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 Hiser (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 Hiser. 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 and hospitals 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.
Hiser is located in Wayne 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 Wayne County: Fayette, Henry, Randolph, Union, Darke (OH) & Preble (OH).
Below are the counties that are near Hiser. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hiser:
- Wayne County (The home county of Hiser)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hiser, with the one closest to Hiser listed first.
- Pennville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pennville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- East Germantown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- East Germantown is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Germantown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Centerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Milton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Milton is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- Cambridge City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Greens Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mount Auburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mount Auburn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Dublin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dublin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
- Hagerstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beesons
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beesons is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beesons
- Abington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Abington is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
- Richmond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Webster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Webster is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Decatur County
- Clarksburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksburg is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hiser, with the one closest to Hiser listed first.
- Oakville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Oakville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Cowan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cowan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Selma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Progress
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Progress is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Liberty Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Muncie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hiser, with the one closest to Hiser listed first.
- Bentonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bentonville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- Springersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Springersville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springersville
- Harrisburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harrisburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Connersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fairview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Nulltown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Nulltown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nulltown
- Everton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Everton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everton
- Alpine
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Alpine is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Orange
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Orange is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hiser, with the one closest to Hiser listed first.
- Laurel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bath
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bath is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Andersonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Andersonville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Metamora
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Yellow Bank
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Yellow Bank is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bank
- Brookville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Oak Forest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Oak Forest is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
- Peoria
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Peoria is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Mount Carmel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Carmel is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Oak Tree Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Oak Tree Crossroads is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Tree Crossroads
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hiser, with the one closest to Hiser listed first.
- Shirley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Shirley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 906 people
- Charlottesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Charlottesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlottesville
- Wilkinson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Warrington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Warrington is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrington
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hiser, with the one closest to Hiser listed first.
- New Lisbon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- New Lisbon is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lisbon
- Millville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Millville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Straughn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Corwin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Corwin is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin
- Lewisville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mooreland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mooreland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Messick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Messick is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messick
- New Castle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blountsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Blountsville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Foley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Foley is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
- Dunreith
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Spiceland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Greensboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Greensboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Kosciusko County
- Warsaw
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Madison County
- Markleville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hiser, with the one closest to Hiser listed first.
- Bloomingport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bloomingport is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingport
- Losantville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Modoc
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Modoc is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Arba
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Arba is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arba
- Lynn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Snow Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Snow Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Rural
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rural is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Spartanburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Spartanburg is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartanburg
- Windsor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Windsor is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Farmland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Winchester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Parker City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Haysville Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Haysville Corner is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville Corner
- Rush County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hiser, with the one closest to Hiser listed first.
- Falmouth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Falmouth is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Raleigh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Raleigh is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Glenwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gings
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Gings is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gings
- Mays
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mays is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays
- Rushville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Henderson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Henderson is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Carthage
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Arlington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Milroy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hiser, with the one closest to Hiser listed first.
- Yankee Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Yankee Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Town
- Brownsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Brownsville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Liberty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Goodwins Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Goodwins Corner is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Corner
- Billingsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Billingsville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billingsville
- West College Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Contreras
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Contreras is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contreras
- Butler County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hiser, with the one closest to Hiser listed first.
- Contreras
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Contreras is located in Butler County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contreras
- Oxford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Peoria
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Peoria is located in Butler County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Somerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Darke County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hiser, with the one closest to Hiser listed first.
- Hollansburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hollansburg is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollansburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- New Madison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Long
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Long is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long
- Palestine
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Castine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Castine is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Savona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Savona is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savona
- Fort Jefferson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Jefferson is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Jefferson
- Nashville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nashville is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Wayne Lakes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wayne Lakes is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Wayne Lakes has also been known as:
- Wayne Lakes Park
- Ithaca
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ithaca is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Coletown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coletown is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coletown
- Abbottsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Abbottsville is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsville
- Arcanum
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Preble County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hiser, with the one closest to Hiser listed first.
- New Paris
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- New Hope
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- New Hope is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Corvin ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Corvin is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corvin
- Eldorado
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Eldorado is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- College Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Lakengren
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Lakengren is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lakengren
- Morning Sun
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Morning Sun is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Sun
- Eaton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- West Manchester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Camden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Euphemia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Euphemia is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euphemia
- Lewisburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- West Alexandria
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hiser, see our County-by-County Page for Hiser.
Cemeteries Near Hiser ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hiser.
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 Hiser - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hiser covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hiser, with the one closest to Hiser listed first.
- United Brethren Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Franklin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Friends Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- South Side Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Capitol Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- West Side Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Greens Fork Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (352 more) ...
- Fairfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- East Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- South Lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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 Hiser in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hiser.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hiser, with the one closest to Hiser listed first.
- Jacksonburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jacksonburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- East Germantown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- East Germantown is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Germantown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Milton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Milton is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- Cambridge City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Greens Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dublin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dublin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
- Bentonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bentonville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- Hagerstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Abington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Abington is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
- Richmond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Webster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Webster is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Harrisburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harrisburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Clifton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Williamsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- New Lisbon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- New Lisbon is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lisbon
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hiser. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hiser.
Newspapers Published in Hiser ...
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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hiser.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hiser, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hiser.
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 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 Hiser:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Wayne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Decatur County
- Delaware County
- Fayette County
- Franklin County
- Hancock County
- Henry County
- Kosciusko County
- Madison County
- Randolph County
- Rush County
- Union County
- Butler 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> | 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- Hiser) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Hiser, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |