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 New Richmond (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 New Richmond. 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 northeast 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 north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
New Richmond is located in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County: Boone, Clinton, Fountain, Hendricks, Parke, Putnam & Tippecanoe.
Below are the counties that are near New Richmond. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Richmond:
- Montgomery County (The home county of New Richmond)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Richmond, with the one closest to New Richmond listed first.
- Linden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cherry Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Wingate
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wesley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wesley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Waynetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Yountsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Yountsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yountsville
- Crawfordsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Garfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Garfield is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Darlington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Darlington is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
- Smartsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Smartsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartsburg
- Bowers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bowers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Alamo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Alamo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Richmond, with the one closest to New Richmond listed first.
- Otterbein
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Templeton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Templeton is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton
- Oxford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Atkinson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Atkinson is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
- Boswell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Richmond, with the one closest to New Richmond listed first.
- Thorntown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hazelrigg
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hazelrigg is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelrigg
- Advance
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Advance is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
- Pike
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pike is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Jamestown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Northfield Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Northfield Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Village
- Stringtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Stringtown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Lebanon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ulen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ulen is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Richmond, with the one closest to New Richmond listed first.
- Pyrmont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pyrmont is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyrmont
- Owasco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Owasco is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owasco
- Ockley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ockley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ockley
- Prince William
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Prince William is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince William
- Radnor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Radnor is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radnor
- Cutler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cutler is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutler
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Richmond, with the one closest to New Richmond listed first.
- Colfax
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Fickle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Fickle is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fickle
- Mulberry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Manson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Manson is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson
- Edna Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Edna Mills is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna Mills
- Reagan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Reagan is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
- Frankfort
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cambria
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cambria is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Rossville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sedalia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sedalia is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Beard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beard is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard
- Geetingsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Geetingsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geetingsville
- Fountain County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Richmond, with the one closest to New Richmond listed first.
- Newtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Newtown is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Mellott
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mellott is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Roberts
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Roberts is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Hillsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stone Bluff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Stone Bluff is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Bluff
- Attica
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Veedersburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wallace
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wallace is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Layton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Layton is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Harveysburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harveysburg is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Kingman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Covington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hendricks County
- North Salem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Parke County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Richmond, with the one closest to New Richmond listed first.
- Grange Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grange Corner is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Corner
- Byron
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Byron is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Guion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Guion is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guion
- Marshall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Judson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Judson is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Annapolis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Annapolis is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annapolis
- Bloomingdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bellmore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bellmore is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellmore
- Nyesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Nyesville is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyesville
- West Union
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Union is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Richmond, with the one closest to New Richmond listed first.
- Russellville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Russellville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Roachdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Blakesburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Blakesburg is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakesburg
- Barnard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Barnard is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
- Portland Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Portland Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland Mills
- Tippecanoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Richmond, with the one closest to New Richmond listed first.
- Corwin ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Corwin is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin
- Corwin has also been known as:
- Corwin Station
- Romney
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Odell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Odell is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
- Gladens Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gladens Corner is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladens Corner
- Shadeland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Shadeland is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadeland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,922 people
- Westpoint
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Concord
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Glenhall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Glenhall is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenhall
- Stockwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stockwell is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockwell
- Clarks Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Elston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Elston is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elston
- Dayton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vermillion County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Richmond, with the one closest to New Richmond listed first.
- Tree Spring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Tree Spring is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree Spring
- Perrysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Gessie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Gessie is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gessie
- Rileysburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rileysburg is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rileysburg
- Cayuga
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eugene
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eugene is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugene
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Richmond, with the one closest to New Richmond listed first.
- Independence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Independence is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Green Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Green Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Williamsport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Chatterton ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chatterton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatterton
- Old Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Old Town is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Pine Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Lebanon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- West Lebanon is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 686 people
- Baltimore ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Baltimore is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
- Brisco ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brisco is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisco
- Foster
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Foster is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Sloan ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sloan is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
- Hedrick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hedrick is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Richmond, with the one closest to New Richmond listed first.
- Brookston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Springboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Springboro is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springboro
- Vermilion County (IL)
- Illiana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Illiana is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illiana
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New Richmond, see our County-by-County Page for New Richmond.
Cemeteries Near New Richmond ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Richmond.
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 New Richmond - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for New Richmond covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New Richmond, with the one closest to New Richmond listed first.
- Wilson Killen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tally Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Willhite Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Old Turkey Run Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Potts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wheeler Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Meharry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (325 more) ...
- Shelby Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Short Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that New Richmond had a population of 256 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, New Richmond had a population of 332 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from New Richmond, with the one closest to New Richmond listed first.
- Linden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wingate
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cherry Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Romney
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Waynetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wesley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wesley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Kirkpatrick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Kirkpatrick is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkpatrick
- South Raub
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- South Raub is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Raub
- Odell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Odell is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
- Mellott
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mellott is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Taylor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Taylor is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- Shadeland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Shadeland is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadeland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,922 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Roberts
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Roberts is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Hillsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glenhall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Glenhall is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenhall
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around New Richmond. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Richmond.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of New Richmond ...
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 160 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Richmond.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of New Richmond. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of New Richmond and those printed in the larger area surrounding New Richmond.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 23 miles [37 km]<3> of New Richmond.
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 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 New Richmond:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Montgomery County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Boone County
- Carroll County
- Clinton County
- Fountain County
- Hendricks County
- Parke County
- Putnam County
- Tippecanoe County
- Vermillion County
- Warren County
- White County
- Vermilion 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> | 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 New Richmond, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- New Richmond) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |