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 Springport (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 Springport. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Springport is located in Henry 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 Henry County: Delaware, Fayette, Hancock, Madison, Randolph, Rush & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Springport. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Springport:
- Henry County (The home county of Springport)
- The following are listed by their distance from Springport, with the one closest to Springport listed first.
- Luray
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Luray is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Mount Summit
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sulphur Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Foley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Foley is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
- Messick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Messick is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messick
- Middletown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Blountsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Blountsville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- New Castle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mooreland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mooreland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Cadiz
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cadiz is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Millville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Millville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Kennard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kennard is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Blackford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springport, with the one closest to Springport listed first.
- Millgrove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Millgrove is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove
- Shamrock Lakes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Shamrock Lakes is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Hartford City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ridertown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ridertown is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridertown
- Renner ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Renner is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springport, with the one closest to Springport listed first.
- Oakville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Oakville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Cowan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cowan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Progress
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Progress is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Liberty Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Liberty Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Muncie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Daleville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Yorktown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Selma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Andersonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Andersonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Desoto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Desoto is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desoto
- Gaston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Albany
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springport, with the one closest to Springport listed first.
- Bentonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bentonville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- Fairview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Harrisburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harrisburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Connersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springport, with the one closest to Springport listed first.
- Matthews
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Matthews is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Fowlerton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fowlerton is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Fairmount
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Upland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rigdon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rigdon is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigdon
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springport, with the one closest to Springport listed first.
- Aroma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Aroma is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroma
- Clarksville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Clarksville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Durbin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Durbin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Luxhaven
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Luxhaven is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxhaven
- Olio
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Olio is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olio
- Strawtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Strawtown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawtown
- Bridgewater
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bridgewater is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Omega
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Omega is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springport, with the one closest to Springport listed first.
- Shirley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shirley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 906 people
- Wilkinson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Warrington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Warrington is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrington
- Willow Branch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Branch is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Branch
- Charlottesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Charlottesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlottesville
- Eden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eden is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Maxwell
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Maxwell is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Colonial Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Colonial Village is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Denny Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Denny Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Corner
- Fortville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Greenfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mohawk
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mohawk is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Jay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springport, with the one closest to Springport listed first.
- Dunkirk
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Redkey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Greene
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greene is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Blaine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blaine is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Bluff Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff Point is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Point
- Collett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Collett is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collett
- Kosciusko County
- Warsaw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springport, with the one closest to Springport listed first.
- Chesterfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Markleville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Glyn Ellen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Glyn Ellen is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glyn Ellen
- Anderson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Country Club Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Country Club Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- North Anderson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- North Anderson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Anderson
- Woodlawn Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Prosperity
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Prosperity is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Western Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Western Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Village
- Florida
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Florida is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Edgewood
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Edgewood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,850 people
- Pendleton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springport, with the one closest to Springport listed first.
- Losantville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Windsor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Windsor is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Modoc
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Modoc is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Parker City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Farmland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomingport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bloomingport is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingport
- Rural
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Rural is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Snow Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Snow Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Lynn
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Winchester
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Stone
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Stone is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Ridgeville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 734 people
- Rush County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springport, with the one closest to Springport listed first.
- Raleigh
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Raleigh is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Mays
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mays is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays
- Carthage
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Falmouth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Falmouth is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Gings
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Gings is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gings
- Henderson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Henderson is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Arlington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Glenwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rushville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springport, with the one closest to Springport listed first.
- Gwynneville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gwynneville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwynneville
- Morristown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springport, with the one closest to Springport listed first.
- Franklin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Hagerstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Economy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Economy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Dublin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Dublin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
- Cambridge City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Auburn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Auburn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Williamsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Williamsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- East Germantown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Germantown is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Germantown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Greens Fork
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Milton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Milton is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- Pennville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pennville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Fountain City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Springport, see our County-by-County Page for Springport.
Cemeteries Near Springport ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Springport.
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 Springport - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Springport covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Springport, with the one closest to Springport listed first.
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Summit Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Harvey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Livezey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rogersville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tabor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sharp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (316 more) ...
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Felton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sharp Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Springport had a population of 156 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Springport had a population of 140 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Springport, with the one closest to Springport listed first.
- Mount Summit
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Luray
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Luray is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Oakville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Oakville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Sulphur Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Rogersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rogersville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Honey Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Honey Creek is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Cowan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cowan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Messick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Messick is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messick
- Cross Roads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cross Roads is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- New Burlington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Burlington is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Burlington
- Middletown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cadiz
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cadiz is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- New Castle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mooreland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mooreland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Blountsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Blountsville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Springport. See our List of 1890's Communities around Springport.
Newspapers Published in Springport ...
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 151 newspapers that have been published in the area around Springport.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Springport, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Springport.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Springport:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Henry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blackford County
- Delaware County
- Fayette County
- Grant County
- Hamilton County
- Hancock County
- Jay County
- Kosciusko County
- Madison County
- Randolph County
- Rush County
- Shelby County
- Wayne 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 Springport, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Springport) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |