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 Nashville (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 Nashville. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Nashville 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 Nashville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Nashville:
- Hancock County (The home county of Nashville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nashville, with the one closest to Nashville listed first.
- Warrington
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Warrington is located in Hancock County
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- Willow Branch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Willow Branch is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Branch
- Wilkinson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shirley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shirley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 906 people
- Eden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Eden is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Maxwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maxwell is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Charlottesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Charlottesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlottesville
- Colonial Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Colonial Village is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Denny Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Denny Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Corner
- Fortville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Greenfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mohawk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mohawk is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nashville, with the one closest to Nashville listed first.
- Daleville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Oakville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oakville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Progress
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Progress is located in Delaware County
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- Cowan
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cowan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Yorktown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Andersonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Andersonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Muncie
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Gaston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Selma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Desoto
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Desoto is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desoto
- Janney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Janney is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janney
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nashville, with the one closest to Nashville listed first.
- Fairview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Fayette County
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- Bentonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bentonville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- Harrisburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harrisburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Orange
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Orange is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nashville, with the one closest to Nashville listed first.
- Luxhaven
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Luxhaven is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxhaven
- Olio
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Olio is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olio
- Clarksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clarksville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Durbin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Durbin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Bridgewater
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bridgewater is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Fishers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Noblesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Strawtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Strawtown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawtown
- Aroma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Aroma is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroma
- Monterey Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Monterey Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey Village
- Cicero
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Omega
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Omega is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nashville, with the one closest to Nashville listed first.
- Kennard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kennard is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Grant City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grant City is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Cadiz
(9 miles [14.5 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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Greensboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Middletown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Knightstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur Springs
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Ogden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ogden is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Spiceland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dunreith
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Foley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Foley is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
- Mount Summit
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Johnson County
- Rocklane
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rocklane is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklane
- Kosciusko County
- Warsaw
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nashville, with the one closest to Nashville listed first.
- Markleville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pendleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ingalls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Anderson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Edgewood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Edgewood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,850 people
- Glyn Ellen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Glyn Ellen is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glyn Ellen
- Western Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Western Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Village
- Edgewood Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewood Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Village
- Chesterfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Country Club Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Country Club Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- River Forest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- River Forest is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Forest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
- Lapel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nashville, with the one closest to Nashville listed first.
- Cumberland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrence
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Castleton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Charlesmac Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Charlesmac Village is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesmac Village
- Warren Park
(23 miles [37 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
- Acton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Acton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Beech Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Meridian Hills
(26 miles [41.8 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
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Williams Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Williams Creek is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- Crows Nest
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Rocky Ripple
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rocky Ripple is located in Marion County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nashville, with the one closest to Nashville listed first.
- Losantville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Windsor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Windsor is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Modoc
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Modoc is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Parker City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rush County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nashville, with the one closest to Nashville listed first.
- Carthage
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mays
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mays is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays
- Henderson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Henderson is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Arlington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Raleigh
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Raleigh is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Gings
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Gings is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gings
- Homer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Homer is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Manilla
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Manilla is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manilla
- Falmouth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Falmouth is located in Rush County
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- Rushville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gowdy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Gowdy is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowdy
- Glenwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nashville, with the one closest to Nashville listed first.
- Fountaintown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Fountaintown is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountaintown
- Morristown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Gwynneville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Gwynneville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwynneville
- Knighthood Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Knighthood Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knighthood Village
- Clover Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Clover Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Village
- Rays Crossing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rays Crossing is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rays Crossing
- Brookfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brookfield is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Fairland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- London
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- London is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Beech Brook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Beech Brook is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Brook
- Candleglo Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Candleglo Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candleglo Village
- Hildebrand Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hildebrand Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hildebrand Village
- Tipton County
- Hobbs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nashville, with the one closest to Nashville listed first.
- Franklin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Franklin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Dublin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dublin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
- Hagerstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Auburn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Auburn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Cambridge City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- East Germantown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- East Germantown is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Germantown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Milton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Milton is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- Economy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Economy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Pennville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pennville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Nashville, see our County-by-County Page for Nashville.
Cemeteries Near Nashville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nashville.
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 Nashville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Nashville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Nashville, with the one closest to Nashville listed first.
- Hays Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Reeves Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- McCray Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Baptist - Braddock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Simmons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Collier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Walker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bunker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pratt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cooper Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barrett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (400 more) ...
- Peewee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Keesling Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gilmore 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 Nashville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Nashville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Nashville, with the one closest to Nashville listed first.
- Milners Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Milners Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milners Corner
- Warrington
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Warrington is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrington
- Warsaw
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Willow Branch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Willow Branch is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Branch
- Wilkinson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shirley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shirley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 906 people
- Markleville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Valley is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Valley
- Eden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Eden is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Pendleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maxwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maxwell is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Kennard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kennard is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Mechanicsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanicsburg is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- Alliance
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Alliance is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
- Alfont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Alfont is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfont
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Nashville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Nashville.
Newspapers Published in Nashville ...
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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nashville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nashville, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Nashville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Nashville:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Hancock County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Delaware County
- Fayette County
- Hamilton County
- Henry County
- Johnson County
- Kosciusko County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Randolph County
- Rush County
- Shelby County
- Tipton County
- Wayne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Nashville, 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- Nashville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |