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 Hanfield (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 Hanfield. 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.
Hanfield is located in Grant 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 Grant County: Blackford, Delaware, Howard, Huntington, Madison, Miami, Tipton, Wabash & Wells.
Below are the counties that are near Hanfield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hanfield:
- Grant County (The home county of Hanfield)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanfield, with the one closest to Hanfield listed first.
- Van Buren
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Van Buren is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- Friendly Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Friendly Corner is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Corner
- Marion
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Farrville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Farrville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrville
- Arcana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arcana is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcana
- Gas City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Michaelsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Michaelsville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
- Jalapa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jalapa is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Jonesboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Upland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sweetser
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Herbst
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Herbst is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbst
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanfield, with the one closest to Hanfield listed first.
- Linn Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Linn Grove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Grove
- Honduras
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Honduras is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honduras
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanfield, with the one closest to Hanfield listed first.
- Aboite
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Aboite is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aboite
- Yoder
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blackford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanfield, with the one closest to Hanfield listed first.
- Renner ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Renner is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner
- Montpelier
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hartford City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mollie ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mollie is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
- Shamrock Lakes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shamrock Lakes is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Millgrove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Millgrove is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove
- Ridertown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ridertown is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridertown
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanfield, with the one closest to Hanfield listed first.
- Janney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Janney is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janney
- Gaston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Eaton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Granville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Granville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Former name for Granville:
- Weaton
- Andersonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Andersonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Albany
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Yorktown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Desoto
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Desoto is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desoto
- Muncie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanfield, with the one closest to Hanfield listed first.
- Greentown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jerome
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jerome is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Plevna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Plevna is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
- Guy
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Guy is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Vermont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Vermont is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont
- Hemlock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hemlock is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Cassville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cassville is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Oakford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oakford is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakford
- Kokomo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Huntington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanfield, with the one closest to Hanfield listed first.
- Banquo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Banquo is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banquo
- Mount Etna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Etna is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Etna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Warren
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Monument City ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Monument City is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument City
- River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- River is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River
- Majenica
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Majenica is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majenica
- Plum Tree
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Plum Tree is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Tree
- Harlansburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Harlansburg is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Andrews
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Huntington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Markle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bowerstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bowerstown is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerstown
- Jay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanfield, with the one closest to Hanfield listed first.
- Fiat
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Fiat is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiat
- Pennville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Dunkirk
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pony
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pony is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pony
- Greene
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greene is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Redkey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blaine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blaine is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanfield, with the one closest to Hanfield listed first.
- Summitville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Summitville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
- Leisure
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Leisure is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure
- Alexandria
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Dundee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Dundee is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Gimco City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Gimco City is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gimco City
- Orestes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Orestes is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orestes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Elwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Elwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Elwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elwood
- Frankton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Prosperity
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Prosperity is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanfield, with the one closest to Hanfield listed first.
- Converse
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Amboy
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Amboy is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- North Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- North Grove is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grove
- Santa Fe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Santa Fe is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Loree
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Loree is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loree
- Oakdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oakdale is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Bunker Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Miami
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Peru
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pettysville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pettysville is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettysville
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanfield, with the one closest to Hanfield listed first.
- Windfall City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Windfall City is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
- Windfall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nevada
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nevada is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Hobbs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sharpsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wabash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanfield, with the one closest to Hanfield listed first.
- La Fontaine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- La Fontaine is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Fontaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- Lincolnville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lincolnville is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Treaty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Treaty is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treaty
- Somerset
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Somerset is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Lagro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wabash
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Richvalley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Richvalley is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richvalley
- Urbana
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Servia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Servia is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servia
- Roann
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Laketon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stockdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stockdale is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockdale
- Wells County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanfield, with the one closest to Hanfield listed first.
- Keystone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Keystone is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Liberty Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Center is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
- Greenville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Greenville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Poneto
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Poneto is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poneto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Travisville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Travisville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travisville
- Nottingham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Nottingham is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Petroleum
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Petroleum is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Reiffsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Reiffsburg is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reiffsburg
- Bluffton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Uniondale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Phenix
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Phenix is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- North Oaks
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- North Oaks is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oaks
- Whitley County
- Luther
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Luther is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hanfield, see our County-by-County Page for Hanfield.
Cemeteries Near Hanfield ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hanfield.
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 Hanfield - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hanfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hanfield, with the one closest to Hanfield listed first.
- Landess Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Burson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gardens of Memory
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Masonic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- IOOF Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Puckett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Puckett Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the east of Marion.
- The Puckett Cemetery has also been known as:
- Howe Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2135326 <3>
- Farrville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Doyle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cory Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (269 more) ...
- Hummel - Lobdell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Conner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Grant Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Hanfield had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hanfield, with the one closest to Hanfield listed first.
- Landess
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Landess is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landess
- Van Buren
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Van Buren is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- Marion
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Banquo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Banquo is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banquo
- Arcana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arcana is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcana
- Farrville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Farrville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrville
- Milo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Milo is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Pleasant Plain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Plain is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plain
- Fox
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fox is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Jadden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jadden is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jadden
- Dillman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dillman is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillman
- La Fontaine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- La Fontaine is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Fontaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Jalapa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jalapa is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Roseburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Roseburg is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseburg
- Jonesboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hanfield. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hanfield.
Newspapers Published in Hanfield ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hanfield.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hanfield, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hanfield.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Hanfield:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Grant County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Allen County
- Blackford County
- Delaware County
- Howard County
- Huntington County
- Jay County
- Madison County
- Miami County
- Tipton County
- Wabash County
- Wells County
- Whitley 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 '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- Hanfield) 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 Hanfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |