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 Stilesville (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 Stilesville. 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 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.
Stilesville is located in Hendricks 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 Hendricks County: Boone, Marion, Montgomery, Morgan & Putnam.
Below are the counties that are near Stilesville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stilesville:
- Hendricks County (The home county of Stilesville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stilesville, with the one closest to Stilesville listed first.
- Amo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Coatesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Reno
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Reno is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Hazelwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hazelwood is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Hadley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hadley is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Clayton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Winchester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- New Winchester is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Winchester
- Cartersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Danville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Plainfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- North Salem
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Avon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Lizton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stilesville, with the one closest to Stilesville listed first.
- Jamestown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Advance
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Advance is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
- Lebanon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Whitestown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Zionsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Northfield Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Northfield Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Village
- Ulen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ulen is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Eagle Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stilesville, with the one closest to Stilesville listed first.
- Poland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Roadman Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Roadman Corner is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadman Corner
- Harmony
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Harmony is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 639 people
- Benwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Benwood is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benwood
- Carbon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Carbon is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
- Knightsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Knightsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
- Lena
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lena is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Bowling Green
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bowling Green is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Billville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Billville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billville
- Brazil
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Center Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Perth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Perth is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stilesville, with the one closest to Stilesville listed first.
- Banta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Banta is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banta
- Bluff Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bluff Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Smith Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Smith Valley is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Valley
- Stones Crossing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Stones Crossing is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Crossing
- Bargersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Providence
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Providence is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Greenwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Anita ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Anita is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anita
- New Whiteland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- New Whiteland is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Whiteland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
- Samaria
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Samaria is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Whiteland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Trafalgar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stilesville, with the one closest to Stilesville listed first.
- Camby
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- West Newton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- West Newton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newton
- Clermont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Speedway
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Snacks
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Snacks is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snacks
- Traders Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Traders Point is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Point
- Wolfington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wolfington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfington
- Homecroft
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Homecroft is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homecroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
- Indianapolis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Wynnedale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wynnedale is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Southport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Spring Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Hill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Crows Nest
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crows Nest is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Nest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stilesville, with the one closest to Stilesville listed first.
- Stinesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Stinesville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Dolan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Dolan is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolan
- Ellettsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Unionville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stilesville, with the one closest to Stilesville listed first.
- Ladoga
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Ross
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- New Market
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Market is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
- North Union
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Union is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Union
- Mace
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mace is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mace
- Waveland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shannondale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Shannondale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannondale
- Smartsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Smartsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartsburg
- Crawfordsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stilesville, with the one closest to Stilesville listed first.
- Eminence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Eminence is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
- Hall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hall is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Minetree ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Minetree is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minetree
- Minetree has also been known as:
- Billtown
- Meintree
- Menietree
- Plano
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Plano is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
- Monrovia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lewisville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lewisville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Lake Hart
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Hart is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hart
- Wilbur
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wilbur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
- Mooresville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Brookmoor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Brookmoor is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookmoor
- Young
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Young is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young
- Bethany
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bethany is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Brooklyn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Owen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stilesville, with the one closest to Stilesville listed first.
- Quincy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Quincy is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Gosport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cuba
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cuba is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Atkinsonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Atkinsonville is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinsonville
- Spencer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Patricksburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Patricksburg is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricksburg
- Parke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stilesville, with the one closest to Stilesville listed first.
- Ferndale
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ferndale is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Mansfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bellmore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bellmore is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellmore
- Guion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Guion is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guion
- Bridgeton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Judson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Judson is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Byron
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Byron is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Nyesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Nyesville is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyesville
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stilesville, with the one closest to Stilesville listed first.
- Belle Union
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Union is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Union
- Fillmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fillmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Groveland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Groveland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Cloverdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greencastle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bainbridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bainbridge is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Limedale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Limedale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limedale
- Putnamville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Putnamville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
- Barnard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Barnard is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
- Roachdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blakesburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Blakesburg is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakesburg
- Reelsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Reelsville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsville
- Portland Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Portland Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland Mills
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Stilesville, see our County-by-County Page for Stilesville.
Cemeteries Near Stilesville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stilesville.
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 Stilesville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stilesville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stilesville, with the one closest to Stilesville listed first.
- Stilesville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Snoddy Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hebron Presbyterian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Branch Friends Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Moravian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Coatesville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Amo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Crown Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Springtown Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (451 more) ...
- Old Spring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mill Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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 Stilesville had a population of 357 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Stilesville had a population of 340 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Stilesville, with the one closest to Stilesville listed first.
- Coatesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Amo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Little Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Little Point is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Point
- Crown Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Crown Center is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Center
- Pecksburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pecksburg is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecksburg
- Belle Union
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Union is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Union
- Reno
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Reno is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Mount Meridian
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Meridian is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Meridian
- Hazelwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hazelwood is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Clayton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Summit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Summit is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Hadley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hadley is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Eminence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Eminence is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
- Hall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hall is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- New Winchester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- New Winchester is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Winchester
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Stilesville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stilesville.
Newspapers Published in Stilesville ...
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 103 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stilesville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stilesville, 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 Stilesville.
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 Stilesville:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Hendricks County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Clay County
- Johnson County
- Marion County
- Monroe County
- Montgomery County
- Morgan County
- Owen County
- Parke County
- Putnam 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 Stilesville, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Stilesville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |