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 Hoover Park (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 Hoover Park. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Hoover Park is located in Blackford 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 Blackford County: Delaware, Grant, Jay & Wells.
Below are the counties that are near Hoover Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hoover Park:
- Blackford County (The home county of Hoover Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoover Park, with the one closest to Hoover Park listed first.
- Hartford City
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mollie ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mollie is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
- Renner ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Renner is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner
- Shamrock Lakes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shamrock Lakes is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Millgrove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Millgrove is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove
- Montpelier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ridertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ridertown is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridertown
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoover Park, with the one closest to Hoover Park listed first.
- Linn Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Linn Grove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Grove
- Geneva
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Berne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Honduras
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Honduras is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honduras
- Coppess Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coppess Corner is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppess Corner
- Monroe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Magley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Magley is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magley
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoover Park, with the one closest to Hoover Park listed first.
- Eaton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Granville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Granville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Former name for Granville:
- Weaton
- Janney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Janney is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janney
- Albany
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gaston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Desoto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Desoto is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desoto
- Andersonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Andersonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Liberty Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Liberty Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Muncie
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Selma
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Yorktown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Progress
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Progress is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoover Park, with the one closest to Hoover Park listed first.
- Upland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Matthews
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Matthews is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Arcana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Arcana is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcana
- Farrville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Farrville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrville
- Friendly Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Friendly Corner is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Corner
- Fowlerton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fowlerton is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Gas City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Van Buren
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Van Buren is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- Jonesboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fairmount
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Marion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Michaelsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Michaelsville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoover Park, with the one closest to Hoover Park listed first.
- Luray
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Luray is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Blountsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Blountsville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Middletown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Springport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Howard County
- Jerome
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Jerome is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Huntington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoover Park, with the one closest to Hoover Park listed first.
- Warren
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Plum Tree
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Plum Tree is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Tree
- Banquo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Banquo is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banquo
- Majenica
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Majenica is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majenica
- River
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- River is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River
- Mount Etna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Etna is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Etna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Monument City ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Monument City is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument City
- Markle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Harlansburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harlansburg is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Bowerstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bowerstown is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerstown
- Huntington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Andrews
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoover Park, with the one closest to Hoover Park listed first.
- Dunkirk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pennville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pony
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pony is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pony
- Fiat
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fiat is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiat
- Redkey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Greene
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Greene is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Blaine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Blaine is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Collett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Collett is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collett
- Antiville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Antiville is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antiville
- Bloomfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bloomfield is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Portland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bluff Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bluff Point is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Point
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoover Park, with the one closest to Hoover Park listed first.
- Summitville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Summitville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
- Alexandria
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gimco City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gimco City is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gimco City
- Orestes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Orestes is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orestes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Dundee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dundee is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Prosperity
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Prosperity is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Chesterfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Frankton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Leisure
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Leisure is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure
- Florida
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Florida is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- North Anderson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Anderson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Anderson
- Country Club Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Country Club Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Miami County
- Converse
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoover Park, with the one closest to Hoover Park listed first.
- Parker City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 734 people
- Windsor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Windsor is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Farmland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stone
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Stone is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- New Pittsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- New Pittsburg is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Saratoga
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Winchester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Modoc
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Modoc is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Wabash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoover Park, with the one closest to Hoover Park listed first.
- La Fontaine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- La Fontaine is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Fontaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- Lincolnville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lincolnville is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Somerset
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Somerset is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Treaty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Treaty is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treaty
- Wells County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoover Park, with the one closest to Hoover Park listed first.
- Keystone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Keystone is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Nottingham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nottingham is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Greenville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greenville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Petroleum
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Petroleum is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Poneto
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Poneto is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poneto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Phenix
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Phenix is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Liberty Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Liberty Center is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
- Reiffsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Reiffsburg is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reiffsburg
- Travisville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Travisville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travisville
- Bluffton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vera Cruz
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vera Cruz is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera Cruz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- North Oaks
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- North Oaks is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oaks
- Mercer County (OH)
- Fort Recovery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hoover Park, see our County-by-County Page for Hoover Park.
Cemeteries Near Hoover Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hoover Park.
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 Hoover Park - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hoover Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hoover Park, with the one closest to Hoover Park listed first.
- IOOF Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Willman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Emshwiller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emshwiller Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Emshwiller Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northeast of Hartford City.
- The Emshwiller Cemetery has also been known as:
- Gochenour Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2262545 <3>
- Shields Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stoll Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Personett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Leffler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Twibell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (283 more) ...
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elizabethtown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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 Hoover Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hoover Park.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hoover Park, with the one closest to Hoover Park listed first.
- Hartford City
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mollie ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mollie is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
- Renner ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Renner is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner
- Millgrove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Millgrove is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove
- Roll
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Roll is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roll
- Eaton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Montpelier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jadden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jadden is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jadden
- Upland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wheeling
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wheeling is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeling
- Ridertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ridertown is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridertown
- Granville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Granville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Former name for Granville:
- Weaton
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Dunkirk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Arcana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Arcana is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcana
- Shideler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Shideler is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shideler
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hoover Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hoover Park.
Newspapers Published in Hoover Park ...
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 122 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hoover Park.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hoover Park, 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 Hoover Park.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Hoover Park:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Blackford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Delaware County
- Grant County
- Henry County
- Howard County
- Huntington County
- Jay County
- Madison County
- Miami County
- Randolph County
- Wabash County
- Wells County
- Mercer 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' (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- Hoover Park) 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 Hoover Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |