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 Schildmeier Park (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 Schildmeier Park. 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 southeast 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 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.
Schildmeier Park is located in Hancock 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 Hancock County: Hamilton, Henry, Madison, Marion, Rush & Shelby.
Below are the counties that are near Schildmeier Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Schildmeier Park:
- Hancock County (The home county of Schildmeier Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from Schildmeier Park, with the one closest to Schildmeier Park listed first.
- New Palestine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gem is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
- Spring Lake
(5 miles [8 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Philadelphia is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Greenfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mohawk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mohawk is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- McCordsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Woodbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Woodbury is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Denny Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Denny Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Corner
- Maxwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Maxwell is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Colonial Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Colonial Village is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Eden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eden is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Bartholomew County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schildmeier Park, with the one closest to Schildmeier Park listed first.
- Pleasant View Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pleasant View Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Village
- Taylorsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Clifford
(30 miles [48.3 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
(30 miles [48.3 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>
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schildmeier Park, with the one closest to Schildmeier Park listed first.
- Eagle Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
- Zionsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Whitestown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gadsden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gadsden is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Brown County
- Spearsville
(30 miles [48.3 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 Schildmeier Park, with the one closest to Schildmeier Park listed first.
- Saint Paul
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Germantown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Germantown is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Saint Omer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Omer is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Omer
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schildmeier Park, with the one closest to Schildmeier Park listed first.
- Bridgewater
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bridgewater is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Luxhaven
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Luxhaven is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxhaven
- Fishers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Olio
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Olio is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olio
- North Ridge Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- North Ridge Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridge Village
- Carmel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Newark Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Newark Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark Village
- Clarksville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Clarksville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Durbin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Durbin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Noblesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Monterey Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Monterey Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey Village
- Westfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hendricks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schildmeier Park, with the one closest to Schildmeier Park listed first.
- Avon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Avon is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,361 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <1>
- Plainfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Brownsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cartersburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pittsboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schildmeier Park, with the one closest to Schildmeier Park listed first.
- Knightstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Grant City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Grant City is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Ogden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ogden is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Kennard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kennard is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Dunreith
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Spiceland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Greensboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greensboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Cadiz
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cadiz is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schildmeier Park, with the one closest to Schildmeier Park listed first.
- Rocklane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rocklane is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklane
- Greenwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Needham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Urmeyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Urmeyville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urmeyville
- New Whiteland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Whiteland is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Whiteland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
- Whiteland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stones Crossing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stones Crossing is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Crossing
- Smith Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Valley is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Valley
- Franklin
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bargersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Amity
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Amity is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Kosciusko County
- Warsaw
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schildmeier Park, with the one closest to Schildmeier Park listed first.
- Ingalls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pendleton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fishersburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fishersburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishersburg
- Lapel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Markleville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewood Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Edgewood Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Village
- Edgewood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Edgewood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,850 people
- River Forest
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- River Forest is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Forest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
- Western Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Western Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Village
- Perkinsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Anderson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Country Club Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Country Club Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schildmeier Park, with the one closest to Schildmeier Park listed first.
- Charlesmac Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Charlesmac Village is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesmac Village
- Cumberland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Acton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Acton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Warren Park
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Beech Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lawrence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Southport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Homecroft
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Homecroft is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homecroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
- Indianapolis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Castleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Crows Nest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Crows Nest is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Crows Nest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schildmeier Park, with the one closest to Schildmeier Park listed first.
- Red House ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Red House is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Waverly
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Young
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Young is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young
- Mooresville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Brookmoor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brookmoor is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookmoor
- Bethany
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethany is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Brooklyn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Hart
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Hart is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hart
- Morgantown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Monrovia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rush County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schildmeier Park, with the one closest to Schildmeier Park listed first.
- Carthage
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Manilla
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Manilla is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manilla
- Arlington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Homer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Homer is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Henderson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Henderson is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Gowdy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gowdy is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowdy
- Moscow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Moscow is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Mays
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mays is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays
- Rushville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Milroy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gings
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Gings is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gings
- Raleigh
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Raleigh is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schildmeier Park, with the one closest to Schildmeier Park listed first.
- Brookfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Brookfield is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- London
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- London is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Fountaintown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fountaintown is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountaintown
- Clover Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clover Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Village
- Fairland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Boggstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Morristown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Candleglo Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Candleglo Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candleglo Village
- Beech Brook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beech Brook is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Brook
- Hildebrand Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hildebrand Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hildebrand Village
- Knighthood Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Knighthood Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knighthood Village
- Shelbyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Schildmeier Park, see our County-by-County Page for Schildmeier Park.
Cemeteries Near Schildmeier Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Schildmeier Park.
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 Schildmeier Park - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Schildmeier Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Schildmeier Park, with the one closest to Schildmeier Park listed first.
- Schildmeier Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Buck Creek Christian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Freeman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cummingham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Palestine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Muesing Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Schramm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Langenberger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Kitley - King Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitley - King Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Kitley - King Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east of Indianapolis.
- The Kitley - King Cemetery has also been known as:
- King Cemetery
- Kitley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85618 <3>
- Luebking Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (457 more) ...
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- New Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.<4>
While we didn't find Schildmeier Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Schildmeier Park.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Schildmeier Park, with the one closest to Schildmeier Park listed first.
- Julietta
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Julietta is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julietta
- New Palestine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gem is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
- Acton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Acton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Brookfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Brookfield is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Carrollton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Carrollton is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Philadelphia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Philadelphia is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- London
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- London is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Mount Comfort
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Comfort is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Comfort
- Irvington ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Irvington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
- Beech Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rocklane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rocklane is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklane
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Fountaintown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fountaintown is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountaintown
- Greenfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mohawk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mohawk is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Schildmeier Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Schildmeier Park.
Newspapers Published in Schildmeier Park ...
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 387 newspapers that have been published in the area around Schildmeier Park.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Schildmeier Park, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Schildmeier Park.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Schildmeier Park:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Hancock County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartholomew County
- Boone County
- Brown County
- Decatur County
- Hamilton County
- Hendricks County
- Henry County
- Johnson County
- Kosciusko County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Morgan County
- Rush County
- Shelby 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Schildmeier Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Schildmeier Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |