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 Lake Hart (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 Lake Hart. 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 Lake Hart ...
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 Lake Hart: Lk. Hart
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Lake Hart. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lake Hart.
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 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.
Lake Hart is located in Morgan 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 Morgan County: Brown, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Monroe, Owen & Putnam.
Below are the counties that are near Lake Hart. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lake Hart:
- Morgan County (The home county of Lake Hart)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Hart, with the one closest to Lake Hart listed first.
- Monrovia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Brookmoor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brookmoor is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookmoor
- Bethany
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethany is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Brooklyn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mooresville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wilbur
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wilbur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
- Young
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Young is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young
- Hall
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hall is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Red House ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Red House is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Waverly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Waverly is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Martinsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Plano
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Plano is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
- Eminence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Eminence is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
- Bartholomew County
- Pleasant View Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant View Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Village
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Hart, with the one closest to Lake Hart listed first.
- Jamestown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Eagle Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
- Zionsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Whitestown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Hart, with the one closest to Lake Hart listed first.
- Spearsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Spearsville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearsville
- Helmsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Helmsburg is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmsburg
- Beanblossom
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beanblossom is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beanblossom
- Beanblossom has also been known as:
- Bean Blossom
- Nashville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Gnaw Bone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Liberty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Liberty is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
- Clay County
- Poland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hamilton County
- North Ridge Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Ridge Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridge Village
- Hancock County
- New Palestine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hendricks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Hart, with the one closest to Lake Hart listed first.
- Hazelwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hazelwood is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Cartersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Plainfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Clayton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stilesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Amo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Avon
(13 miles [20.9 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hadley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hadley is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Coatesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Reno
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reno is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- New Winchester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Winchester is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Winchester
- Brownsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Hart, with the one closest to Lake Hart listed first.
- Banta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Banta is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banta
- Bluff Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bluff Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- 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
- Bargersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Providence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Providence is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Stones Crossing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Stones Crossing is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Crossing
- Anita ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Anita is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anita
- Greenwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- New Whiteland
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Samaria
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Samaria is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Whiteland
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Trafalgar
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Hart, with the one closest to Lake Hart listed first.
- Camby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Newton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Newton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newton
- Southport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Homecroft
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Homecroft is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homecroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
- Clermont
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Speedway
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Indianapolis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Beech Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Snacks
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Snacks is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snacks
- Wolfington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wolfington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfington
- Spring Hill
(22 miles [35.4 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wynnedale is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Rocky Ripple
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Ripple is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ripple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Hart, with the one closest to Lake Hart listed first.
- Stinesville
(21 miles [33.8 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Dolan is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolan
- Unionville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Ellettsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Highland Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Highland Village is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Montgomery County
- Ladoga
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Owen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Hart, with the one closest to Lake Hart listed first.
- Quincy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Quincy is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Gosport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cuba
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cuba is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Atkinsonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Atkinsonville is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinsonville
- Spencer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Hart, with the one closest to Lake Hart listed first.
- Belle Union
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Belle Union is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Union
- Fillmore
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Fillmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Cloverdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Groveland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Groveland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Greencastle
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Putnamville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Putnamville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
- Bainbridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bainbridge is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Barnard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Barnard is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
- Limedale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Limedale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limedale
- Roachdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Reelsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Reelsville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsville
- Blakesburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blakesburg is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakesburg
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Hart, with the one closest to Lake Hart 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 Lake Hart, see our County-by-County Page for Lake Hart.
Cemeteries Near Lake Hart ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lake Hart.
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 Lake Hart - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lake Hart covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lake Hart, with the one closest to Lake Hart listed first.
- Bethesda Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Highland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Monical Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brooklyn Rest Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- North Branch Friends Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- North Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Brooklyn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mooresville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Salem Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Butterfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (443 more) ...
- Center Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- White Lick Friends Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ramsey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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 Lake Hart in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lake Hart.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lake Hart, with the one closest to Lake Hart listed first.
- Gasburg
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Gasburg is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasburg
- Monrovia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Brooklyn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Joppa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Joppa is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Wilbur
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wilbur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
- Mooresville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hall
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hall is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Hazelwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hazelwood is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Herbamount
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Herbamount is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbamount
- Exchange
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Exchange is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
- Friendswood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Friendswood is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendswood
- Waverly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Waverly is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Crown Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Crown Center is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Center
- Cartersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Martinsville
(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 Lake Hart. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lake Hart.
Newspapers Published in Lake Hart ...
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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lake Hart.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lake Hart, 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 Lake Hart.
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 Lake Hart:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Morgan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartholomew County
- Boone County
- Brown County
- Clay County
- Hamilton County
- Hancock County
- Hendricks County
- Johnson County
- Marion County
- Monroe County
- Montgomery 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 Lake Hart, 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- Lake Hart) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |