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 Healthy (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 Healthy. 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 Healthy ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Mount Healthy: Mt. Healthy
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mount Healthy. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Healthy.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Mount Healthy is located in Bartholomew 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 Bartholomew County: Brown, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings, Johnson & Shelby.
Below are the counties that are near Mount Healthy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mount Healthy:
- Bartholomew County (The home county of Mount Healthy)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Healthy, with the one closest to Mount Healthy listed first.
- North Ogilville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Ogilville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ogilville
- Bethel Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Village
- Jonesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Stony Lonesome
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Stony Lonesome is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Lonesome
- Garden City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Garden City is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Columbus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elizabethtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Elizabethtown is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
- Corn Brook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Corn Brook is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Brook
- Jewell Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jewell Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell Village
- Taylorsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Petersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Petersville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Clifford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clifford is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Grammer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Grammer is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grammer
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Healthy, with the one closest to Mount Healthy listed first.
- Becks Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Becks Grove is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becks Grove
- Pikes Peak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pikes Peak is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Peak
- Mount Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Liberty is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
- Gnaw Bone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Story
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Story is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
- Nashville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beanblossom
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beanblossom is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beanblossom
- Beanblossom has also been known as:
- Bean Blossom
- Helmsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Helmsburg is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmsburg
- Spearsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Spearsville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearsville
- Decatur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Healthy, with the one closest to Mount Healthy listed first.
- Alert
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Alert is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alert
- Sardinia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sardinia is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardinia
- Harper
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Harper is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Westport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Westport is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
- Burney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Burney is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burney
- Letts Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Letts Corner is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letts Corner
- Letts
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Letts is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letts
- Milford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harris City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harris City is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris City
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Healthy, with the one closest to Mount Healthy listed first.
- Spraytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Spraytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spraytown
- Cortland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cortland is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland
- Freetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Houston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Houston is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- New Elizabethtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- New Elizabethtown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Elizabethtown
- Seymour
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kurtz
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kurtz is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kurtz
- Brownstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fleming
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fleming is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
- Kriete Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kriete Corner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kriete Corner
- Norman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vallonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Dudleytown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dudleytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleytown
- Jefferson County
- Deputy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jennings County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Healthy, with the one closest to Mount Healthy listed first.
- Hayden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hayden is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden
- Scipio
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Scipio is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Four Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Four Corners is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Queensville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Queensville is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensville
- North Vernon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Vernon
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Oakdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Oakdale is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Grayford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Grayford is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayford
- Commiskey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Paris Crossing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Paris Crossing is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Crossing
- Butlerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- San Jacinto
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- San Jacinto is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jacinto
- Zenas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Zenas is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenas
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Healthy, with the one closest to Mount Healthy listed first.
- Peoga
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Peoga is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoga
- Edinburgh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Nineveh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Princes Lakes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Princes Lakes is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princes Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,342 people
- Amity
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Amity is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Samaria
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Samaria is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Trafalgar
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Anita ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Anita is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anita
- Franklin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Providence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Providence is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Urmeyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Urmeyville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urmeyville
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Healthy, with the one closest to Mount Healthy listed first.
- Zelma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Zelma is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zelma
- Heltonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Leesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Leesville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Erie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Erie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Fort Ritner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Ritner is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ritner
- Crawford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crawford is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Guthrie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Guthrie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
- Tunnelton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tunnelton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelton
- Bedford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bono
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bono is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
- Judah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Judah is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judah
- Avoca
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Lawrenceport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrenceport is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceport
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Healthy, with the one closest to Mount Healthy listed first.
- Unionville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Smithville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bloomington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Clear Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Clear Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
- Dolan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dolan is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolan
- Harrodsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Harrodsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrodsburg
- Highland Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Highland Village is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Kirksville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Kirksville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksville
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Healthy, with the one closest to Mount Healthy listed first.
- Morgantown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mahalasville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mahalasville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahalasville
- Taggart Crossing ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Taggart Crossing is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taggart Crossing
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Healthy, with the one closest to Mount Healthy listed first.
- Austin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Albion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Albion is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Marshfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marshfield is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
- Scottsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Healthy, with the one closest to Mount Healthy listed first.
- Mount Auburn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Auburn is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Flat Rock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Norristown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Norristown is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norristown
- Geneva
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Geneva is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Wilson Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson Corner is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Corner
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Healthy, with the one closest to Mount Healthy listed first.
- Plattsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Plattsburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Kossuth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Kossuth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Little York
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Little York is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mount Healthy, see our County-by-County Page for Mount Healthy.
Cemeteries Near Mount Healthy ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Healthy.
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 Healthy - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mount Healthy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mount Healthy, with the one closest to Mount Healthy listed first.
- St. Paul Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ohio Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Grandview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cain Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Phillips Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Beck Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Weddell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sweeney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Roth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Spraytown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Moffitt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- McKinney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (301 more) ...
- Waggoner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Haislup Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lawton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 Mount Healthy in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mount Healthy.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Healthy, with the one closest to Mount Healthy listed first.
- Waymansville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Waymansville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waymansville
- Stratford ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stratford is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
- Becks Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Becks Grove is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becks Grove
- Spraytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Spraytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spraytown
- Pikes Peak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pikes Peak is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Peak
- Christiansburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Christiansburg is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiansburg
- Surprise
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Surprise is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Walesboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Walesboro is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walesboro
- Freetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Peters Switch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Peters Switch is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Switch
- Jonesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Waynesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Waynesville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mount Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Liberty is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
- Houston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Houston is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Story
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Story is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mount Healthy. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Healthy.
Newspapers Published in Mount Healthy ...
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 111 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Healthy.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Healthy, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mount Healthy.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Mount Healthy:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Bartholomew County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brown County
- Decatur County
- Jackson County
- Jefferson County
- Jennings County
- Johnson County
- Lawrence County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Scott County
- Shelby County
- Washington 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 Healthy, 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 from Point A (ie- Mount Healthy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |