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 Hooker Corner (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 Hooker Corner. 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.
Name Variations for Hooker Corner ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Hooker Corner: Hooker Cor. (or less commonly used: Hooker Crn.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Hooker Corner is located in Warren 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 Warren County: Vermilion (IL), Benton, Fountain, Tippecanoe & Vermillion.
Below are the counties that are near Hooker Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hooker Corner:
- Warren County (The home county of Hooker Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hooker Corner, with the one closest to Hooker Corner listed first.
- Pine Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brisco ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brisco is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisco
- Chatterton ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chatterton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatterton
- Green Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Green Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Williamsport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Independence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Independence is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Pence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pence is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pence
- West Lebanon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- West Lebanon is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 686 people
- Hedrick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hedrick is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
- Sloan ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sloan is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
- Old Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Old Town is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- State Line City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- State Line City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hooker Corner, with the one closest to Hooker Corner listed first.
- Oxford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Boswell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Templeton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Templeton is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton
- Atkinson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Atkinson is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
- Talbot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dunn ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dunn is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
- Ambia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ambia is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Otterbein
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fowler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gravel Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Gravel Hill is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Freeland Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Freeland Park is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland Park
- Earl Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Earl Park is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Fountain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hooker Corner, with the one closest to Hooker Corner listed first.
- Attica
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Roberts
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Roberts is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Newtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Newtown is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Stone Bluff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Stone Bluff is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Bluff
- Covington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mellott
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mellott is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Layton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Layton is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Veedersburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hillsboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hooker Corner, with the one closest to Hooker Corner listed first.
- Remington
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Egypt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Egypt is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hooker Corner, with the one closest to Hooker Corner listed first.
- Wingate
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- New Richmond
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Linden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Waynetown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hooker Corner, with the one closest to Hooker Corner listed first.
- Goodland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Newton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Newton is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Kentland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Brook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Foresman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Foresman is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foresman
- Tippecanoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hooker Corner, with the one closest to Hooker Corner listed first.
- Montmorenci
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Montmorenci is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montmorenci
- Glenhall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glenhall is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenhall
- Westpoint
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Odell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Odell is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
- Shadeland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Shadeland is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadeland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,922 people
- Elston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Elston is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elston
- Indian Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Indian Village is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- West Lafayette
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lafayette
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Battle Ground
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Corwin ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Corwin is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin
- Corwin has also been known as:
- Corwin Station
- Romney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vermillion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hooker Corner, with the one closest to Hooker Corner listed first.
- Tree Spring
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Tree Spring is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree Spring
- Rileysburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rileysburg is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rileysburg
- Gessie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gessie is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gessie
- Perrysville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hooker Corner, with the one closest to Hooker Corner listed first.
- Brookston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wolcott
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chalmers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chalmers is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalmers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
- Springboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Springboro is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springboro
- Reynolds
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Iroquois County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hooker Corner, with the one closest to Hooker Corner listed first.
- Stockland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Wellington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Milford
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Effner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Effner is located in Iroquois County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effner
- Sheldon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Goodwine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Claytonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Schwer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Schwer is located in Iroquois County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schwer
- Woodland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Iroquois
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vermilion County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hooker Corner, with the one closest to Hooker Corner listed first.
- Coalton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Coalton is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Alvin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Alvin is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Alvin has also been known as:
- Alvan Village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alvin <1>
- Hoopeston
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rossville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bismarck
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Illiana
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Illiana is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illiana
- Henning
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Newell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Newell is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- East Lynn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Danville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Denmark ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Denmark is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Potomac
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hooker Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Hooker Corner.
Cemeteries Near Hooker Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hooker Corner.
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 Hooker Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hooker Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hooker Corner, with the one closest to Hooker Corner listed first.
- Hooker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Gray Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rainsville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brisco Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Van Reed Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bartlett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Perigo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Quaker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Justus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Boswell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (245 more) ...
- Oxford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Brier Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mound Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Hooker Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hooker Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hooker Corner, with the one closest to Hooker Corner listed first.
- Pine Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Chase
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Chase is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Oxford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Boswell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Carbondale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Carbondale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Winthrop
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Winthrop is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
- Templeton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Templeton is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton
- Atkinson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Atkinson is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
- Talbot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Swanington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Swanington is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanington
- Ambia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ambia is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Fowler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Williamsport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Independence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Independence is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Green Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Green Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hooker Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hooker Corner.
Newspapers Published in Hooker Corner ...
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 99 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hooker Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hooker Corner, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hooker Corner.
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 Hooker Corner:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Warren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Fountain County
- Jasper County
- Montgomery County
- Newton County
- Tippecanoe County
- Vermillion County
- White County
- Iroquois County
- Vermilion 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 Hooker Corner, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hooker Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |