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 Hazel College (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 Hazel College. 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.
Hazel College 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 Hazel College. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hazel College:
- Boone County (The home county of Hazel College)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hazel College, with the one closest to Hazel College listed first.
- Lebanon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Northfield Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Northfield Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Village
- Ulen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ulen is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Stringtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stringtown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Hazelrigg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hazelrigg is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelrigg
- Pike
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pike is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Advance
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Advance is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
- Thorntown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gadsden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gadsden is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Whitestown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Elizaville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elizaville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizaville
- Jamestown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hazel College, with the one closest to Hazel College listed first.
- Prince William
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Prince William is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince William
- Cutler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cutler is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutler
- Owasco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Owasco is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owasco
- Burlington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pyrmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pyrmont is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyrmont
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hazel College, with the one closest to Hazel College listed first.
- Reagan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Reagan is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
- Kirklin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Colfax
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Manson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Manson is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson
- Frankfort
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Boyleston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Boyleston is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston
- Fickle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fickle is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fickle
- Scircleville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Scircleville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scircleville
- Michigantown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Beard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Beard is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard
- Cambria
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cambria is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Mulberry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hazel College, with the one closest to Hazel College listed first.
- Eagletown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Eagletown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
- Sheridan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hortonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hortonville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Westfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bakers Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bakers Corner is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Corner
- Carmel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- North Ridge Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- North Ridge Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridge Village
- Newark Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Newark Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark Village
- Ekin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ekin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekin
- Monterey Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Monterey Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey Village
- Cicero
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Noblesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hendricks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hazel College, with the one closest to Hazel College listed first.
- Lizton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pittsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- North Salem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brownsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Danville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Avon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- 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>
- New Winchester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- New Winchester is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Winchester
- Hadley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hadley is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Cartersburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Clayton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Plainfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Reno
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Reno is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hazel College, with the one closest to Hazel College listed first.
- Russiaville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shanghai
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Shanghai is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hazel College, with the one closest to Hazel College listed first.
- Traders Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Traders Point is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Point
- Clermont
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Snacks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Snacks is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snacks
- Meridian Hills
(21 miles [33.8 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
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Wolfington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wolfington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfington
- Crows Nest
(22 miles [35.4 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
- North Crows Nest
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Rocky Ripple
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Speedway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Hill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Wynnedale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wynnedale is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hazel College, with the one closest to Hazel College listed first.
- Shannondale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Shannondale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannondale
- New Ross
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bowers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bowers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Darlington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Darlington is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
- Mace
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mace is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mace
- Garfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Garfield is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Smartsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Smartsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartsburg
- Ladoga
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Crawfordsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cherry Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cherry Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- North Union
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- North Union is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Union
- New Market
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- New Market is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
- Morgan County
- Mooresville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hazel College, with the one closest to Hazel College listed first.
- Barnard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barnard is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
- Roachdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Groveland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Groveland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Bainbridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bainbridge is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Blakesburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blakesburg is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakesburg
- Fillmore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fillmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Russellville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Russellville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Tippecanoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hazel College, with the one closest to Hazel College listed first.
- Clarks Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stockwell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stockwell is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockwell
- Gladens Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gladens Corner is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladens Corner
- Concord
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Corwin ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Corwin is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin
- Corwin has also been known as:
- Corwin Station
- Romney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dayton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hazel College, with the one closest to Hazel College listed first.
- Jericho ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jericho is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Kempton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kempton is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- East Union
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- East Union is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Goldsmith
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Goldsmith is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith
- Groomsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Groomsville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groomsville
- Tipton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hazel College, see our County-by-County Page for Hazel College.
Cemeteries Near Hazel College ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hazel College.
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 Hazel College - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hazel College covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hazel College, with the one closest to Hazel College listed first.
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- The Oak Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oakhill Cemetery
- Rodefer Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86196 <2>
- Robinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dowden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hopewell Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the north of Lebanon.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1980555 <2>
- Smith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Lawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Lawn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Maple Lawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Thorntown.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85793 <2>
- Maple Law Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (458 more) ...
- Cox Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gipson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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 Hazel College in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hazel College.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hazel College, with the one closest to Hazel College listed first.
- Lebanon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hazelrigg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hazelrigg is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelrigg
- Max
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Max is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Max
- Advance
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Advance is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
- Shepherd
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shepherd is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
- New Brunswick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- New Brunswick is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brunswick
- Thorntown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Whitestown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gadsden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gadsden is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Elizaville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elizaville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizaville
- Shannondale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Shannondale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannondale
- Jamestown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lizton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rosston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rosston is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosston
- Waugh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- 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 Hazel College. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hazel College.
Newspapers Published in Hazel College ...
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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hazel College.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hazel College, 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 Hazel College.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Hazel College:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Boone County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Clinton County
- Hamilton County
- Hendricks County
- Howard County
- Marion County
- Montgomery County
- Morgan County
- Putnam County
- Tippecanoe 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> | 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hazel College) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Hazel College, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |