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 Hamilton (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 Hamilton. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Hamilton is located in Boone 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 Boone County: Clinton, Hamilton, Hendricks, Marion & Montgomery.
Below are the counties that are near Hamilton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hamilton:
- Boone County (The home county of Hamilton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamilton, with the one closest to Hamilton listed first.
- Eagle Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Eagle Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
- Zionsville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Whitestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gadsden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gadsden is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Elizaville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elizaville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizaville
- Lebanon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ulen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ulen is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Northfield Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Northfield Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Village
- Stringtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stringtown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Pike
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pike is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Hazelrigg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hazelrigg is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelrigg
- Advance
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Advance is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamilton, with the one closest to Hamilton listed first.
- Kirklin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Reagan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Reagan is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
- Scircleville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Scircleville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scircleville
- Boyleston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Boyleston is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston
- Michigantown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Frankfort
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Manson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Manson is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson
- Colfax
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Forest
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Forest is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Beard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Beard is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard
- Fickle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fickle is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fickle
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamilton, with the one closest to Hamilton listed first.
- Eagletown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Eagletown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
- Carmel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Newark Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Newark Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark Village
- North Ridge Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Ridge Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridge Village
- Westfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hortonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hortonville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Sheridan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bakers Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bakers Corner is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Corner
- Monterey Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Monterey Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey Village
- Noblesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fishers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cicero
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamilton, with the one closest to Hamilton listed first.
- McCordsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Woodbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Woodbury is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Fortville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Colonial Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Colonial Village is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Denny Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Denny Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Corner
- Mohawk
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mohawk is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Gem
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Gem is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
- New Palestine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Philadelphia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Philadelphia is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Spring Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Lake is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- Eden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Eden is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Maxwell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Maxwell is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Hendricks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamilton, with the one closest to Hamilton listed first.
- Brownsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pittsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Avon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Avon is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,361 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <1>
- Lizton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Plainfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Danville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cartersburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Salem
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Clayton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hadley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hadley is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- New Winchester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Winchester is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Winchester
- Amo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Howard County
- Russiaville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamilton, with the one closest to Hamilton listed first.
- Smith Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Smith Valley is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Valley
- Greenwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Stones Crossing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Stones Crossing is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Crossing
- Bluff Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bluff Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Rocklane
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rocklane is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklane
- New Whiteland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- New Whiteland is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Whiteland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
- Whiteland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamilton, with the one closest to Hamilton listed first.
- Fishersburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Fishersburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishersburg
- Lapel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ingalls
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Perkinsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pendleton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Edgewood Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Edgewood Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Village
- Edgewood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Edgewood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,850 people
- River Forest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- River Forest is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Forest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
- Western Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Western Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Village
- West Elwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Elwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elwood
- Elwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Frankton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamilton, with the one closest to Hamilton listed first.
- Traders Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Traders Point is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Point
- Meridian Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Meridian Hills is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,718 people
- Williams Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Williams Creek is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- Snacks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Snacks is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snacks
- North Crows Nest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- North Crows Nest is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Crows Nest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Crows Nest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Crows Nest is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Nest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Rocky Ripple
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Ripple is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ripple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Spring Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Spring Hill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Wolfington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wolfington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfington
- Wynnedale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wynnedale is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Clermont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Castleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamilton, with the one closest to Hamilton listed first.
- New Ross
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Shannondale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Shannondale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannondale
- Bowers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bowers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Mace
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mace is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mace
- Darlington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Darlington is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
- Ladoga
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Smartsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Smartsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartsburg
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamilton, with the one closest to Hamilton listed first.
- Mooresville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Young
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Young is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young
- Brookmoor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Brookmoor is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookmoor
- Red House ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Red House is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Waverly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Waverly is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Lake Hart
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lake Hart is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hart
- Monrovia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brooklyn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamilton, with the one closest to Hamilton listed first.
- Barnard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Barnard is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
- Groveland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Groveland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Roachdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamilton, with the one closest to Hamilton listed first.
- Brookfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brookfield is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- London
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- London is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamilton, with the one closest to Hamilton listed first.
- East Union
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- East Union is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Jericho ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Jericho is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Kempton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Kempton is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Goldsmith
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Goldsmith is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith
- Tipton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Groomsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Groomsville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groomsville
- Hobbs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sharpsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hamilton, see our County-by-County Page for Hamilton.
Cemeteries Near Hamilton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hamilton.
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 Hamilton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hamilton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hamilton, with the one closest to Hamilton listed first.
- Clarkstown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hutton Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hutton Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the north of Zionsville.
- The Hutton Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant View Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2136255 <3>
- Pitzer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sheets Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Little Eagle Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- McCord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Memory Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (493 more) ...
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Eagletown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mts. Runn Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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 Hamilton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hamilton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hamilton, with the one closest to Hamilton listed first.
- Zionsville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Northfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Northfield is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
- Jolietville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jolietville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolietville
- Royalton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Royalton is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Rosston
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rosston is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosston
- Eagletown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Eagletown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
- Whitestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Traders Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Traders Point is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Point
- Carmel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Big Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Big Springs is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Gadsden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gadsden is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Nora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nora is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Westfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Snacks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Snacks is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snacks
- Waugh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Waugh is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hamilton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hamilton.
Newspapers Published in Hamilton ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hamilton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hamilton, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hamilton.
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 websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Hamilton:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Boone County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clinton County
- Hamilton County
- Hancock County
- Hendricks County
- Howard County
- Johnson County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Montgomery County
- Morgan County
- Putnam County
- Shelby County
- Tipton 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> | 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- Hamilton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Hamilton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |