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 Reds Corner (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 Reds Corner. 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 Reds Corner ...
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 Reds Corner: Reds Cor. (or less commonly used: Reds Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Reds Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Reds Corner may originally have been Red's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Reds Corner might be written as Red Corner.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Reds Corner 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 Reds Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Reds Corner:
- Johnson County (The home county of Reds Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Reds Corner, with the one closest to Reds Corner listed first.
- Rocklane
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rocklane is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklane
- Needham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Urmeyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Urmeyville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urmeyville
- Whiteland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- New Whiteland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- New Whiteland is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Whiteland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
- Franklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stones Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Stones Crossing is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Crossing
- Bargersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Amity
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Amity is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Smith Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Smith Valley is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Valley
- Bluff Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bluff Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Bartholomew County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reds Corner, with the one closest to Reds Corner listed first.
- Pleasant View Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Pleasant View Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Village
- Taylorsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Clifford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Clifford is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Hope
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Corn Brook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Corn Brook is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Brook
- Rugby
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rugby is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Columbus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Petersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Petersville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Hartsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hartsville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Newbern
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Newbern is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Garden City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Garden City is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Jewell Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Jewell Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell Village
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reds Corner, with the one closest to Reds Corner listed first.
- Eagle Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
- Zionsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reds Corner, with the one closest to Reds Corner listed first.
- Spearsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spearsville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearsville
- Beanblossom
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Helmsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Helmsburg is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmsburg
- Gnaw Bone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Liberty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Liberty is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
- Nashville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Decatur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reds Corner, with the one closest to Reds Corner listed first.
- Saint Paul
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Germantown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Germantown is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Saint Omer
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Omer is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Omer
- Milford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Adams
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Adams is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Burney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Burney is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burney
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reds Corner, with the one closest to Reds Corner listed first.
- Bridgewater
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bridgewater is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Luxhaven
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Luxhaven is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxhaven
- North Ridge Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- North Ridge Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridge Village
- Fishers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Olio
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Olio is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olio
- Carmel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Newark Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Newark Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark Village
- Clarksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Clarksville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Noblesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reds Corner, with the one closest to Reds Corner listed first.
- New Palestine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gem is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
- Spring Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Lake is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- Philadelphia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Philadelphia is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Greenfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mohawk
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Mohawk is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Maxwell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Maxwell is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Denny Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Denny Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Corner
- McCordsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Woodbury
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Woodbury is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Charlottesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Charlottesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlottesville
- Eden
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Eden is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Hendricks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reds Corner, with the one closest to Reds Corner listed first.
- Plainfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Avon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- 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 <2>
- Brownsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cartersburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Clayton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hazelwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hazelwood is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reds Corner, with the one closest to Reds Corner listed first.
- Knightstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grant City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grant City is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Ogden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ogden is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Kosciusko County
- Warsaw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reds Corner, with the one closest to Reds Corner listed first.
- Ingalls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pendleton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reds Corner, with the one closest to Reds Corner listed first.
- Acton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Acton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Charlesmac Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Charlesmac Village is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesmac Village
- Southport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Beech Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Homecroft
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Homecroft is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homecroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
- Cumberland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Warren Park
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Indianapolis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Newton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- West Newton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newton
- Lawrence
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Camby
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Speedway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reds Corner, with the one closest to Reds Corner listed first.
- Waverly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Waverly is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Red House ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Red House is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Young
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Young is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young
- Morgantown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brooklyn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Brookmoor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Brookmoor is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookmoor
- Mooresville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bethany
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bethany is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Lake Hart
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lake Hart is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hart
- Mahalasville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mahalasville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahalasville
- Martinsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Monrovia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rush County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reds Corner, with the one closest to Reds Corner listed first.
- Manilla
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Manilla is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manilla
- Homer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Homer is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Arlington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Gowdy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Gowdy is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowdy
- Moscow
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Moscow is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Carthage
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Henderson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Henderson is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Milroy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rushville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Williamstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Williamstown is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Mays
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mays is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reds Corner, with the one closest to Reds Corner listed first.
- Brookfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brookfield is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- London
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- London is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Boggstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fairland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Clover Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Clover Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Village
- Beech Brook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Beech Brook is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Brook
- Candleglo Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Candleglo Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candleglo Village
- Hildebrand Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hildebrand Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hildebrand Village
- Fountaintown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fountaintown is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountaintown
- Shelbyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Knighthood Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Knighthood Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knighthood Village
- Riley Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Riley Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Reds Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Reds Corner.
Cemeteries Near Reds Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Reds Corner.
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 Reds Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Reds Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Reds Corner, with the one closest to Reds Corner listed first.
- Francis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- House Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Acton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Glade Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gallagher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallagher Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gallagher Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<4> to the northwest of Boggstown.
- The Gallagher Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Boggstown Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85098 <3>
- Boggstown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hough Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nolan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- McGill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wiles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (432 more) ...
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Morris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Doble Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<5>
While we didn't find Reds Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Reds Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Reds Corner, with the one closest to Reds Corner listed first.
- Brookfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brookfield is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Rocklane
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rocklane is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklane
- London
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- London is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Acton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Acton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Needham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Boggstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Urmeyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Urmeyville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urmeyville
- Fairland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Whiteland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Southport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Bengal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bengal is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bengal
- New Palestine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Julietta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Julietta is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julietta
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Reds Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Reds Corner.
Newspapers Published in Reds Corner ...
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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Reds Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Reds Corner, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Reds Corner.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Reds Corner:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Johnson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartholomew County
- Boone County
- Brown County
- Decatur County
- Hamilton County
- Hancock County
- Hendricks County
- Henry County
- Kosciusko County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Morgan 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> | 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. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Reds Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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 Reds Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |