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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Mechanicsburg is located in Henry 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 Henry County: Delaware, Fayette, Hancock, Madison, Randolph, Rush & Wayne.
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:
- Henry County (The home county of Mechanicsburg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mechanicsburg, with the one closest to Mechanicsburg listed first.
- Middletown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cadiz
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cadiz is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Sulphur Springs
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Kennard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kennard is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Foley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Foley is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
- Mount Summit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Springport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Grant City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Grant City is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Greensboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greensboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Luray
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Luray is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- New Castle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Messick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Messick is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messick
- Blackford County
- Shamrock Lakes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Shamrock Lakes is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mechanicsburg, with the one closest to Mechanicsburg listed first.
- Daleville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oakville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oakville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Progress
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Progress is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Cowan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cowan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Yorktown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Muncie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Andersonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Andersonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Liberty Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Selma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gaston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Desoto
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Desoto is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desoto
- Granville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Granville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Former name for Granville:
- Weaton
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mechanicsburg, with the one closest to Mechanicsburg listed first.
- Fairview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Bentonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bentonville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- Harrisburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harrisburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mechanicsburg, with the one closest to Mechanicsburg listed first.
- Matthews
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Matthews is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Fowlerton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fowlerton is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Fairmount
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rigdon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rigdon is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigdon
- Hackleman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hackleman is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleman
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mechanicsburg, with the one closest to Mechanicsburg listed first.
- Luxhaven
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Luxhaven is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxhaven
- Clarksville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Clarksville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Durbin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Durbin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Olio
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Olio is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olio
- Aroma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Aroma is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroma
- Bridgewater
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bridgewater is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Fishers
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Strawtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Strawtown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawtown
- Noblesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Omega
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Omega is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Monterey Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Monterey Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey Village
- Cicero
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mechanicsburg, with the one closest to Mechanicsburg listed first.
- Shirley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Shirley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 906 people
- Warrington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Warrington is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrington
- Wilkinson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Willow Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Branch is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Branch
- Eden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Eden is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Charlottesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Charlottesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlottesville
- Maxwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Maxwell is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Colonial Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Colonial Village is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Denny Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Denny Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Corner
- Fortville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Greenfield
(18 miles [29 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
- Kosciusko County
- Warsaw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mechanicsburg, with the one closest to Mechanicsburg listed first.
- Markleville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chesterfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Glyn Ellen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Glyn Ellen is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glyn Ellen
- Anderson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pendleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Country Club Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Country Club Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Woodlawn Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlawn Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Edgewood
(11 miles [17.7 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
- North Anderson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Anderson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Anderson
- River Forest
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Western Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Western Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Village
- Edgewood Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewood Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Village
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mechanicsburg, with the one closest to Mechanicsburg listed first.
- Lawrence
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Castleton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Warren Park
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mechanicsburg, with the one closest to Mechanicsburg listed first.
- Losantville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Windsor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Windsor is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Modoc
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Modoc is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Parker City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Farmland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomingport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bloomingport is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingport
- Rush County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mechanicsburg, with the one closest to Mechanicsburg listed first.
- Carthage
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mays
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mays is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays
- Raleigh
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Raleigh is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Henderson
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Henderson is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Arlington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Falmouth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Falmouth is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Gings
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gings is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gings
- Rushville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Homer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Homer is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Glenwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Manilla
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Manilla is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manilla
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mechanicsburg, with the one closest to Mechanicsburg listed first.
- Gwynneville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Gwynneville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwynneville
- Morristown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Fountaintown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fountaintown is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountaintown
- Tipton County
- Hobbs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mechanicsburg, with the one closest to Mechanicsburg listed first.
- Franklin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Franklin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Hagerstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Dublin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dublin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
- Mount Auburn
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Auburn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Economy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Economy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Cambridge City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- East Germantown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Germantown is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Germantown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Milton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Milton is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- Pennville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pennville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Greens Fork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Williamsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Williamsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Beesons
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beesons is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beesons
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.
- Mechanicsburg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Keesling Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fattic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Capp Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Collier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Keesling Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keesling Cemetery
- The Keesling Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ellison Cemetery
- New Keesling Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85582 <2>
- Walker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hess Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gilmore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Quaker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (363 more) ...
- Painter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Peewee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Mechanicsburg had a population of 389 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mechanicsburg, with the one closest to Mechanicsburg listed first.
- Markleville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Middletown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Honey Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Honey Creek is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Cadiz
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cadiz is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Alliance
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Alliance is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
- Sulphur Springs
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Cross Roads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cross Roads is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Daleville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Warrington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Warrington is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrington
- Warsaw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chesterfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Shirley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Shirley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 906 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Kennard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kennard is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Wilkinson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Milners Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Milners Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milners Corner
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 36 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 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. 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 begin 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 Mechanicsburg:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Henry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blackford County
- Delaware County
- Fayette County
- Grant County
- Hamilton County
- Hancock County
- Kosciusko County
- Madison 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 Mechanicsburg, 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 from Point A (ie- Mechanicsburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |