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 Risse (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 Risse. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Risse is located in Clinton 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 Clinton County: Boone, Carroll, Hamilton, Howard, Montgomery, Tippecanoe & Tipton.
Below are the counties that are near Risse. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Risse:
- Clinton County (The home county of Risse)
- The following are listed by their distance from Risse, with the one closest to Risse listed first.
- Frankfort
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Boyleston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Boyleston is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston
- Reagan
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Reagan is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
- Manson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Manson is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson
- Michigantown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Beard is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard
- Cambria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cambria is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Kirklin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Scircleville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Scircleville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scircleville
- Geetingsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Geetingsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geetingsville
- Sedalia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sedalia is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Fickle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fickle is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fickle
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Risse, with the one closest to Risse listed first.
- Pike
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pike is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Elizaville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elizaville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizaville
- Thorntown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hazelrigg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hazelrigg is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelrigg
- Stringtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Stringtown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Northfield Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Northfield Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Village
- Ulen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ulen is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Lebanon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Gadsden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gadsden is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Advance
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Advance is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
- Whitestown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Zionsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Risse, with the one closest to Risse listed first.
- Prince William
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Prince William is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince William
- Burlington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cutler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cutler is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutler
- Owasco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Owasco is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owasco
- Ockley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ockley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ockley
- Pyrmont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pyrmont is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyrmont
- Bringhurst
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bringhurst is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bringhurst
- Radnor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Radnor is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radnor
- Flora
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Camden
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Deer Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Deer Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Delphi
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Risse, with the one closest to Risse listed first.
- Young America
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Young America is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young America
- Deacon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Deacon is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacon
- Galveston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clymers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Clymers is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clymers
- Walton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Risse, with the one closest to Risse listed first.
- Ekin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ekin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekin
- Sheridan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bakers Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bakers Corner is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Corner
- Hortonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hortonville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Eagletown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eagletown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
- Atlanta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Westfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Arcadia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cicero
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Carmel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Monterey Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Monterey Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey Village
- Newark Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Newark Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark Village
- Hendricks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Risse, with the one closest to Risse listed first.
- Lizton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pittsboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- North Salem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Brownsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Risse, with the one closest to Risse listed first.
- Shanghai
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shanghai is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai
- Russiaville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Middleton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- West Middleton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Middleton
- Judson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Judson is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Alto
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Alto is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Indian Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Heights is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Heights
- Oakford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oakford is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakford
- Kokomo
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hemlock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hemlock is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Cassville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cassville is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Vermont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vermont is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont
- Guy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Guy is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Marion County
- Traders Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Traders Point is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Point
- Miami County
- Miami
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Risse, with the one closest to Risse listed first.
- Bowers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bowers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Shannondale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Shannondale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannondale
- Darlington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Darlington is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
- Garfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Garfield is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Linden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cherry Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Smartsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Smartsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartsburg
- Mace
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mace is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mace
- New Ross
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Crawfordsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Richmond
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ladoga
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tippecanoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Risse, with the one closest to Risse listed first.
- Clarks Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Stockwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Stockwell is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockwell
- Dayton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Concord
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Gladens Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Gladens Corner is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladens Corner
- Buck Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lafayette
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Americus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Americus is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Delp
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Delp is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delp
- Corwin ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Corwin is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin
- Corwin has also been known as:
- Corwin Station
- Romney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Elston
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Elston is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elston
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Risse, with the one closest to Risse listed first.
- Kempton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Kempton is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Groomsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Groomsville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groomsville
- Goldsmith
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Goldsmith is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith
- Jericho ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jericho is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- East Union
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- East Union is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Sharpsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Tipton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Nevada
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Nevada is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Hobbs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Windfall City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Windfall City is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
- Windfall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Risse, with the one closest to Risse listed first.
- Springboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Springboro is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springboro
- Brookston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Risse, see our County-by-County Page for Risse.
Cemeteries Near Risse ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Risse.
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 Risse - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Risse covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Risse, with the one closest to Risse listed first.
- Old South Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Greenlawn Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Allen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Layton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bunnell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kilmore UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilmore UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Kilmore UMC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of Frankfort.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #553744 <2>
- Buntin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Paris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Brandon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dew Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Whiteman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Whiteman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (360 more) ...
- Jefferson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Manson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Manson Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Manson.
- Hopewell Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Church Cemetery
- The Hopewell Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hopewell Cemetery
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.<4>
While we didn't find Risse in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Risse.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Risse, with the one closest to Risse listed first.
- Frankfort
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Avery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Avery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Cyclone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cyclone is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone
- Boyleston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Boyleston is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston
- Manson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Manson is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson
- Jefferson
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jefferson is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Michigantown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Moran
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Moran is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran
- Hillisburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hillisburg is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillisburg
- Cambria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cambria is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Beard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Beard is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard
- Kirklin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Scircleville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Scircleville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scircleville
- Geetingsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Geetingsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geetingsville
- Sedalia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sedalia is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Risse. See our List of 1890's Communities around Risse.
Newspapers Published in Risse ...
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 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Risse.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Risse, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Risse.
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 Risse:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Clinton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Carroll County
- Cass County
- Hamilton County
- Hendricks County
- Howard County
- Marion County
- Miami County
- Montgomery County
- Tippecanoe County
- Tipton County
- White 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Risse) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Risse, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |