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 Simpson Corner (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Simpson Corner. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Simpson Corner ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Simpson Corner: Simpson Cor. (or less commonly used: Simpson Crn.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Simpson Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Simpson Corner.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Simpson Corner is located in Fountain 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 Fountain County: Montgomery, Parke, Tippecanoe, Vermillion & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Simpson Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Simpson Corner:
- Fountain County (The home county of Simpson Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Simpson Corner, with the one closest to Simpson Corner listed first.
- Stone Bluff
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Stone Bluff is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Bluff
- Veedersburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Layton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Layton is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Mellott
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mellott is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Hillsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Newtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newtown is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Covington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Attica
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Harveysburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Harveysburg is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Wallace
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wallace is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Kingman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Roberts
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Roberts is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Simpson Corner, with the one closest to Simpson Corner listed first.
- Otterbein
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Templeton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Templeton is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton
- Oxford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Boswell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ambia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ambia is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Talbot
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Atkinson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Atkinson is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Simpson Corner, with the one closest to Simpson Corner listed first.
- Colfax
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Fickle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Fickle is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fickle
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Simpson Corner, with the one closest to Simpson Corner listed first.
- Wingate
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Waynetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wesley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wesley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- New Richmond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Alamo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alamo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Yountsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yountsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yountsville
- Cherry Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cherry Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Linden
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Crawfordsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- New Market
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Market is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
- North Union
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Union is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Union
- Waveland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Garfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Garfield is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Parke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Simpson Corner, with the one closest to Simpson Corner listed first.
- Grange Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Grange Corner is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Corner
- Byron
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Byron is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Annapolis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Annapolis is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annapolis
- Marshall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Marshall is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Bloomingdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Guion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Guion is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guion
- West Union
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- West Union is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Judson
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Judson is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Nyesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Nyesville is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyesville
- Montezuma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rockville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Armiesburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Armiesburg is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armiesburg
- Billie Creek Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Simpson Corner, with the one closest to Simpson Corner listed first.
- Russellville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Russellville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Portland Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Portland Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland Mills
- Blakesburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blakesburg is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakesburg
- Roachdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tippecanoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Simpson Corner, with the one closest to Simpson Corner listed first.
- Odell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Odell is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
- Westpoint
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Corwin ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Corwin is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin
- Corwin has also been known as:
- Corwin Station
- Glenhall
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Glenhall is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenhall
- Romney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Shadeland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shadeland is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadeland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,922 people
- Gladens Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Gladens Corner is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladens Corner
- Concord
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Elston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Elston is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elston
- Montmorenci
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Montmorenci is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montmorenci
- Stockwell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Stockwell is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockwell
- Lafayette
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Lafayette
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vermillion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Simpson Corner, with the one closest to Simpson Corner listed first.
- Tree Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Tree Spring is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree Spring
- Perrysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gessie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gessie is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gessie
- Rileysburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rileysburg is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rileysburg
- Cayuga
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eugene
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eugene is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugene
- Newport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hillsdale is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Alta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Alta is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Dana
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dana is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Summit Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Summit Grove is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Simpson Corner, with the one closest to Simpson Corner listed first.
- Williamsport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Baltimore ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Baltimore is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
- Old Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Old Town is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- West Lebanon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Lebanon is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 686 people
- Foster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Foster is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Independence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Independence is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- State Line City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- State Line City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- State Line
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- State Line is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Sloan ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sloan is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
- Hedrick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hedrick is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
- Chatterton ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Chatterton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatterton
- Brisco ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Brisco is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisco
- Green Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Green Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Edgar County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Simpson Corner, with the one closest to Simpson Corner listed first.
- Raven
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Raven is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Scottland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Scottland is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottland
- Vermilion County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Simpson Corner, with the one closest to Simpson Corner listed first.
- Illiana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Illiana is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illiana
- Newell
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Newell is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Danville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Meeks
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Meeks is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks
- Belgium
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Belgium is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Bismarck
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Denmark ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Denmark is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Tilton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Tilton is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,655 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tilton <1>
- Westville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Alvin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Alvin is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Alvin has also been known as:
- Alvan Village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alvin <1>
- Georgetown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hillery
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hillery is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillery
- Busenville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Busenville is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busenville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Simpson Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Simpson Corner.
Cemeteries Near Simpson Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Simpson Corner.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Simpson Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Simpson Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Simpson Corner, with the one closest to Simpson Corner listed first.
- Cold Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rock Field Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Progressive Friends Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progressive Friends Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Progressive Friends Church Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the west of Stone Bluff.
- The Progressive Friends Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Crazy Corner South Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2234961 <3>
- Bonebrake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Union Christian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Christian Cemetery
- The Union Christian Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Fork Coal Creek Cemetery
- Union Christian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1986970 <3>
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Short Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hodson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newtown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Old Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (372 more) ...
- Scotts Prairie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beulah 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.<4>
While we didn't find Simpson Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Simpson Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Simpson Corner, with the one closest to Simpson Corner listed first.
- Stone Bluff
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Stone Bluff is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Bluff
- Veedersburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Layton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Layton is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Aylesworth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Aylesworth is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aylesworth
- Hillsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mellott
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mellott is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Rob Roy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rob Roy is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rob Roy
- Steam Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Steam Corner is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steam Corner
- Fountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fountain is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
- Covington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Yeddo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Yeddo is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeddo
- Wingate
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Coal Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Coal Creek is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
- Williamsport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Waynetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Simpson Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Simpson Corner.
Newspapers Published in Simpson Corner ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Simpson Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Simpson Corner, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Simpson Corner.
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 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 Simpson Corner:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Fountain County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Clinton County
- Montgomery County
- Parke County
- Putnam County
- Tippecanoe County
- Vermillion County
- Warren County
- Edgar County
- Vermilion 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 '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- Simpson Corner) 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 Simpson Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |