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 Quaker Ridge (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 Quaker Ridge. 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 Quaker Ridge ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Quaker Ridge: Quaker Rdg. (or less commonly used: Quaker Rdge. or Quaker Ridg.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Quaker Ridge. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Quaker Ridge.
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 doctors and 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.
Quaker Ridge 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 Quaker Ridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Quaker Ridge:
- Hamilton County (The home county of Quaker Ridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Quaker Ridge, with the one closest to Quaker Ridge listed first.
- Fishers
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bridgewater
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgewater is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Olio
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Olio is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olio
- Luxhaven
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Luxhaven is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxhaven
- Monterey Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Monterey Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey Village
- Noblesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Clarksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clarksville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Newark Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Newark Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark Village
- Durbin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Durbin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Carmel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- North Ridge Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- North Ridge Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridge Village
- Westfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Quaker Ridge, with the one closest to Quaker Ridge listed first.
- Eagle Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Eagle Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
- Zionsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Whitestown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Gadsden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Gadsden is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Elizaville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Elizaville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizaville
- Lebanon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ulen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ulen is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Northfield Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Northfield Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Village
- Stringtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Stringtown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Pike
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pike is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Quaker Ridge, with the one closest to Quaker Ridge listed first.
- Kirklin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Scircleville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Scircleville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scircleville
- Delaware County
- Daleville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Quaker Ridge, with the one closest to Quaker Ridge listed first.
- McCordsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodbury is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Fortville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Colonial Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Colonial Village is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Denny Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Denny Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Corner
- Mohawk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mohawk is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Eden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Eden is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Gem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gem is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
- Maxwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Maxwell is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Philadelphia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Philadelphia is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Spring Lake
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Greenfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hendricks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Quaker Ridge, with the one closest to Quaker Ridge listed first.
- Brownsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Avon
(25 miles [40.2 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Plainfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lizton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cartersburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Quaker Ridge, with the one closest to Quaker Ridge listed first.
- Grant City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Grant City is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Kennard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Kennard is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Middletown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cadiz
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cadiz is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Knightstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Greensboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Greensboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Ogden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ogden is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Sulphur Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Dunreith
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Spiceland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Quaker Ridge, with the one closest to Quaker Ridge listed first.
- Greenwood
(23 miles [37 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Valley is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Valley
- Stones Crossing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Stones Crossing is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Crossing
- New Whiteland
(27 miles [43.5 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Needham
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Bluff Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Bargersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Kosciusko County
- Warsaw
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Quaker Ridge, with the one closest to Quaker Ridge listed first.
- Ingalls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fishersburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fishersburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishersburg
- Lapel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pendleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Perkinsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewood Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewood Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Village
- Edgewood
(17 miles [27.4 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
(17 miles [27.4 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Western Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Village
- Markleville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Anderson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn Heights
(19 miles [30.6 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 Quaker Ridge, with the one closest to Quaker Ridge listed first.
- Castleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrence
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Meridian Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Meridian Hills is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,718 people
- Williams Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Williams Creek is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- North Crows Nest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Crows Nest is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Crows Nest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Cumberland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Warren Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Warren Park is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,574 people
- Crows Nest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crows Nest is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Nest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Rocky Ripple
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Ripple is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ripple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Spring Hill
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Wynnedale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wynnedale is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Wolfington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wolfington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfington
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Quaker Ridge, with the one closest to Quaker Ridge listed first.
- Young
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Young is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young
- Mooresville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Red House ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Red House is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Waverly
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Rush County
- The following are listed by their distance from Quaker Ridge, with the one closest to Quaker Ridge listed first.
- Carthage
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Quaker Ridge, with the one closest to Quaker Ridge listed first.
- Fountaintown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fountaintown is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountaintown
- Brookfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Brookfield is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- London
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- London is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Clover Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Clover Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Village
- Morristown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fairland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Boggstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Gwynneville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gwynneville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwynneville
- Beech Brook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Beech Brook is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Brook
- Candleglo Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Candleglo Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candleglo Village
- Knighthood Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Knighthood Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knighthood Village
- Hildebrand Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hildebrand Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hildebrand Village
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Quaker Ridge, with the one closest to Quaker Ridge listed first.
- East Union
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- East Union is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Jericho ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jericho is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Hobbs
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Tipton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Goldsmith
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Goldsmith is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith
- Kempton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kempton is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Windfall City
(28 miles [45.1 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sharpsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Groomsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Groomsville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groomsville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Quaker Ridge, see our County-by-County Page for Quaker Ridge.
Cemeteries Near Quaker Ridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Quaker Ridge.
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 Quaker Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Quaker Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Quaker Ridge, with the one closest to Quaker Ridge listed first.
- Flanagan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Highland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Klepfer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Heady Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Emery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Todd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- McKay Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brooks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Weaver Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (456 more) ...
- Lowery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Oaklawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Whitsell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Quaker Ridge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Quaker Ridge.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Quaker Ridge, with the one closest to Quaker Ridge listed first.
- Fishers
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- New Britton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Britton is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Britton
- Castleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- McCordsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Olio
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Olio is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olio
- Lawrence
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oaklandon
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Woodbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodbury is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Fortville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Clarksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clarksville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Noblesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Nora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Nora is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Mount Comfort
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Comfort is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Comfort
- Durbin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Durbin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Carmel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Quaker Ridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Quaker Ridge.
Newspapers Published in Quaker Ridge ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Quaker Ridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Quaker Ridge, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Quaker Ridge.
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 Quaker Ridge:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Hamilton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Clinton County
- Delaware County
- Hancock County
- Hendricks County
- Henry County
- Johnson County
- Kosciusko County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Morgan County
- Rush 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> | 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 Quaker Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Quaker Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |