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 Milledgeville (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 Milledgeville. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Milledgeville is located in Boone County.
To see how the shape of Indiana's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Boone County: Clinton, Hamilton, Hendricks, Marion & Montgomery.
Below are the counties that are near Milledgeville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Milledgeville:
- Boone County (The home county of Milledgeville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Milledgeville, with the one closest to Milledgeville listed first.
- Lebanon
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Northfield Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Northfield Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Village
- Ulen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ulen is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Advance
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Advance is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
- Stringtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stringtown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Jamestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whitestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hazelrigg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hazelrigg is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelrigg
- Pike
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pike is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Gadsden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gadsden is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Zionsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Elizaville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elizaville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizaville
- Thorntown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milledgeville, with the one closest to Milledgeville listed first.
- Reagan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Reagan is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
- Kirklin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Colfax
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Manson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Manson is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson
- Frankfort
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Boyleston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Boyleston is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston
- Fickle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fickle is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fickle
- Scircleville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Scircleville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scircleville
- Michigantown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Beard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Beard is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard
- Cambria
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cambria is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Mulberry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Forest
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Forest is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milledgeville, with the one closest to Milledgeville listed first.
- Eagletown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Eagletown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
- North Ridge Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- North Ridge Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridge Village
- Sheridan
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Carmel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Newark Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Newark Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark Village
- Westfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hortonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hortonville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Bakers Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bakers Corner is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Corner
- Ekin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ekin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekin
- Monterey Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Monterey Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey Village
- Noblesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Fishers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cicero
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hancock County
- McCordsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hendricks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milledgeville, with the one closest to Milledgeville listed first.
- Lizton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pittsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Brownsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Salem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Danville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Avon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Avon is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,361 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <1>
- New Winchester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Winchester is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Winchester
- Hadley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hadley is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Cartersburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Clayton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Plainfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Amo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Reno
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Reno is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Johnson County
- Smith Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Valley is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Valley
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milledgeville, with the one closest to Milledgeville listed first.
- Traders Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Traders Point is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Point
- Clermont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Snacks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Snacks is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snacks
- Wolfington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wolfington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfington
- Meridian Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Meridian Hills is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,718 people
- Speedway
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Hill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Wynnedale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Wynnedale is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- North Crows Nest
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- North Crows Nest is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Crows Nest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Williams Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Williams Creek is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- Crows Nest
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Crows Nest is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Nest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Rocky Ripple
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Ripple is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ripple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Indianapolis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milledgeville, with the one closest to Milledgeville listed first.
- New Ross
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Shannondale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shannondale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannondale
- Ladoga
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mace
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mace is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mace
- Bowers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bowers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Darlington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Darlington is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
- Garfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Garfield is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Smartsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Smartsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartsburg
- Crawfordsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- North Union
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- North Union is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Union
- New Market
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- New Market is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
- Cherry Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Yountsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Yountsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yountsville
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milledgeville, with the one closest to Milledgeville listed first.
- Mooresville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Young
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Young is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young
- Monrovia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Brookmoor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Brookmoor is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookmoor
- Lake Hart
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lake Hart is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hart
- Hall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hall is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Brooklyn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Red House ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Red House is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milledgeville, with the one closest to Milledgeville listed first.
- Barnard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Barnard is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
- Groveland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Groveland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Roachdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bainbridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bainbridge is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Blakesburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Blakesburg is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakesburg
- Fillmore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fillmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Russellville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Russellville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Belle Union
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Belle Union is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Union
- Greencastle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Portland Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Portland Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland Mills
- Tippecanoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milledgeville, with the one closest to Milledgeville listed first.
- Clarks Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stockwell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stockwell is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockwell
- Gladens Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gladens Corner is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladens Corner
- Concord
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Romney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Corwin ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Corwin is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin
- Corwin has also been known as:
- Corwin Station
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milledgeville, with the one closest to Milledgeville listed first.
- East Union
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Union is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Jericho ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jericho is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Kempton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kempton is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Goldsmith
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Goldsmith is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith
- Groomsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Groomsville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groomsville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Milledgeville, see our County-by-County Page for Milledgeville.
Cemeteries Near Milledgeville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Milledgeville.
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 Milledgeville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Milledgeville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Milledgeville, with the one closest to Milledgeville listed first.
- Mt. Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Robinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Poplar Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Burgess Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cundiff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- The Oak Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oakhill Cemetery
- Rodefer Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86196 <2>
- Groover Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lizton Knights of Pythias Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Vieley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Johnson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (471 more) ...
- Smith - Shepherd Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dickerson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Howard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Milledgeville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Milledgeville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Milledgeville, with the one closest to Milledgeville listed first.
- New Brunswick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Brunswick is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brunswick
- Shepherd
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Shepherd is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
- Lebanon
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Max
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Max is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Max
- Lizton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Advance
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Advance is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
- Jamestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pittsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hazelrigg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hazelrigg is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelrigg
- Whitestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Montclair
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Montclair is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair
- Maplewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Maplewood is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Royalton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Royalton is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Tilden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Tilden is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilden
- Brownsburg
(10 miles [16.1 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 Milledgeville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Milledgeville.
Newspapers Published in Milledgeville ...
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 119 newspapers that have been published in the area around Milledgeville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Milledgeville, 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 Milledgeville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Milledgeville:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Boone County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clinton County
- Hamilton County
- Hancock County
- Hendricks County
- Johnson County
- Marion County
- Montgomery County
- Morgan County
- Putnam County
- Tippecanoe County
- Tipton County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 Milledgeville, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Milledgeville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |