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 Harrisville (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 Harrisville. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Harrisville is located in Randolph 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 Randolph County: Delaware, Henry, Jay, Wayne & Darke (OH).
Below are the counties that are near Harrisville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Harrisville:
- Randolph County (The home county of Harrisville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisville, with the one closest to Harrisville listed first.
- Haysville Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Haysville Corner is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville Corner
- Union City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Saratoga
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Winchester
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rural
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rural is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Stone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stone is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Snow Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Snow Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- New Pittsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- New Pittsburg is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Spartanburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Spartanburg is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartanburg
- Lynn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ridgeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 734 people
- Arba
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Arba is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arba
- Adams County
- Geneva
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Blackford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisville, with the one closest to Harrisville listed first.
- Ridertown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ridertown is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridertown
- Millgrove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Millgrove is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisville, with the one closest to Harrisville listed first.
- Albany
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Selma
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Desoto
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Desoto is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desoto
- Liberty Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Liberty Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Granville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Granville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Former name for Granville:
- Weaton
- Eaton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Muncie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cowan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cowan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Oakville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Oakville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Andersonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Andersonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Progress
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Progress is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisville, with the one closest to Harrisville listed first.
- Blountsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Blountsville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Mooreland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Mooreland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Messick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Messick is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messick
- Millville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Millville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Luray
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Luray is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Springport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Foley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Foley is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
- Mount Summit
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Lisbon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Lisbon is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lisbon
- Corwin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Corwin is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin
- Jay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisville, with the one closest to Harrisville listed first.
- Boundary City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Boundary City is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boundary City
- Bluff Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff Point is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Point
- Salamonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Salamonia is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salamonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Collett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Collett is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collett
- Portland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Blaine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blaine is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Redkey
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Greene
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Greene is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Dunkirk
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pony
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pony is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pony
- Antiville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Antiville is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antiville
- Bloomfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bloomfield is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisville, with the one closest to Harrisville listed first.
- Fountain City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Whitewater
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Whitewater is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Williamsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Economy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Economy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Webster
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Webster is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Chester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Chester is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Greens Fork
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Franklin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Spring Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Spring Grove is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Richmond
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hagerstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wells County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisville, with the one closest to Harrisville listed first.
- Phenix
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Phenix is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Nottingham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nottingham is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Auglaize County (OH)
- Minster
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Darke County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisville, with the one closest to Harrisville listed first.
- Union City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Union City is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
- Long
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Long is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long
- Nashville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nashville is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Coletown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Coletown is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coletown
- Lightsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lightsville is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightsville
- Palestine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ansonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ansonia is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,120 people
- Hollansburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hollansburg is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollansburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Greenville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pikeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pikeville is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Rossburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dawn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Dawn is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawn
- Mercer County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisville, with the one closest to Harrisville listed first.
- Fort Recovery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Burkettsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wendelin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wendelin is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendelin
- Saint Henry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Macedon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Macedon is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon
- Coldwater
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wabash
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Wabash is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Chickasaw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Scudder
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Scudder is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scudder
- Skeels Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Skeels Crossroads is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skeels Crossroads
- Montezuma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Montezuma is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Celina
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Miami County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisville, with the one closest to Harrisville listed first.
- Bloomer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bloomer is located in Miami County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Bradford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Polo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Polo is located in Miami County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo
- West Covington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- West Covington is located in Miami County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Covington
- Covington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Laura
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Potsdam
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Potsdam is located in Miami County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Montgomery County (OH)
- Wengerlawn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wengerlawn is located in Montgomery County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wengerlawn
- Preble County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisville, with the one closest to Harrisville listed first.
- Eldorado
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eldorado is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- New Paris
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- West Manchester
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- New Hope is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Verona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Euphemia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Euphemia is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euphemia
- Lewisburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shelby County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisville, with the one closest to Harrisville listed first.
- Russia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Fort Laramie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dawson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dawson is located in Shelby County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Harrisville, see our County-by-County Page for Harrisville.
Cemeteries Near Harrisville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harrisville.
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 Harrisville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Harrisville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Harrisville, with the one closest to Harrisville listed first.
- Conklin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Shockney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Union City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hoover Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Moffitt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bartonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Union City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Brick Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Saratoga Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fountain Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Old Prospect Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (366 more) ...
- Weimer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hillgrove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Harrisville had a population of 178 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Harrisville, with the one closest to Harrisville listed first.
- Saratoga
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Union City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bartonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bartonia is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartonia
- Hill Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hill Grove is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Grove
- Winchester
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rural
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rural is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Snow Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Snow Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Cosmos
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cosmos is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosmos
- Randolph
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Randolph is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Stone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stone is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Spartanburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Spartanburg is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartanburg
- Long
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Long is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Deerfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Deerfield is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- New Pittsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- New Pittsburg is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Lynn
(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 Harrisville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Harrisville.
Newspapers Published in Harrisville ...
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 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Harrisville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Harrisville, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Harrisville.
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 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 Harrisville:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Randolph County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Blackford County
- Delaware County
- Henry County
- Jay County
- Wayne County
- Wells County
- Auglaize County
- Darke County
- Mercer County
- Miami County
- Montgomery County
- Preble County
- Shelby 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> | 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 Harrisville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Harrisville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |