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 Moonville (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 Moonville. 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 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.
Moonville is located in Madison 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 Madison County: Delaware, Grant, Hamilton, Hancock, Henry & Tipton.
Below are the counties that are near Moonville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Moonville:
- Madison County (The home county of Moonville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Moonville, with the one closest to Moonville listed first.
- Prosperity
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Prosperity is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Chesterfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- North Anderson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- North Anderson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Anderson
- Alexandria
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gimco City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gimco City is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gimco City
- Country Club Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Country Club Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Glyn Ellen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glyn Ellen is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glyn Ellen
- Florida
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Florida is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Anderson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Orestes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Orestes is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orestes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- River Forest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- River Forest is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Forest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
- Western Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Western Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Village
- Blackford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moonville, with the one closest to Moonville listed first.
- Shamrock Lakes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shamrock Lakes is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Hartford City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Renner ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Renner is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner
- Millgrove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Millgrove is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove
- Mollie ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mollie is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
- Ridertown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ridertown is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridertown
- Montpelier
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moonville, with the one closest to Moonville listed first.
- Daleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Yorktown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Andersonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Andersonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Gaston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Progress
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Progress is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Muncie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Janney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Janney is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janney
- Cowan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cowan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Oakville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oakville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Liberty Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Liberty Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Desoto
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Desoto is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desoto
- Eaton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Granville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Granville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Former name for Granville:
- Weaton
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moonville, with the one closest to Moonville listed first.
- Fowlerton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fowlerton is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Matthews
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Matthews is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Fairmount
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rigdon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rigdon is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigdon
- Hackleman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hackleman is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleman
- Jonesboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Upland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Gas City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Michaelsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Michaelsville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
- Arcana
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Arcana is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcana
- Marion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Herbst
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Herbst is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbst
- Swayzee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moonville, with the one closest to Moonville listed first.
- Aroma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Aroma is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroma
- Omega
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Omega is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Durbin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Durbin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Strawtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Strawtown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawtown
- Clarksville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Luxhaven
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Luxhaven is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxhaven
- Olio
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Olio is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olio
- Arcadia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Atlanta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cicero
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Noblesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Monterey Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Monterey Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey Village
- Bridgewater
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgewater is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moonville, with the one closest to Moonville listed first.
- Warrington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Warrington is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrington
- Shirley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Shirley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 906 people
- Wilkinson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Colonial Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Eden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eden is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Willow Branch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Willow Branch is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Branch
- Fortville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Maxwell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Maxwell is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Denny Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Denny Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Corner
- Woodbury
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbury is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- McCordsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Charlottesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Charlottesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlottesville
- Mohawk
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mohawk is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moonville, with the one closest to Moonville listed first.
- Middletown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Luray
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Luray is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Springport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Cadiz
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cadiz is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Mount Summit
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Foley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Foley is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
- Kennard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Kennard is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Blountsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blountsville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Messick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Messick is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messick
- New Castle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grant City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Grant City is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Greensboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Greensboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moonville, with the one closest to Moonville listed first.
- Guy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Guy is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Jerome
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jerome is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Greentown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hemlock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hemlock is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Oakford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oakford is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakford
- Plevna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Plevna is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
- Vermont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vermont is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont
- Jay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moonville, with the one closest to Moonville listed first.
- Dunkirk
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Redkey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greene
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greene is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Kosciusko County
- Warsaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moonville, with the one closest to Moonville listed first.
- Castleton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Miami County
- Converse
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moonville, with the one closest to Moonville listed first.
- Parker City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Windsor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Windsor is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Losantville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Farmland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Modoc
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Modoc is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Ridgeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ridgeville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 734 people
- Stone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Stone is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moonville, with the one closest to Moonville listed first.
- Hobbs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Windfall City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Windfall City is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
- Windfall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tipton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Nevada
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nevada is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- East Union
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- East Union is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Sharpsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Goldsmith
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Goldsmith is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith
- Jericho ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Jericho is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moonville, with the one closest to Moonville listed first.
- Franklin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Hagerstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Moonville, see our County-by-County Page for Moonville.
Cemeteries Near Moonville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Moonville.
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 Moonville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Moonville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Moonville, with the one closest to Moonville listed first.
- Moonville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Heagy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Holson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Nelson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Donahue Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Funk Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hawk Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bronnenberg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Parkview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (331 more) ...
- West Maplewood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saunders 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 Moonville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Moonville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Moonville, with the one closest to Moonville listed first.
- Linwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Linwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Chesterfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Daleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cammack
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cammack is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cammack
- Florida
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Florida is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Yorktown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Alexandria
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Roads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Roads is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Orestes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Orestes is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orestes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Middletown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dundee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dundee is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Frankton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Summitville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Summitville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
- Anthony
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Anthony is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Moonville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Moonville.
Newspapers Published in Moonville ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Moonville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Moonville, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Moonville.
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 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 Moonville:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Madison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blackford County
- Delaware County
- Grant County
- Hamilton County
- Hancock County
- Henry County
- Howard County
- Jay County
- Kosciusko County
- Marion County
- Miami County
- Randolph County
- Tipton County
- Wayne 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 Moonville, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Moonville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |