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 Phlox (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 Phlox. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Phlox is located in Howard 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 Howard County: Carroll, Cass, Clinton, Grant, Miami & Tipton.
Below are the counties that are near Phlox. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Phlox:
- Howard County (The home county of Phlox)
- The following are listed by their distance from Phlox, with the one closest to Phlox listed first.
- Jerome
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jerome is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Guy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Guy is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Greentown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hemlock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hemlock is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Vermont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vermont is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont
- Plevna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Plevna is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
- Oakford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Oakford is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakford
- Indian Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Indian Heights is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Heights
- Kokomo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Alto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Alto is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Cassville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cassville is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- West Middleton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- West Middleton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Middleton
- Russiaville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Blackford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phlox, with the one closest to Phlox listed first.
- Renner ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Renner is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner
- Shamrock Lakes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Shamrock Lakes is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Hartford City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phlox, with the one closest to Phlox listed first.
- Burlington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Deer Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phlox, with the one closest to Phlox listed first.
- Galveston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Onward
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Onward is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onward
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Walton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Young America
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Young America is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young America
- Deacon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Deacon is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacon
- New Waverly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Waverly is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Waverly
- Hoover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hoover is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phlox, with the one closest to Phlox listed first.
- Scircleville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Scircleville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scircleville
- Forest
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Forest is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Middlefork
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Middlefork is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefork
- Michigantown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Boyleston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Boyleston is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston
- Kirklin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Beard is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard
- Geetingsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Geetingsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geetingsville
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phlox, with the one closest to Phlox listed first.
- Janney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Janney is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janney
- Gaston
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Daleville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Yorktown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Andersonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Andersonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Eaton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phlox, with the one closest to Phlox listed first.
- Sims
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sims is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
- Rigdon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rigdon is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigdon
- Swayzee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hackleman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hackleman is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleman
- Herbst
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Herbst is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbst
- Mier
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mier is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mier
- Sweetser
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Michaelsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Michaelsville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
- Fairmount
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jonesboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jalapa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jalapa is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Marion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gas City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phlox, with the one closest to Phlox listed first.
- Aroma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Aroma is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroma
- Atlanta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Omega
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Omega is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Arcadia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ekin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ekin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekin
- Strawtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Strawtown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawtown
- Cicero
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bakers Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bakers Corner is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Corner
- Durbin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Durbin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Monterey Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Monterey Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey Village
- Sheridan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Clarksville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Hortonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hortonville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Huntington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phlox, with the one closest to Phlox listed first.
- Banquo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Banquo is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banquo
- Mount Etna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Etna is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Etna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Monument City ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Monument City is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument City
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phlox, with the one closest to Phlox listed first.
- Leisure
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Leisure is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure
- West Elwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- West Elwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elwood
- Elwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dundee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dundee is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Orestes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Orestes is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orestes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Summitville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Summitville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
- Frankton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alexandria
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gimco City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gimco City is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gimco City
- Perkinsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Florida
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Florida is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Prosperity
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Prosperity is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Country Club Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Country Club Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phlox, with the one closest to Phlox listed first.
- Converse
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Amboy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Amboy is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- North Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- North Grove is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grove
- Santa Fe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Santa Fe is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Miami
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Loree
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Loree is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loree
- Bunker Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Oakdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Oakdale is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Peru
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mexico
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phlox, with the one closest to Phlox listed first.
- Windfall City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Windfall City is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
- Windfall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nevada
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Nevada is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Hobbs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sharpsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Tipton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Goldsmith
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Goldsmith is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith
- Groomsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Groomsville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groomsville
- East Union
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Union is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Jericho ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Jericho is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Kempton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Kempton is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Wabash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phlox, with the one closest to Phlox listed first.
- Somerset
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Somerset is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- La Fontaine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- La Fontaine is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Fontaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- Treaty
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Treaty is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treaty
- Richvalley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Richvalley is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richvalley
- Wabash
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lincolnville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lincolnville is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Lagro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Phlox, see our County-by-County Page for Phlox.
Cemeteries Near Phlox ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Phlox.
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 Phlox - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Phlox covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Phlox, with the one closest to Phlox listed first.
- New Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wheeler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Union Civil Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jerome Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Freeman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brookside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chandler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Cemetery
- The Greenlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greentown Cemetery
- Walberg Cemetery
- Wooters Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85209 <2>
- Turner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Poff Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (319 more) ...
- Hopewell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sandbank Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Waymire Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Phlox had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Phlox, with the one closest to Phlox listed first.
- West Liberty
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- West Liberty is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Jerome
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jerome is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Guy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Guy is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Nevada
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Nevada is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Windfall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Point Isabel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Point Isabel is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Isabel
- Greentown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sycamore
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sycamore is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Normal
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Normal is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal
- Sims
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sims is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
- Hemlock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hemlock is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Curtisville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Curtisville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtisville
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Rigdon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rigdon is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigdon
- Swayzee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vermont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vermont is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Phlox. See our List of 1890's Communities around Phlox.
Newspapers Published in Phlox ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Phlox.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Phlox, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Phlox.
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 Phlox:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Howard County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blackford County
- Carroll County
- Cass County
- Clinton County
- Delaware County
- Grant County
- Hamilton County
- Huntington County
- Madison County
- Miami County
- Tipton County
- Wabash 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 Phlox, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Phlox) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |