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 Milners Corner (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 Milners Corner. 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.
Name Variations for Milners Corner ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Milners Corner: Milners Cor. (or less commonly used: Milners Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Milners Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Milners Corner may originally have been Milner's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Milners Corner might be written as Milner Corner.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Milners Corner is located in Hancock 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 Hancock County: Hamilton, Henry, Madison, Marion, Rush & Shelby.
Below are the counties that are near Milners Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Milners Corner:
- Hancock County (The home county of Milners Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Milners Corner, with the one closest to Milners Corner listed first.
- Willow Branch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Willow Branch is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Branch
- Warrington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Warrington is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrington
- Wilkinson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Eden is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Maxwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Maxwell is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Shirley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Shirley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 906 people
- Colonial Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Colonial Village is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Denny Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Denny Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Corner
- Fortville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Charlottesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Charlottesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlottesville
- Greenfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mohawk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mohawk is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Woodbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Woodbury is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milners Corner, with the one closest to Milners Corner listed first.
- Eagle Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Eagle Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
- Zionsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milners Corner, with the one closest to Milners Corner listed first.
- Daleville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oakville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oakville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Progress
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Progress is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Cowan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cowan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Yorktown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Andersonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Andersonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Muncie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Selma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gaston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milners Corner, with the one closest to Milners Corner listed first.
- Fairview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Bentonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bentonville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milners Corner, with the one closest to Milners Corner listed first.
- Luxhaven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Luxhaven is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxhaven
- Olio
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Olio is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olio
- Bridgewater
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bridgewater is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Clarksville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clarksville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Durbin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Durbin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Fishers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Noblesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Monterey Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Monterey Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey Village
- Strawtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Strawtown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawtown
- Aroma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Aroma is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroma
- Cicero
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Carmel
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Newark Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Newark Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark Village
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milners Corner, with the one closest to Milners Corner listed first.
- Grant City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grant City is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Kennard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kennard is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Cadiz
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cadiz is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Greensboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Greensboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Middletown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Knightstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spiceland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sulphur Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Ogden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ogden is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Dunreith
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Foley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Foley is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
- Mount Summit
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- New Castle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milners Corner, with the one closest to Milners Corner listed first.
- Rocklane
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rocklane is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklane
- Greenwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Needham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kosciusko County
- Warsaw
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milners Corner, with the one closest to Milners Corner listed first.
- Markleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ingalls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pendleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Edgewood Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Edgewood Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Village
- Edgewood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Edgewood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,850 people
- Glyn Ellen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Glyn Ellen is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glyn Ellen
- River Forest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- River Forest is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Forest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
- Western Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Western Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Village
- Woodlawn Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Woodlawn Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Fishersburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fishersburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishersburg
- Lapel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chesterfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milners Corner, with the one closest to Milners Corner listed first.
- Cumberland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Castleton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Warren Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Warren Park is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,574 people
- Charlesmac Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Charlesmac Village is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesmac Village
- Acton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Acton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Beech Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Meridian Hills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Meridian Hills is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,718 people
- Williams Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Williams Creek is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- Crows Nest
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Crows Nest is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Nest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- North Crows Nest
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- North Crows Nest is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Crows Nest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Rocky Ripple
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rocky Ripple is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ripple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Indianapolis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milners Corner, with the one closest to Milners Corner listed first.
- Losantville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Windsor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Windsor is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Rush County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milners Corner, with the one closest to Milners Corner listed first.
- Carthage
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mays
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mays is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays
- Arlington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Henderson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Henderson is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Raleigh
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Raleigh is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Manilla
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Manilla is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manilla
- Homer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Homer is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Gings
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gings is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gings
- Rushville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Falmouth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Falmouth is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Gowdy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Gowdy is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowdy
- Glenwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Moscow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Moscow is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milners Corner, with the one closest to Milners Corner listed first.
- Fountaintown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Fountaintown is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountaintown
- Morristown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Gwynneville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Gwynneville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwynneville
- Clover Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Clover Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Village
- Knighthood Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Knighthood Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knighthood Village
- Brookfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Brookfield is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- London
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- London is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Fairland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Beech Brook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Beech Brook is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Brook
- Candleglo Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Candleglo Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candleglo Village
- Hildebrand Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hildebrand Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hildebrand Village
- Rays Crossing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rays Crossing is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rays Crossing
- Shelbyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Tipton County
- Hobbs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milners Corner, with the one closest to Milners Corner listed first.
- Dublin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Dublin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
- Franklin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Franklin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Mount Auburn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Auburn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Cambridge City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hagerstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Milton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Milton is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- East Germantown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- East Germantown is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Germantown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Milners Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Milners Corner.
Cemeteries Near Milners Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Milners Corner.
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 Milners Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Milners Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Milners Corner, with the one closest to Milners Corner listed first.
- Hays Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pratt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Baptist - Braddock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bunker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Reeves Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cooper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Simmons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- McCray Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Barrett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Walker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Olvey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (405 more) ...
- Chappell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Collier Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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 Milners Corner had a population of 80 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Milners Corner, with the one closest to Milners Corner listed first.
- Willow Branch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Willow Branch is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Branch
- Warrington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Warrington is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrington
- Warsaw
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Eden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Eden is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Wilkinson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maxwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Maxwell is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Markleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Valley is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Valley
- Shirley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Shirley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 906 people
- Pendleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alfont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Alfont is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfont
- Alliance
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Alliance is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Fortville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mohawk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mohawk is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Greenfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Milners Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Milners Corner.
Newspapers Published in Milners Corner ...
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 84 newspapers that have been published in the area around Milners Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Milners Corner, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Milners Corner.
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 Milners Corner:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Hancock County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Delaware County
- Fayette County
- Hamilton County
- Henry County
- Johnson County
- Kosciusko County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Randolph County
- Rush County
- Shelby County
- Tipton County
- Wayne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Milners Corner, 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- Milners Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |