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 Medford (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 Medford. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Medford is located in Delaware 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 Delaware County: Blackford, Grant, Henry, Jay, Madison & Randolph.
Below are the counties that are near Medford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Medford:
- Delaware County (The home county of Medford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Medford, with the one closest to Medford listed first.
- Cowan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cowan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Oakville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oakville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Liberty Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Liberty Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Selma
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Muncie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Progress
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Progress is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Desoto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Desoto is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desoto
- Andersonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Andersonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Yorktown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Daleville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Albany
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Granville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Granville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Former name for Granville:
- Weaton
- Eaton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Blackford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Medford, with the one closest to Medford listed first.
- Millgrove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Millgrove is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove
- Shamrock Lakes
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Hartford City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ridertown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ridertown is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridertown
- Renner ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Renner is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner
- Mollie ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mollie is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
- Montpelier
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Medford, with the one closest to Medford listed first.
- Bentonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bentonville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- Fairview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Harrisburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Harrisburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Medford, with the one closest to Medford listed first.
- Matthews
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Matthews is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Fowlerton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fowlerton is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Upland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Fairmount
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gas City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jonesboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Arcana
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Arcana is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcana
- Hackleman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hackleman is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleman
- Rigdon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rigdon is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigdon
- Hamilton County
- Aroma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Aroma is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroma
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Medford, with the one closest to Medford listed first.
- Shirley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shirley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 906 people
- Warrington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Warrington is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrington
- Wilkinson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Branch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Branch is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Branch
- Charlottesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Charlottesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlottesville
- Eden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eden is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Colonial Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Maxwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maxwell is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Fortville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Medford, with the one closest to Medford listed first.
- Luray
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Luray is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Blountsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blountsville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Springport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Summit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mooreland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mooreland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Foley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Foley is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
- Messick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Messick is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messick
- Sulphur Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Middletown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Millville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Millville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- New Castle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cadiz
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cadiz is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Corwin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Corwin is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin
- Jay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Medford, with the one closest to Medford listed first.
- Dunkirk
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Redkey
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Blaine
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Blaine is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Bluff Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff Point is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Point
- Greene
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Greene is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Collett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Collett is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collett
- Pony
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pony is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pony
- Boundary City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Boundary City is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boundary City
- Pennville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Portland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Salamonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Salamonia is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salamonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Kosciusko County
- Warsaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Medford, with the one closest to Medford listed first.
- Chesterfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Glyn Ellen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Glyn Ellen is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glyn Ellen
- Markleville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- North Anderson
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- North Anderson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Anderson
- Prosperity
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Prosperity is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Country Club Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Florida
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Florida is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Western Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Western Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Village
- Alexandria
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gimco City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gimco City is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gimco City
- River Forest
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- River Forest is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Forest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Medford, with the one closest to Medford listed first.
- Windsor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Windsor is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Parker City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Losantville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Farmland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Modoc
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Modoc is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Stone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stone is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Bloomingport
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bloomingport is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingport
- Rural
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Rural is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Winchester
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Snow Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Snow Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Ridgeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 734 people
- Lynn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Saratoga
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Rush County
- The following are listed by their distance from Medford, with the one closest to Medford listed first.
- Mays
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mays is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays
- Raleigh
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Raleigh is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Falmouth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Falmouth is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Carthage
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Medford, with the one closest to Medford listed first.
- Franklin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Economy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Economy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Hagerstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Greens Fork
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cambridge City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Dublin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Dublin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
- Mount Auburn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Auburn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- East Germantown
(23 miles [37 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
- Pennville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pennville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Milton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Milton is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- Fountain City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Webster
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Webster is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Darke County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Medford, with the one closest to Medford listed first.
- Long
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Long is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long
- Union City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Union City is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
- Hollansburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hollansburg is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollansburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Nashville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Nashville is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Palestine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Medford, see our County-by-County Page for Medford.
Cemeteries Near Medford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Medford.
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 Medford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Medford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Medford, with the one closest to Medford listed first.
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- New Burlington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Felton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Truitt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Parker Moore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hodson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rogersville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Freidline Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (310 more) ...
- Bortsfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- White Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Graham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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 Medford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Medford.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Medford, with the one closest to Medford listed first.
- New Burlington
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- New Burlington is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Burlington
- Cowan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cowan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Oakville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oakville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Luray
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Luray is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Rogersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rogersville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Selma
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Springport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blountsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blountsville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Windsor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Windsor is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Muncie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Parker City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Summit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Cross Roads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cross Roads is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Mooreland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mooreland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Losantville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Medford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Medford.
Newspapers Published in Medford ...
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 125 newspapers that have been published in the area around Medford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Medford, 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 Medford.
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 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 Medford:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Delaware County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blackford County
- Fayette County
- Grant County
- Hamilton County
- Hancock County
- Henry County
- Jay County
- Kosciusko County
- Madison County
- Randolph County
- Rush County
- Wayne County
- Darke 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 Medford, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Medford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |