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 Hillsboro (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 Hillsboro. 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 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 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.
Hillsboro is located in Henry 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 Henry County: Delaware, Fayette, Hancock, Madison, Randolph, Rush & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Hillsboro. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hillsboro:
- Henry County (The home county of Hillsboro)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillsboro, with the one closest to Hillsboro listed first.
- Messick
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Messick is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messick
- Foley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Foley is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
- Mount Summit
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Castle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mooreland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mooreland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Corwin
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Corwin is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin
- Millville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Millville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Springport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Luray
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Luray is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Blountsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Blountsville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Cadiz
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cadiz is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Blackford County
- Millgrove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Millgrove is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillsboro, with the one closest to Hillsboro listed first.
- Oakville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oakville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Cowan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cowan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Progress
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Progress is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Liberty Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Liberty Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Muncie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Selma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Daleville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Yorktown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Andersonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Andersonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Desoto
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Desoto is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desoto
- Albany
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Granville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Granville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Former name for Granville:
- Weaton
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillsboro, with the one closest to Hillsboro listed first.
- Bentonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bentonville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- Fairview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Harrisburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harrisburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Connersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Orange
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Orange is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Springersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Springersville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springersville
- Nulltown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Nulltown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nulltown
- Alpine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Alpine is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Everton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Everton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everton
- Grant County
- Matthews
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Matthews is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Hamilton County
- Luxhaven
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Luxhaven is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxhaven
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillsboro, with the one closest to Hillsboro listed first.
- Shirley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Shirley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 906 people
- Wilkinson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Warrington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Warrington is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrington
- Charlottesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Charlottesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlottesville
- Willow Branch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Willow Branch is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Branch
- Eden
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Eden is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Maxwell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Maxwell is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Greenfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Colonial Village is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Denny Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Denny Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Corner
- Fortville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mohawk
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mohawk is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Jay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillsboro, with the one closest to Hillsboro listed first.
- Dunkirk
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Redkey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Kosciusko County
- Warsaw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillsboro, with the one closest to Hillsboro listed first.
- Markleville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Chesterfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glyn Ellen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Glyn Ellen is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glyn Ellen
- Anderson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Country Club Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Country Club Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- North Anderson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Anderson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Anderson
- Woodlawn Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlawn Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Western Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Western Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Village
- Pendleton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Edgewood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,850 people
- Prosperity
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Prosperity is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- River Forest
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- River Forest is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Forest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillsboro, with the one closest to Hillsboro listed first.
- Losantville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Modoc
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Modoc is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Windsor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Windsor is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Parker City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomingport
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bloomingport is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingport
- Farmland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lynn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Rural
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rural is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Snow Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Snow Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Winchester
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Arba
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Arba is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arba
- Stone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Stone is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Rush County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillsboro, with the one closest to Hillsboro listed first.
- Raleigh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Raleigh is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Mays
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mays is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays
- Falmouth
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Falmouth is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Gings
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Gings is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gings
- Carthage
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Henderson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Henderson is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Glenwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rushville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Arlington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Homer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Homer is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillsboro, with the one closest to Hillsboro listed first.
- Gwynneville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gwynneville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwynneville
- Morristown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fountaintown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fountaintown is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountaintown
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillsboro, with the one closest to Hillsboro listed first.
- Yankee Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Yankee Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Town
- Brownsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brownsville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillsboro, with the one closest to Hillsboro listed first.
- Franklin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Franklin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Hagerstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Economy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Economy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Dublin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dublin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
- Cambridge City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Auburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Auburn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- East Germantown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Germantown is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Germantown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Milton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Milton is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- Pennville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pennville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Greens Fork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Williamsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Williamsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Beesons
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Beesons is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beesons
- Darke County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillsboro, with the one closest to Hillsboro listed first.
- Hollansburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hollansburg is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollansburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Long
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Long is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long
- Preble County (OH)
- New Paris
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hillsboro, see our County-by-County Page for Hillsboro.
Cemeteries Near Hillsboro ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hillsboro.
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 Hillsboro - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hillsboro covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hillsboro, with the one closest to Hillsboro listed first.
- Livezey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Harvey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Summit Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- South Mound Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Mound Cemetery
- The South Mound Cemetery has also been known as:
- Southmound Cemetery
- Westlawn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86954 <2>
- Lebanon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Batson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Batson Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of New Castle.
- The Batson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Batson Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1983773 <2>
- Kessinger Methodist Episcopal Church (MEC) Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Elliott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rogersville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- White Heart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bales Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (340 more) ...
- Hodson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<4>
While we didn't find Hillsboro in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hillsboro.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hillsboro, with the one closest to Hillsboro listed first.
- Messick
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Messick is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messick
- New Castle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ashland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Mount Summit
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mooreland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mooreland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Rogersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rogersville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Millville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Millville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Springport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Luray
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Luray is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- New Lisbon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Lisbon is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lisbon
- Oakville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oakville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Dalton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dalton is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Losantville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Blountsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Blountsville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hillsboro. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hillsboro.
Newspapers Published in Hillsboro ...
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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hillsboro.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hillsboro, 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 Hillsboro.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Hillsboro:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Henry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blackford County
- Delaware County
- Fayette County
- Grant County
- Hamilton County
- Hancock County
- Jay County
- Kosciusko County
- Madison County
- Randolph County
- Rush County
- Shelby County
- Union County
- Wayne County
- Darke County
- Preble 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hillsboro) 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 Hillsboro, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |