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 Kirklin (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 Kirklin. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Kirklin is located in Clinton 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 Clinton County: Boone, Carroll, Hamilton, Howard, Montgomery, Tippecanoe & Tipton.
Below are the counties that are near Kirklin. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kirklin:
- Clinton County (The home county of Kirklin)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kirklin, with the one closest to Kirklin listed first.
- Boyleston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Boyleston is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston
- Scircleville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Scircleville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scircleville
- Reagan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Reagan is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
- Michigantown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Frankfort
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Forest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Forest is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Manson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Manson is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson
- Beard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Beard is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard
- Middlefork
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Middlefork is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefork
- Cambria
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cambria is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Geetingsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Geetingsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geetingsville
- Colfax
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kirklin, with the one closest to Kirklin listed first.
- Elizaville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Elizaville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizaville
- Pike
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pike is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Gadsden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gadsden is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Stringtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stringtown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Ulen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ulen is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Lebanon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Northfield Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Northfield Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Village
- Whitestown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hazelrigg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hazelrigg is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelrigg
- Thorntown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Zionsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Eagle Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Eagle Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kirklin, with the one closest to Kirklin listed first.
- Burlington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Prince William
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Prince William is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince William
- Cutler
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cutler is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutler
- Owasco
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Owasco is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owasco
- Bringhurst
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bringhurst is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bringhurst
- Flora
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ockley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ockley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ockley
- Pyrmont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pyrmont is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyrmont
- Radnor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Radnor is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radnor
- Deer Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Deer Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Camden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kirklin, with the one closest to Kirklin listed first.
- Young America
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Young America is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young America
- Galveston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Deacon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Deacon is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacon
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kirklin, with the one closest to Kirklin listed first.
- Sheridan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ekin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ekin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekin
- Bakers Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bakers Corner is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Corner
- Hortonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hortonville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Eagletown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eagletown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
- Westfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Arcadia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Atlanta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cicero
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Carmel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Newark Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Newark Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark Village
- Monterey Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Monterey Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey Village
- Hancock County
- McCordsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hendricks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kirklin, with the one closest to Kirklin listed first.
- Pittsboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lizton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Brownsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- North Salem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Avon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kirklin, with the one closest to Kirklin listed first.
- Russiaville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Shanghai
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Shanghai is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai
- West Middleton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- West Middleton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Middleton
- Alto
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Alto is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Indian Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Heights is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Heights
- Oakford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oakford is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakford
- Judson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Judson is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Hemlock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hemlock is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Kokomo
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Guy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Guy is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Vermont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vermont is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont
- Cassville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cassville is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kirklin, with the one closest to Kirklin listed first.
- Perkinsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- West Elwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- West Elwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elwood
- Elwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fishersburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fishersburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishersburg
- Lapel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Leisure
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leisure is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kirklin, with the one closest to Kirklin listed first.
- Traders Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Traders Point is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Point
- Meridian Hills
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Meridian Hills is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,718 people
- Williams Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Williams Creek is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- Snacks
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Snacks is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snacks
- North Crows Nest
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- North Crows Nest is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Crows Nest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Castleton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Crows Nest
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Crows Nest is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Nest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Rocky Ripple
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Ripple is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ripple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Clermont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Spring Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Spring Hill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Wolfington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Wolfington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfington
- Wynnedale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Wynnedale is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kirklin, with the one closest to Kirklin listed first.
- Bowers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bowers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Shannondale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shannondale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannondale
- Darlington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Darlington is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
- New Ross
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Garfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Garfield is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Mace
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mace is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mace
- Smartsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Smartsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartsburg
- Cherry Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cherry Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Linden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Crawfordsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ladoga
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Putnam County
- Barnard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barnard is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
- Tippecanoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kirklin, with the one closest to Kirklin listed first.
- Clarks Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Stockwell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Stockwell is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockwell
- Dayton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gladens Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Gladens Corner is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladens Corner
- Concord
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Buck Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Corwin ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Corwin is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin
- Corwin has also been known as:
- Corwin Station
- Romney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lafayette
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kirklin, with the one closest to Kirklin listed first.
- Kempton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kempton is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Jericho ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jericho is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- East Union
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- East Union is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Goldsmith
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Goldsmith is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith
- Groomsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Groomsville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groomsville
- Tipton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sharpsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hobbs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Nevada
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Nevada is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Windfall City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Windfall City is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
- Windfall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kirklin, see our County-by-County Page for Kirklin.
Cemeteries Near Kirklin ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kirklin.
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 Kirklin - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kirklin covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kirklin, with the one closest to Kirklin listed first.
- Bogan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Stowers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dew Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- McIntire Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kings Corner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Garrett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Allen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hopewell Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the north of Lebanon.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1980555 <2>
- Spencer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Scott Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Buntin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (411 more) ...
- Paris Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crown View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Kirklin had a population of 550 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Kirklin had a population of 773 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kirklin, with the one closest to Kirklin listed first.
- Elizaville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Elizaville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizaville
- Terhune
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Terhune is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terhune
- Cyclone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cyclone is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone
- Boyleston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Boyleston is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston
- Hillisburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hillisburg is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillisburg
- Waugh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Waugh is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh
- Scircleville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Scircleville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scircleville
- Sheridan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Michigantown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gadsden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gadsden is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Big Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Big Springs is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Boxley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Boxley is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxley
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Avery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Avery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Kempton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kempton is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Frankfort
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kirklin. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kirklin.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Kirklin ...
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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kirklin.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Kirklin. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Kirklin and those printed in the larger area surrounding Kirklin.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> of Kirklin.
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 Kirklin:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Clinton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Carroll County
- Cass County
- Hamilton County
- Hancock County
- Hendricks County
- Howard County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Montgomery County
- Putnam County
- Tippecanoe County
- Tipton 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kirklin) 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 Kirklin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |