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 South Elwood (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 South Elwood. 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 South Elwood ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for South Elwood: S. Elwood
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.
South Elwood is located in Madison 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 Madison County: Delaware, Grant, Hamilton, Hancock, Henry & Tipton.
Below are the counties that are near South Elwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Elwood:
- Madison County (The home county of South Elwood)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Elwood, with the one closest to South Elwood listed first.
- Elwood
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- West Elwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- West Elwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elwood
- Dundee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dundee is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Frankton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Orestes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Orestes is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orestes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Leisure
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Leisure is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure
- Alexandria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gimco City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gimco City is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gimco City
- Perkinsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Florida
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Florida is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Prosperity
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Prosperity is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Summitville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Summitville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
- Blackford County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Elwood, with the one closest to South Elwood listed first.
- Shamrock Lakes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Shamrock Lakes is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Renner ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Renner is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner
- Hartford City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Elwood, with the one closest to South Elwood listed first.
- Eagle Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
- Gadsden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gadsden is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Elizaville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Elizaville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizaville
- Zionsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cass County
- Galveston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Elwood, with the one closest to South Elwood listed first.
- Scircleville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Scircleville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scircleville
- Forest
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Forest is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Kirklin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Boyleston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Boyleston is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston
- Michigantown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Middlefork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Middlefork is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefork
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Elwood, with the one closest to South Elwood listed first.
- Janney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Janney is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janney
- Gaston
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Daleville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Yorktown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Andersonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Andersonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Progress
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Progress is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Muncie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Eaton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cowan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cowan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Oakville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oakville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Granville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Granville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Former name for Granville:
- Weaton
- Liberty Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Liberty Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Elwood, with the one closest to South Elwood listed first.
- Rigdon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rigdon is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigdon
- Hackleman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hackleman is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleman
- Fairmount
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sims
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sims is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
- Swayzee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Herbst
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Herbst is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbst
- Fowlerton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fowlerton is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Jonesboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Michaelsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Michaelsville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
- Gas City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Matthews
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Matthews is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Mier
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mier is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mier
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Elwood, with the one closest to South Elwood listed first.
- Aroma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Aroma is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroma
- Omega
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Omega is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Strawtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Strawtown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawtown
- Atlanta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Arcadia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cicero
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Durbin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Durbin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Clarksville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Clarksville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Monterey Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Monterey Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey Village
- Noblesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ekin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ekin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekin
- Bakers Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bakers Corner is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Corner
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Elwood, with the one closest to South Elwood listed first.
- Colonial Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Colonial Village is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Fortville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Woodbury
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Woodbury is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Eden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Eden is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- McCordsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Denny Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Denny Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Corner
- Warrington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Warrington is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrington
- Willow Branch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Willow Branch is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Branch
- Maxwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Maxwell is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Wilkinson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mohawk
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mohawk is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Shirley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shirley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 906 people
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Elwood, with the one closest to South Elwood listed first.
- Middletown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Cadiz
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cadiz is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Luray
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Luray is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Springport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kennard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kennard is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Mount Summit
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Elwood, with the one closest to South Elwood listed first.
- Guy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Guy is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Jerome
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jerome is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Hemlock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hemlock is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Greentown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oakford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oakford is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakford
- Indian Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Heights is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Heights
- Vermont
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Vermont is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont
- Plevna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Plevna is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
- Alto
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Alto is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Kokomo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Middleton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- West Middleton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Middleton
- Russiaville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kosciusko County
- Warsaw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Elwood, with the one closest to South Elwood listed first.
- Castleton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Williams Creek
(29 miles [46.7 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
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Elwood, with the one closest to South Elwood listed first.
- Converse
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Amboy
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Amboy is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- North Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- North Grove is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grove
- Miami
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Santa Fe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Santa Fe is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Loree
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Loree is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loree
- Bunker Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Elwood, with the one closest to South Elwood listed first.
- Hobbs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Windfall City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Windfall City is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
- Windfall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tipton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Nevada
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nevada is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Sharpsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Union
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- East Union is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Goldsmith
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Goldsmith is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith
- Jericho ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Jericho is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Groomsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Groomsville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groomsville
- Kempton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Kempton is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Wabash County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Elwood, with the one closest to South Elwood listed first.
- Somerset
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Somerset is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- La Fontaine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- La Fontaine is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Fontaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Elwood, see our County-by-County Page for South Elwood.
Cemeteries Near South Elwood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Elwood.
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 South Elwood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Elwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Elwood, with the one closest to South Elwood listed first.
- Carr Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sunset Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Elwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood Cemetery
- The Elwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Elwood City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84930 <2>
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sigler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Welborn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Waymire Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hobbs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (356 more) ...
- Shell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Prewett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- IOOF Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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 South Elwood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of South Elwood.
These communities are listed based on their distance from South Elwood, with the one closest to South Elwood listed first.
- Elwood
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- New Lancaster
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- New Lancaster is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lancaster
- Aroma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Aroma is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroma
- Frankton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dundee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dundee is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Curtisville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Curtisville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtisville
- Hobbs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Omega
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Omega is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Orestes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Orestes is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orestes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Perkinsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Alexandria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rigdon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rigdon is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigdon
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Florida
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Florida is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Linwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Linwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Windfall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South Elwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Elwood.
Newspapers Published in South Elwood ...
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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Elwood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Elwood, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Elwood.
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 South Elwood:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Madison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blackford County
- Boone County
- Cass County
- Clinton County
- Delaware County
- Grant County
- Hamilton County
- Hancock County
- Henry County
- Howard County
- Kosciusko County
- Marion County
- Miami County
- Tipton County
- Wabash 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 '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- South Elwood) 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 South Elwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |