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 Idlewold (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 Idlewold. 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 southeast 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 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.
Idlewold is located in Madison 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 Madison County: Delaware, Grant, Hamilton, Hancock, Henry & Tipton.
Below are the counties that are near Idlewold. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Idlewold:
- Madison County (The home county of Idlewold)
- The following are listed by their distance from Idlewold, with the one closest to Idlewold listed first.
- Pendleton
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ingalls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Markleville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Edgewood Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Edgewood Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Village
- Lapel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Edgewood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,850 people
- River Forest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- River Forest is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Forest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
- Western Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Western Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Village
- Anderson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fishersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fishersburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishersburg
- Woodlawn Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Woodlawn Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Country Club Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Country Club Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Glyn Ellen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Glyn Ellen is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glyn Ellen
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Idlewold, with the one closest to Idlewold listed first.
- Eagle Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Eagle Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
- Zionsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Idlewold, with the one closest to Idlewold listed first.
- Daleville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Progress
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Progress is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Oakville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Oakville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Cowan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cowan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Yorktown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Andersonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Andersonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Muncie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gaston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Janney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Janney is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janney
- Selma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Desoto
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Desoto is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desoto
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Idlewold, with the one closest to Idlewold listed first.
- Rigdon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rigdon is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigdon
- Fairmount
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fowlerton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fowlerton is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Hackleman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hackleman is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleman
- Matthews
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Matthews is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Idlewold, with the one closest to Idlewold listed first.
- Luxhaven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Luxhaven is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxhaven
- Olio
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Olio is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olio
- Durbin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Durbin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Clarksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Clarksville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Bridgewater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bridgewater is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Fishers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Strawtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Strawtown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawtown
- Noblesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Monterey Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Monterey Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey Village
- Aroma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Aroma is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroma
- Cicero
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Omega
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Omega is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Arcadia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Idlewold, with the one closest to Idlewold listed first.
- Eden
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Eden is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Colonial Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Fortville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Denny Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Denny Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Corner
- Maxwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Maxwell is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Warrington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Warrington is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrington
- Willow Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Branch is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Branch
- Woodbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbury is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Wilkinson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- McCordsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mohawk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mohawk is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Shirley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shirley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 906 people
- Greenfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Idlewold, with the one closest to Idlewold listed first.
- Middletown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grant City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grant City is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Kennard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kennard is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Cadiz
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cadiz is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Sulphur Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Greensboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greensboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Knightstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Foley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Foley is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
- Mount Summit
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Springport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ogden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ogden is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Spiceland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dunreith
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson County
- Rocklane
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rocklane is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklane
- Kosciusko County
- Warsaw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Idlewold, with the one closest to Idlewold listed first.
- Lawrence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Castleton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cumberland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Warren Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Warren Park is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,574 people
- Williams Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Williams Creek is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- Meridian Hills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Meridian Hills is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,718 people
- Crows Nest
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Crows Nest is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Nest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- North Crows Nest
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- North Crows Nest is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Crows Nest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Charlesmac Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Charlesmac Village is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesmac Village
- Rocky Ripple
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Ripple is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ripple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Acton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Acton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Beech Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Hill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Idlewold, with the one closest to Idlewold listed first.
- Losantville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Windsor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Windsor is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Rush County
- The following are listed by their distance from Idlewold, with the one closest to Idlewold listed first.
- Carthage
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mays
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mays is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays
- Arlington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Henderson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Henderson is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Raleigh
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Raleigh is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Homer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Homer is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Manilla
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Manilla is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manilla
- Gings
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gings is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gings
- Rushville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Idlewold, with the one closest to Idlewold listed first.
- Fountaintown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Fountaintown is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountaintown
- Morristown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Gwynneville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Gwynneville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwynneville
- Brookfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Brookfield is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Clover Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Clover Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Village
- London
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- London is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Fairland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Knighthood Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Knighthood Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knighthood Village
- Candleglo Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Candleglo Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candleglo Village
- Beech Brook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Beech Brook is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Brook
- Boggstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hildebrand Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hildebrand Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hildebrand Village
- Rays Crossing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rays Crossing is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rays Crossing
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Idlewold, with the one closest to Idlewold listed first.
- Hobbs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Union
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Union is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Tipton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jericho ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jericho is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Windfall City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Windfall City is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
- Windfall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Goldsmith
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Goldsmith is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith
- Wayne County
- Franklin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Franklin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Idlewold, see our County-by-County Page for Idlewold.
Cemeteries Near Idlewold ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Idlewold.
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 Idlewold - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Idlewold covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Idlewold, with the one closest to Idlewold listed first.
- Crosley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Grovelawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovelawn Cemetery
- The Grovelawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Grove Lawn Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Ingalls.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85998 <2>
- Bunker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wynn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Grave Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fausset Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hiday Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Doty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (388 more) ...
- Caudell - Simmons - Cook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Olvey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cook 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.<3>
While we didn't find Idlewold in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Idlewold.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Idlewold, with the one closest to Idlewold listed first.
- Pendleton
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Alfont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Alfont is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfont
- Eden
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Eden is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Milners Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Milners Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milners Corner
- Fortville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alliance
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alliance is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
- Markleville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lapel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Maxwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Maxwell is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Willow Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Branch is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Branch
- Warrington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Warrington is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrington
- Warsaw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Anderson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fishersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fishersburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishersburg
- Olio
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Olio is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olio
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Idlewold. See our List of 1890's Communities around Idlewold.
Newspapers Published in Idlewold ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Idlewold.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Idlewold, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Idlewold.
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 helpful 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 Idlewold:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Madison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Delaware County
- Grant County
- Hamilton County
- Hancock County
- Henry County
- Johnson County
- Kosciusko County
- Marion County
- Randolph County
- Rush County
- Shelby County
- Tipton County
- Wayne 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 Idlewold, 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 from Point A (ie- Idlewold) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |