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 Point Idalawn (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 Point Idalawn. 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.
Name Variations for Point Idalawn ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Point Idalawn: Pt. Idalawn
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 and doctors 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.
Point Idalawn is located in Brown 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 Brown County: Bartholomew, Jackson, Johnson, Monroe & Morgan.
Below are the counties that are near Point Idalawn. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Point Idalawn:
- Brown County (The home county of Point Idalawn)
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Idalawn, with the one closest to Point Idalawn listed first.
- Helmsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Helmsburg is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmsburg
- Beanblossom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Beanblossom is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beanblossom
- Beanblossom has also been known as:
- Bean Blossom
- Nashville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spearsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Spearsville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearsville
- Gnaw Bone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Liberty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mount Liberty is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
- Story
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Story is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
- Pikes Peak
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pikes Peak is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Peak
- Becks Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Becks Grove is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becks Grove
- Bartholomew County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Idalawn, with the one closest to Point Idalawn listed first.
- Stony Lonesome
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Stony Lonesome is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Lonesome
- Pleasant View Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant View Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Village
- North Ogilville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Ogilville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ogilville
- Corn Brook
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Corn Brook is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Brook
- Taylorsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Garden City
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Garden City is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Bethel Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bethel Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Village
- Columbus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Clifford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Clifford is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Jewell Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Jewell Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell Village
- Petersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Petersville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Jonesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Idalawn, with the one closest to Point Idalawn listed first.
- Hendricksville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hendricksville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricksville
- Solsberry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Newark
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Newark is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Owensburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Owensburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensburg
- Tulip
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tulip is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- Calvertville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Calvertville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvertville
- Hendricks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Idalawn, with the one closest to Point Idalawn listed first.
- Hazelwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hazelwood is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Stilesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cartersburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Clayton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Plainfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Idalawn, with the one closest to Point Idalawn listed first.
- Houston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Houston is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Norman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Kurtz
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kurtz is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kurtz
- Freetown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Spraytown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Spraytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spraytown
- Cortland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cortland is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Idalawn, with the one closest to Point Idalawn listed first.
- Peoga
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Peoga is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoga
- Samaria
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Samaria is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Anita ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Anita is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anita
- Princes Lakes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Princes Lakes is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princes Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,342 people
- Trafalgar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nineveh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Providence
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Providence is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Banta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Banta is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banta
- Bargersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bluff Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Edinburgh
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Amity
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Amity is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Idalawn, with the one closest to Point Idalawn listed first.
- Guthrie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Guthrie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
- Heltonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Zelma
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Zelma is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zelma
- Judah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Judah is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judah
- Avoca
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Popcorn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Popcorn is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popcorn
- Erie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Erie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Oolitic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Springville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Springville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Bedford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Crawford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Crawford is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Leesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Leesville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Idalawn, with the one closest to Point Idalawn listed first.
- Camby
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- West Newton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- West Newton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newton
- Homecroft
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Homecroft is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homecroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
- Southport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Idalawn, with the one closest to Point Idalawn listed first.
- Unionville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dolan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dolan is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolan
- Bloomington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Village is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Ellettsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Clear Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
- Smithville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stinesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Stinesville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Harrodsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Harrodsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrodsburg
- Kirksville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kirksville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksville
- Stanford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Stanford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanford
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Idalawn, with the one closest to Point Idalawn listed first.
- Mahalasville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mahalasville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahalasville
- Taggart Crossing ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Taggart Crossing is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taggart Crossing
- Morgantown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Martinsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Paragon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bethany
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bethany is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Wilbur
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Wilbur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
- Brooklyn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lewisville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lewisville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Plano
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Plano is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
- Brookmoor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Brookmoor is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookmoor
- Hall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hall is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Owen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Idalawn, with the one closest to Point Idalawn listed first.
- Gosport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Spencer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Quincy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Quincy is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Cuba
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cuba is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Freedom
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Freedom is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Atkinsonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Atkinsonville is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinsonville
- Arney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Arney is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arney
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Idalawn, with the one closest to Point Idalawn listed first.
- Belle Union
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Union is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Union
- Cloverdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Idalawn, with the one closest to Point Idalawn listed first.
- Mount Auburn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Auburn is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Flat Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Point Idalawn, see our County-by-County Page for Point Idalawn.
Cemeteries Near Point Idalawn ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Point Idalawn.
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 Point Idalawn - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Point Idalawn covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Point Idalawn, with the one closest to Point Idalawn listed first.
- Lanam Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Stepp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Taylor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Georgetown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hickory Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- South View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sample Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Payne Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
- The Payne Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Prospect Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1661357 <2>
- Friendship Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Boles - Williams Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Maxwell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (336 more) ...
- Liberty Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Collier Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Nebo Memorial Park Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Point Idalawn in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Point Idalawn.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Point Idalawn, with the one closest to Point Idalawn listed first.
- Needmore
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Needmore is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Fleener
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fleener is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleener
- Unionville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beanblossom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Beanblossom is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beanblossom
- Beanblossom has also been known as:
- Bean Blossom
- Mahalasville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mahalasville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahalasville
- Nashville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Morgantown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Spearsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Spearsville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearsville
- Martinsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hyndsdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hyndsdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyndsdale
- Elkinsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Elkinsville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkinsville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Story
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Story is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
- Mount Liberty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mount Liberty is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
- Samaria
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Samaria is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Point Idalawn. See our List of 1890's Communities around Point Idalawn.
Newspapers Published in Point Idalawn ...
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 128 newspapers that have been published in the area around Point Idalawn.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Point Idalawn, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Point Idalawn.
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 helpful 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 Point Idalawn:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Brown County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartholomew County
- Greene County
- Hendricks County
- Jackson County
- Johnson County
- Lawrence County
- Marion County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Owen County
- Putnam County
- Shelby 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 Point Idalawn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Point Idalawn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |