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 Milligan (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 Milligan. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Milligan is located in Parke 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 Parke County: Clay, Fountain, Montgomery, Putnam, Vermillion & Vigo.
Below are the counties that are near Milligan. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Milligan:
- Parke County (The home county of Milligan)
- The following are listed by their distance from Milligan, with the one closest to Milligan listed first.
- Guion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Guion is located in Parke County
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- Byron
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Byron is located in Parke County
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- Judson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Judson is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Bellmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bellmore is located in Parke County
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- Marshall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Marshall is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Nyesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nyesville is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyesville
- Ferndale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ferndale is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Grange Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grange Corner is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Corner
- Billie Creek Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rockville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Annapolis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Annapolis is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annapolis
- Bloomingdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milligan, with the one closest to Milligan listed first.
- Jamestown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Advance
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Advance is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
- Hazelrigg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hazelrigg is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelrigg
- Thorntown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milligan, with the one closest to Milligan listed first.
- Lena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lena is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Carbon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Carbon is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
- Perth
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Perth is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Benwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Benwood is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benwood
- Harmony
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Harmony is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 639 people
- Bee Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bee Ridge is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Ridge
- Brazil
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Knightsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Knightsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
- Billtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Billtown is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billtown
- Billville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Billville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billville
- Turner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Turner is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Cloverland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cloverland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
- Fountain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milligan, with the one closest to Milligan listed first.
- Wallace
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wallace is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Kingman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harveysburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harveysburg is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Hillsboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Veedersburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mellott
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Mellott is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Layton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Layton is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Newtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Newtown is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Stone Bluff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stone Bluff is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Bluff
- Covington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hendricks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milligan, with the one closest to Milligan listed first.
- North Salem
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- New Winchester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- New Winchester is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Winchester
- Reno
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Reno is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Coatesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hadley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hadley is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Amo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stilesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lizton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Danville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Clayton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pittsboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milligan, with the one closest to Milligan listed first.
- Waveland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Alamo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Alamo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- New Market
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Market is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
- North Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Union is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Union
- Yountsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Yountsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yountsville
- Ladoga
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wesley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Wesley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Crawfordsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Waynetown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mace
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mace is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mace
- Smartsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Smartsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartsburg
- Garfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Garfield is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milligan, with the one closest to Milligan listed first.
- Eminence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eminence is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
- Minetree ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Minetree is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minetree
- Minetree has also been known as:
- Billtown
- Meintree
- Menietree
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milligan, with the one closest to Milligan listed first.
- Russellville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Russellville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Portland Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Portland Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland Mills
- Blakesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Blakesburg is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakesburg
- Roachdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bainbridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bainbridge is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Greencastle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Barnard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Barnard is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
- Groveland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Groveland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Limedale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Limedale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limedale
- Fillmore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fillmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Reelsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Reelsville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsville
- Putnamville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Putnamville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
- Tippecanoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milligan, with the one closest to Milligan listed first.
- Corwin ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Corwin is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin
- Corwin has also been known as:
- Corwin Station
- Romney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Gladens Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Gladens Corner is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladens Corner
- Odell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Odell is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
- Vermillion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milligan, with the one closest to Milligan listed first.
- Alta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Alta is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Hillsdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hillsdale is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Newport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Summit Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Summit Grove is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
- Fairview Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Park is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
- Clinton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cayuga
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sandytown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sandytown is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandytown
- Dana
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Dana is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Eugene
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Eugene is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugene
- Perrysville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Universal
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Universal is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
- Vigo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milligan, with the one closest to Milligan listed first.
- Fontanet
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fontanet is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanet
- Burnett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Burnett is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Sandcut
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sandcut is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandcut
- Shepardsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shepardsville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepardsville
- North Terre Haute
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Terre Haute is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Terre Haute
- Seelyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Seelyville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
- New Goshen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Terre Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Terre Town is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Town
- Glen Ayre
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Ayre is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ayre
- Grange Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grange Corner is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Corner
- Harrison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Spelterville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spelterville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelterville
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milligan, with the one closest to Milligan listed first.
- Baltimore ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Baltimore is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
- Foster
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Foster is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Edgar County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Milligan, with the one closest to Milligan listed first.
- Kidley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Kidley is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidley
- Raven
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Raven is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Clays Prairie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Clays Prairie is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Prairie
- Huffmanville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Huffmanville is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffmanville
- Logan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Scottland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Scottland is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottland
- Vermilion County (IL)
- Meeks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Meeks is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Milligan, see our County-by-County Page for Milligan.
Cemeteries Near Milligan ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Milligan.
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 Milligan - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Milligan covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Milligan, with the one closest to Milligan listed first.
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Clodfelter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jarvis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Spencer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Maple Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Raccoon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Black Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Seybold Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pisgah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Forgey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hebron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Old Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (413 more) ...
- Bruin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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 Milligan had a population of 70 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Milligan, with the one closest to Milligan listed first.
- Waveland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Russellville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Russellville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Guion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Guion is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guion
- Portland Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Portland Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland Mills
- Browns Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Browns Valley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Judson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Judson is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Byron
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Byron is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Bellmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bellmore is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellmore
- Hollandsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hollandsburg is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandsburg
- Morton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Morton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Raccoon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Raccoon is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccoon
- Parkersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Parkersburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkersburg
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Marshall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Marshall is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Nyesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nyesville is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyesville
- Fincastle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fincastle is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Milligan. See our List of 1890's Communities around Milligan.
Newspapers Published in Milligan ...
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 100 newspapers that have been published in the area around Milligan.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Milligan, 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 Milligan.
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 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 Milligan:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Parke County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Clay County
- Fountain County
- Hendricks County
- Montgomery County
- Morgan County
- Putnam County
- Tippecanoe County
- Vermillion County
- Vigo County
- Warren County
- Edgar County
- Vermilion 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 Milligan, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Milligan) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |