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 Joppa (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 Joppa. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.
Joppa is located in Hendricks 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 Hendricks County: Boone, Marion, Montgomery, Morgan & Putnam.
Below are the counties that are near Joppa. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Joppa:
- Hendricks County (The home county of Joppa)
- The following are listed by their distance from Joppa, with the one closest to Joppa listed first.
- Cartersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hazelwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hazelwood is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Plainfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Clayton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Avon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Danville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Amo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Stilesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hadley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hadley is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Reno
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Reno is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Coatesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Brownsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- New Winchester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Winchester is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Winchester
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joppa, with the one closest to Joppa listed first.
- Jamestown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Zionsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Eagle Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
- Whitestown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Advance
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Advance is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
- Lebanon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Gadsden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Gadsden is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Northfield Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Northfield Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Village
- Ulen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ulen is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joppa, with the one closest to Joppa listed first.
- Spearsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Spearsville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearsville
- Helmsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Helmsburg is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmsburg
- Beanblossom
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Nashville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Clay County
- Poland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joppa, with the one closest to Joppa listed first.
- North Ridge Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Ridge Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridge Village
- Carmel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Newark Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Newark Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark Village
- Eagletown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eagletown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joppa, with the one closest to Joppa listed first.
- New Palestine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Gem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Gem is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joppa, with the one closest to Joppa listed first.
- Smith Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Smith Valley is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Valley
- Banta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Banta is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banta
- Bluff Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Stones Crossing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Stones Crossing is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Crossing
- Bargersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Providence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Providence is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Greenwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- New Whiteland
(18 miles [29 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
- Whiteland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Anita ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Anita is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anita
- Samaria
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Samaria is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Trafalgar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joppa, with the one closest to Joppa listed first.
- Camby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- West Newton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- West Newton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newton
- Clermont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Speedway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Homecroft
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Homecroft is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homecroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
- Southport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Indianapolis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Snacks
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Snacks is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snacks
- Wolfington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wolfington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfington
- Spring Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Hill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Wynnedale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Wynnedale is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Beech Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Traders Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Traders Point is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Point
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joppa, with the one closest to Joppa listed first.
- Stinesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stinesville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Dolan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dolan is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolan
- Unionville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ellettsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joppa, with the one closest to Joppa listed first.
- Ladoga
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Ross
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joppa, with the one closest to Joppa listed first.
- Mooresville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lake Hart
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lake Hart is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hart
- Monrovia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Young
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Young is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young
- Brookmoor
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Brookmoor is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookmoor
- Brooklyn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bethany
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bethany is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Hall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hall is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Wilbur
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wilbur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
- Red House ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Red House is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Waverly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Waverly is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Plano
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Plano is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
- Eminence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Eminence is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
- Owen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joppa, with the one closest to Joppa listed first.
- Quincy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Quincy is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Gosport
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cuba
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cuba is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Atkinsonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Atkinsonville is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinsonville
- Spencer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joppa, with the one closest to Joppa listed first.
- Belle Union
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Belle Union is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Union
- Groveland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Groveland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Fillmore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Fillmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Barnard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Barnard is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
- Cloverdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bainbridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bainbridge is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Greencastle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Limedale
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Limedale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limedale
- Putnamville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Putnamville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
- Roachdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Blakesburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Blakesburg is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakesburg
- Reelsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Reelsville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsville
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joppa, with the one closest to Joppa listed first.
- Brookfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Brookfield is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Boggstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- London
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- London is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Clover Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Clover Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Village
- Fairland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Joppa, see our County-by-County Page for Joppa.
Cemeteries Near Joppa ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Joppa.
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 Joppa - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Joppa covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Joppa, with the one closest to Joppa listed first.
- Ramsey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Salem Methodist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- North Branch Friends Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- North Branch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- White Lick Friends Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Center Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Irons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mooresville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sugar Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Friendship MB Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (444 more) ...
- Miles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Indiana Boy's School Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ungles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Joppa had a population of 79 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Joppa, with the one closest to Joppa listed first.
- Gasburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gasburg is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasburg
- Mooresville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hazelwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hazelwood is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Monrovia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cartersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Friendswood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Friendswood is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendswood
- Plainfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Brooklyn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Camby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Clayton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Summit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Summit is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Hall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hall is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Wilbur
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wilbur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
- West Newton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- West Newton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newton
- Pecksburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pecksburg is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecksburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Joppa. See our List of 1890's Communities around Joppa.
Newspapers Published in Joppa ...
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 Joppa.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Joppa, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Joppa.
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 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 Joppa:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Hendricks County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Brown County
- Clay County
- Hamilton County
- Hancock County
- Johnson County
- Marion County
- Monroe County
- Montgomery 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> | 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 Joppa, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Joppa) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |