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 Nash (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 Nash. 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 and hospitals 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.
Nash is located in Hendricks County.
To see how the shape of Indiana's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hendricks County: Boone, Marion, Montgomery, Morgan & Putnam.
Below are the counties that are near Nash. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Nash:
- Hendricks County (The home county of Nash)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nash, with the one closest to Nash listed first.
- Danville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hadley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hadley is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Clayton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cartersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Amo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New Winchester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New Winchester is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Winchester
- Avon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Avon is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,361 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <1>
- Reno
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Reno is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Pittsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Plainfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Coatesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lizton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hazelwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hazelwood is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nash, with the one closest to Nash listed first.
- Jamestown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Advance
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Advance is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
- Whitestown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lebanon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Zionsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Northfield Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Northfield Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Village
- Eagle Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
- Ulen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ulen is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Hazelrigg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hazelrigg is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelrigg
- Stringtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Stringtown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Gadsden
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Gadsden is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Pike
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pike is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Thorntown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Clay County
- Poland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton County
- Reagan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Reagan is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nash, with the one closest to Nash listed first.
- North Ridge Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- North Ridge Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridge Village
- Carmel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Newark Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Newark Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark Village
- Eagletown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eagletown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
- Westfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hortonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hortonville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nash, with the one closest to Nash listed first.
- Smith Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Valley is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Valley
- Banta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Banta is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banta
- Bluff Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Stones Crossing
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Stones Crossing is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Crossing
- Greenwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bargersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Whiteland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Whiteland is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Whiteland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
- Providence
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Providence is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Whiteland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Anita ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Anita is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anita
- Rocklane
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rocklane is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklane
- Samaria
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Samaria is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Trafalgar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nash, with the one closest to Nash listed first.
- Clermont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Camby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Speedway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- West Newton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Newton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newton
- Snacks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Snacks is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snacks
- Traders Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Traders Point is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Point
- Wolfington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Wolfington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfington
- Wynnedale
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Wynnedale is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Spring Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Spring Hill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Crows Nest
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Crows Nest is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Nest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Indianapolis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Rocky Ripple
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Rocky Ripple is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ripple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- North Crows Nest
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Crows Nest is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Crows Nest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nash, with the one closest to Nash listed first.
- New Ross
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ladoga
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Shannondale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Shannondale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannondale
- Mace
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mace is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mace
- New Market
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- New Market is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
- North Union
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- North Union is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Union
- Smartsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Smartsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartsburg
- Crawfordsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Darlington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Darlington is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
- Garfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Garfield is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Waveland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bowers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bowers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Yountsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Yountsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yountsville
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nash, with the one closest to Nash listed first.
- Monrovia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mooresville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hall is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Lake Hart
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Hart is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hart
- Young
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Young is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young
- Brookmoor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brookmoor is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookmoor
- Eminence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Eminence is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
- Wilbur
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wilbur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
- Brooklyn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Plano
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Plano is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
- Bethany
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bethany is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Red House ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Red House is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Minetree ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Minetree is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minetree
- Minetree has also been known as:
- Billtown
- Meintree
- Menietree
- Owen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nash, with the one closest to Nash listed first.
- Quincy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Quincy is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Gosport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cuba
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cuba is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Parke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nash, with the one closest to Nash listed first.
- Ferndale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ferndale is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Bellmore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bellmore is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellmore
- Mansfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nash, with the one closest to Nash listed first.
- Groveland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Groveland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Barnard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Barnard is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
- Fillmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fillmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Bainbridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bainbridge is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Roachdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Union
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Union is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Union
- Greencastle
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Limedale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Limedale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limedale
- Blakesburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Blakesburg is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakesburg
- Cloverdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Putnamville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Putnamville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
- Russellville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Russellville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Portland Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Portland Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland Mills
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Nash, see our County-by-County Page for Nash.
Cemeteries Near Nash ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nash.
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 Nash - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Nash covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Nash, with the one closest to Nash listed first.
- Danville South Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mill Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- New Mill Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Christie West Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Christie East Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hillside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Danville East Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Primitive Baptist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. Augustine Episcopal Church Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Nichols Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Gentry / Evans / Neff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kiger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (461 more) ...
- Arnold Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Templin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hardwick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
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 Nash in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Nash.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Nash, with the one closest to Nash listed first.
- Danville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hadley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hadley is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Gale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gale is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gale
- Pecksburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pecksburg is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecksburg
- Summit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Summit is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Clayton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Amo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cartersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Montclair
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Montclair is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair
- Maplewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Maplewood is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- New Winchester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New Winchester is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Winchester
- Reno
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Reno is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Avon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Tilden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tilden is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilden
- Coatesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Nash. See our List of 1890's Communities around Nash.
Newspapers Published in Nash ...
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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nash.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nash, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Nash.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Nash:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Hendricks County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Clay County
- Clinton County
- Hamilton County
- Johnson County
- Marion County
- Montgomery County
- Morgan County
- Owen County
- Parke County
- Putnam 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 Nash, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Nash) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |