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 Horizon Estates (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 Horizon Estates. 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 Horizon Estates ...
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 Horizon Estates: Horizon Ests.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Horizon Estates is located in Johnson 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 Johnson County: Bartholomew, Brown, Marion, Morgan & Shelby.
Below are the counties that are near Horizon Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Horizon Estates:
- Johnson County (The home county of Horizon Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Horizon Estates, with the one closest to Horizon Estates listed first.
- Smith Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Smith Valley is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Valley
- Bluff Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bluff Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Stones Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Stones Crossing is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Crossing
- Bargersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Banta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Banta is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banta
- New Whiteland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Whiteland is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Whiteland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
- Greenwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Providence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Providence is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Rocklane
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rocklane is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklane
- Anita ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Anita is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anita
- Franklin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bartholomew County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horizon Estates, with the one closest to Horizon Estates listed first.
- Pleasant View Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant View Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Village
- Taylorsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Lonesome
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Stony Lonesome is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Lonesome
- Clifford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clifford is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Corn Brook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Corn Brook is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Brook
- Columbus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hope
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hope is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,248 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <1>
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horizon Estates, with the one closest to Horizon Estates listed first.
- Eagle Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Eagle Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
- Zionsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Whitestown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horizon Estates, with the one closest to Horizon Estates listed first.
- Spearsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Spearsville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearsville
- Beanblossom
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Beanblossom is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beanblossom
- Beanblossom has also been known as:
- Bean Blossom
- Helmsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Helmsburg is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmsburg
- Nashville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Gnaw Bone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mount Liberty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Liberty is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horizon Estates, with the one closest to Horizon Estates listed first.
- North Ridge Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- North Ridge Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridge Village
- Carmel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Newark Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Newark Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark Village
- Bridgewater
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgewater is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Fishers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Luxhaven
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Luxhaven is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxhaven
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horizon Estates, with the one closest to Horizon Estates listed first.
- New Palestine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gem
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gem is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
- Philadelphia
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Philadelphia is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Spring Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Lake is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- McCordsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mohawk
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mohawk is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Greenfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Woodbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Woodbury is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Denny Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Denny Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Corner
- Fortville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Maxwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Maxwell is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Hendricks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horizon Estates, with the one closest to Horizon Estates listed first.
- Plainfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Avon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Cartersburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hazelwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hazelwood is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Clayton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Brownsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Danville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Amo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hadley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hadley is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Stilesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Pittsboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Coatesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horizon Estates, with the one closest to Horizon Estates listed first.
- West Newton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Newton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newton
- Homecroft
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Homecroft is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homecroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
- Southport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Camby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beech Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Indianapolis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Acton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Acton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Speedway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Charlesmac Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Charlesmac Village is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesmac Village
- Warren Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Warren Park is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,574 people
- Clermont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Spring Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Spring Hill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horizon Estates, with the one closest to Horizon Estates listed first.
- Unionville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dolan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dolan is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolan
- Stinesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stinesville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horizon Estates, with the one closest to Horizon Estates listed first.
- Waverly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Red House ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Red House is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Young
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Young is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young
- Brookmoor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Brookmoor is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookmoor
- Bethany
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bethany is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Brooklyn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mooresville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lake Hart
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lake Hart is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hart
- Morgantown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Monrovia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Martinsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wilbur
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wilbur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
- Owen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horizon Estates, with the one closest to Horizon Estates listed first.
- Quincy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Quincy is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Gosport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horizon Estates, with the one closest to Horizon Estates listed first.
- Belle Union
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Belle Union is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Union
- Fillmore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Fillmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Groveland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Groveland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horizon Estates, with the one closest to Horizon Estates listed first.
- Brookfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Brookfield is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Boggstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- London
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- London is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Clover Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Clover Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Village
- Fairland
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Beech Brook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Beech Brook is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Brook
- Mount Auburn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Auburn is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Candleglo Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Candleglo Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candleglo Village
- Hildebrand Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hildebrand Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hildebrand Village
- Fountaintown
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Fountaintown is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountaintown
- Riley Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Riley Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Village
- Shelbyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Horizon Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Horizon Estates.
Cemeteries Near Horizon Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Horizon Estates.
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 Horizon Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Horizon Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Horizon Estates, with the one closest to Horizon Estates listed first.
- Lowe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Salem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mallow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mt. Auburn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Forest Lawn Memory Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Gardens At Olive Branch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Messersmith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- MacKenzie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- IOOF Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the IOOF Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Waverly.
- The IOOF Cemetery has also been known as:
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Waverly IOOF Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85505 <2>
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (456 more) ...
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- McColgin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Henderson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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 Horizon Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Horizon Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Horizon Estates, with the one closest to Horizon Estates listed first.
- Bluff Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bluff Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Kinder
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Kinder is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinder
- Stones Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Stones Crossing is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Crossing
- Waverly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Banta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Banta is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banta
- Bargersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Glenns Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Glenns Valley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenns Valley
- Landersdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Landersdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landersdale
- Greenwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Providence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Providence is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Whiteland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- West Newton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Newton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newton
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Southport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Camby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Exchange
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Exchange is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Horizon Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Horizon Estates.
Newspapers Published in Horizon Estates ...
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 419 newspapers that have been published in the area around Horizon Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Horizon Estates, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Horizon Estates.
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 Horizon Estates:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Johnson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartholomew County
- Boone County
- Brown County
- Hamilton County
- Hancock County
- Hendricks County
- Marion County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Owen County
- Putnam County
- Shelby 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' (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- Horizon Estates) 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 Horizon Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |