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 Mount Comfort (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 Mount Comfort. 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 Mount Comfort ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Mount Comfort: Mt. Comfort
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 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 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.
Mount Comfort 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 Mount Comfort. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mount Comfort:
- Hancock County (The home county of Mount Comfort)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Comfort, with the one closest to Mount Comfort listed first.
- Gem
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gem is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
- Mohawk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mohawk is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Spring Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Lake is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- McCordsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Woodbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Woodbury is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Philadelphia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Philadelphia is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Denny Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Denny Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Corner
- Maxwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Maxwell is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Fortville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Palestine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Greenfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Colonial Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Comfort, with the one closest to Mount Comfort listed first.
- Eagle Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
- Zionsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Whitestown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gadsden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gadsden is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Delaware County
- Daleville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Comfort, with the one closest to Mount Comfort listed first.
- Bridgewater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bridgewater is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Luxhaven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Luxhaven is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxhaven
- Fishers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Olio
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Olio is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olio
- Clarksville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Clarksville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Newark Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Newark Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark Village
- North Ridge Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Ridge Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridge Village
- Durbin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Durbin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Noblesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Carmel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Monterey Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Monterey Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey Village
- Westfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hendricks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Comfort, with the one closest to Mount Comfort listed first.
- Brownsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Avon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Plainfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pittsboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cartersburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Comfort, with the one closest to Mount Comfort listed first.
- Grant City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Grant City is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Knightstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Kennard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Kennard is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Ogden
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ogden is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Cadiz
(24 miles [38.6 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Greensboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Dunreith
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Spiceland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Middletown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphur Springs
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Lewisville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- New Castle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Comfort, with the one closest to Mount Comfort listed first.
- Rocklane
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Rocklane is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklane
- Greenwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Needham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Urmeyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Urmeyville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urmeyville
- New Whiteland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Whiteland is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Whiteland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
- Smith Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Valley is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Valley
- Stones Crossing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stones Crossing is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Crossing
- Whiteland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Franklin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bargersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Banta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Banta is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banta
- Kosciusko County
- Warsaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Comfort, with the one closest to Mount Comfort listed first.
- Ingalls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pendleton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fishersburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Fishersburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishersburg
- Lapel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Markleville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewood Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewood Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Village
- Perkinsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Edgewood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,850 people
- River Forest
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- River Forest is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Forest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
- Western Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Western Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Village
- Anderson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Comfort, with the one closest to Mount Comfort listed first.
- Cumberland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Warren Park
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Castleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Charlesmac Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Charlesmac Village is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesmac Village
- Beech Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Acton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Acton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Crows Nest
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Indianapolis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Meridian Hills
(13 miles [20.9 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
- North Crows Nest
(13 miles [20.9 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
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Comfort, with the one closest to Mount Comfort listed first.
- Red House ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Red House is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Waverly
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Young
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Young is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young
- Mooresville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brookmoor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brookmoor is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookmoor
- Rush County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Comfort, with the one closest to Mount Comfort listed first.
- Carthage
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Arlington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Henderson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Henderson is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Manilla
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Manilla is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manilla
- Homer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Homer is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Mays
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mays is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays
- Gowdy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gowdy is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowdy
- Raleigh
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Raleigh is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Rushville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moscow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Moscow is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Comfort, with the one closest to Mount Comfort listed first.
- Fountaintown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fountaintown is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountaintown
- Brookfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Brookfield is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- London
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- London is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Clover Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Clover Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Village
- Morristown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fairland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Boggstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Gwynneville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Gwynneville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwynneville
- Candleglo Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Candleglo Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candleglo Village
- Knighthood Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Knighthood Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knighthood Village
- Beech Brook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Beech Brook is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Brook
- Hildebrand Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hildebrand Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hildebrand Village
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Comfort, with the one closest to Mount Comfort listed first.
- East Union
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Union is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Jericho ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jericho is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mount Comfort, see our County-by-County Page for Mount Comfort.
Cemeteries Near Mount Comfort ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Comfort.
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 Mount Comfort - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mount Comfort covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mount Comfort, with the one closest to Mount Comfort listed first.
- Arnett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Scotten Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Burris Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Steele Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Snider Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hoss Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- McConnell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Washington Park East
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (451 more) ...
- St. John's Evangeline Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- German Church Road Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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 Mount Comfort had a population of 134 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Comfort, with the one closest to Mount Comfort listed first.
- Gem
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gem is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
- Oaklandon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mohawk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mohawk is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Lawrence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Philadelphia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Philadelphia is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Woodbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Woodbury is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- McCordsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Julietta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Julietta is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julietta
- New Palestine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Maxwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Maxwell is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Fortville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Irvington ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Irvington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Greenfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Castleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fishers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mount Comfort. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Comfort.
Newspapers Published in Mount Comfort ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Comfort.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Comfort, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mount Comfort.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Mount Comfort:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Hancock County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Delaware County
- Hamilton County
- Hendricks County
- Henry County
- Johnson County
- Kosciusko County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Morgan County
- Rush County
- Shelby County
- Tipton County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Mount Comfort, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mount Comfort) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |