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 Max (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 Max. 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 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.
Max is located in Boone 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 Boone County: Clinton, Hamilton, Hendricks, Marion & Montgomery.
Below are the counties that are near Max. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Max:
- Boone County (The home county of Max)
- The following are listed by their distance from Max, with the one closest to Max listed first.
- Advance
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Advance is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
- Hazelrigg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hazelrigg is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelrigg
- Lebanon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Northfield Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Northfield Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Village
- Jamestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stringtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stringtown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Ulen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ulen is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Thorntown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pike
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pike is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Whitestown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gadsden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Gadsden is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Elizaville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elizaville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizaville
- Carroll County
- Prince William
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Prince William is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince William
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Max, with the one closest to Max listed first.
- Colfax
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Reagan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Reagan is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
- Manson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Manson is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson
- Kirklin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fickle
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Fickle is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fickle
- Frankfort
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Boyleston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Boyleston is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston
- Mulberry
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cambria
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cambria is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Michigantown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Scircleville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Scircleville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scircleville
- Beard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Beard is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard
- Fountain County
- Wallace
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wallace is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Max, with the one closest to Max listed first.
- Eagletown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Eagletown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
- Sheridan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hortonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hortonville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Carmel
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- North Ridge Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- North Ridge Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridge Village
- Westfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bakers Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bakers Corner is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Corner
- Newark Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Newark Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark Village
- Ekin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ekin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekin
- Monterey Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Monterey Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey Village
- Cicero
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Noblesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hendricks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Max, with the one closest to Max listed first.
- Lizton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- North Salem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pittsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brownsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Danville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- New Winchester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- New Winchester is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Winchester
- Hadley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hadley is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Avon
(19 miles [30.6 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>
- Reno
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Reno is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Amo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cartersburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Clayton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Max, with the one closest to Max listed first.
- Traders Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Traders Point is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Point
- Clermont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Snacks
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Snacks is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snacks
- Speedway
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Hill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Wolfington
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Wolfington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfington
- Wynnedale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Wynnedale is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Meridian Hills
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Williams Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Williams Creek is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- Crows Nest
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- North Crows Nest is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Crows Nest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Rocky Ripple
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Ripple is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ripple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Max, with the one closest to Max listed first.
- Shannondale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shannondale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannondale
- New Ross
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mace
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mace is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mace
- Bowers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bowers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Darlington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Darlington is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
- Ladoga
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Garfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Garfield is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Smartsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Smartsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartsburg
- Crawfordsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- North Union
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- North Union is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Union
- New Market
(18 miles [29 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
- Cherry Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Max, with the one closest to Max listed first.
- Mooresville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Monrovia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Young
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Young is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young
- Parke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Max, with the one closest to Max listed first.
- Byron
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Byron is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Guion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Guion is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guion
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Max, with the one closest to Max listed first.
- Barnard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Barnard is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
- Roachdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Groveland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Groveland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Bainbridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bainbridge is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Blakesburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blakesburg is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakesburg
- Russellville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Russellville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Fillmore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Fillmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Portland Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Portland Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland Mills
- Greencastle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Union
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Belle Union is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Union
- Tippecanoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Max, with the one closest to Max listed first.
- Clarks Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gladens Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gladens Corner is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladens Corner
- Stockwell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stockwell is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockwell
- Concord
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Romney
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Corwin ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Corwin is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin
- Corwin has also been known as:
- Corwin Station
- Dayton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Shadeland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shadeland is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadeland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,922 people
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Max, with the one closest to Max listed first.
- Jericho ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jericho is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Kempton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kempton is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- East Union
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Union is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Goldsmith
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Goldsmith is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith
- Groomsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Groomsville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groomsville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Max, see our County-by-County Page for Max.
Cemeteries Near Max ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Max.
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 Max - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Max covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Max, with the one closest to Max listed first.
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- IOOF Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Poplar Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Robinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Porter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lowry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gossett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cox Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fullen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Groover Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (448 more) ...
- Burgess Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- The Oak Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oakhill Cemetery
- Rodefer Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86196 <2>
- Pisgah 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Max had a population of 134 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Max, with the one closest to Max listed first.
- Advance
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Advance is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
- New Brunswick
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Brunswick is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brunswick
- Hazelrigg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hazelrigg is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelrigg
- Jamestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lebanon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shannondale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shannondale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannondale
- New Ross
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lizton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Shepherd
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Shepherd is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
- Thorntown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- North Salem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Montclair
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Montclair is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Pittsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mace
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mace is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mace
- Linnsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Linnsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linnsburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Max. See our List of 1890's Communities around Max.
Newspapers Published in Max ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Max.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Max, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Max.
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 Max:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Boone County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Clinton County
- Fountain County
- Hamilton County
- Hendricks County
- Marion County
- Montgomery County
- Morgan County
- Parke County
- Putnam County
- Tippecanoe County
- Tipton 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 Max, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Max) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |