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 Herr (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 Herr. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Herr 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 Herr. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Herr:
- Boone County (The home county of Herr)
- The following are listed by their distance from Herr, with the one closest to Herr listed first.
- Whitestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lebanon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Northfield Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Northfield Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Village
- Ulen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ulen is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Zionsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gadsden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gadsden is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Eagle Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Eagle Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
- Stringtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Stringtown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Advance
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Advance is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
- Jamestown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hazelrigg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hazelrigg is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelrigg
- Elizaville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Elizaville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizaville
- Pike
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pike is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Herr, with the one closest to Herr listed first.
- Kirklin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Reagan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Reagan is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
- Colfax
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Manson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Manson is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson
- Boyleston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Boyleston is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston
- Frankfort
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Scircleville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Scircleville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scircleville
- Fickle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fickle is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fickle
- Michigantown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Beard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Beard is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard
- Cambria
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cambria is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Forest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Forest is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Mulberry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Herr, with the one closest to Herr listed first.
- Eagletown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Eagletown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
- Carmel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- North Ridge Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- North Ridge Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridge Village
- Newark Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Newark Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark Village
- Westfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hortonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hortonville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Sheridan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bakers Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bakers Corner is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Corner
- Monterey Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Monterey Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey Village
- Ekin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ekin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekin
- Noblesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Fishers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cicero
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Herr, with the one closest to Herr listed first.
- McCordsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Woodbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Woodbury is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Fortville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Gem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gem is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
- Hendricks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Herr, with the one closest to Herr listed first.
- Pittsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lizton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brownsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Avon
(13 miles [20.9 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>
- North Salem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Danville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cartersburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Plainfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hadley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hadley is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- New Winchester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Winchester is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Winchester
- Clayton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Amo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Reno
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Reno is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Herr, with the one closest to Herr listed first.
- Smith Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Valley is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Valley
- Bluff Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Greenwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stones Crossing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stones Crossing is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Crossing
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Herr, with the one closest to Herr listed first.
- Traders Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Traders Point is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Point
- Clermont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Snacks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Snacks is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snacks
- Speedway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wolfington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wolfington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfington
- Wynnedale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wynnedale is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Meridian Hills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Williams Creek is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- Crows Nest
(15 miles [24.1 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
(15 miles [24.1 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
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Spring Hill
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Indianapolis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Herr, with the one closest to Herr listed first.
- New Ross
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Shannondale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shannondale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannondale
- Ladoga
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mace
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mace is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mace
- Bowers
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bowers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Darlington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Darlington is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
- Smartsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Smartsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartsburg
- Garfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Garfield is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Crawfordsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- North Union
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- North Union is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Union
- New Market
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Cherry Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Linden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Herr, with the one closest to Herr listed first.
- Mooresville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Young
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Young is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young
- Brookmoor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Brookmoor is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookmoor
- Lake Hart
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lake Hart is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hart
- Monrovia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Red House ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Red House is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Brooklyn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hall is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Waverly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Waverly is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Bethany
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bethany is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Wilbur
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wilbur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Herr, with the one closest to Herr listed first.
- Barnard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barnard is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
- Groveland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Groveland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Roachdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bainbridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bainbridge is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Fillmore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fillmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Blakesburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Blakesburg is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakesburg
- Belle Union
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Union is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Union
- Russellville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- 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 Herr, with the one closest to Herr listed first.
- Clarks Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gladens Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gladens Corner is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladens Corner
- Stockwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stockwell is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockwell
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Herr, with the one closest to Herr listed first.
- Jericho ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Jericho is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- East Union
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- East Union is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Kempton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kempton is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Goldsmith
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Goldsmith is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith
- Groomsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Groomsville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groomsville
- Tipton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Herr, see our County-by-County Page for Herr.
Cemeteries Near Herr ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Herr.
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 Herr - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Herr covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Herr, with the one closest to Herr listed first.
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dickerson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Smith - Shepherd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Howard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln Memory Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Robinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Weaver Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sparks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (499 more) ...
- Pitzer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- McCord Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dowden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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 Herr in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Herr.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Herr, with the one closest to Herr listed first.
- Shepherd
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Shepherd is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
- New Brunswick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Brunswick is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brunswick
- Royalton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Royalton is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Whitestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pittsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lebanon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lizton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brownsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Traders Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Traders Point is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Point
- Zionsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gadsden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gadsden is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Max
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Max is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Max
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Maplewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Maplewood is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Tilden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Tilden is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilden
- Northfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Northfield is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Herr. See our List of 1890's Communities around Herr.
Newspapers Published in Herr ...
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 104 newspapers that have been published in the area around Herr.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Herr, 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 Herr.
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 helpful 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 Herr:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Boone County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clinton County
- Hamilton County
- Hancock County
- Hendricks County
- Johnson 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> | 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 Herr, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Herr) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |