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 Lewis Creek (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 Lewis Creek. 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 Lewis Creek ...
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 Lewis Creek: Lewis Crk. (or less commonly used: Lewis Ck. or Lewis Cr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Lewis Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lewis Creek.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Lewis Creek is located in Shelby 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 Shelby County: Bartholomew, Decatur, Hancock, Johnson, Marion & Rush.
Below are the counties that are near Lewis Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lewis Creek:
- Shelby County (The home county of Lewis Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewis Creek, with the one closest to Lewis Creek listed first.
- Flat Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Norristown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Norristown is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norristown
- Wilson Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson Corner is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Corner
- Mount Auburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mount Auburn is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Geneva
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Geneva is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Riley Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Riley Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Village
- Prescott
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Prescott is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Waldron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Waldron is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Shelbyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Beech Brook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Beech Brook is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Brook
- Candleglo Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Candleglo Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candleglo Village
- Hildebrand Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hildebrand Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hildebrand Village
- Blue Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Ridge is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Bartholomew County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewis Creek, with the one closest to Lewis Creek listed first.
- Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Clifford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Clifford is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Rugby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rugby is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Pleasant View Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant View Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Village
- Taylorsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Newbern
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Newbern is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Hartsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hartsville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Petersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Petersville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Corn Brook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Corn Brook is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Brook
- Columbus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jewell Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jewell Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell Village
- Garden City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Garden City is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Grammer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Grammer is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grammer
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewis Creek, with the one closest to Lewis Creek listed first.
- Spearsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Spearsville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearsville
- Mount Liberty
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Liberty is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
- Gnaw Bone
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Beanblossom
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Pikes Peak
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pikes Peak is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Peak
- Nashville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Becks Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Becks Grove is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becks Grove
- Helmsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Helmsburg is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmsburg
- Story
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Story is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
- Decatur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewis Creek, with the one closest to Lewis Creek listed first.
- Germantown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Germantown is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Saint Paul
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Milford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Burney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burney is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burney
- Saint Omer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Saint Omer is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Omer
- Adams
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Adams is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Harris City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harris City is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris City
- Letts Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Letts Corner is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letts Corner
- Letts
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Letts is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letts
- Greensburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Alert
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Alert is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alert
- Sardinia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sardinia is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardinia
- Springhill ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Springhill is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Fayette County
- Orange
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Orange is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewis Creek, with the one closest to Lewis Creek listed first.
- Andersonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Andersonville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Enochsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Enochsburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enochsburg
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewis Creek, with the one closest to Lewis Creek listed first.
- New Palestine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Gem
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Gem is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
- Greenfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Philadelphia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Philadelphia is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Spring Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Spring Lake is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- Charlottesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Charlottesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlottesville
- Mohawk
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mohawk is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewis Creek, with the one closest to Lewis Creek listed first.
- Fleming
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Fleming is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
- Cortland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cortland is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland
- Seymour
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Spraytown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spraytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spraytown
- Jennings County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewis Creek, with the one closest to Lewis Creek listed first.
- Scipio
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Scipio is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Queensville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Queensville is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensville
- Zenas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Zenas is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenas
- North Vernon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hayden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hayden is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden
- Oakdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oakdale is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Vernon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Butlerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewis Creek, with the one closest to Lewis Creek listed first.
- Edinburgh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Amity
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Amity is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Needham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Urmeyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Urmeyville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urmeyville
- Franklin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Nineveh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Princes Lakes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Princes Lakes is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princes Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,342 people
- Rocklane
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rocklane is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklane
- Whiteland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Peoga
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Peoga is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoga
- New Whiteland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- New Whiteland is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Whiteland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
- Trafalgar
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Samaria
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Samaria is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewis Creek, with the one closest to Lewis Creek listed first.
- Acton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Acton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Charlesmac Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Charlesmac Village is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesmac Village
- Southport
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Homecroft
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Homecroft is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homecroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
- Beech Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Warren Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Warren Park is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,574 people
- West Newton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Newton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newton
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewis Creek, with the one closest to Lewis Creek listed first.
- Morgantown
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Waverly
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Waverly is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Red House ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Red House is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Mahalasville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mahalasville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahalasville
- Brooklyn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ripley County
- Napoleon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rush County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewis Creek, with the one closest to Lewis Creek listed first.
- Gowdy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gowdy is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowdy
- Manilla
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Manilla is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manilla
- Moscow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Moscow is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Homer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Homer is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Williamstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Williamstown is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Milroy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Arlington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Henderson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Henderson is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Rushville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Carthage
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gings
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gings is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gings
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lewis Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Lewis Creek.
Cemeteries Near Lewis Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lewis Creek.
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 Lewis Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lewis Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lewis Creek, with the one closest to Lewis Creek listed first.
- Patterson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Eberhart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Floyd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Winchester Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Cemetery
- The Winchester Cemetery has also been known as:
- Winchester Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #698387 <2>
- Parrish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Roberts Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Roberts Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spaugh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Simmons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sidney Branch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sidener Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (348 more) ...
- Simmons Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Conover Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Old St. Louis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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 Lewis Creek had a population of 67 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lewis Creek, with the one closest to Lewis Creek listed first.
- Flat Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Smithland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Smithland is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithland
- Fenns
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fenns is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenns
- Marietta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Marietta is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Mount Auburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mount Auburn is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Saint Louis Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Saint Louis Crossing is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Louis Crossing
- Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Prescott
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Prescott is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Bengal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bengal is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bengal
- Edinburgh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clifford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Clifford is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Rugby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rugby is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Waldron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Waldron is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Nortonburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Nortonburg is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nortonburg
- Shelbyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lewis Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lewis Creek.
Newspapers Published in Lewis Creek ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lewis Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lewis Creek, 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 Lewis Creek.
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 Lewis Creek:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Shelby County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartholomew County
- Brown County
- Decatur County
- Fayette County
- Franklin County
- Hancock County
- Jackson County
- Jennings County
- Johnson County
- Marion County
- Morgan County
- Ripley County
- Rush 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 Lewis Creek, 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- Lewis Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |