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 Meltzer (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 Meltzer. 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 and doctors 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.
Meltzer is located in Shelby 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 Shelby County: Bartholomew, Decatur, Hancock, Johnson, Marion & Rush.
Below are the counties that are near Meltzer. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Meltzer:
- Shelby County (The home county of Meltzer)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meltzer, with the one closest to Meltzer listed first.
- Blue Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Blue Ridge is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Rays Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rays Crossing is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rays Crossing
- Prescott
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Prescott is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Waldron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Waldron is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Knighthood Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Knighthood Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knighthood Village
- Riley Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Riley Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Village
- Shelbyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hildebrand Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hildebrand Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hildebrand Village
- Wilson Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson Corner is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Corner
- Beech Brook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Beech Brook is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Brook
- Candleglo Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Candleglo Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candleglo Village
- Geneva
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Geneva is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Bartholomew County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meltzer, with the one closest to Meltzer listed first.
- Rugby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rugby is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Hope
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hope is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,248 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <1>
- Hartsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hartsville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Clifford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Clifford is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Newbern
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Newbern is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Pleasant View Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant View Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Village
- Petersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Petersville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Taylorsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Corn Brook
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Corn Brook is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Brook
- Columbus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jewell Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jewell Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell Village
- Grammer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Grammer is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grammer
- Decatur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meltzer, with the one closest to Meltzer listed first.
- Saint Paul
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Omer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Omer is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Omer
- Germantown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Germantown is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Milford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Adams
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Adams is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Burney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Burney is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burney
- Springhill ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Springhill is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Greensburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Clarksburg is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Harris City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Harris City is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris City
- Knarr Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Knarr Corner is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knarr Corner
- Letts Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Letts Corner is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letts Corner
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meltzer, with the one closest to Meltzer listed first.
- Orange
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Orange is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Fairview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Alpine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Alpine is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Nulltown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Nulltown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nulltown
- Harrisburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harrisburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Connersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bentonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bentonville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- Everton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Everton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everton
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meltzer, with the one closest to Meltzer listed first.
- Andersonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Andersonville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Enochsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Enochsburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enochsburg
- Laurel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Oldenburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Metamora
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meltzer, with the one closest to Meltzer listed first.
- Charlottesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Charlottesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlottesville
- New Palestine
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Greenfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Philadelphia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Philadelphia is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Spring Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Lake is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- Gem
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gem is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
- Maxwell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Maxwell is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Willow Branch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Willow Branch is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Branch
- Mohawk
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mohawk is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Wilkinson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Denny Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Denny Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Corner
- Shirley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Shirley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 906 people
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meltzer, with the one closest to Meltzer listed first.
- Knightstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ogden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ogden is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Dunreith
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Grant City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Grant City is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Spiceland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lewisville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kennard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Kennard is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Greensboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greensboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Straughn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jennings County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meltzer, with the one closest to Meltzer listed first.
- Zenas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Zenas is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenas
- Scipio
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Scipio is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meltzer, with the one closest to Meltzer listed first.
- Needham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Urmeyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Urmeyville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urmeyville
- Amity
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Amity is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Edinburgh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rocklane
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rocklane is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklane
- Franklin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Whiteland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- New Whiteland
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- New Whiteland is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Whiteland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
- Nineveh
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Princes Lakes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Princes Lakes is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princes Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,342 people
- Bargersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Kosciusko County
- Warsaw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meltzer, with the one closest to Meltzer listed first.
- Acton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Acton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Charlesmac Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Charlesmac Village is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesmac Village
- Cumberland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Beech Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Southport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Homecroft
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Homecroft is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homecroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
- Warren Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Warren Park is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,574 people
- Lawrence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ripley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meltzer, with the one closest to Meltzer listed first.
- Batesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Napoleon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Morris
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Morris is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
- Rush County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meltzer, with the one closest to Meltzer listed first.
- Manilla
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Manilla is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manilla
- Gowdy
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gowdy is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowdy
- Moscow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Moscow is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Homer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Homer is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Arlington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Milroy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Williamstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Williamstown is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Henderson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Henderson is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Rushville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Carthage
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Gings
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gings is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gings
- Glenwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Meltzer, see our County-by-County Page for Meltzer.
Cemeteries Near Meltzer ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Meltzer.
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 Meltzer - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Meltzer covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Meltzer, with the one closest to Meltzer listed first.
- Dewitt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Vienna Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bennett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Morrison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Radar - Bowman - Worland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Tindall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Vanpelt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Arnold Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hurst Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (370 more) ...
- Campbell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Winchester Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Cemetery
- The Winchester Cemetery has also been known as:
- Winchester Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #698387 <2>
- Simmons Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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 Meltzer had a population of 100 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Meltzer, with the one closest to Meltzer listed first.
- Blue Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Blue Ridge is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Rays Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rays Crossing is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rays Crossing
- Prescott
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Prescott is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Waldron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Waldron is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Manilla
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Manilla is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manilla
- Gowdy
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gowdy is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowdy
- Shelbyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Saint Paul
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Omer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Omer is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Omer
- Moscow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Moscow is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Homer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Homer is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Fenns
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fenns is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenns
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Downeyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Downeyville is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downeyville
- Gwynneville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gwynneville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwynneville
- Smithland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Smithland is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithland
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Meltzer. See our List of 1890's Communities around Meltzer.
Newspapers Published in Meltzer ...
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 77 newspapers that have been published in the area around Meltzer.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Meltzer, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Meltzer.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Meltzer:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Shelby County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartholomew County
- Decatur County
- Fayette County
- Franklin County
- Hancock County
- Henry County
- Jennings County
- Johnson County
- Kosciusko County
- Marion County
- Ripley County
- Rush 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 Meltzer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Meltzer) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |