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 Manhattan (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 Manhattan. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Manhattan is located in Putnam 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 Putnam County: Clay, Hendricks, Montgomery, Morgan, Owen & Parke.
Below are the counties that are near Manhattan. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Manhattan:
- Putnam County (The home county of Manhattan)
- The following are listed by their distance from Manhattan, with the one closest to Manhattan listed first.
- Reelsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Reelsville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsville
- Putnamville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Putnamville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
- Limedale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Limedale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limedale
- Cloverdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Greencastle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Belle Union
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Belle Union is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Union
- Fillmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fillmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Bainbridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bainbridge is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Portland Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Portland Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland Mills
- Blakesburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Blakesburg is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakesburg
- Groveland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Groveland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Roachdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Russellville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Russellville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Boone County
- Jamestown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manhattan, with the one closest to Manhattan listed first.
- Poland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Roadman Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Roadman Corner is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadman Corner
- Harmony
(7 miles [11.3 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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Knightsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
- Benwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Benwood is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benwood
- Brazil
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Carbon
(10 miles [16.1 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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lena is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Billville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Billville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billville
- Bowling Green
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bowling Green is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Center Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bee Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bee Ridge is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Ridge
- Perth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Perth is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manhattan, with the one closest to Manhattan listed first.
- Newark
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Newark is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Calvertville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Calvertville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvertville
- Worthington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jasonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hendricks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manhattan, with the one closest to Manhattan listed first.
- Stilesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Coatesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Reno
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Reno is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Amo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- New Winchester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Winchester is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Winchester
- Hazelwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hazelwood is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Hadley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hadley is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Clayton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Danville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Salem
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cartersburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Plainfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lizton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manhattan, with the one closest to Manhattan listed first.
- Stinesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Stinesville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Ellettsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manhattan, with the one closest to Manhattan listed first.
- Waveland
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ladoga
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- New Market
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- New Market is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
- North Union
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- North Union is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Union
- Alamo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Alamo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- New Ross
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manhattan, with the one closest to Manhattan listed first.
- Minetree ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Minetree is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minetree
- Minetree has also been known as:
- Billtown
- Meintree
- Menietree
- Eminence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Eminence is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
- Lewisville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lewisville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Plano
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Plano is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
- Hall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hall is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Paragon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Monrovia
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Wilbur
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Wilbur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
- Lake Hart
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lake Hart is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hart
- Martinsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bethany
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bethany is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Brooklyn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Brookmoor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Brookmoor is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookmoor
- Owen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manhattan, with the one closest to Manhattan listed first.
- Atkinsonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Atkinsonville is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinsonville
- Quincy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Quincy is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Cuba
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cuba is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Patricksburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Patricksburg is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricksburg
- Gosport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Denmark
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Denmark is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Spencer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Arney
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Arney is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arney
- Coal City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Coal City is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Freedom
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Freedom is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Parke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manhattan, with the one closest to Manhattan listed first.
- Ferndale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ferndale is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Mansfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgeton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bellmore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bellmore is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellmore
- Rosedale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rosedale is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
- Rosedale has also been known as:
- Roseville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <1>
- Billie Creek Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Judson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Judson is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Nyesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nyesville is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyesville
- Rockville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Guion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Guion is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guion
- West Atherton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- West Atherton is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Atherton
- Marshall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Marshall is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Mecca
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mecca is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
- Vermillion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manhattan, with the one closest to Manhattan listed first.
- Clinton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Summit Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Summit Grove is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
- Fairview Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Fairview Park is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
- Alta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Alta is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Sandytown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sandytown is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandytown
- Universal
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Universal is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
- Hillsdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsdale is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Vigo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manhattan, with the one closest to Manhattan listed first.
- Fontanet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fontanet is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanet
- Seelyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Seelyville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
- Grange Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Grange Corner is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Corner
- Burnett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Burnett is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Glen Ayre
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Glen Ayre is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ayre
- Swalls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Swalls is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swalls
- Sandcut
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sandcut is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandcut
- Riley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Riley is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- North Terre Haute
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- North Terre Haute is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Terre Haute
- Terre Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Terre Town is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Town
- Spelterville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Spelterville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelterville
- Lewis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lewis is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Harrison
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Harrison is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Manhattan, see our County-by-County Page for Manhattan.
Cemeteries Near Manhattan ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Manhattan.
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 Manhattan - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Manhattan covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Manhattan, with the one closest to Manhattan listed first.
- Boone - Hutcheson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Matkin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Boone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Grable Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Greeley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Doe Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Roberts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fertig Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (451 more) ...
- Pell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Nier Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cagle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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 in 1895, Manhattan had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Manhattan, with the one closest to Manhattan listed first.
- Reelsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Reelsville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsville
- Putnamville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Putnamville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
- Limedale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Limedale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limedale
- Harmony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Harmony is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 639 people
- Poland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cloverdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Greencastle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Knightsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Knightsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
- Asherville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Asherville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asherville
- Mount Meridian
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Meridian is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Meridian
- Vivalia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vivalia is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vivalia
- Benwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Benwood is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benwood
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Brazil
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jordan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jordan is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Cataract
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cataract is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cataract
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Manhattan. See our List of 1890's Communities around Manhattan.
Newspapers Published in Manhattan ...
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 105 newspapers that have been published in the area around Manhattan.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Manhattan, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Manhattan.
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 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 Manhattan:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Putnam County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Clay County
- Greene County
- Hendricks County
- Monroe County
- Montgomery County
- Morgan County
- Owen County
- Parke County
- Vermillion County
- Vigo 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 Manhattan, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Manhattan) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |