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 Meadowbrook (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 Meadowbrook. 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 Meadowbrook ...
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: Meadow Brook.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Meadowbrook. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Meadowbrook.
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 and hospitals 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.
Meadowbrook is located in Madison 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 Madison County: Delaware, Grant, Hamilton, Hancock, Henry & Tipton.
Below are the counties that are near Meadowbrook. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Meadowbrook:
- Madison County (The home county of Meadowbrook)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowbrook, with the one closest to Meadowbrook listed first.
- Anderson
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Woodlawn Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Woodlawn Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Glyn Ellen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glyn Ellen is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glyn Ellen
- Western Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Western Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Village
- Country Club Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Country Club Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- North Anderson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- North Anderson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Anderson
- Edgewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,850 people
- River Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- River Forest is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Forest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
- Edgewood Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Edgewood Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Village
- Florida
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Florida is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Chesterfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pendleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blackford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowbrook, with the one closest to Meadowbrook listed first.
- Shamrock Lakes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shamrock Lakes is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Hartford City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Millgrove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Millgrove is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove
- Renner ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Renner is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowbrook, with the one closest to Meadowbrook listed first.
- Daleville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Progress
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Progress is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Yorktown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cowan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cowan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Oakville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Oakville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Andersonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Andersonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Muncie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gaston
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Janney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Janney is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janney
- Selma
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Desoto
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Desoto is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desoto
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowbrook, with the one closest to Meadowbrook listed first.
- Rigdon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rigdon is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigdon
- Fairmount
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Fowlerton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Fowlerton is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Hackleman
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hackleman is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleman
- Matthews
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Matthews is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Jonesboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Gas City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Upland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Herbst
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Herbst is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbst
- Michaelsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Michaelsville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
- Sims
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sims is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
- Swayzee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowbrook, with the one closest to Meadowbrook listed first.
- Clarksville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Clarksville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Durbin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Durbin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Aroma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Aroma is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroma
- Luxhaven
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Luxhaven is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxhaven
- Olio
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Olio is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olio
- Strawtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Strawtown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawtown
- Omega
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Omega is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Bridgewater
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgewater is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Fishers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Noblesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cicero
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Monterey Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Monterey Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey Village
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowbrook, with the one closest to Meadowbrook listed first.
- Warrington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Warrington is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrington
- Colonial Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Eden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Eden is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Shirley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Shirley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 906 people
- Wilkinson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Willow Branch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Willow Branch is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Branch
- Fortville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Denny Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Denny Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Corner
- Maxwell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Maxwell is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Woodbury
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbury is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- McCordsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mohawk
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mohawk is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowbrook, with the one closest to Meadowbrook listed first.
- Middletown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sulphur Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Cadiz
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cadiz is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Kennard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kennard is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Springport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Luray
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Luray is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Mount Summit
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Grant City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grant City is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Foley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Foley is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
- Greensboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greensboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- New Castle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Spiceland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowbrook, with the one closest to Meadowbrook listed first.
- Guy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Guy is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Jerome
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jerome is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Hemlock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hemlock is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Kosciusko County
- Warsaw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowbrook, with the one closest to Meadowbrook listed first.
- Lawrence
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Castleton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Williams Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Williams Creek is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- Meridian Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Meridian Hills is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,718 people
- Warren Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Warren Park is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,574 people
- North Crows Nest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Crows Nest is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Crows Nest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Crows Nest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crows Nest is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Nest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Rocky Ripple
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Ripple is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ripple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowbrook, with the one closest to Meadowbrook listed first.
- Windsor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Windsor is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Losantville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Parker City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Modoc
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Modoc is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Farmland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rush County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowbrook, with the one closest to Meadowbrook listed first.
- Carthage
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mays
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mays is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays
- Raleigh
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Raleigh is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Henderson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Henderson is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Arlington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowbrook, with the one closest to Meadowbrook listed first.
- Fountaintown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Fountaintown is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountaintown
- Morristown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gwynneville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Gwynneville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwynneville
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowbrook, with the one closest to Meadowbrook listed first.
- Hobbs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tipton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Windfall City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Windfall City is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
- Windfall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- East Union
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- East Union is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Nevada
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nevada is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Jericho ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Jericho is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Goldsmith
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Goldsmith is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith
- Sharpsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowbrook, with the one closest to Meadowbrook listed first.
- Franklin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Franklin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Hagerstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Dublin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dublin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Meadowbrook, see our County-by-County Page for Meadowbrook.
Cemeteries Near Meadowbrook ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Meadowbrook.
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 Meadowbrook - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Meadowbrook covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Meadowbrook, with the one closest to Meadowbrook listed first.
- Vandeventer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Harmeson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pleasant Walk Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Booco Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- West Maplewood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Anderson Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Moss Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Peewee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gilmore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (361 more) ...
- Bronnenberg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grovelawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovelawn Cemetery
- The Grovelawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Grove Lawn Cemetery
- Capp Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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 Meadowbrook in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Meadowbrook.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Meadowbrook, with the one closest to Meadowbrook listed first.
- Anderson
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Alliance
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Alliance is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
- Florida
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Florida is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Chesterfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pendleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Daleville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Linwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Linwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Markleville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Middletown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mechanicsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mechanicsburg is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- Lapel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cross Roads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cross Roads is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Continue List (23 more) ...
- Fishersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fishersburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishersburg
- Honey Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Honey Creek is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Perkinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Meadowbrook. See our List of 1890's Communities around Meadowbrook.
Newspapers Published in Meadowbrook ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Meadowbrook.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Meadowbrook, 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 Meadowbrook.
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 Meadowbrook:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Madison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blackford County
- Delaware County
- Grant County
- Hamilton County
- Hancock County
- Henry County
- Howard County
- Kosciusko County
- Marion County
- Randolph County
- Rush County
- Shelby County
- Tipton County
- Wayne 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 Meadowbrook, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Meadowbrook) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |