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 Princes Lakes (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 Princes Lakes. 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 Princes Lakes ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Princes Lakes: Princes Lks.
- While the name of this town is Princes Lakes, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Princes Lakes may originally have been Prince's Lakes.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Princes Lakes might be written as Prince Lakes.
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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Princes Lakes is located in Johnson 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 Johnson County: Bartholomew, Brown, Marion, Morgan & Shelby.
Below are the counties that are near Princes Lakes. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Princes Lakes:
- Johnson County (The home county of Princes Lakes)
- The following are listed by their distance from Princes Lakes, with the one closest to Princes Lakes listed first.
- Nineveh
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Peoga
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Peoga is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoga
- Samaria
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Samaria is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Trafalgar
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Anita ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Anita is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anita
- Edinburgh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Amity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Amity is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Franklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Providence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Providence is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Bargersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Whiteland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Urmeyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Urmeyville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urmeyville
- Banta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Banta is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banta
- Bartholomew County
- The following are listed by their distance from Princes Lakes, with the one closest to Princes Lakes listed first.
- Pleasant View Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pleasant View Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Village
- Taylorsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Lonesome
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Stony Lonesome is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Lonesome
- Corn Brook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Corn Brook is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Brook
- Clifford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Clifford is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Columbus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Garden City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Garden City is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- North Ogilville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- North Ogilville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ogilville
- Bethel Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Village
- Jewell Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jewell Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell Village
- Petersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Petersville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Hope
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hope is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,248 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <2>
- Newbern
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Newbern is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Princes Lakes, with the one closest to Princes Lakes listed first.
- Spearsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Spearsville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearsville
- Beanblossom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beanblossom is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beanblossom
- Beanblossom has also been known as:
- Bean Blossom
- Gnaw Bone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Liberty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Liberty is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
- Helmsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Helmsburg is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmsburg
- Nashville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pikes Peak
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pikes Peak is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Peak
- Becks Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Becks Grove is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becks Grove
- Story
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Story is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
- Decatur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Princes Lakes, with the one closest to Princes Lakes listed first.
- Burney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Burney is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burney
- Germantown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Germantown is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Milford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Saint Paul
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Alert
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Alert is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alert
- Saint Omer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Saint Omer is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Omer
- Adams
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Adams is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Letts Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Letts Corner is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letts Corner
- Sardinia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sardinia is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardinia
- Letts
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Letts is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letts
- Hancock County
- New Palestine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hendricks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Princes Lakes, with the one closest to Princes Lakes listed first.
- Hazelwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hazelwood is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Plainfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cartersburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Princes Lakes, with the one closest to Princes Lakes listed first.
- Houston
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Houston is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Spraytown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Spraytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spraytown
- Freetown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cortland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cortland is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland
- Kurtz
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Kurtz is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kurtz
- Norman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Seymour
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Elizabethtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- New Elizabethtown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Elizabethtown
- Fleming
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fleming is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
- Jennings County
- Scipio
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Scipio is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Lawrence County
- Zelma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Zelma is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zelma
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Princes Lakes, with the one closest to Princes Lakes listed first.
- Homecroft
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Homecroft is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homecroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
- Southport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Acton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Acton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- West Newton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Newton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newton
- Camby
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Charlesmac Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Charlesmac Village is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesmac Village
- Beech Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Indianapolis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Warren Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Warren Park is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,574 people
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Princes Lakes, with the one closest to Princes Lakes listed first.
- Unionville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Dolan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Dolan is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolan
- Bloomington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
- Highland Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Village is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Smithville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ellettsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Stinesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Stinesville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Princes Lakes, with the one closest to Princes Lakes listed first.
- Morgantown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mahalasville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mahalasville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahalasville
- Taggart Crossing ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Taggart Crossing is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taggart Crossing
- Waverly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waverly is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Red House ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Red House is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Martinsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bethany
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bethany is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Brooklyn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Brookmoor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brookmoor is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookmoor
- Young
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Young is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young
- Lake Hart
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Hart is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hart
- Mooresville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wilbur
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Wilbur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
- Owen County
- Gosport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rush County
- The following are listed by their distance from Princes Lakes, with the one closest to Princes Lakes listed first.
- Moscow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Moscow is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Manilla
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Manilla is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manilla
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Princes Lakes, with the one closest to Princes Lakes listed first.
- Mount Auburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Auburn is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Flat Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Boggstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Norristown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Norristown is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norristown
- Wilson Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Wilson Corner is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Corner
- Fairland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Geneva
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Geneva is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Beech Brook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beech Brook is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Brook
- Brookfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brookfield is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Hildebrand Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hildebrand Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hildebrand Village
- London
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- London is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Riley Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Riley Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Village
- Shelbyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Princes Lakes, see our County-by-County Page for Princes Lakes.
Cemeteries Near Princes Lakes ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Princes Lakes.
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 Princes Lakes - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Princes Lakes covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Princes Lakes, with the one closest to Princes Lakes listed first.
- Duncan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Prisoner of War Camp Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Calvin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kansas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Zion Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Taylor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tucker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mulligans Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Freeman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Youngs Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (341 more) ...
- Dollings Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rest Haven Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hamner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Princes Lakes in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Princes Lakes.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Princes Lakes, with the one closest to Princes Lakes listed first.
- Nineveh
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Spearsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Spearsville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearsville
- Trafalgar
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Samaria
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Samaria is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Edinburgh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bud
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bud is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bud
- Amity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Amity is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Morgantown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Beanblossom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beanblossom is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beanblossom
- Beanblossom has also been known as:
- Bean Blossom
- Taylorsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Providence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Providence is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Chetwynd
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chetwynd is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chetwynd
- Mount Liberty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Liberty is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
- Corn Brook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Corn Brook is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Brook
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Princes Lakes. See our List of 1890's Communities around Princes Lakes.
Newspapers Published in Princes Lakes ...
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 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around Princes Lakes.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Princes Lakes, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Princes Lakes.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Princes Lakes:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Johnson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartholomew County
- Brown County
- Decatur County
- Hancock County
- Hendricks County
- Jackson County
- Jennings County
- Lawrence County
- Marion County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Owen County
- Rush County
- Shelby County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Princes Lakes, 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- Princes Lakes) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |