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 Ross (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 Ross. 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 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.
New Ross 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 Ross. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Ross:
- Montgomery County (The home county of New Ross)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Ross, with the one closest to New Ross listed first.
- Mace
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mace is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mace
- Ladoga
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Shannondale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Shannondale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannondale
- Smartsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Smartsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartsburg
- Darlington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Darlington is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
- Crawfordsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Garfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Garfield is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- North Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- North Union is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Union
- New Market
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- New Market is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
- Bowers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bowers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Yountsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Yountsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yountsville
- Cherry Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Wesley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wesley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Ross, with the one closest to New Ross listed first.
- Advance
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Advance is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
- Jamestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hazelrigg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hazelrigg is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelrigg
- Thorntown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lebanon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Northfield Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Northfield Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Village
- Stringtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stringtown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Ulen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ulen is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Pike
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pike is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Whitestown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Gadsden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Gadsden is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Elizaville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elizaville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizaville
- Zionsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Ross, with the one closest to New Ross listed first.
- Colfax
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Reagan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Reagan is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
- Fickle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fickle is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fickle
- Manson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Manson is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson
- Frankfort
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kirklin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mulberry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Boyleston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Boyleston is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston
- Cambria
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cambria is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Michigantown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fountain County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Ross, with the one closest to New Ross listed first.
- Wallace
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wallace is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Hillsboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mellott
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mellott is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Newtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Newtown is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Kingman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Harveysburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Harveysburg is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Veedersburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Ross, with the one closest to New Ross listed first.
- Eagletown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Eagletown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
- Sheridan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Ridge Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- North Ridge Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridge Village
- Carmel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hortonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hortonville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Hendricks County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Ross, with the one closest to New Ross listed first.
- North Salem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lizton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Winchester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- New Winchester is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Winchester
- Pittsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hadley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hadley is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Reno
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Reno is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Danville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brownsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Amo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Coatesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Avon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Clayton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cartersburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Ross, with the one closest to New Ross listed first.
- Traders Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Traders Point is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Point
- Clermont
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Snacks
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Snacks is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snacks
- Wolfington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wolfington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfington
- Speedway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Hill
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Wynnedale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Wynnedale is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Crows Nest
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Meridian Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- North Crows Nest is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Crows Nest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Rocky Ripple
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Williams Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Williams Creek is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- Camby
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Ross, with the one closest to New Ross listed first.
- Monrovia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eminence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Eminence is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
- Hall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hall is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Mooresville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Parke County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Ross, with the one closest to New Ross listed first.
- Byron
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Byron is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Guion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Guion is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guion
- Judson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Judson is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Bellmore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bellmore is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellmore
- Ferndale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ferndale is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Grange Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Grange Corner is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Corner
- Marshall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Marshall is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Nyesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nyesville is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyesville
- Mansfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Billie Creek Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Annapolis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Annapolis is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annapolis
- Bloomingdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rockville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Ross, with the one closest to New Ross listed first.
- Barnard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Barnard is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
- Roachdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bainbridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bainbridge is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Groveland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Groveland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Blakesburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blakesburg is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakesburg
- Russellville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Russellville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Fillmore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Fillmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Portland Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Portland Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland Mills
- Greencastle
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Limedale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Limedale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limedale
- Belle Union
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Belle Union is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Union
- Putnamville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Putnamville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
- Tippecanoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Ross, with the one closest to New Ross listed first.
- Clarks Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Gladens Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Gladens Corner is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladens Corner
- Stockwell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Stockwell is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockwell
- Corwin ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Corwin is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin
- Corwin has also been known as:
- Corwin Station
- Romney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Concord
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Dayton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Odell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Odell is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
- Shadeland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shadeland is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadeland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,922 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New Ross, see our County-by-County Page for New Ross.
Cemeteries Near New Ross ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Ross.
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 Ross - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for New Ross covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New Ross, with the one closest to New Ross listed first.
- New Ross Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Porter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Inlow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pisgah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stoner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hypes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Harshbarger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hicks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fullen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lowry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (411 more) ...
- IOOF Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ladoga Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladoga Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ladoga Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Ladoga.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #515786 <2>
- Wesley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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 New Ross had a population of 270 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, New Ross had a population of 340 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from New Ross, with the one closest to New Ross listed first.
- Ladoga
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jamestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Advance
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Advance is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
- Mace
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mace is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mace
- Linnsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Linnsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linnsburg
- Shannondale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Shannondale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannondale
- Whitesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Whitesville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Max
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Max is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Max
- Barnard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Barnard is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
- North Salem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Smartsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Smartsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartsburg
- Roachdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Lapland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lapland is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapland
- Darlington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Darlington is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
- Lizton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around New Ross. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Ross.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of New Ross ...
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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Ross.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of New Ross. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of New Ross and those printed in the larger area surrounding New Ross.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4> of New Ross.
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 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 Ross:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Montgomery County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Clinton County
- Fountain County
- Hamilton County
- Hendricks County
- Marion County
- Morgan County
- Parke County
- Putnam County
- Tippecanoe 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 New Ross, 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- New Ross) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |