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 Marion (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 Marion. 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 and 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.
Marion is located in Shelby 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 Shelby County: Bartholomew, Decatur, Hancock, Johnson, Marion & Rush.
Below are the counties that are near Marion. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Marion:
- Shelby County (The home county of Marion)
- The following are listed by their distance from Marion, with the one closest to Marion listed first.
- Knighthood Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Knighthood Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knighthood Village
- Beech Brook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beech Brook is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Brook
- Candleglo Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Candleglo Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candleglo Village
- Hildebrand Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hildebrand Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hildebrand Village
- Shelbyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Riley Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Riley Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Village
- Rays Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rays Crossing is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rays Crossing
- Clover Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Clover Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Village
- Fairland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Morristown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fountaintown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fountaintown is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountaintown
- Gwynneville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gwynneville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwynneville
- Bartholomew County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marion, with the one closest to Marion listed first.
- Hope
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hope is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,248 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <1>
- Rugby
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Rugby is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Pleasant View Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant View Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Village
- Clifford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Clifford is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Hartsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hartsville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Taylorsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Newbern
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Newbern is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Corn Brook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Corn Brook is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Brook
- Petersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Petersville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Columbus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jewell Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jewell Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell Village
- Garden City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Garden City is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Brown County
- Spearsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spearsville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearsville
- Decatur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marion, with the one closest to Marion listed first.
- Germantown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Germantown is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Saint Omer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Omer is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Omer
- Saint Paul
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Adams
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Adams is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Milford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Burney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Burney is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burney
- Springhill ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Springhill is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Greensburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksburg is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Harris City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Harris City is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris City
- Letts Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Letts Corner is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letts Corner
- Knarr Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Knarr Corner is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knarr Corner
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marion, with the one closest to Marion listed first.
- Fairview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Fairview is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Orange
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Orange is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Alpine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Alpine is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marion, with the one closest to Marion listed first.
- Andersonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Andersonville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Laurel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Enochsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Enochsburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enochsburg
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marion, with the one closest to Marion listed first.
- Luxhaven
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Luxhaven is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxhaven
- Bridgewater
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgewater is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Olio
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Olio is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olio
- Fishers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marion, with the one closest to Marion listed first.
- New Palestine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greenfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Philadelphia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Philadelphia is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Spring Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Lake is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- Gem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gem is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
- Charlottesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Charlottesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlottesville
- Mohawk
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mohawk is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Maxwell
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Maxwell is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Willow Branch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Willow Branch is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Branch
- Denny Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Denny Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Corner
- Eden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Eden is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Wilkinson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marion, with the one closest to Marion listed first.
- Knightstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ogden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ogden is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Dunreith
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grant City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grant City is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Spiceland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Kennard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kennard is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Greensboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greensboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Lewisville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cadiz
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cadiz is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Straughn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marion, with the one closest to Marion listed first.
- Needham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rocklane
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rocklane is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklane
- Urmeyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Urmeyville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urmeyville
- Amity
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Amity is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Franklin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Whiteland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Greenwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- New Whiteland
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- New Whiteland is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Whiteland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
- Edinburgh
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stones Crossing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Stones Crossing is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Crossing
- Bargersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Nineveh
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Kosciusko County
- Warsaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marion, with the one closest to Marion listed first.
- Ingalls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Markleville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Pendleton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marion, with the one closest to Marion listed first.
- Acton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Acton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Charlesmac Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Charlesmac Village is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesmac Village
- Cumberland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beech Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Southport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Warren Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Warren Park is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,574 people
- Homecroft
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Homecroft is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homecroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
- Lawrence
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Indianapolis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Castleton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crows Nest
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Crows Nest is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Nest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- North Crows Nest
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Crows Nest is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Crows Nest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marion, with the one closest to Marion listed first.
- Waverly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Waverly is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Red House ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Red House is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Morgantown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rush County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marion, with the one closest to Marion listed first.
- Manilla
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Manilla is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manilla
- Homer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Homer is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Arlington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gowdy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gowdy is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowdy
- Moscow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Moscow is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Henderson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Henderson is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Carthage
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rushville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Milroy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Williamstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Williamstown is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Mays
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mays is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays
- Gings
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Gings is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gings
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Marion, see our County-by-County Page for Marion.
Cemeteries Near Marion ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Marion.
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 Marion - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Marion covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Marion, with the one closest to Marion listed first.
- Marion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Campbell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lisher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pelham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bennett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dewitt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ellis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Concord Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (395 more) ...
- Davis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Asbury Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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 Marion in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Marion.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Marion, with the one closest to Marion listed first.
- Shelbyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Freeport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Freeport is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Rays Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rays Crossing is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rays Crossing
- Fairland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Meltzer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Meltzer is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltzer
- Morristown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fountaintown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fountaintown is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountaintown
- Manilla
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Manilla is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manilla
- Gwynneville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gwynneville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwynneville
- Boggstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Prescott
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Prescott is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Blue Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Ridge is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Carrollton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Carrollton is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Fenns
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fenns is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenns
- Homer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Homer is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Marion. See our List of 1890's Communities around Marion.
Newspapers Published in Marion ...
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 140 newspapers that have been published in the area around Marion.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Marion, 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 Marion.
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 websites either 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 Marion:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Shelby County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartholomew County
- Brown County
- Decatur County
- Fayette County
- Franklin County
- Hamilton County
- Hancock County
- Henry County
- Johnson County
- Kosciusko County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Morgan County
- Rush 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 Marion, 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- Marion) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |