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 Huntsville (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 Huntsville. 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 hospitals 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.
Huntsville is located in Randolph 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 Randolph County: Delaware, Henry, Jay, Wayne & Darke (OH).
Below are the counties that are near Huntsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Huntsville:
- Randolph County (The home county of Huntsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Huntsville, with the one closest to Huntsville listed first.
- Modoc
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Modoc is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Snow Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Snow Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Bloomingport
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomingport is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingport
- Rural
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rural is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Losantville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lynn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Farmland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Winchester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Windsor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Windsor is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Parker City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Arba
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Arba is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arba
- Spartanburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Spartanburg is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartanburg
- Stone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Stone is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Blackford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huntsville, with the one closest to Huntsville listed first.
- Millgrove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Millgrove is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove
- Ridertown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ridertown is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridertown
- Hartford City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shamrock Lakes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shamrock Lakes is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huntsville, with the one closest to Huntsville listed first.
- Selma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Desoto
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Desoto is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desoto
- Liberty Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Oakville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Oakville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Cowan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cowan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Albany
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Muncie
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Progress
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Progress is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Andersonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Andersonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Granville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Granville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Former name for Granville:
- Weaton
- Eaton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Yorktown
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Daleville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huntsville, with the one closest to Huntsville listed first.
- Bentonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bentonville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- Harrisburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Harrisburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Springersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Springersville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springersville
- Connersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Fairview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Hancock County
- Shirley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shirley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 906 people
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huntsville, with the one closest to Huntsville listed first.
- Blountsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Blountsville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Mooreland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mooreland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Messick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Messick is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messick
- Millville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Millville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Luray
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Luray is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Corwin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Corwin is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin
- Foley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Foley is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
- New Lisbon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Lisbon is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lisbon
- Mount Summit
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Springport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- New Castle
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Straughn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huntsville, with the one closest to Huntsville listed first.
- Bluff Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bluff Point is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Point
- Redkey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Boundary City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Boundary City is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boundary City
- Collett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Collett is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collett
- Blaine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Blaine is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Dunkirk
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Greene
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Greene is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Salamonia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Salamonia is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salamonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Pony
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pony is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pony
- Portland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Antiville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Antiville is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antiville
- Pennville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bloomfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bloomfield is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huntsville, with the one closest to Huntsville listed first.
- Chesterfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Markleville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Glyn Ellen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Glyn Ellen is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glyn Ellen
- Rush County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huntsville, with the one closest to Huntsville listed first.
- Raleigh
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Raleigh is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Falmouth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Falmouth is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Mays
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mays is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huntsville, with the one closest to Huntsville listed first.
- Yankee Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Yankee Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Town
- Brownsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Brownsville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Liberty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huntsville, with the one closest to Huntsville listed first.
- Economy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Economy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Williamsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Franklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Fountain City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greens Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hagerstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Webster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Webster is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Chester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chester is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Whitewater
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Whitewater is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Centerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Pennville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Pennville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Cambridge City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- East Germantown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- East Germantown is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Germantown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Darke County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Huntsville, with the one closest to Huntsville listed first.
- Long
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Long is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long
- Hollansburg
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Nashville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Nashville is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Palestine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Union City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Union City is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
- Coletown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Coletown is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coletown
- New Madison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Wayne Lakes
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- 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
- Fort Jefferson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Fort Jefferson is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Jefferson
- Savona
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Savona is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savona
- Greenville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lightsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lightsville is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightsville
- Ansonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ansonia is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,120 people
- Mercer County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Huntsville, with the one closest to Huntsville listed first.
- Fort Recovery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Burkettsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wendelin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wendelin is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendelin
- Preble County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Huntsville, with the one closest to Huntsville listed first.
- New Paris
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Eldorado
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Eldorado is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- West Manchester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Huntsville, see our County-by-County Page for Huntsville.
Cemeteries Near Huntsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Huntsville.
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 Huntsville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Huntsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Huntsville, with the one closest to Huntsville listed first.
- Huntsville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Union Chapel Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Scott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Buena Vista Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sparrow Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Run Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Little Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jordon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (343 more) ...
- Mosier Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Economy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gable 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 Huntsville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Huntsville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Huntsville, with the one closest to Huntsville listed first.
- Modoc
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Modoc is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Unionport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Unionport is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionport
- Bloomingport
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomingport is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingport
- Snow Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Snow Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Losantville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Economy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Economy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Rural
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rural is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Lynn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dalton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dalton is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Farmland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Winchester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Blountsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Blountsville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Williamsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Windsor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Windsor is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Mooreland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mooreland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Huntsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Huntsville.
Newspapers Published in Huntsville ...
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 87 newspapers that have been published in the area around Huntsville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Huntsville, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Huntsville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Huntsville:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Randolph County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blackford County
- Delaware County
- Fayette County
- Hancock County
- Henry County
- Jay County
- Madison County
- Rush County
- Union County
- Wayne County
- Darke County
- Mercer 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Huntsville) 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 Huntsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |