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 Rolling 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 Rolling 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 Rolling 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 Rolling Ridge: Rolling Rdg. (or less commonly used: Rolling Rdge. or Rolling Ridg.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Rolling Ridge. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rolling 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 southeast 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 south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Rolling Ridge is located in Shelby 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 Shelby County: Bartholomew, Decatur, Hancock, Johnson, Marion & Rush.
Below are the counties that are near Rolling Ridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rolling Ridge:
- Shelby County (The home county of Rolling Ridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rolling Ridge, with the one closest to Rolling Ridge listed first.
- Shelbyville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hildebrand Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hildebrand Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hildebrand Village
- Beech Brook
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Beech Brook is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Brook
- Candleglo Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Candleglo Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candleglo Village
- Riley Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Riley Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Village
- Knighthood Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Knighthood Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knighthood Village
- Rays Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rays Crossing is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rays Crossing
- Fairland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Prescott
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Prescott is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Clover Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clover Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Village
- Blue Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Blue Ridge is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Boggstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bartholomew County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rolling Ridge, with the one closest to Rolling Ridge listed first.
- Hope
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- 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 <1>
- Rugby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Rugby is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Pleasant View Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant View Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Village
- Clifford
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Clifford is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Hartsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hartsville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Taylorsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Newbern
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Newbern is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Corn Brook
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Corn Brook is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Brook
- Petersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Petersville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Columbus
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Jewell Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Jewell Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell Village
- Garden City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Garden City is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Brown County
- Spearsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spearsville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearsville
- Decatur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rolling Ridge, with the one closest to Rolling Ridge listed first.
- Saint Paul
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Germantown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Germantown is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Saint Omer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Omer is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Omer
- Milford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Adams
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Adams is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Burney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Burney is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burney
- Springhill ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Springhill is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Greensburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harris City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harris City is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris City
- Letts Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Letts Corner is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letts Corner
- Clarksburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Clarksburg is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Knarr Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Knarr Corner is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knarr Corner
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rolling Ridge, with the one closest to Rolling Ridge listed first.
- Orange
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Orange is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Fairview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fairview is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rolling Ridge, with the one closest to Rolling Ridge listed first.
- Andersonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Andersonville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Enochsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Enochsburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enochsburg
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rolling Ridge, with the one closest to Rolling Ridge listed first.
- Bridgewater
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bridgewater is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Luxhaven
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Luxhaven is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxhaven
- Fishers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Olio
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Olio is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olio
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rolling Ridge, with the one closest to Rolling Ridge listed first.
- New Palestine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Greenfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Philadelphia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Philadelphia is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Spring Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Spring Lake is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- Gem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Gem is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
- Charlottesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Charlottesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlottesville
- Mohawk
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mohawk is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Maxwell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Maxwell is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Denny Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Denny Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Corner
- Willow Branch
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Willow Branch is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Branch
- Eden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Eden is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Wilkinson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rolling Ridge, with the one closest to Rolling Ridge listed first.
- Knightstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ogden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ogden is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Dunreith
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grant City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grant City is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Spiceland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greensboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greensboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Kennard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kennard is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Lewisville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rolling Ridge, with the one closest to Rolling Ridge listed first.
- Needham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Urmeyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Urmeyville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urmeyville
- Rocklane
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rocklane is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklane
- Amity
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Amity is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Franklin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Edinburgh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whiteland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- New Whiteland
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Greenwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Nineveh
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bargersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Stones Crossing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Stones Crossing is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Crossing
- Kosciusko County
- Warsaw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Madison County
- Ingalls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rolling Ridge, with the one closest to Rolling Ridge listed first.
- Acton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Acton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Charlesmac Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Charlesmac Village is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesmac Village
- Cumberland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Southport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Beech Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Homecroft
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Homecroft is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homecroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
- Warren Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Warren Park is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,574 people
- Lawrence
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Indianapolis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Newton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- West Newton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newton
- Castleton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Camby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rolling Ridge, with the one closest to Rolling Ridge listed first.
- Waverly
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Waverly is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Red House ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Red House is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Morgantown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Young
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Young is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young
- Rush County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rolling Ridge, with the one closest to Rolling Ridge listed first.
- Manilla
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Manilla is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manilla
- Homer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Homer is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Gowdy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gowdy is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowdy
- Moscow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Moscow is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Arlington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Milroy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Henderson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Henderson is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Williamstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Williamstown is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Carthage
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rushville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Gings
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Gings is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gings
- Mays
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mays is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rolling Ridge, see our County-by-County Page for Rolling Ridge.
Cemeteries Near Rolling Ridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rolling 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 Rolling Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rolling Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rolling Ridge, with the one closest to Rolling Ridge listed first.
- Campbell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Tindall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Marion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bennett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Miller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Parrish Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lisher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dewitt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ellis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (385 more) ...
- Johnson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sandhill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pelham Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Rolling Ridge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rolling Ridge.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rolling Ridge, with the one closest to Rolling Ridge listed first.
- Shelbyville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Prescott
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Prescott is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Rays Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rays Crossing is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rays Crossing
- Fairland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Smithland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Smithland is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithland
- Fenns
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fenns is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenns
- Meltzer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Meltzer is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltzer
- Blue Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Blue Ridge is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Boggstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Waldron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Waldron is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Manilla
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Manilla is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manilla
- Freeport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Freeport is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bengal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bengal is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bengal
- Marietta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marietta is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Morristown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rolling Ridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rolling Ridge.
Newspapers Published in Rolling 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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rolling Ridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rolling Ridge, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rolling Ridge.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Rolling Ridge:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Shelby County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartholomew County
- Brown County
- Decatur County
- Fayette County
- Franklin County
- Hamilton County
- Hancock County
- Henry County
- Johnson County
- Kosciusko County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Morgan County
- Rush 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> | 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 Rolling Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rolling Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |