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 Mechanicsburg (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 Mechanicsburg. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Mechanicsburg 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 Mechanicsburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mechanicsburg:
- Boone County (The home county of Mechanicsburg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mechanicsburg, with the one closest to Mechanicsburg listed first.
- Pike
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pike is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Stringtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stringtown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Elizaville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Elizaville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizaville
- Northfield Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Northfield Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Village
- Ulen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ulen is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Hazelrigg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hazelrigg is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelrigg
- Lebanon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Thorntown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gadsden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gadsden is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Whitestown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Advance
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Advance is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
- Zionsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jamestown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mechanicsburg, with the one closest to Mechanicsburg listed first.
- Prince William
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Prince William is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince William
- Cutler
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Cutler is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutler
- Burlington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Owasco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Owasco is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owasco
- Pyrmont
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Pyrmont is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyrmont
- Ockley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ockley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ockley
- Bringhurst
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bringhurst is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bringhurst
- Radnor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Radnor is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radnor
- Flora
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cass County
- Young America
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Young America is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young America
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mechanicsburg, with the one closest to Mechanicsburg listed first.
- Reagan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Reagan is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
- Kirklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Manson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Manson is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson
- Frankfort
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Boyleston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Boyleston is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston
- Colfax
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Michigantown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Scircleville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Scircleville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scircleville
- Fickle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fickle is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fickle
- Beard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Beard is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard
- Cambria
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cambria is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Forest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Forest is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Mulberry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mechanicsburg, with the one closest to Mechanicsburg listed first.
- Sheridan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ekin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ekin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekin
- Hortonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hortonville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Eagletown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eagletown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
- Bakers Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bakers Corner is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Corner
- Westfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Carmel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Newark Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Newark Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark Village
- North Ridge Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- North Ridge Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridge Village
- Arcadia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Atlanta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cicero
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Monterey Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Monterey Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey Village
- Hendricks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mechanicsburg, with the one closest to Mechanicsburg listed first.
- Lizton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pittsboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Brownsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- North Salem
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Avon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Danville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- New Winchester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- New Winchester is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Winchester
- Hadley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hadley is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mechanicsburg, with the one closest to Mechanicsburg listed first.
- Russiaville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shanghai
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Shanghai is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai
- West Middleton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- West Middleton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Middleton
- Alto
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Alto is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Indian Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Heights is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Heights
- Judson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Judson is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Oakford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oakford is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakford
- Hemlock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hemlock is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Kokomo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mechanicsburg, with the one closest to Mechanicsburg listed first.
- Traders Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Traders Point is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Point
- Snacks
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Snacks is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snacks
- Clermont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Meridian Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Williams Creek is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- Crows Nest
(26 miles [41.8 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
(26 miles [41.8 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
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Wolfington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wolfington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfington
- Spring Hill
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Wynnedale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wynnedale is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Castleton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Speedway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mechanicsburg, with the one closest to Mechanicsburg listed first.
- Bowers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bowers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Shannondale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shannondale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannondale
- Darlington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Darlington is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
- New Ross
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Garfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Garfield is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Mace
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mace is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mace
- Smartsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Smartsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartsburg
- Cherry Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cherry Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Crawfordsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Linden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ladoga
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- North Union
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Union is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Union
- New Richmond
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mechanicsburg, with the one closest to Mechanicsburg listed first.
- Barnard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Barnard is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
- Roachdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Groveland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Groveland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Tippecanoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mechanicsburg, with the one closest to Mechanicsburg listed first.
- Clarks Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stockwell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stockwell is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockwell
- Gladens Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Gladens Corner is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladens Corner
- Concord
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Dayton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Corwin ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 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
- Romney
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lafayette
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Buck Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elston is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elston
- Delp
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Delp is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delp
- Shadeland
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Americus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Americus is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mechanicsburg, with the one closest to Mechanicsburg listed first.
- Kempton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kempton is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Jericho ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jericho is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- East Union
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- East Union is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Goldsmith
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Goldsmith is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith
- Groomsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Groomsville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groomsville
- Tipton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sharpsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hobbs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Nevada
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nevada is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Windfall City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Windfall City is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mechanicsburg, see our County-by-County Page for Mechanicsburg.
Cemeteries Near Mechanicsburg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mechanicsburg.
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 Mechanicsburg - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mechanicsburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mechanicsburg, with the one closest to Mechanicsburg listed first.
- Garrett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hopewell Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the north of Lebanon.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1980555 <3>
- Bethel Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- McIntire Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Buntin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Brush Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Allen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gipson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dew Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Law Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Maple Lawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Lawn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Maple Lawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Thorntown.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85793 <3>
- Continue List (420 more) ...
- Greenlawn Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- 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 <3>
- Bogan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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 Mechanicsburg in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mechanicsburg.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mechanicsburg, with the one closest to Mechanicsburg listed first.
- Cyclone
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cyclone is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone
- Hazelrigg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hazelrigg is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelrigg
- Elizaville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Elizaville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizaville
- Kirklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Thorntown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lebanon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Manson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Manson is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson
- Frankfort
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Boyleston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Boyleston is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston
- Gadsden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gadsden is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Waugh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Waugh is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh
- Terhune
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Terhune is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terhune
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Avery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Avery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Jefferson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Colfax
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mechanicsburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mechanicsburg.
Newspapers Published in Mechanicsburg ...
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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mechanicsburg.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mechanicsburg, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mechanicsburg.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Mechanicsburg:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Boone County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Cass County
- Clinton County
- Hamilton County
- Hendricks County
- Howard County
- Marion County
- Montgomery 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> | 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- Mechanicsburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Mechanicsburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |