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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 Jewell Village (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 Jewell Village. 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 Jewell Village ...
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 Jewell Village: Jewell Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Jewell Village is located in Bartholomew 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 Bartholomew County: Brown, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings, Johnson & Shelby.
Below are the counties that are near Jewell Village. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jewell Village:
- Bartholomew County (The home county of Jewell Village)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jewell Village, with the one closest to Jewell Village listed first.
- Petersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Petersville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Columbus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Elizabethtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elizabethtown is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
- Garden City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Garden City is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Clifford
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Clifford is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Newbern
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Newbern is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Corn Brook
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Corn Brook is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Brook
- Bethel Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Village
- Grammer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grammer is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grammer
- Hope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Taylorsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hartsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hartsville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Jonesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jewell Village, with the one closest to Jewell Village listed first.
- Mount Liberty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Liberty is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
- Becks Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Becks Grove is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becks Grove
- Gnaw Bone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pikes Peak
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pikes Peak is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Peak
- Spearsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Spearsville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearsville
- Story
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Story is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
- Beanblossom
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Beanblossom is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beanblossom
- Beanblossom has also been known as:
- Bean Blossom
- Nashville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Helmsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Helmsburg is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmsburg
- Decatur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jewell Village, with the one closest to Jewell Village listed first.
- Alert
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Alert is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alert
- Sardinia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sardinia is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardinia
- Burney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Burney is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burney
- Harper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Harper is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Letts Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Letts Corner is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letts Corner
- Westport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Westport is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
- Letts
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Letts is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letts
- Milford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harris City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Harris City is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris City
- Adams
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Adams is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Germantown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Germantown is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Saint Paul
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Greensburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin County
- Enochsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Enochsburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enochsburg
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jewell Village, with the one closest to Jewell Village listed first.
- Fleming
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Fleming is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
- Cortland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cortland is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland
- Seymour
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Spraytown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spraytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spraytown
- Kriete Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Kriete Corner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kriete Corner
- New Elizabethtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- New Elizabethtown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Elizabethtown
- Freetown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Houston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Houston is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Dudleytown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Dudleytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleytown
- Brownstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kurtz
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kurtz is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kurtz
- Retreat
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Retreat is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- Crothersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jewell Village, with the one closest to Jewell Village listed first.
- Dupont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Deputy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jennings County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jewell Village, with the one closest to Jewell Village listed first.
- Scipio
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Scipio is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Queensville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Queensville is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensville
- Hayden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hayden is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden
- Four Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Four Corners is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- North Vernon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oakdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oakdale is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Vernon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Zenas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Zenas is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenas
- Butlerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grayford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grayford is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayford
- Commiskey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- San Jacinto
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- San Jacinto is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jacinto
- Paris Crossing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Paris Crossing is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Crossing
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jewell Village, with the one closest to Jewell Village listed first.
- Edinburgh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nineveh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Amity
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Amity is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Princes Lakes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Princes Lakes is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princes Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,342 people
- Peoga
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Peoga is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoga
- Franklin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Samaria
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Samaria is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Trafalgar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Needham
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Urmeyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Urmeyville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urmeyville
- Anita ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Anita is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anita
- Providence
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Providence is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Bargersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrence County
- Zelma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Zelma is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zelma
- Monroe County
- Unionville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jewell Village, with the one closest to Jewell Village listed first.
- Morgantown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mahalasville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mahalasville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahalasville
- Ripley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jewell Village, with the one closest to Jewell Village listed first.
- Holton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Napoleon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Otter Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Otter Village is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Village
- Osgood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rush County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jewell Village, with the one closest to Jewell Village listed first.
- Moscow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Moscow is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Gowdy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gowdy is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowdy
- Williamstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Williamstown is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Manilla
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Manilla is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manilla
- Milroy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Homer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Homer is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jewell Village, with the one closest to Jewell Village listed first.
- Flat Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Norristown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Norristown is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norristown
- Mount Auburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Auburn is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Geneva
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Geneva is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Wilson Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wilson Corner is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Corner
- Prescott
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Prescott is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Waldron
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Waldron is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Riley Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Riley Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Village
- Shelbyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Beech Brook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Beech Brook is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Brook
- Candleglo Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Candleglo Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candleglo Village
- Hildebrand Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hildebrand Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hildebrand Village
- Blue Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Ridge is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jewell Village, see our County-by-County Page for Jewell Village.
Cemeteries Near Jewell Village ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jewell Village.
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 Jewell Village - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jewell Village covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jewell Village, with the one closest to Jewell Village listed first.
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Garland Brook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Newsom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Harmony Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- The Harmony Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mineral Springs Cemetery
- New Harmony Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2209679 <2>
- Springer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lambert Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Donaldson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Daugherty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (299 more) ...
- Carter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Little Sand Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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 Jewell Village in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Jewell Village.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jewell Village, with the one closest to Jewell Village listed first.
- Petersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Petersville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Columbus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Elizabethtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elizabethtown is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
- Clifford
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Clifford is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Walesboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Walesboro is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walesboro
- Newbern
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Newbern is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Nortonburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Nortonburg is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nortonburg
- Corn Brook
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Corn Brook is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Brook
- Waynesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Waynesville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesville
- Burnsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Burnsville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Azalia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Azalia is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azalia
- Hope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Saint Louis Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Saint Louis Crossing is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Louis Crossing
- Taylorsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jonesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jewell Village. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jewell Village.
Newspapers Published in Jewell Village ...
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 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jewell Village.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jewell Village, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jewell Village.
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 Jewell Village:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Bartholomew County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brown County
- Decatur County
- Franklin County
- Jackson County
- Jefferson County
- Jennings County
- Johnson County
- Lawrence County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Ripley County
- Rush 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> | 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 Jewell Village, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Jewell Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |