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 Stringtown (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 Stringtown. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Stringtown is located in Hancock County.
To see how the shape of Indiana's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hancock County: Hamilton, Henry, Madison, Marion, Rush & Shelby.
Below are the counties that are near Stringtown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stringtown:
- Hancock County (The home county of Stringtown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stringtown, with the one closest to Stringtown listed first.
- Greenfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Charlottesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Charlottesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlottesville
- Maxwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Maxwell is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Willow Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Willow Branch is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Branch
- Mohawk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mohawk is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Philadelphia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Philadelphia is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Spring Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Spring Lake is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- Wilkinson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Eden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Eden is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Shirley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shirley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 906 people
- Warrington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Warrington is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrington
- Denny Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Denny Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Corner
- Boone County
- Eagle Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Eagle Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
- Decatur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stringtown, with the one closest to Stringtown listed first.
- Saint Omer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Saint Omer is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Omer
- Saint Paul
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Germantown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Germantown is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Springhill ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Springhill is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Adams
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Adams is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Milford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stringtown, with the one closest to Stringtown listed first.
- Daleville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Oakville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oakville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Progress
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Progress is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Cowan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cowan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Yorktown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stringtown, with the one closest to Stringtown listed first.
- Fairview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Fairview is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Orange
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Orange is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Bentonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bentonville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- Harrisburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Harrisburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Franklin County
- Andersonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Andersonville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stringtown, with the one closest to Stringtown listed first.
- Luxhaven
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Luxhaven is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxhaven
- Bridgewater
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgewater is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Olio
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Olio is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olio
- Fishers
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Clarksville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clarksville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Durbin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Durbin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Noblesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Monterey Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Monterey Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey Village
- Carmel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Newark Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Newark Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark Village
- North Ridge Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Ridge Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridge Village
- Strawtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Strawtown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawtown
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stringtown, with the one closest to Stringtown listed first.
- Knightstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Grant City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grant City is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Ogden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ogden is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Kennard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kennard is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Dunreith
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Spiceland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Greensboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greensboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Cadiz
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cadiz is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Lewisville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Middletown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Castle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphur Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stringtown, with the one closest to Stringtown listed first.
- Rocklane
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rocklane is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklane
- Needham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Urmeyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Urmeyville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urmeyville
- Greenwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Whiteland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Whiteland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Whiteland is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Whiteland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
- Franklin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Valley is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Valley
- Stones Crossing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stones Crossing is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Crossing
- Amity
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Amity is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Bargersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kosciusko County
- Warsaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stringtown, with the one closest to Stringtown listed first.
- Ingalls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Markleville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pendleton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lapel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Anderson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Edgewood Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Edgewood Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Village
- Edgewood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Edgewood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,850 people
- Fishersburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fishersburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishersburg
- Glyn Ellen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Glyn Ellen is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glyn Ellen
- River Forest
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- River Forest is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Forest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
- Western Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Western Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Village
- Woodlawn Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Woodlawn Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stringtown, with the one closest to Stringtown listed first.
- Cumberland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lawrence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Acton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Acton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Charlesmac Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Charlesmac Village is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesmac Village
- Warren Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Warren Park is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,574 people
- Castleton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beech Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Southport
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Homecroft
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Homecroft is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homecroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
- Crows Nest
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Crows Nest is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Nest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Indianapolis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Meridian Hills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Meridian Hills is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,718 people
- Rush County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stringtown, with the one closest to Stringtown listed first.
- Carthage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Henderson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Henderson is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Mays
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mays is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays
- Manilla
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Manilla is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manilla
- Homer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Homer is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Raleigh
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Raleigh is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Rushville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Gings
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gings is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gings
- Gowdy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gowdy is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowdy
- Falmouth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Falmouth is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Moscow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Moscow is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stringtown, with the one closest to Stringtown listed first.
- Morristown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fountaintown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fountaintown is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountaintown
- Gwynneville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gwynneville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwynneville
- Knighthood Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Knighthood Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knighthood Village
- Clover Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clover Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Village
- London
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- London is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Beech Brook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Beech Brook is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Brook
- Candleglo Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Candleglo Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candleglo Village
- Rays Crossing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Rays Crossing is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rays Crossing
- Brookfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brookfield is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Fairland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hildebrand Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hildebrand Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hildebrand Village
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stringtown, with the one closest to Stringtown listed first.
- Dublin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Dublin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
- Mount Auburn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Auburn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Cambridge City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Milton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Milton is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- Beesons
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Beesons is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beesons
- East Germantown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- East Germantown is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Germantown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Hagerstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Franklin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Stringtown, see our County-by-County Page for Stringtown.
Cemeteries Near Stringtown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stringtown.
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 Stringtown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stringtown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stringtown, with the one closest to Stringtown listed first.
- Caldwell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hinchman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gilboa Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Barrett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pratt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shiloh Christian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sixmile Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Simmons Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Baptist - Braddock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Haskett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (407 more) ...
- Cooper Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reeves Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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>
While we didn't find Stringtown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Stringtown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Stringtown, with the one closest to Stringtown listed first.
- Westland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Westland is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Cleveland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cleveland is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Greenfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Maxwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Maxwell is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Willow Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Willow Branch is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Branch
- Fountaintown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fountaintown is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountaintown
- Morristown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Carthage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mohawk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mohawk is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Philadelphia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Philadelphia is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Carrollton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Carrollton is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Freeport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Freeport is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Eden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Eden is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Maple Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Valley is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Valley
- Wilkinson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Stringtown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stringtown.
Newspapers Published in Stringtown ...
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 106 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stringtown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stringtown, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stringtown.
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 Stringtown:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Hancock County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Decatur County
- Delaware County
- Fayette County
- Franklin County
- Hamilton County
- Henry County
- Johnson County
- Kosciusko County
- Madison County
- Marion 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 Stringtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Stringtown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |