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 Riverwood (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 Riverwood. 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 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.
Riverwood 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 Riverwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Riverwood:
- Hamilton County (The home county of Riverwood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverwood, with the one closest to Riverwood listed first.
- Strawtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Strawtown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawtown
- Cicero
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Durbin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Durbin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Monterey Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Monterey Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey Village
- Noblesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Arcadia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Clarksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Omega
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Omega is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Atlanta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Aroma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Aroma is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroma
- Fishers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bakers Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bakers Corner is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Corner
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverwood, with the one closest to Riverwood listed first.
- Eagle Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
- Zionsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Gadsden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Gadsden is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Elizaville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Elizaville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizaville
- Whitestown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lebanon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Stringtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Stringtown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- 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
- Pike
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pike is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverwood, with the one closest to Riverwood listed first.
- Scircleville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Scircleville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scircleville
- Kirklin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Boyleston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Boyleston is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston
- Forest
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Forest is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Michigantown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Reagan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Reagan is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverwood, with the one closest to Riverwood listed first.
- Daleville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Yorktown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Progress
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Progress is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Gaston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Janney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Janney is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janney
- Andersonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Andersonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Cowan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cowan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Oakville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Oakville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverwood, with the one closest to Riverwood listed first.
- Rigdon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rigdon is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigdon
- Hackleman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hackleman is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleman
- Fairmount
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sims
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sims is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
- Swayzee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fowlerton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fowlerton is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Herbst
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Herbst is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbst
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverwood, with the one closest to Riverwood listed first.
- McCordsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Woodbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Woodbury is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Colonial Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Fortville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Denny Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Denny Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Corner
- Eden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eden is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Mohawk
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mohawk is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Maxwell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Maxwell is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Willow Branch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Branch is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Branch
- Gem
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Gem is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
- Philadelphia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Philadelphia is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Warrington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Warrington is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrington
- Hendricks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverwood, with the one closest to Riverwood listed first.
- Brownsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pittsboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverwood, with the one closest to Riverwood listed first.
- Middletown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cadiz
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cadiz is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Grant City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grant City is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Kennard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kennard is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Sulphur Springs
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Springport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Greensboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greensboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverwood, with the one closest to Riverwood listed first.
- Hemlock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hemlock is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Guy
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Guy is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Oakford
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Oakford is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakford
- Indian Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Indian Heights is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Heights
- Jerome
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Jerome is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Alto
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Alto is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Greentown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- West Middleton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Middleton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Middleton
- Vermont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Vermont is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont
- Russiaville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kokomo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Plevna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Plevna is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
- Kosciusko County
- Warsaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverwood, with the one closest to Riverwood listed first.
- Fishersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fishersburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishersburg
- Lapel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Perkinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewood Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Edgewood Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Village
- Edgewood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Edgewood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,850 people
- River Forest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- River Forest is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Forest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
- Western Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Western Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Village
- Elwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Frankton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Elwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Elwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elwood
- Ingalls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pendleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverwood, with the one closest to Riverwood listed first.
- Castleton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lawrence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Williams Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Williams Creek is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- Meridian Hills
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Crows Nest
(19 miles [30.6 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
- North Crows Nest
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Rocky Ripple
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Cumberland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Spring Hill
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Warren Park
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Traders Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Traders Point is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Point
- Wolfington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wolfington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfington
- Shelby County
- Fountaintown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Fountaintown is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountaintown
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverwood, with the one closest to Riverwood listed first.
- East Union
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Union is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Hobbs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Tipton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jericho ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jericho is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Goldsmith
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Goldsmith is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith
- Windfall City
(18 miles [29 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Kempton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Kempton is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Nevada
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Nevada is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Sharpsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Groomsville
(20 miles [32.2 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 Riverwood, see our County-by-County Page for Riverwood.
Cemeteries Near Riverwood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Riverwood.
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 Riverwood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Riverwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Riverwood, with the one closest to Riverwood listed first.
- Zimmer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Grubbs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Morley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Crownland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Carey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cicero Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gascho - Trissel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stern Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stern Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Stern Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Noblesville.
- The Stern Cemetery has also been known as:
- Passwater Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2140464 <2>
- Continue List (399 more) ...
- Hair Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hair Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hair Cemetery is located
- The Hair Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fisher Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2140362 <2>
- Buscher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hurlock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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 Riverwood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Riverwood.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Riverwood, with the one closest to Riverwood listed first.
- Clare
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Clare is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
- Strawtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Strawtown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawtown
- Cicero
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Noblesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Durbin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Durbin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Clarksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Arcadia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lapel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fishersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fishersburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishersburg
- Perkinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Omega
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Omega is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Deming
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Deming is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deming
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- New Britton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- New Britton is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Britton
- Atlanta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Aroma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Aroma is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroma
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Riverwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Riverwood.
Newspapers Published in Riverwood ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Riverwood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Riverwood, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Riverwood.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Riverwood:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Hamilton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Clinton County
- Delaware County
- Grant County
- Hancock County
- Hendricks County
- Henry County
- Howard County
- Kosciusko County
- Madison County
- Marion 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> | 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- Riverwood) 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 Riverwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |