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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 Harmeson Heights (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 Harmeson Heights. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Harmeson Heights ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Harmeson Heights: Harmeson Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Harmeson Heights is located in Madison 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 Madison County: Delaware, Grant, Hamilton, Hancock, Henry & Tipton.
Below are the counties that are near Harmeson Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Harmeson Heights:
- Madison County (The home county of Harmeson Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmeson Heights, with the one closest to Harmeson Heights listed first.
- Anderson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Western Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Western Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Village
- Edgewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,850 people
- Country Club Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Country Club Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Woodlawn Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Woodlawn Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Glyn Ellen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glyn Ellen is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glyn Ellen
- Edgewood Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewood Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Village
- River Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- River Forest is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Forest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
- Pendleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Anderson
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- North Anderson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Anderson
- Chesterfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Markleville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blackford County
- Shamrock Lakes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shamrock Lakes is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Boone County
- Eagle Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Eagle Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmeson Heights, with the one closest to Harmeson Heights listed first.
- Daleville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Progress
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Progress is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Yorktown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oakville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Oakville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Cowan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cowan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Andersonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Andersonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Muncie
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Gaston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Janney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Janney is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janney
- Selma
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Desoto
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Desoto is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desoto
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmeson Heights, with the one closest to Harmeson Heights listed first.
- Rigdon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rigdon is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigdon
- Fairmount
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Matthews
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Matthews is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Fowlerton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Fowlerton is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Hackleman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hackleman is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleman
- Jonesboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Upland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Gas City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmeson Heights, with the one closest to Harmeson Heights listed first.
- Clarksville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Clarksville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Durbin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Durbin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Luxhaven
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Luxhaven is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxhaven
- Aroma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Aroma is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroma
- Olio
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Olio is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olio
- Strawtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Strawtown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawtown
- Omega
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Omega is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Bridgewater
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgewater is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Fishers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Noblesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Monterey Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Monterey Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey Village
- Cicero
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmeson Heights, with the one closest to Harmeson Heights listed first.
- Warrington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Warrington is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrington
- Eden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Eden is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Colonial Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Fortville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wilkinson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Willow Branch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Willow Branch is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Branch
- Shirley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shirley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 906 people
- Denny Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Denny Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Corner
- Maxwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Maxwell is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Woodbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbury is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- McCordsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mohawk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mohawk is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmeson Heights, with the one closest to Harmeson Heights listed first.
- Middletown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sulphur Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Cadiz
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cadiz is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Kennard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kennard is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Springport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Grant City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grant City is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Mount Summit
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Foley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Foley is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
- Luray
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Luray is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Greensboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greensboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- New Castle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Knightstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmeson Heights, with the one closest to Harmeson Heights listed first.
- Guy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Guy is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Jerome
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jerome is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Kosciusko County
- Warsaw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmeson Heights, with the one closest to Harmeson Heights listed first.
- Lawrence
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Castleton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Warren Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Warren Park is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,574 people
- Williams Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Williams Creek is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- Meridian Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Meridian Hills is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,718 people
- Crows Nest
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Crows Nest is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Nest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- North Crows Nest
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Crows Nest is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Crows Nest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Charlesmac Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Charlesmac Village is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesmac Village
- Rocky Ripple
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Ripple is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ripple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Spring Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Hill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmeson Heights, with the one closest to Harmeson Heights listed first.
- Losantville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Windsor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Windsor is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Parker City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Modoc
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Modoc is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Rush County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmeson Heights, with the one closest to Harmeson Heights listed first.
- Carthage
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mays
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mays is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays
- Raleigh
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Raleigh is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Henderson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Henderson is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Arlington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmeson Heights, with the one closest to Harmeson Heights listed first.
- Fountaintown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Fountaintown is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountaintown
- Morristown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Gwynneville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gwynneville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwynneville
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmeson Heights, with the one closest to Harmeson Heights listed first.
- Hobbs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tipton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- East Union
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Union is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Windfall City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- 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 northwest)
- Jericho ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jericho is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Goldsmith
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Goldsmith is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith
- Nevada
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nevada is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Sharpsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmeson Heights, with the one closest to Harmeson Heights listed first.
- Franklin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Franklin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Hagerstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Dublin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dublin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Harmeson Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Harmeson Heights.
Cemeteries Near Harmeson Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harmeson Heights.
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 Harmeson Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Harmeson Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Harmeson Heights, with the one closest to Harmeson Heights listed first.
- Pleasant Walk Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Anderson Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Harmeson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Booco Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Vandeventer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Peewee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gilmore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grovelawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovelawn Cemetery
- The Grovelawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Grove Lawn Cemetery
- Clem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Moss Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (367 more) ...
- West Maplewood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Walker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Capp Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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 Harmeson Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Harmeson Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Harmeson Heights, with the one closest to Harmeson Heights listed first.
- Alliance
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Alliance is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
- Anderson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pendleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Markleville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chesterfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Middletown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Florida
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Florida is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Mechanicsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mechanicsburg is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- Daleville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fishersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fishersburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishersburg
- Lapel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Alfont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Alfont is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfont
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Milners Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Milners Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milners Corner
- Linwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Linwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Warrington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Warrington is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrington
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Harmeson Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Harmeson Heights.
Newspapers Published in Harmeson Heights ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Harmeson Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Harmeson Heights, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Harmeson Heights.
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 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 Harmeson Heights:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Madison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blackford County
- Boone County
- Delaware County
- Grant County
- Hamilton County
- Hancock County
- Henry County
- Howard County
- Kosciusko County
- Marion County
- Randolph County
- Rush County
- Shelby County
- Tipton County
- Wayne 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 Harmeson Heights, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Harmeson Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |