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 Michigantown (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 Michigantown. 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.
Michigantown is located in Clinton 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 Clinton County: Boone, Carroll, Hamilton, Howard, Montgomery, Tippecanoe & Tipton.
Below are the counties that are near Michigantown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Michigantown:
- Clinton County (The home county of Michigantown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Michigantown, with the one closest to Michigantown listed first.
- Boyleston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Boyleston is located in Clinton County
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- Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Forest is located in Clinton County
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- Beard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beard is located in Clinton County
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- Scircleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Scircleville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scircleville
- Middlefork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Middlefork is located in Clinton County
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- Geetingsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Geetingsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geetingsville
- Frankfort
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sedalia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sedalia is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Kirklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cambria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cambria is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Reagan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Reagan is located in Clinton County
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- Manson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Manson is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Michigantown, with the one closest to Michigantown listed first.
- Elizaville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Elizaville is located in Boone County
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- Pike
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pike is located in Boone County
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- Stringtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Stringtown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Thorntown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Northfield Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Northfield Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Village
- Ulen
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ulen is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Gadsden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Gadsden is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Lebanon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hazelrigg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hazelrigg is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelrigg
- Whitestown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Advance
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Advance is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
- Eagle Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Eagle Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Michigantown, with the one closest to Michigantown listed first.
- Burlington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cutler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cutler is located in Carroll County
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- Prince William
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Prince William is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince William
- Bringhurst
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bringhurst is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bringhurst
- Owasco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Owasco is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owasco
- Flora
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ockley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ockley is located in Carroll County
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- Pyrmont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pyrmont is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyrmont
- Radnor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Radnor is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radnor
- Deer Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Deer Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Camden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Delphi
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Michigantown, with the one closest to Michigantown listed first.
- Young America
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Young America is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young America
- Galveston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Deacon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Deacon is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacon
- Walton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Clymers
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Clymers is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clymers
- Onward
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Onward is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onward
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Dunkirk
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Dunkirk is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
- Logansport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lake Cicott
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lake Cicott is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Cicott
- Grant County
- Sims
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sims is located in Grant County
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- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Michigantown, with the one closest to Michigantown listed first.
- Ekin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ekin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekin
- Sheridan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bakers Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bakers Corner is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Corner
- Atlanta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hortonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hortonville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Arcadia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eagletown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eagletown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
- Cicero
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Westfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Omega
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Omega is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Monterey Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Monterey Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey Village
- Strawtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Strawtown is located in Hamilton County
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- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Michigantown, with the one closest to Michigantown listed first.
- Shanghai
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Shanghai is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai
- Russiaville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Middleton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Middleton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Middleton
- Judson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Judson is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Alto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alto is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Indian Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Heights is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Heights
- Oakford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oakford is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakford
- Kokomo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hemlock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hemlock is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Cassville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cassville is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Vermont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vermont is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont
- Guy
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Guy is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Michigantown, with the one closest to Michigantown listed first.
- Leisure
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Leisure is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure
- West Elwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- West Elwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elwood
- Elwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Perkinsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marion County
- Traders Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Traders Point is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Point
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Michigantown, with the one closest to Michigantown listed first.
- Miami
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bunker Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Loree
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Loree is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loree
- North Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Grove is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grove
- Amboy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Amboy is located in Miami County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Santa Fe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Santa Fe is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Michigantown, with the one closest to Michigantown listed first.
- Bowers
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bowers is located in Montgomery County
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- Shannondale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Shannondale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannondale
- Darlington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Darlington is located in Montgomery County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
- Garfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Garfield is located in Montgomery County
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- Linden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cherry Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Grove is located in Montgomery County
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- Mace
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mace is located in Montgomery County
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- New Ross
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Smartsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Smartsburg is located in Montgomery County
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- Tippecanoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Michigantown, with the one closest to Michigantown listed first.
- Clarks Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Dayton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Stockwell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Stockwell is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockwell
- Buck Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Americus
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Americus is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Concord
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Gladens Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Gladens Corner is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladens Corner
- Delp
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Delp is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delp
- Lafayette
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Battle Ground
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Elston is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elston
- Romney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Michigantown, with the one closest to Michigantown listed first.
- Kempton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Kempton is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Groomsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Groomsville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groomsville
- Goldsmith
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Goldsmith is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith
- Jericho ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jericho is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- East Union
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- East Union is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Sharpsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Tipton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Nevada
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Nevada is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Windfall City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Windfall City is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
- Hobbs
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Windfall
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- White County
- Springboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Springboro is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springboro
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Michigantown, see our County-by-County Page for Michigantown.
Cemeteries Near Michigantown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Michigantown.
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 Michigantown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Michigantown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Michigantown, with the one closest to Michigantown listed first.
- Old Whiteman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Whiteman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Layman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Brandon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Paris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Plummer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Veneman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Old Liberty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hopewell Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Church Cemetery
- The Hopewell Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hopewell Cemetery
- Layton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Merrit Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (338 more) ...
- Campbell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kings Corner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sims 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Michigantown had a population of 298 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Michigantown had a population of 448 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Michigantown, with the one closest to Michigantown listed first.
- Avery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Avery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Boyleston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Boyleston is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston
- Hillisburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hillisburg is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillisburg
- Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Forest is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Beard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beard is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard
- Scircleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Scircleville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scircleville
- Middlefork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Middlefork is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefork
- Frankfort
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cyclone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cyclone is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone
- Geetingsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Geetingsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geetingsville
- Moran
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Moran is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran
- Kempton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Kempton is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Russiaville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shanghai
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Shanghai is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai
- Sedalia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sedalia is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Michigantown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Michigantown.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Michigantown ...
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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Michigantown.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Michigantown. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Michigantown and those printed in the larger area surrounding Michigantown.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> of Michigantown.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Michigantown:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Clinton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Carroll County
- Cass County
- Grant County
- Hamilton County
- Howard County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Miami County
- Montgomery County
- Tippecanoe County
- Tipton County
- White 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> | 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 Michigantown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Michigantown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |