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oakdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Oakdale is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Grayford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grayford is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayford
- Butlerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Commiskey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Zenas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Zenas is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenas
- Paris Crossing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Paris Crossing is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Crossing
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandview Lake, with the one closest to Grandview Lake listed first.
- Edinburgh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Nineveh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Peoga
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Peoga is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoga
- Princes Lakes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Princes Lakes is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princes Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,342 people
- Samaria
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Samaria is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Amity
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Amity is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Trafalgar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Anita ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Anita is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anita
- Franklin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Providence
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Providence is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Urmeyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Urmeyville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urmeyville
- Bargersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Needham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandview Lake, with the one closest to Grandview Lake listed first.
- Zelma
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Zelma is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zelma
- Heltonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Leesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Leesville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Erie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Erie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Guthrie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Guthrie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
- Crawford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Crawford is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Fort Ritner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Ritner is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ritner
- Judah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Judah is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judah
- Tunnelton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tunnelton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelton
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandview Lake, with the one closest to Grandview Lake listed first.
- Unionville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Dolan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Dolan is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolan
- Bloomington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Smithville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Clear Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Clear Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
- Harrodsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Harrodsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrodsburg
- Highland Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Highland Village is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandview Lake, with the one closest to Grandview Lake listed first.
- Morgantown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mahalasville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mahalasville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahalasville
- Taggart Crossing ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Taggart Crossing is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taggart Crossing
- Martinsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Waverly
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Waverly is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Scott County
- Austin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandview Lake, with the one closest to Grandview Lake listed first.
- Flat Rock
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Auburn
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Auburn is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Norristown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Norristown is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norristown
- Geneva
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Geneva is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Wilson Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson Corner is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Corner
- Prescott
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Prescott is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Riley Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Riley Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Village
- Boggstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Shelbyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Waldron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Waldron is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Beech Brook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beech Brook is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Brook
- Hildebrand Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hildebrand Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hildebrand Village
- Washington County
- Plattsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Plattsburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Grandview Lake, see our County-by-County Page for Grandview Lake.
Cemeteries Near Grandview Lake ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grandview Lake.
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 Grandview Lake - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Grandview Lake covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Grandview Lake, with the one closest to Grandview Lake listed first.
- Roth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Haislup Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Grandview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ohio Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sweeney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lawton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dobbs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Moffitt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Phillips Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (312 more) ...
- Spiker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Beck Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<3>
While we didn't find Grandview Lake in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Grandview Lake.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Grandview Lake, with the one closest to Grandview Lake listed first.
- Stratford ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stratford is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
- Mount Liberty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Liberty is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
- Pikes Peak
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pikes Peak is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Peak
- Becks Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Becks Grove is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becks Grove
- Waymansville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Waymansville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waymansville
- Christiansburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Christiansburg is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiansburg
- Walesboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Walesboro is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walesboro
- Waynesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Waynesville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesville
- Columbus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Corn Brook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Corn Brook is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Brook
- Story
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Story is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
- Spraytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Spraytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spraytown
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Jonesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Azalia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Azalia is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azalia
- Taylorsville
(11 miles [17.7 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 Grandview Lake. See our List of 1890's Communities around Grandview Lake.
Newspapers Published in Grandview Lake ...
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 116 newspapers that have been published in the area around Grandview Lake.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Grandview Lake, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Grandview Lake.
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 Grandview Lake:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Bartholomew County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brown County
- Decatur County
- Jackson County
- Jennings County
- Johnson County
- Lawrence County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Scott County
- Shelby County
- Washington 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> | 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 Grandview Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Grandview Lake) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |