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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 Groomsville (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 Groomsville. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

Groomsville is located in Tipton 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 Tipton County: Clinton, Grant, Hamilton, Howard & Madison.

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

  • Tipton County     (The home county of Groomsville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Groomsville, with the one closest to Groomsville listed first.
    • Kempton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kempton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
      • Kempton is located in Tipton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
    • Goldsmith
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Sharpsville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharpsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsville
      • Sharpsville is located in Tipton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharpsville <2>
    • Jericho ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jericho. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
      • Jericho is located in Tipton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Jericho
      • From Groomsville to Jericho
    • East Union
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Union have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
      • East Union is located in Tipton County
    • Tipton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Nevada
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Windfall City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windfall City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall City
      • Windfall City is located in Tipton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
    • Windfall
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Hobbs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobbs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs
      • Hobbs is located in Tipton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hobbs <2>
  • Boone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Groomsville, with the one closest to Groomsville listed first.
    • Elizaville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Gadsden
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • 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 Groomsville to Gadsden
    • Pike
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Stringtown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Ulen
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Lebanon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Northfield Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Whitestown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Eagle Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
      • Eagle Village is located in Boone County
    • Zionsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Hazelrigg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 Groomsville to Hazelrigg
    • Thorntown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Carroll County
  • Cass County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Groomsville, with the one closest to Groomsville listed first.
    • Galveston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galveston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galveston
      • Galveston is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galveston <2>
    • Young America
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Young America have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young America
      • Young America is located in Cass County
    • Deacon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Walton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
      • Walton is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,010 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walton <2>
    • Onward
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • New Waverly
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Waverly
      • New Waverly is located in Cass County
    • Clymers
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Logansport
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Dunkirk
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunkirk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
      • Dunkirk is located in Cass County
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Groomsville, with the one closest to Groomsville listed first.
    • Scircleville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Forest
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Boyleston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • 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 Groomsville to Boyleston
    • Michigantown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Middlefork
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Kirklin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Beard
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Geetingsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Frankfort
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Sedalia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sedalia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
      • Sedalia is located in Clinton County
    • Cambria
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Reagan
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
  • Grant County
  • Hamilton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Groomsville, with the one closest to Groomsville listed first.
    • Ekin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Atlanta
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlanta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
      • Atlanta is located in Hamilton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 783 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlanta <2>
    • Sheridan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheridan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
      • Sheridan is located in Hamilton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,048 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheridan <2>
    • Bakers Corner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Arcadia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Cicero
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cicero have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero
      • Cicero is located in Hamilton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,999 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cicero <2>
    • Omega
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hortonville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Eagletown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eagletown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
      • Eagletown is located in Hamilton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Eagletown
      • From Groomsville to Eagletown
    • Aroma
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Strawtown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Westfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Howard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Groomsville, with the one closest to Groomsville listed first.
    • Alto
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • West Middleton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Indian Heights
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Heights
      • Indian Heights is located in Howard County
    • Russiaville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Oakford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Hemlock
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hemlock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
      • Hemlock is located in Howard County
    • Shanghai
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shanghai. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai
      • Shanghai is located in Howard County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Shanghai
      • From Groomsville to Shanghai
    • Kokomo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Judson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • 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 Howard County
    • Guy
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Vermont
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Cassville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Groomsville, with the one closest to Groomsville listed first.
    • Leisure
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • West Elwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Elwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elwood
      • West Elwood is located in Madison County
    • Elwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Perkinsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perkinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkinsville
      • Perkinsville is located in Madison County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perkinsville <2>
    • Dundee
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dundee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
      • Dundee is located in Madison County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dundee
      • From Groomsville to Dundee
    • Frankton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankton
      • Frankton is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankton <2>
    • Orestes
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orestes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orestes
      • Orestes is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
    • Fishersburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishersburg
      • Fishersburg is located in Madison County
    • Lapel
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lapel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapel
      • Lapel is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,412 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lapel <2>
    • Gimco City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gimco City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gimco City
      • Gimco City is located in Madison County
    • Alexandria
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Florida
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Marion County
    • Williams Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Creek
      • Williams Creek is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
  • Miami County
  • Montgomery County
    • Bowers
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 Groomsville to Bowers
  • Tippecanoe County
  • Wabash County

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

Cemeteries Near Groomsville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Groomsville.

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

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

  • Normanda Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Normanda Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Normanda Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bacon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Kempton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kempton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kempton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stroup Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stroup Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stroup Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Prairie Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wolford Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wolford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wolford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sharp Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sharp Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sharp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Merrit Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Merrit Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Merrit Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Baker Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Stewart Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stewart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stewart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (338 more) ...
    • Tucker Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tucker Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tucker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Mauldentown Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mauldentown Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mauldentown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Goar Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goar Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goar 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Groomsville had a population of 104 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Normanda
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Normanda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normanda
    • Normanda is located in Tipton County
  • Kempton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kempton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
    • Kempton is located in Tipton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
  • Goldsmith
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Scircleville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sharpsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharpsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsville
    • Sharpsville is located in Tipton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharpsville <2>
  • Alto
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Russiaville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • West Middleton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • New London
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New London have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
    • New London is located in Howard County
  • Oakford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Forest
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Hillisburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillisburg
    • Hillisburg is located in Clinton County
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    • Ekin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Tipton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Hemlock
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hemlock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
      • Hemlock is located in Howard County

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

Newspapers Published in Groomsville ...

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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Groomsville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Groomsville, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Groomsville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Groomsville:

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>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.
<5>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 Groomsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Groomsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Groomsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3455, Longitude: -86.2028