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 Orchard Park (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 Orchard Park. 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 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.
Orchard Park is located in Hamilton 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 Hamilton County: Boone, Clinton, Hancock, Madison, Marion & Tipton.
Below are the counties that are near Orchard Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Orchard Park:
- Hamilton County (The home county of Orchard Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Park, with the one closest to Orchard Park listed first.
- North Ridge Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- North Ridge Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridge Village
- Carmel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Newark Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Newark Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark Village
- Westfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Eagletown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eagletown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
- Fishers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bridgewater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bridgewater is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Monterey Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Monterey Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey Village
- Noblesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hortonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hortonville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Olio
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Olio is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olio
- Luxhaven
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Luxhaven is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxhaven
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Park, with the one closest to Orchard Park listed first.
- Eagle Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Eagle Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
- Zionsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Whitestown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gadsden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gadsden is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Elizaville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Elizaville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizaville
- Lebanon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ulen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ulen is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Northfield Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Northfield Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Village
- Stringtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stringtown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Pike
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pike is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Hazelrigg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hazelrigg is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelrigg
- Advance
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Advance is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Park, with the one closest to Orchard Park listed first.
- Kirklin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Scircleville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Scircleville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scircleville
- Reagan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Reagan is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
- Boyleston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Boyleston is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston
- Michigantown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Park, with the one closest to Orchard Park listed first.
- McCordsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Woodbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Woodbury is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Fortville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Colonial Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Colonial Village is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Denny Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Denny Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Corner
- Gem
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gem is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
- Mohawk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mohawk is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Philadelphia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Philadelphia is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Spring Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Lake is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- Eden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Eden is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Maxwell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Maxwell is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- New Palestine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hendricks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Park, with the one closest to Orchard Park listed first.
- Brownsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Avon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Pittsboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Plainfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lizton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cartersburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Danville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Clayton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Salem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hadley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hadley is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Amo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hazelwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hazelwood is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Park, with the one closest to Orchard Park listed first.
- Greenwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rocklane
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rocklane is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklane
- Smith Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Smith Valley is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Valley
- Stones Crossing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Stones Crossing is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Crossing
- Bluff Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bluff Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- New Whiteland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- New Whiteland is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Whiteland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
- Whiteland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bargersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Banta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Banta is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banta
- Needham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Urmeyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Urmeyville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urmeyville
- Providence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Providence is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Kosciusko County
- Warsaw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Park, with the one closest to Orchard Park listed first.
- Ingalls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Fishersburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fishersburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishersburg
- Lapel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pendleton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Perkinsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewood Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewood Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Village
- Edgewood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,850 people
- River Forest
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- River Forest is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Forest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
- Western Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Western Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Village
- Anderson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Country Club Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Country Club Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Woodlawn Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Park, with the one closest to Orchard Park listed first.
- Williams Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Williams Creek is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- Meridian Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Meridian Hills is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,718 people
- Castleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Crows Nest
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Crows Nest is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Nest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- North Crows Nest
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rocky Ripple is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ripple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Spring Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Hill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Lawrence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wolfington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wolfington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfington
- Wynnedale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wynnedale is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Snacks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Snacks is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snacks
- Traders Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Traders Point is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Point
- Montgomery County
- New Ross
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Park, with the one closest to Orchard Park listed first.
- Mooresville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Young
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Young is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young
- Red House ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Red House is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Waverly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Waverly is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Brookmoor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brookmoor is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookmoor
- Brooklyn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bethany
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bethany is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Lake Hart
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Hart is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hart
- Monrovia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Putnam County
- Barnard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Barnard is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Park, with the one closest to Orchard Park listed first.
- Brookfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brookfield is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Fountaintown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fountaintown is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountaintown
- London
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- London is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Clover Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clover Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Village
- Boggstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fairland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Morristown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Park, with the one closest to Orchard Park listed first.
- East Union
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- East Union is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Jericho ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Jericho is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Goldsmith
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Goldsmith is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith
- Kempton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Kempton is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Tipton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hobbs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Groomsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Groomsville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groomsville
- Sharpsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Windfall City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Windfall City is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
- Windfall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Orchard Park, see our County-by-County Page for Orchard Park.
Cemeteries Near Orchard Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Orchard Park.
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 Orchard Park - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Orchard Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Orchard Park, with the one closest to Orchard Park listed first.
- Farley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Our Lady of Peace Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- White Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- DeFord Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oaklawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Poplar Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Whitsell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gray Friends Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (504 more) ...
- Augusta Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stoop Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Negley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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 Orchard Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Orchard Park.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Orchard Park, with the one closest to Orchard Park listed first.
- Nora
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Nora is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Carmel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Broad Ripple
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Broad Ripple is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Ripple
- Castleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Britton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Britton is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Britton
- Mapleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mapleton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Eagletown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eagletown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
- Westfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Zionsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lawrence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fishers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jolietville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jolietville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolietville
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Traders Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Traders Point is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Point
- Snacks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Snacks is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snacks
- North Indianapolis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- North Indianapolis is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Indianapolis
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Orchard Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Orchard Park.
Newspapers Published in Orchard Park ...
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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Orchard Park.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Orchard Park, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Orchard Park.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Orchard Park:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Hamilton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Clinton County
- Hancock County
- Hendricks County
- Johnson County
- Kosciusko County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Montgomery County
- Morgan County
- Putnam County
- Shelby County
- Tipton 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 Orchard Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Orchard Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |