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 Handy (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 Handy. 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.
Handy is located in Benton 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 Benton County: Iroquois (IL), Vermilion (IL), Jasper, Newton, Tippecanoe, Warren & White.
Below are the counties that are near Handy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Handy:
- Benton County (The home county of Handy)
- The following are listed by their distance from Handy, with the one closest to Handy listed first.
- Talbot
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ambia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ambia is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Boswell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dunn ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dunn is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
- Freeland Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Freeland Park is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland Park
- Oxford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fowler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gravel Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gravel Hill is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Atkinson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Atkinson is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
- Earl Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Earl Park is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Templeton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Templeton is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton
- Raub
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Raub is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raub
- Wadena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wadena is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadena
- Fountain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Handy, with the one closest to Handy listed first.
- Attica
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Roberts
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Roberts is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Covington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Stone Bluff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stone Bluff is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Bluff
- Layton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Layton is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Newtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Newtown is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Mellott
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mellott is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Veedersburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Handy, with the one closest to Handy listed first.
- Remington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Egypt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Egypt is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Montgomery County
- Wingate
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Handy, with the one closest to Handy listed first.
- Kentland
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Newton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Newton is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Goodland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Foresman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Foresman is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foresman
- Beaver City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Beaver City is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
- Morocco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Tippecanoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Handy, with the one closest to Handy listed first.
- Montmorenci
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Montmorenci is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montmorenci
- Glenhall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Glenhall is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenhall
- Westpoint
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Odell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Odell is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
- Shadeland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Shadeland is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadeland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,922 people
- West Lafayette
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Elston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Elston is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elston
- Indian Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Indian Village is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Vermillion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Handy, with the one closest to Handy listed first.
- Rileysburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rileysburg is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rileysburg
- Tree Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Tree Spring is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree Spring
- Gessie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Gessie is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gessie
- Perrysville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Handy, with the one closest to Handy listed first.
- Brisco ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brisco is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisco
- Pence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pence is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pence
- Pine Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hedrick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hedrick is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
- Sloan ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sloan is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
- Chatterton ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chatterton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatterton
- West Lebanon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- West Lebanon is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 686 people
- Old Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Old Town is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Williamsport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Green Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Green Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Independence
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Independence is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- State Line City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- State Line City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- State Line
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- State Line is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- White County
- Wolcott
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Champaign County (IL)
- Penfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Iroquois County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Handy, with the one closest to Handy listed first.
- Stockland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wellington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Milford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Goodwine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Effner
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Effner is located in Iroquois County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effner
- Claytonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sheldon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Schwer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Schwer is located in Iroquois County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schwer
- Woodland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Woodworth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Woodworth is located in Iroquois County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodworth
- Cissna Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Iroquois
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Watseka
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Vermilion County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Handy, with the one closest to Handy listed first.
- Coalton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coalton is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Hoopeston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rossville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Alvin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Alvin is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Alvin has also been known as:
- Alvan Village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alvin <1>
- East Lynn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bismarck
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Henning
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Illiana
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Illiana is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illiana
- Potomac
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rankin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Newell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Newell is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Armstrong
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Collison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Handy, see our County-by-County Page for Handy.
Cemeteries Near Handy ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Handy.
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 Handy - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Handy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Handy, with the one closest to Handy listed first.
- Totheroh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Boswell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Perigo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Brisco Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hooker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jones Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jordan Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Van Reed Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rainsville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gray Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sacred Heart Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Fowler.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2184950 <2>
- Continue List (224 more) ...
- Fowler Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fowler Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Fowler.
- The Fowler Cemetery has also been known as:
- North Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #318958 <2>
- Floral Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Miller Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 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.<3>
While we didn't find Handy in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Handy.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Handy, with the one closest to Handy listed first.
- Talbot
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ambia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ambia is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Dunnington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dunnington is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnington
- Boswell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cheneyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cheneyville is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheneyville
- Chase
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Chase is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Hoopeston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Stockland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Carbondale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carbondale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Pine Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Oxford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Swanington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Swanington is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanington
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fowler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gravel Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gravel Hill is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Wellington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Handy. See our List of 1890's Communities around Handy.
Newspapers Published in Handy ...
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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Handy.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Handy, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Handy.
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 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 Handy:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Benton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fountain County
- Jasper County
- Montgomery County
- Newton County
- Tippecanoe County
- Vermillion County
- Warren County
- White County
- Champaign County
- Iroquois County
- Vermilion 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 Handy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Handy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |