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 Mattix Corner (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 Mattix Corner. 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 Mattix Corner ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Mattix Corner: Mattix Cor. (or less commonly used: Mattix Crn.)
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 northwest 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 north.
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 north 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.
Mattix Corner is located in Clinton 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 Clinton County: Boone, Carroll, Hamilton, Howard, Montgomery, Tippecanoe & Tipton.
Below are the counties that are near Mattix Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mattix Corner:
- Clinton County (The home county of Mattix Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mattix Corner, with the one closest to Mattix Corner listed first.
- Cambria
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cambria is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Rossville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sedalia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sedalia is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Frankfort
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mulberry
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Beard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Beard is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard
- Geetingsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Geetingsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geetingsville
- Edna Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Edna Mills is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna Mills
- Manson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Manson is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson
- Fickle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fickle is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fickle
- Michigantown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Boyleston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Boyleston is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston
- Middlefork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Middlefork is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefork
- Benton County
- Otterbein
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mattix Corner, with the one closest to Mattix Corner listed first.
- Thorntown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pike
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pike is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Hazelrigg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hazelrigg is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelrigg
- Stringtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Stringtown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Elizaville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Elizaville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizaville
- Northfield Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Northfield Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Village
- Ulen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ulen is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Lebanon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Gadsden
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Gadsden is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Advance
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Advance is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
- Whitestown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jamestown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Zionsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mattix Corner, with the one closest to Mattix Corner listed first.
- Prince William
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Prince William is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince William
- Owasco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Owasco is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owasco
- Cutler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cutler is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutler
- Ockley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ockley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ockley
- Pyrmont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pyrmont is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyrmont
- Radnor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Radnor is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radnor
- Bringhurst
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bringhurst is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bringhurst
- Burlington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Flora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Delphi
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Camden
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Pittsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Deer Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mattix Corner, with the one closest to Mattix Corner listed first.
- Young America
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Young America is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young America
- Deacon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Deacon is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacon
- Clymers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Clymers is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clymers
- Galveston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Walton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dunkirk
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Dunkirk is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
- Lake Cicott
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lake Cicott is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Cicott
- Logansport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fountain County
- Roberts
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Roberts is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mattix Corner, with the one closest to Mattix Corner listed first.
- Ekin
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ekin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekin
- Sheridan
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bakers Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bakers Corner is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Corner
- Hortonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hortonville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Eagletown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eagletown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
- Atlanta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Westfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mattix Corner, with the one closest to Mattix Corner listed first.
- Shanghai
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shanghai is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai
- Russiaville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- West Middleton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- West Middleton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Middleton
- Judson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Judson is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Alto
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Alto is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Indian Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Indian Heights is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Heights
- Oakford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Oakford is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakford
- Kokomo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cassville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cassville is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Hemlock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hemlock is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Vermont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Vermont is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont
- Miami County
- Miami
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mattix Corner, with the one closest to Mattix Corner listed first.
- Bowers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bowers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Darlington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Darlington is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
- Linden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shannondale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Shannondale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannondale
- Cherry Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Garfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Garfield is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- New Richmond
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Smartsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Smartsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartsburg
- Crawfordsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mace
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mace is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mace
- New Ross
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wingate
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wesley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wesley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Tippecanoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mattix Corner, with the one closest to Mattix Corner listed first.
- Clarks Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dayton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Stockwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Stockwell is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockwell
- Buck Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gladens Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gladens Corner is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladens Corner
- Concord
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Lafayette
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Americus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Americus is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Delp
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Delp is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delp
- Battle Ground
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Elston
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Elston is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elston
- Romney
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Corwin ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Corwin is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin
- Corwin has also been known as:
- Corwin Station
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mattix Corner, with the one closest to Mattix Corner listed first.
- Kempton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Kempton is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Groomsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Groomsville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groomsville
- Goldsmith
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Goldsmith is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith
- Jericho ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Jericho is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- East Union
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- East Union is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Sharpsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Tipton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Nevada
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Nevada is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Warren County
- Green Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Green Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mattix Corner, with the one closest to Mattix Corner listed first.
- Springboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Springboro is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springboro
- Brookston
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Chalmers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chalmers is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalmers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
- Burnettsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Burnettsville is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnettsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
- Idaville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Idaville is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
- Monticello
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mattix Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Mattix Corner.
Cemeteries Near Mattix Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mattix Corner.
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 Mattix Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mattix Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mattix Corner, with the one closest to Mattix Corner listed first.
- Bennett Easterly Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Providence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bunnell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kilmore UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilmore UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Kilmore UMC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of Frankfort.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #553744 <2>
- Hiner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Latshaw Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Old Chaney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Old South Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Layton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (313 more) ...
- Hufford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Greenlawn Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Church Cemetery
- The Hopewell Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hopewell Cemetery
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Mattix Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mattix Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mattix Corner, with the one closest to Mattix Corner listed first.
- Cambria
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cambria is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Jefferson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jefferson is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Moran
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Moran is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran
- Rossville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Frankfort
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sedalia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sedalia is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Mulberry
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Beard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Beard is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard
- Manson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Manson is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson
- Avery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Avery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Geetingsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Geetingsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geetingsville
- Edna Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Edna Mills is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna Mills
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Fickle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fickle is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fickle
- Owasco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Owasco is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owasco
- Boyleston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Boyleston is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mattix Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mattix Corner.
Newspapers Published in Mattix Corner ...
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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mattix Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mattix Corner, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mattix Corner.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Mattix Corner:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Clinton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Boone County
- Carroll County
- Cass County
- Fountain County
- Hamilton County
- Howard County
- Miami County
- Montgomery County
- Tippecanoe County
- Tipton County
- Warren County
- White County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mattix Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Mattix Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |