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 Maplewood (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 Maplewood. 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 Maplewood ...
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: Maple Wood.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Maplewood. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Maplewood.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.
Maplewood is located in Hendricks 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 Hendricks County: Boone, Marion, Montgomery, Morgan & Putnam.
Below are the counties that are near Maplewood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Maplewood:
- Hendricks County (The home county of Maplewood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maplewood, with the one closest to Maplewood listed first.
- Pittsboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lizton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brownsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Danville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Avon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- North Salem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hadley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hadley is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Cartersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- New Winchester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Winchester is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Winchester
- Clayton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Plainfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Amo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Reno
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Reno is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maplewood, with the one closest to Maplewood listed first.
- Jamestown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Advance
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Advance is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
- Whitestown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lebanon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Northfield Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Northfield Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Village
- Zionsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ulen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ulen is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Eagle Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
- Hazelrigg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hazelrigg is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelrigg
- Stringtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Stringtown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Gadsden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gadsden is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Pike
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Pike is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Elizaville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Elizaville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizaville
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maplewood, with the one closest to Maplewood listed first.
- Reagan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Reagan is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
- Kirklin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Colfax
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Manson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Manson is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson
- Fickle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fickle is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fickle
- Frankfort
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maplewood, with the one closest to Maplewood listed first.
- North Ridge Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- North Ridge Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridge Village
- Carmel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eagletown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eagletown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
- Newark Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Newark Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark Village
- Westfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hortonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hortonville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Sheridan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bakers Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bakers Corner is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Corner
- Fishers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Monterey Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Monterey Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey Village
- Bridgewater
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bridgewater is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Noblesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maplewood, with the one closest to Maplewood listed first.
- Smith Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Valley is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Valley
- Bluff Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Banta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Banta is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banta
- Greenwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stones Crossing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stones Crossing is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Crossing
- Bargersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Whiteland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Whiteland is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Whiteland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
- Providence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Providence is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Whiteland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rocklane
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rocklane is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklane
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maplewood, with the one closest to Maplewood listed first.
- Clermont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Traders Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Traders Point is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Point
- Snacks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Snacks is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snacks
- Speedway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wolfington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wolfington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfington
- Camby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Spring Hill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Wynnedale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Wynnedale is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Crows Nest
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Crows Nest is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Nest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Rocky Ripple
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rocky Ripple is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ripple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- West Newton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Newton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newton
- Indianapolis
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Meridian Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Meridian Hills is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,718 people
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maplewood, with the one closest to Maplewood listed first.
- New Ross
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ladoga
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Shannondale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Shannondale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannondale
- Mace
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mace is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mace
- North Union
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Union is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Union
- Smartsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Smartsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartsburg
- Darlington
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Darlington is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
- New Market
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- New Market is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
- Crawfordsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Garfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Garfield is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Bowers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bowers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Yountsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Yountsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yountsville
- Waveland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maplewood, with the one closest to Maplewood listed first.
- Mooresville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Monrovia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Young
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Young is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young
- Lake Hart
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lake Hart is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hart
- Brookmoor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Brookmoor is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookmoor
- Hall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hall is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Bethany
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bethany is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Brooklyn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Wilbur
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Wilbur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
- Red House ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Red House is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Eminence
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Eminence is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
- Waverly
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Waverly is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Plano
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Plano is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
- Owen County
- Quincy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Quincy is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maplewood, with the one closest to Maplewood listed first.
- Barnard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Barnard is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
- Groveland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Groveland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Roachdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Fillmore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fillmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Bainbridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bainbridge is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Belle Union
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Union is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Union
- Blakesburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Blakesburg is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakesburg
- Greencastle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Limedale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Limedale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limedale
- Russellville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Russellville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Cloverdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Putnamville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Putnamville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
- Portland Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Portland Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland Mills
- Tippecanoe County
- Clarks Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Maplewood, see our County-by-County Page for Maplewood.
Cemeteries Near Maplewood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Maplewood.
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 Maplewood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Maplewood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Maplewood, with the one closest to Maplewood listed first.
- Cofer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Long Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Arnold - Stuart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hyten Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ayears Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Templin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Arnold Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kiger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Roberts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hughes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Prebster Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- White Lick Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (480 more) ...
- St. Malachy West Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vieley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lizton Knights of Pythias Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
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 Maplewood had a population of 126 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Maplewood, with the one closest to Maplewood listed first.
- Tilden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tilden is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilden
- Pittsboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Montclair
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Montclair is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair
- Lizton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Danville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gale is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gale
- Brownsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Avon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- New Brunswick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New Brunswick is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brunswick
- North Salem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hadley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hadley is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- New Winchester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Winchester is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Winchester
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Cartersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Clermont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Shepherd
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shepherd is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Maplewood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Maplewood.
Newspapers Published in Maplewood ...
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 384 newspapers that have been published in the area around Maplewood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Maplewood, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Maplewood.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Maplewood:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Hendricks County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Clinton County
- Hamilton County
- Johnson County
- Marion County
- Montgomery County
- Morgan County
- Owen County
- Putnam County
- Tippecanoe 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 Maplewood, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Maplewood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |