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 Montclair (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 Montclair. 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 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.
Montclair is located in Hendricks 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 Hendricks County: Boone, Marion, Montgomery, Morgan & Putnam.
Below are the counties that are near Montclair. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Montclair:
- Hendricks County (The home county of Montclair)
- The following are listed by their distance from Montclair, with the one closest to Montclair listed first.
- Lizton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Salem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pittsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Danville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- New Winchester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Winchester is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Winchester
- Hadley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hadley is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Brownsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Avon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Reno
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Reno is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Amo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Clayton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cartersburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coatesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montclair, with the one closest to Montclair listed first.
- Jamestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Advance
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Advance is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
- Lebanon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Northfield Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Northfield Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Village
- Ulen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ulen is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Whitestown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hazelrigg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hazelrigg is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelrigg
- Stringtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Stringtown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Zionsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
- Gadsden
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Gadsden is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Pike
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Pike is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Thorntown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montclair, with the one closest to Montclair listed first.
- Reagan
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Reagan is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
- Colfax
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Kirklin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Manson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Manson is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson
- Fickle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fickle is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fickle
- Frankfort
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montclair, with the one closest to Montclair listed first.
- North Ridge Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- North Ridge Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridge Village
- Eagletown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Eagletown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
- Carmel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Newark Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Newark Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark Village
- Sheridan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Westfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hortonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hortonville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Bakers Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bakers Corner is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Corner
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montclair, with the one closest to Montclair listed first.
- Smith Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Valley is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Valley
- Bluff Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Banta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Banta is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banta
- Stones Crossing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stones Crossing is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Crossing
- Greenwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bargersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montclair, with the one closest to Montclair listed first.
- Clermont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Traders Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Traders Point is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Point
- Snacks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Snacks is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snacks
- Speedway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Wolfington
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Wolfington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfington
- Camby
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Spring Hill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Wynnedale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Wynnedale is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Rocky Ripple
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Rocky Ripple is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ripple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- West Newton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Newton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newton
- Crows Nest
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Crows Nest is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Nest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Meridian Hills
(21 miles [33.8 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
- North Crows Nest
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montclair, with the one closest to Montclair listed first.
- New Ross
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ladoga
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Shannondale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shannondale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannondale
- Mace
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mace is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mace
- North Union
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- North Union is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Union
- Smartsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Smartsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartsburg
- New Market
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Crawfordsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Darlington
(21 miles [33.8 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Garfield is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Bowers
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bowers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Yountsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Yountsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yountsville
- Waveland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montclair, with the one closest to Montclair listed first.
- Monrovia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mooresville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hall is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Lake Hart
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lake Hart is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hart
- Young
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Young is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young
- Brookmoor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brookmoor is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookmoor
- Eminence
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Eminence is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
- Wilbur
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Wilbur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
- Bethany
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bethany is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Brooklyn
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Minetree ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Minetree is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minetree
- Minetree has also been known as:
- Billtown
- Meintree
- Menietree
- Plano
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Plano is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
- Red House ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Red House is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Owen County
- Quincy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Quincy is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Parke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montclair, with the one closest to Montclair listed first.
- Byron
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Byron is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Ferndale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ferndale is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Guion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Guion is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guion
- Bellmore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bellmore is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellmore
- Mansfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Judson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Judson is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montclair, with the one closest to Montclair listed first.
- Barnard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Barnard is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
- Groveland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Groveland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Roachdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bainbridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bainbridge is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Fillmore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fillmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Blakesburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Blakesburg is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakesburg
- Belle Union
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Belle Union is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Union
- Greencastle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Limedale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Limedale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limedale
- Russellville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Russellville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Portland Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Portland Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland Mills
- Putnamville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Putnamville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
- Cloverdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tippecanoe County
- Clarks Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Montclair, see our County-by-County Page for Montclair.
Cemeteries Near Montclair ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Montclair.
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 Montclair - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Montclair covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Montclair, with the one closest to Montclair listed first.
- Leach #1 Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pritchett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Devenport Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Arnold - Stuart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vieley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lizton Knights of Pythias Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Leach #2 Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Trotter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Robbins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tinder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shannon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (443 more) ...
- Noland #1 Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Noland #2 Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
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 Montclair had a population of 148 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Montclair, with the one closest to Montclair listed first.
- Maplewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Maplewood is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Lizton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Salem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pittsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Danville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jamestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Winchester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Winchester is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Winchester
- Gale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gale is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gale
- Tilden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Tilden is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilden
- New Brunswick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New Brunswick is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brunswick
- Barnard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Barnard is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
- Hadley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hadley is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- New Maysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Maysville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Maysville
- Brownsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Groveland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Groveland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Montclair. See our List of 1890's Communities around Montclair.
Newspapers Published in Montclair ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Montclair.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Montclair, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Montclair.
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 Montclair:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Hendricks County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Clinton County
- Hamilton County
- Johnson County
- Marion County
- Montgomery County
- Morgan County
- Owen County
- Parke County
- Putnam County
- Tippecanoe 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 Montclair, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Montclair) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |