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 Sycamore Ford (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 Sycamore Ford. 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 Sycamore Ford ...
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 Sycamore Ford: Sycamore Frd.
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 northeast 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 north.
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 north 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.
Sycamore Ford is located in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County: Boone, Clinton, Fountain, Hendricks, Parke, Putnam & Tippecanoe.
Below are the counties that are near Sycamore Ford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sycamore Ford:
- Montgomery County (The home county of Sycamore Ford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sycamore Ford, with the one closest to Sycamore Ford listed first.
- Alamo
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Alamo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Yountsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Yountsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yountsville
- Waveland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Market
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- New Market is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
- North Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- North Union is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Union
- Wesley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wesley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Waynetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Crawfordsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ladoga
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mace
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mace is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mace
- Smartsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Smartsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartsburg
- Cherry Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sycamore Ford, with the one closest to Sycamore Ford listed first.
- Advance
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Advance is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
- Jamestown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hazelrigg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hazelrigg is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelrigg
- Thorntown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Northfield Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Northfield Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Village
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sycamore Ford, with the one closest to Sycamore Ford listed first.
- Lena
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lena is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Carbon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Carbon is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
- Perth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Perth is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Benwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Benwood is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benwood
- Bee Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bee Ridge is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Ridge
- Harmony
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Harmony is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 639 people
- Knightsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Knightsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
- Brazil
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sycamore Ford, with the one closest to Sycamore Ford listed first.
- Colfax
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fickle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fickle is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fickle
- Fountain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sycamore Ford, with the one closest to Sycamore Ford listed first.
- Wallace
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wallace is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Hillsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kingman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Harveysburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Harveysburg is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Mellott
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mellott is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Veedersburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Newtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Newtown is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Stone Bluff
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Stone Bluff is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Bluff
- Layton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Layton is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Covington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Roberts
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Roberts is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Attica
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hendricks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sycamore Ford, with the one closest to Sycamore Ford listed first.
- North Salem
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- New Winchester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Winchester is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Winchester
- Reno
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Reno is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Lizton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Coatesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hadley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hadley is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Amo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Danville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Parke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sycamore Ford, with the one closest to Sycamore Ford listed first.
- Byron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Byron is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Grange Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Grange Corner is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Corner
- Guion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Guion is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guion
- Marshall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Judson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Judson is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Annapolis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Annapolis is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annapolis
- Bloomingdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nyesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nyesville is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyesville
- Bellmore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bellmore is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellmore
- Billie Creek Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rockville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ferndale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ferndale is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sycamore Ford, with the one closest to Sycamore Ford listed first.
- Russellville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Russellville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Portland Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Portland Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland Mills
- Blakesburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blakesburg is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakesburg
- Roachdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bainbridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bainbridge is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Barnard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Barnard is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
- Groveland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Groveland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Greencastle
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Limedale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Limedale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limedale
- Fillmore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fillmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Reelsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Reelsville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsville
- Putnamville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Putnamville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
- Tippecanoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sycamore Ford, with the one closest to Sycamore Ford listed first.
- Corwin ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Corwin is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin
- Corwin has also been known as:
- Corwin Station
- Romney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Odell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Odell is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
- Gladens Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Gladens Corner is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladens Corner
- Concord
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Westpoint
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Clarks Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stockwell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stockwell is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockwell
- Glenhall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Glenhall is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenhall
- Shadeland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Shadeland is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadeland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,922 people
- Elston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Elston is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elston
- Vermillion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sycamore Ford, with the one closest to Sycamore Ford listed first.
- Newport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hillsdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsdale is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Perrysville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Tree Spring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tree Spring is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree Spring
- Alta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Alta is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Cayuga
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Eugene
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Eugene is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugene
- Summit Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Summit Grove is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
- Dana
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dana is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Gessie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Gessie is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gessie
- Fairview Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Park is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
- Rileysburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rileysburg is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rileysburg
- Vigo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sycamore Ford, with the one closest to Sycamore Ford listed first.
- Fontanet
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Fontanet is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanet
- Sandcut
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sandcut is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandcut
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sycamore Ford, with the one closest to Sycamore Ford listed first.
- Baltimore ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Baltimore is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
- Foster
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Foster is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Williamsport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Independence
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Independence is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Old Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Old Town is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- West Lebanon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Lebanon is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 686 people
- State Line City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- State Line City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- State Line
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- State Line is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Edgar County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sycamore Ford, with the one closest to Sycamore Ford listed first.
- Raven
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Raven is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Kidley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kidley is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidley
- Vermilion County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sycamore Ford, with the one closest to Sycamore Ford listed first.
- Meeks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Meeks is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks
- Illiana
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Illiana is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illiana
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sycamore Ford, see our County-by-County Page for Sycamore Ford.
Cemeteries Near Sycamore Ford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sycamore Ford.
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 Sycamore Ford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sycamore Ford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sycamore Ford, with the one closest to Sycamore Ford listed first.
- Sparks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Stonebraker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fruits Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Old Hickory Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Weir Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lydick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wasson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Creek Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Michael Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Coons Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (406 more) ...
- Galey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Nutt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- O'Neal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Sycamore Ford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sycamore Ford.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sycamore Ford, with the one closest to Sycamore Ford listed first.
- Alamo
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Alamo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Byron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Byron is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Browns Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Browns Valley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Waveland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Yountsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Yountsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yountsville
- Wallace
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wallace is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- New Market
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- New Market is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
- Milligan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Milligan is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milligan
- Russellville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Russellville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- North Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- North Union is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Union
- Wesley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wesley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Guion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Guion is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guion
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lapland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lapland is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapland
- Waynetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Parkersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Parkersburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkersburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sycamore Ford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sycamore Ford.
Newspapers Published in Sycamore Ford ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sycamore Ford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sycamore Ford, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sycamore Ford.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Sycamore Ford:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Montgomery County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Clay County
- Clinton County
- Fountain County
- Hendricks County
- Parke County
- Putnam County
- Tippecanoe County
- Vermillion County
- Vigo County
- Warren County
- Edgar County
- Vermilion County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 Sycamore Ford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Sycamore Ford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |