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 Hemlock (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 Hemlock. 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.
Hemlock is located in Howard 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 Howard County: Carroll, Cass, Clinton, Grant, Miami & Tipton.
Below are the counties that are near Hemlock. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hemlock:
- Howard County (The home county of Hemlock)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hemlock, with the one closest to Hemlock listed first.
- Guy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Guy is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Oakford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Oakford is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakford
- Indian Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Indian Heights is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Heights
- Vermont
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Vermont is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont
- Greentown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jerome
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jerome is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Kokomo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Alto is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Plevna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Plevna is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
- West Middleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- West Middleton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Middleton
- Cassville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cassville is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Russiaville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Judson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Judson is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hemlock, with the one closest to Hemlock listed first.
- Elizaville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elizaville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizaville
- Gadsden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gadsden is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Pike
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pike is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hemlock, with the one closest to Hemlock listed first.
- Burlington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Deer Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Cutler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cutler is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutler
- Bringhurst
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bringhurst is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bringhurst
- Flora
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Prince William
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Prince William is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince William
- Camden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burrows
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burrows is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows
- Owasco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Owasco is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owasco
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hemlock, with the one closest to Hemlock listed first.
- Galveston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Walton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Young America
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Young America is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young America
- Deacon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Deacon is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacon
- Onward
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Onward is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onward
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- New Waverly
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- New Waverly is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Waverly
- Hoover
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hoover is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
- Logansport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clymers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clymers is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clymers
- Dunkirk
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dunkirk is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hemlock, with the one closest to Hemlock listed first.
- Forest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Forest is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Scircleville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Scircleville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scircleville
- Middlefork
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Middlefork is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefork
- Michigantown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Boyleston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Boyleston is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston
- Beard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Beard is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard
- Kirklin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Geetingsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Geetingsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geetingsville
- Sedalia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Sedalia is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Frankfort
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cambria
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cambria is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Reagan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Reagan is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
- Rossville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hemlock, with the one closest to Hemlock listed first.
- Janney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Janney is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janney
- Gaston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hemlock, with the one closest to Hemlock listed first.
- Sims
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sims is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
- Swayzee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rigdon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rigdon is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigdon
- Herbst
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Herbst is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbst
- Hackleman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hackleman is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleman
- Mier
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mier is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mier
- Sweetser
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Michaelsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Michaelsville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
- Fairmount
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Jalapa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jalapa is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Jonesboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Marion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gas City
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hemlock, with the one closest to Hemlock listed first.
- Atlanta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ekin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ekin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekin
- Arcadia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Omega
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Omega is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Aroma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Aroma is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroma
- Bakers Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bakers Corner is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Corner
- Cicero
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Strawtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Strawtown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawtown
- Sheridan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hortonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hortonville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Monterey Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Monterey Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey Village
- Noblesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Durbin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Durbin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Huntington County
- Banquo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Banquo is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banquo
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hemlock, with the one closest to Hemlock listed first.
- Leisure
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Leisure is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure
- West Elwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Elwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elwood
- Elwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dundee
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Dundee is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Frankton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Orestes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Orestes is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orestes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Summitville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Summitville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
- Gimco City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gimco City is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gimco City
- Perkinsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Alexandria
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fishersburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Fishersburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishersburg
- Florida
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Florida is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Prosperity
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Prosperity is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hemlock, with the one closest to Hemlock listed first.
- Miami
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- North Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- North Grove is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grove
- Amboy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Amboy is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Converse
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Loree
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Loree is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loree
- Bunker Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Santa Fe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Santa Fe is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Peru
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Oakdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Oakdale is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Mexico
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Denver
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hemlock, with the one closest to Hemlock listed first.
- Nevada
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nevada is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Sharpsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Windfall City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Windfall City is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
- Windfall
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tipton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Groomsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Groomsville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groomsville
- Hobbs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Goldsmith
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Goldsmith is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith
- Kempton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kempton is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- East Union
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- East Union is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Jericho ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jericho is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Wabash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hemlock, with the one closest to Hemlock listed first.
- Somerset
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Somerset is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- La Fontaine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- La Fontaine is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Fontaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- Treaty
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Treaty is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treaty
- Richvalley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Richvalley is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richvalley
- Wabash
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lincolnville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lincolnville is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hemlock, see our County-by-County Page for Hemlock.
Cemeteries Near Hemlock ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hemlock.
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 Hemlock - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hemlock covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hemlock, with the one closest to Hemlock listed first.
- Poff Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Chandler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Turner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Freeman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Albright Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jackson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Brookside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wheeler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Cemetery
- The Greenlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greentown Cemetery
- Walberg Cemetery
- Wooters Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85209 <2>
- Continue List (322 more) ...
- Sharp Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Goar Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Hemlock had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hemlock, with the one closest to Hemlock listed first.
- Center
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Center is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Nevada
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nevada is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Sharpsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Guy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Guy is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Oakford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Oakford is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakford
- Windfall
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Greentown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Vermont
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Vermont is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont
- Phlox
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Phlox is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phlox
- Jerome
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jerome is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Kokomo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Alto is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- West Liberty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- West Liberty is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Sycamore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sycamore is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Plevna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Plevna is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hemlock. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hemlock.
Newspapers Published in Hemlock ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hemlock.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hemlock, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hemlock.
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 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 Hemlock:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Howard County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Carroll County
- Cass County
- Clinton County
- Delaware County
- Grant County
- Hamilton County
- Huntington County
- Madison County
- Miami County
- Tipton County
- Wabash 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 Hemlock, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hemlock) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |