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 Meridian (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 Meridian. 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 Meridian ...
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 Meridian: Mt. Meridian
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mount Meridian. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Meridian.
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 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 Meridian is located in Putnam 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 Putnam County: Clay, Hendricks, Montgomery, Morgan, Owen & Parke.
Below are the counties that are near Mount Meridian. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mount Meridian:
- Putnam County (The home county of Mount Meridian)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Meridian, with the one closest to Mount Meridian listed first.
- Belle Union
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Belle Union is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Union
- Fillmore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fillmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Greencastle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cloverdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Limedale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Limedale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limedale
- Putnamville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Putnamville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
- Bainbridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bainbridge is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Groveland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Groveland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Reelsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Reelsville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsville
- Blakesburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blakesburg is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakesburg
- Barnard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Barnard is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
- Roachdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Portland Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Portland Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland Mills
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Meridian, with the one closest to Mount Meridian listed first.
- Jamestown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Advance
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Advance is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Meridian, with the one closest to Mount Meridian listed first.
- Poland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Roadman Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Roadman Corner is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadman Corner
- Harmony
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Harmony is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 639 people
- Carbon
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Carbon is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
- Knightsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Knightsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
- Lena
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lena is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Benwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Benwood is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benwood
- Bowling Green
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bowling Green is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Billville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Billville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billville
- Brazil
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Center Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Perth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Perth is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Hendricks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Meridian, with the one closest to Mount Meridian listed first.
- Stilesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Coatesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Reno
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Reno is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Amo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hazelwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hazelwood is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Hadley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hadley is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- New Winchester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Winchester is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Winchester
- Clayton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cartersburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Danville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Salem
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Plainfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Avon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Meridian, with the one closest to Mount Meridian listed first.
- Banta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Banta is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banta
- Bluff Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bluff Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Smith Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Smith Valley is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Valley
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Meridian, with the one closest to Mount Meridian listed first.
- Camby
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- West Newton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- West Newton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newton
- Clermont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Speedway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Meridian, with the one closest to Mount Meridian listed first.
- Stinesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Stinesville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Ellettsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Dolan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dolan is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolan
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Meridian, with the one closest to Mount Meridian listed first.
- Ladoga
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Waveland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- New Market
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- New Market is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
- New Ross
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- North Union
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- North Union is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Union
- Mace
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mace is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mace
- Smartsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Smartsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartsburg
- Alamo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Alamo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Meridian, with the one closest to Mount Meridian listed first.
- Minetree ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Minetree is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minetree
- Minetree has also been known as:
- Billtown
- Meintree
- Menietree
- Eminence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eminence is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
- Plano
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Plano is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
- Lewisville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lewisville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Hall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hall is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Monrovia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wilbur
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wilbur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
- Lake Hart
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lake Hart is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hart
- Paragon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bethany
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bethany is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Brookmoor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Brookmoor is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookmoor
- Mooresville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Brooklyn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Owen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Meridian, with the one closest to Mount Meridian listed first.
- Quincy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Quincy is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Cuba
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cuba is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Atkinsonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Atkinsonville is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinsonville
- Gosport
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Spencer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Patricksburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Patricksburg is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricksburg
- Freedom
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Freedom is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Denmark
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Denmark is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Arney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Arney is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arney
- Coal City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coal City is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Parke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Meridian, with the one closest to Mount Meridian listed first.
- Ferndale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ferndale is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Mansfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bellmore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bellmore is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellmore
- Bridgeton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Judson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Judson is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Guion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Guion is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guion
- Nyesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nyesville is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyesville
- Billie Creek Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Byron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Byron is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Rockville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Marshall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Marshall is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Rosedale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rosedale is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
- Rosedale has also been known as:
- Roseville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <1>
- Bloomingdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vigo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Meridian, with the one closest to Mount Meridian listed first.
- Fontanet
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Fontanet is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanet
- Burnett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Burnett is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Grange Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Grange Corner is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Corner
- Seelyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Seelyville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
- Glen Ayre
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Glen Ayre is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ayre
- Swalls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Swalls is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swalls
- Sandcut
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sandcut is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandcut
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mount Meridian, see our County-by-County Page for Mount Meridian.
Cemeteries Near Mount Meridian ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Meridian.
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 Meridian - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mount Meridian covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mount Meridian, with the one closest to Mount Meridian listed first.
- New Providence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mill Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Flatwoods Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fillmore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Old Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hebron Presbyterian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Old Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Belle Union Branch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Walters Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (463 more) ...
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stilesville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Mount Meridian had a population of 99 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Meridian, with the one closest to Mount Meridian listed first.
- Belle Union
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Belle Union is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Union
- Putnamville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Putnamville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
- Cloverdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Stilesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Greencastle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Limedale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Limedale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limedale
- Little Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Little Point is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Point
- Coatesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eminence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eminence is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
- Reno
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Reno is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Manhattan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Manhattan is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan
- Crown Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Crown Center is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Center
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Amo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brick Chapel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brick Chapel is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Chapel
- Quincy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Quincy is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mount Meridian. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Meridian.
Newspapers Published in Mount Meridian ...
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 162 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Meridian.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Meridian, 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 Mount Meridian.
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 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 Meridian:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Putnam County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Clay County
- Hendricks County
- Johnson County
- Marion County
- Monroe County
- Montgomery County
- Morgan County
- Owen County
- Parke County
- Vigo 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 Meridian, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mount Meridian) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |