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 Manchester (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 Manchester. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Manchester is located in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County: Boone, Clinton, Fountain, Hendricks, Parke, Putnam & Tippecanoe.
Below are the counties that are near Manchester. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Manchester:
- Montgomery County (The home county of Manchester)
- The following are listed by their distance from Manchester, with the one closest to Manchester listed first.
- Cherry Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cherry Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Crawfordsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Garfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Garfield is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Smartsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Smartsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartsburg
- Wesley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wesley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Darlington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Darlington is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
- Linden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Yountsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yountsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yountsville
- New Richmond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mace is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mace
- Waynetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- North Union
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- North Union is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Union
- Benton County
- Otterbein
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manchester, with the one closest to Manchester listed first.
- Thorntown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Advance
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Advance is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
- Hazelrigg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hazelrigg is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelrigg
- Jamestown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Northfield Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Northfield Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Village
- Pike
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pike is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Stringtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Stringtown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Lebanon
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ulen
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ulen is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Elizaville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Elizaville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizaville
- Gadsden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Gadsden is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Whitestown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manchester, with the one closest to Manchester listed first.
- Owasco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Owasco is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owasco
- Pyrmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pyrmont is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyrmont
- Prince William
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Prince William is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince William
- Ockley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ockley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ockley
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manchester, with the one closest to Manchester listed first.
- Colfax
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fickle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fickle is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fickle
- Manson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Manson is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson
- Reagan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Reagan is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
- Mulberry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Frankfort
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cambria
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cambria is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Edna Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Edna Mills is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna Mills
- Rossville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kirklin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Boyleston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boyleston is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston
- Beard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beard is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard
- Fountain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manchester, with the one closest to Manchester listed first.
- Hillsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mellott
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mellott is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Newtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Newtown is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Wallace
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wallace is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Roberts
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Roberts is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Veedersburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Stone Bluff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Stone Bluff is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Bluff
- Kingman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Attica
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harveysburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Harveysburg is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Layton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Layton is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Covington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hendricks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manchester, with the one closest to Manchester listed first.
- North Salem
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lizton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- New Winchester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Winchester is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Winchester
- Pittsboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hadley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hadley is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Reno
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Reno is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Coatesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Danville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Parke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manchester, with the one closest to Manchester listed first.
- Byron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Byron is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Grange Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Grange Corner is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Corner
- Guion
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Guion is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guion
- Marshall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Judson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Judson is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Annapolis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Annapolis is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annapolis
- Bellmore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bellmore is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellmore
- Bloomingdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nyesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nyesville is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyesville
- Ferndale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ferndale is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Billie Creek Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rockville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manchester, with the one closest to Manchester listed first.
- Russellville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Russellville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Roachdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Blakesburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Blakesburg is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakesburg
- Barnard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Barnard is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
- Portland Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Portland Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland Mills
- Bainbridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bainbridge is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Groveland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Groveland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Fillmore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fillmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Tippecanoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manchester, with the one closest to Manchester listed first.
- Corwin ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Corwin is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin
- Corwin has also been known as:
- Corwin Station
- Romney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gladens Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gladens Corner is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladens Corner
- Concord
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Clarks Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stockwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stockwell is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockwell
- Odell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Odell is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
- Shadeland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Shadeland is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadeland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,922 people
- Westpoint
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Glenhall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Glenhall is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenhall
- Dayton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Elston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Elston is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elston
- Vermillion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manchester, with the one closest to Manchester listed first.
- Tree Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Tree Spring is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree Spring
- Perrysville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Newport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manchester, with the one closest to Manchester listed first.
- Independence
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Independence is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Green Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Green Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Williamsport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chatterton ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chatterton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatterton
- Old Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Old Town is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- West Lebanon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Lebanon is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 686 people
- Baltimore ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Baltimore is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
- Pine Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Foster
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Foster is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Manchester, see our County-by-County Page for Manchester.
Cemeteries Near Manchester ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Manchester.
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 Manchester - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Manchester covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Manchester, with the one closest to Manchester listed first.
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Stover Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hutton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Breaks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Oldtown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Harshbarger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- IOOF Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- The Oak Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Crawfordsville Masonic Cemetery
- Grant Ave. Cemetery
- Oak Hill / Grant Ave. Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2207678 <2>
- Ben Hur Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wilson Killen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (377 more) ...
- Potts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Thompson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yountsville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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>
While we didn't find Manchester in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Manchester.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Manchester, with the one closest to Manchester listed first.
- Cherry Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cherry Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Crawfordsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Garfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Garfield is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Wesley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wesley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Smartsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Smartsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartsburg
- Yountsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yountsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yountsville
- Darlington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Darlington is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
- Linden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Richmond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Linnsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Linnsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linnsburg
- Mace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mace is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mace
- Kirkpatrick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kirkpatrick is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkpatrick
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Waynetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- North Union
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- North Union is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Union
- Whitesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Whitesville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Manchester. See our List of 1890's Communities around Manchester.
Newspapers Published in Manchester ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Manchester.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Manchester, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Manchester.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites 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 Manchester:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Montgomery County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Boone County
- Carroll County
- Clinton County
- Fountain County
- Hendricks County
- Parke County
- Putnam County
- Tippecanoe County
- Vermillion County
- Warren 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 Manchester, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Manchester) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |