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 Lewisville (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 Lewisville. 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 northeast 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 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.
Lewisville is located in Henry 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 Henry County: Delaware, Fayette, Hancock, Madison, Randolph, Rush & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Lewisville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lewisville:
- Henry County (The home county of Lewisville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewisville, with the one closest to Lewisville listed first.
- Straughn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Spiceland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dunreith
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Corwin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Corwin is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin
- New Lisbon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Lisbon is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lisbon
- Ogden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ogden is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Greensboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greensboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- New Castle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Millville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Millville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Knightstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Grant City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Grant City is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Foley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Foley is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
- Decatur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewisville, with the one closest to Lewisville listed first.
- Clarksburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Clarksburg is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Springhill ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Springhill is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Saint Omer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Omer is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Omer
- Saint Maurice
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Saint Maurice is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Maurice
- Germantown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Germantown is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Saint Paul
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewisville, with the one closest to Lewisville listed first.
- Oakville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Oakville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Cowan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cowan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Progress
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Progress is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Daleville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Liberty Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Muncie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Selma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Yorktown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Andersonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Andersonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Desoto
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Desoto is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desoto
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewisville, with the one closest to Lewisville listed first.
- Fairview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Bentonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bentonville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- Harrisburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harrisburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Orange
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Orange is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Connersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nulltown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Nulltown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nulltown
- Springersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Springersville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springersville
- Alpine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Alpine is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Everton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Everton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everton
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewisville, with the one closest to Lewisville listed first.
- Andersonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Andersonville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Laurel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Metamora
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Yellow Bank
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yellow Bank is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bank
- Hamilton County
- Luxhaven
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Luxhaven is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxhaven
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewisville, with the one closest to Lewisville listed first.
- Shirley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shirley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 906 people
- Charlottesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Charlottesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlottesville
- Wilkinson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Warrington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Warrington is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrington
- Willow Branch
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Willow Branch is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Branch
- Greenfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Maxwell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Maxwell is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Eden
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Eden is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Denny Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Denny Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Corner
- Mohawk
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mohawk is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Philadelphia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Philadelphia is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Spring Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Spring Lake is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- Kosciusko County
- Warsaw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewisville, with the one closest to Lewisville listed first.
- Markleville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Chesterfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pendleton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Glyn Ellen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Glyn Ellen is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glyn Ellen
- Ingalls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Country Club Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Country Club Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Edgewood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,850 people
- North Anderson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Anderson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Anderson
- River Forest
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- River Forest is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Forest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
- Western Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Western Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Village
- Woodlawn Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlawn Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewisville, with the one closest to Lewisville listed first.
- Losantville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Modoc
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Modoc is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Bloomingport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomingport is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingport
- Windsor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Windsor is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Parker City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lynn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Farmland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Snow Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Snow Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Arba
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Arba is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arba
- Rural
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rural is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Rush County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewisville, with the one closest to Lewisville listed first.
- Raleigh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Raleigh is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Mays
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mays is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays
- Falmouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Falmouth is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Gings
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gings is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gings
- Glenwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Carthage
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Henderson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Henderson is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Rushville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Arlington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Homer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Homer is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Manilla
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Manilla is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manilla
- Gowdy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gowdy is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowdy
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewisville, with the one closest to Lewisville listed first.
- Gwynneville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Gwynneville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwynneville
- Morristown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Ridge is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Rays Crossing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rays Crossing is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rays Crossing
- Fountaintown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Fountaintown is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountaintown
- Knighthood Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Knighthood Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knighthood Village
- Beech Brook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beech Brook is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Brook
- Candleglo Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Candleglo Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candleglo Village
- Hildebrand Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hildebrand Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hildebrand Village
- Prescott
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Prescott is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Shelbyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Waldron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Waldron is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewisville, with the one closest to Lewisville listed first.
- Yankee Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Yankee Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Town
- Brownsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brownsville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Liberty
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Goodwins Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Goodwins Corner is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Corner
- Billingsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Billingsville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billingsville
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewisville, with the one closest to Lewisville listed first.
- Dublin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dublin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
- Mount Auburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mount Auburn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Cambridge City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Milton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Milton is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- East Germantown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- East Germantown is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Germantown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Pennville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pennville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Hagerstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beesons
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beesons is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beesons
- Franklin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Greens Fork
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Economy
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Economy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Centerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Preble County (OH)
- New Paris
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lewisville, see our County-by-County Page for Lewisville.
Cemeteries Near Lewisville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lewisville.
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 Lewisville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lewisville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lewisville, with the one closest to Lewisville listed first.
- Lewisville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Brittanham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Raleigh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh Cemetery
- The Raleigh Cemetery has also been known as:
- Raleigh Cemetery
- Raleigh Zion Cemetery
- Rayleigh Zion Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1975624 <2>
- Shanee Bluff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- White Heart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elliott Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bentonville Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kirkwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Lawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (335 more) ...
- Hickside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mason Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Reddick Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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 Lewisville had a population of 420 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Lewisville had a population of 348 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lewisville, with the one closest to Lewisville listed first.
- Straughn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Raleigh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Raleigh is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Spiceland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dunreith
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mays
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mays is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays
- New Lisbon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Lisbon is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lisbon
- Ogden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ogden is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Falmouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Falmouth is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Dublin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dublin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
- Greensboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greensboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Sexton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sexton is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton
- Ashland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ashland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- New Castle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Raysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Raysville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raysville
- Gings
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gings is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gings
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lewisville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lewisville.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Lewisville ...
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 90 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lewisville.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Lewisville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Lewisville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Lewisville.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4> of Lewisville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Lewisville:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Henry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Decatur County
- Delaware County
- Fayette County
- Franklin County
- Hamilton County
- Hancock County
- Kosciusko County
- Madison County
- Randolph County
- Rush County
- Shelby County
- Union County
- Wayne County
- Preble 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 Lewisville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lewisville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |