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 Leonard Springs (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 Leonard Springs. 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 Leonard Springs ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Leonard Springs: Leonard Spgs. (or less commonly used: Leonard Spngs. or Leonard Sprngs.)
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Leonard Springs is located in Monroe 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 Monroe County: Brown, Greene, Jackson, Lawrence, Morgan & Owen.
Below are the counties that are near Leonard Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Leonard Springs:
- Monroe County (The home county of Leonard Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Leonard Springs, with the one closest to Leonard Springs listed first.
- Highland Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Highland Village is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Bloomington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
- Stanford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stanford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanford
- Ellettsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kirksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kirksville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksville
- Smithville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dolan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dolan is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolan
- Harrodsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Harrodsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrodsburg
- Unionville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stinesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Stinesville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Bartholomew County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leonard Springs, with the one closest to Leonard Springs listed first.
- Stony Lonesome
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Stony Lonesome is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Lonesome
- North Ogilville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- North Ogilville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ogilville
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leonard Springs, with the one closest to Leonard Springs listed first.
- Helmsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Helmsburg is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmsburg
- Nashville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Story
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Story is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
- Beanblossom
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Beanblossom is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beanblossom
- Beanblossom has also been known as:
- Bean Blossom
- Gnaw Bone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pikes Peak
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pikes Peak is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Peak
- Mount Liberty
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mount Liberty is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
- Spearsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Spearsville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearsville
- Becks Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Becks Grove is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becks Grove
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leonard Springs, with the one closest to Leonard Springs listed first.
- Bowling Green
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bowling Green is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Poland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clay City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Howesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Howesville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howesville
- Davies's County
- Odon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leonard Springs, with the one closest to Leonard Springs listed first.
- Hendricksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hendricksville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricksville
- Solsberry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Newark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Newark is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Owensburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Owensburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensburg
- Koleen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Koleen is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koleen
- Calvertville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Calvertville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvertville
- Tulip
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Tulip is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- Mineral City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral City is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Bloomfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Worthington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Elliston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Elliston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliston
- Scotland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Scotland is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Plummer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Plummer is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummer
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leonard Springs, with the one closest to Leonard Springs listed first.
- Norman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Houston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Houston is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Kurtz
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Kurtz is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kurtz
- Freetown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Spraytown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Spraytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spraytown
- Medora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Medora is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leonard Springs, with the one closest to Leonard Springs listed first.
- Peoga
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Peoga is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoga
- Samaria
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Samaria is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Anita ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Anita is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anita
- Princes Lakes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Princes Lakes is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princes Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,342 people
- Trafalgar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nineveh
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leonard Springs, with the one closest to Leonard Springs listed first.
- Guthrie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Guthrie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
- Judah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Judah is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judah
- Popcorn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Popcorn is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popcorn
- Springville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Springville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Avoca
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Oolitic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Heltonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bedford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fayetteville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fayetteville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Silverville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Silverville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverville
- Erie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Erie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Zelma
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Zelma is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zelma
- Coxton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Coxton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxton
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leonard Springs, with the one closest to Leonard Springs listed first.
- Mount Olive
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mount Olive is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Crane
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Burns City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Burns City is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns City
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leonard Springs, with the one closest to Leonard Springs listed first.
- Paragon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Taggart Crossing ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Taggart Crossing is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taggart Crossing
- Mahalasville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mahalasville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahalasville
- Martinsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lewisville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lewisville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Morgantown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Plano
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Plano is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
- Minetree ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Minetree is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minetree
- Minetree has also been known as:
- Billtown
- Meintree
- Menietree
- Eminence
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Eminence is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
- Wilbur
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Wilbur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
- Hall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hall is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Bethany
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bethany is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Brooklyn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Owen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leonard Springs, with the one closest to Leonard Springs listed first.
- Spencer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gosport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Freedom
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Freedom is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Arney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Arney is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arney
- Cuba
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cuba is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Quincy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Quincy is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Atkinsonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Atkinsonville is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinsonville
- Patricksburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Patricksburg is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricksburg
- Coal City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Coal City is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Denmark
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Denmark is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leonard Springs, with the one closest to Leonard Springs listed first.
- Cloverdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Union
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Belle Union is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Union
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Leonard Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Leonard Springs.
Cemeteries Near Leonard Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Leonard Springs.
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 Leonard Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Leonard Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Leonard Springs, with the one closest to Leonard Springs listed first.
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Valhalla Memory Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Whitehall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Keller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Knights of Pythias Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lucas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Payne Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
- The Payne Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Prospect Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1661357 <2>
- Gross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (357 more) ...
- Edwards Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sparks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coffey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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>
While we didn't find Leonard Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Leonard Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Leonard Springs, with the one closest to Leonard Springs listed first.
- Clear Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
- Bloomington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stanford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stanford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanford
- Victor
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Victor is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
- Kirksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kirksville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksville
- Smithville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ellettsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Whitehall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Whitehall is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Hendricksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hendricksville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricksville
- Buenavista
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Buenavista is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buenavista
- Harrodsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Harrodsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrodsburg
- McVille
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- McVille is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVille
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Freeman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Freeman is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Solsberry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfax
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfax is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Leonard Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Leonard Springs.
Newspapers Published in Leonard Springs ...
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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Leonard Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Leonard Springs, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Leonard Springs.
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 Leonard Springs:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Monroe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartholomew County
- Brown County
- Clay County
- Davies's County
- Greene County
- Jackson County
- Johnson County
- Lawrence County
- Martin County
- Morgan County
- Owen County
- Putnam 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 Leonard Springs, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Leonard Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |