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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 Heath (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 Heath. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Heath is located in Tippecanoe 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 Tippecanoe County: Benton, Carroll, Clinton, Fountain, Montgomery, Warren & White.
Below are the counties that are near Heath. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Heath:
- Tippecanoe County (The home county of Heath)
- The following are listed by their distance from Heath, with the one closest to Heath listed first.
- Buck Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Americus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Americus is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Delp
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Delp is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delp
- Battle Ground
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dayton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lafayette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Indian Village is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- West Lafayette
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Elston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elston is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elston
- Stockwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Stockwell is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockwell
- Concord
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Clarks Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Gladens Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Gladens Corner is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladens Corner
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heath, with the one closest to Heath listed first.
- Otterbein
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Templeton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Templeton is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton
- Atkinson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Atkinson is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
- Oxford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heath, with the one closest to Heath listed first.
- Thorntown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pike
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pike is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Hazelrigg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hazelrigg is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelrigg
- Elizaville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elizaville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizaville
- Stringtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stringtown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Northfield Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Northfield Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Village
- Ulen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ulen is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heath, with the one closest to Heath listed first.
- Pyrmont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pyrmont is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyrmont
- Ockley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ockley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ockley
- Owasco
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Owasco is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owasco
- Radnor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Radnor is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radnor
- Prince William
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Prince William is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince William
- Delphi
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pittsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pittsburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Cutler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cutler is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutler
- Bringhurst
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bringhurst is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bringhurst
- Flora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Yeoman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Yeoman is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeoman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Camden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rockfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rockfield is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heath, with the one closest to Heath listed first.
- Young America
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Young America is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young America
- Clymers
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clymers is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clymers
- Lake Cicott
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Cicott is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Cicott
- Deacon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Deacon is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacon
- Dunkirk
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dunkirk is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
- Logansport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Galveston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Walton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Royal Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Verona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Verona is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heath, with the one closest to Heath listed first.
- Edna Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Edna Mills is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna Mills
- Rossville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mulberry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sedalia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sedalia is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Cambria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cambria is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Geetingsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Geetingsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geetingsville
- Fickle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fickle is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fickle
- Beard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Beard is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard
- Frankfort
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Manson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Manson is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson
- Middlefork
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Middlefork is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefork
- Colfax
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Michigantown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heath, with the one closest to Heath listed first.
- Roberts
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Roberts is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Newtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Newtown is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Attica
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mellott
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mellott is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heath, with the one closest to Heath listed first.
- Shanghai
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Shanghai is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai
- Judson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Judson is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Russiaville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- West Middleton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- West Middleton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Middleton
- Alto
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Alto is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Jasper County
- Remington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heath, with the one closest to Heath listed first.
- Linden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bowers
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bowers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- New Richmond
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Cherry Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Darlington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Darlington is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
- Garfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Garfield is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Wingate
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shannondale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Shannondale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannondale
- Smartsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Smartsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartsburg
- Crawfordsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wesley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wesley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heath, with the one closest to Heath listed first.
- Groomsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Groomsville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groomsville
- Kempton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kempton is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heath, with the one closest to Heath listed first.
- Green Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Green Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Independence
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Independence is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Chatterton ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Chatterton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatterton
- Pine Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heath, with the one closest to Heath listed first.
- Springboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Springboro is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springboro
- Brookston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chalmers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chalmers is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalmers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
- Monticello
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Idaville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Idaville is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
- Burnettsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Burnettsville is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnettsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
- Norway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Norway is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
- Reynolds
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Indiana Beach
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Indiana Beach is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiana Beach
- Sitka
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Sitka is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Wolcott
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Monon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Buffalo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Buffalo is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Heath, see our County-by-County Page for Heath.
Cemeteries Near Heath ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Heath.
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 Heath - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Heath covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Heath, with the one closest to Heath listed first.
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hollywood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Swank Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Americus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- North Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Battle Ground Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cunningham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Resthaven Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dayton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Baker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (269 more) ...
- Hufford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hufford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pretty Prairie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Heath had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Heath, with the one closest to Heath listed first.
- Pyrmont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pyrmont is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyrmont
- Buck Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Monitor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Monitor is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor
- Pettit
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pettit is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit
- Americus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Americus is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Edna Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Edna Mills is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna Mills
- Colburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Colburn is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colburn
- Owasco
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Owasco is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owasco
- Ockley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ockley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ockley
- Dayton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Radnor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Radnor is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radnor
- Battle Ground
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lafayette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rossville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Harley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harley
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Heath. See our List of 1890's Communities around Heath.
Newspapers Published in Heath ...
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 80 newspapers that have been published in the area around Heath.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Heath, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Heath.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Heath:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Tippecanoe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Boone County
- Carroll County
- Cass County
- Clinton County
- Fountain County
- Howard County
- Jasper County
- Montgomery County
- Tipton County
- Warren County
- White 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 Heath, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Heath) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |