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 Little Point (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 Little Point. 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 Little Point ...
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.
Another variation: Littlepoint.
- A typical abbreviation for Little Point: Little Pt.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Little Point. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Little Point.
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 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.
Little Point 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 Little Point. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Little Point:
- Morgan County (The home county of Little Point)
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Point, with the one closest to Little Point listed first.
- Eminence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Eminence is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
- Plano
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Plano is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
- Minetree ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Minetree is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minetree
- Minetree has also been known as:
- Billtown
- Meintree
- Menietree
- Hall
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hall is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Lewisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lewisville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Monrovia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wilbur
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wilbur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
- Lake Hart
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lake Hart is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hart
- Paragon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bethany
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bethany is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Brookmoor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Brookmoor is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookmoor
- Brooklyn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Point, with the one closest to Little Point listed first.
- Jamestown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Advance
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Advance is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Point, with the one closest to Little Point listed first.
- Helmsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Helmsburg is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmsburg
- Beanblossom
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Spearsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Spearsville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearsville
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Point, with the one closest to Little Point listed first.
- Poland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Roadman Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Roadman Corner is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadman Corner
- Bowling Green
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bowling Green is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Harmony
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Harmony is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 639 people
- Knightsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Knightsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
- Center Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Benwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Benwood is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benwood
- Carbon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Carbon is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
- Lena
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lena is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Billville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Billville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billville
- Brazil
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Prairie City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Prairie City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Greene County
- Hendricksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hendricksville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricksville
- Hendricks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Point, with the one closest to Little Point listed first.
- Stilesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hazelwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hazelwood is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Amo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Coatesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Reno
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Reno is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Clayton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hadley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hadley is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Cartersburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Winchester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- New Winchester is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Winchester
- Danville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Plainfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Avon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Point, with the one closest to Little Point listed first.
- Banta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Banta is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banta
- Bluff Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bluff Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Smith Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Smith Valley is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Valley
- Bargersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Providence
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Providence is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Anita ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Anita is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anita
- Stones Crossing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Stones Crossing is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Crossing
- Samaria
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Samaria is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Greenwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Trafalgar
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- New Whiteland
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Whiteland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Point, with the one closest to Little Point listed first.
- Camby
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- West Newton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- West Newton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newton
- Clermont
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Speedway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Homecroft
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Homecroft is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homecroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
- Snacks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Snacks is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snacks
- Southport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Indianapolis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Traders Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Traders Point is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Point
- Wolfington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wolfington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfington
- Spring Hill
(29 miles [46.7 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wynnedale is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Point, with the one closest to Little Point listed first.
- Stinesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Stinesville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Dolan
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Dolan is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolan
- Ellettsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Unionville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Highland Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Highland Village is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Point, with the one closest to Little Point listed first.
- Ladoga
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- New Ross
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- New Market
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Market is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
- Waveland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Owen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Point, with the one closest to Little Point listed first.
- Quincy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Quincy is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Gosport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cuba
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cuba is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Atkinsonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Atkinsonville is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinsonville
- Spencer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Patricksburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Patricksburg is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricksburg
- Freedom
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Freedom is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Arney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Arney is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arney
- Denmark
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Denmark is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Parke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Point, with the one closest to Little Point listed first.
- Ferndale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ferndale is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Mansfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bellmore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bellmore is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellmore
- Bridgeton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Point, with the one closest to Little Point listed first.
- Belle Union
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Belle Union is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Union
- Fillmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fillmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Cloverdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Putnamville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Putnamville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
- Greencastle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Limedale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Limedale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limedale
- Groveland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Groveland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Bainbridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bainbridge is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Reelsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Reelsville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsville
- Barnard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Barnard is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
- Roachdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blakesburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blakesburg is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakesburg
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Little Point, see our County-by-County Page for Little Point.
Cemeteries Near Little Point ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Little Point.
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 Little Point - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Little Point covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Little Point, with the one closest to Little Point listed first.
- Whitaker - Patrick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Belle Union Branch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Crown Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Walters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shumaker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mill Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Snoddy Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Stilesville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mannan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (449 more) ...
- Burkhart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkhart Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Burkhart Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Plano.
- The Burkhart Cemetery has also been known as:
- Alaska Cemetery
- Liberty Christian Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2293225 <2>
- Hebron Presbyterian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Little Point had a population of 23 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Little Point, with the one closest to Little Point listed first.
- Crown Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Crown Center is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Center
- Eminence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Eminence is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
- Belle Union
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Belle Union is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Union
- Plano
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Plano is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
- Stilesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Herbamount
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Herbamount is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbamount
- Hall
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hall is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Alaska
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Alaska is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Hazelwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hazelwood is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Wakeland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wakeland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakeland
- Mount Meridian
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Meridian is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Meridian
- Coatesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Quincy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Quincy is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Wilbur
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wilbur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
- Monrovia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Little Point. See our List of 1890's Communities around Little Point.
Newspapers Published in Little Point ...
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 116 newspapers that have been published in the area around Little Point.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Little Point, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Little Point.
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 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 Little Point:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Morgan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Brown County
- Clay County
- Greene County
- Hendricks County
- Johnson County
- Marion County
- Monroe County
- Montgomery County
- Owen County
- Parke 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> | 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- Little Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Little Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |