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 Tilden (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 Tilden. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Tilden 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 Tilden. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tilden:
- Hendricks County (The home county of Tilden)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tilden, with the one closest to Tilden listed first.
- Brownsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pittsboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Avon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Danville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lizton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cartersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Plainfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Clayton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hadley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hadley is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- North Salem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- New Winchester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- New Winchester is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Winchester
- Amo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tilden, with the one closest to Tilden listed first.
- Jamestown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Whitestown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Zionsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
- Lebanon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Advance
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Advance is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
- Gadsden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Gadsden is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Northfield Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Northfield Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Village
- Ulen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ulen is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Stringtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Stringtown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Hazelrigg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hazelrigg is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelrigg
- Elizaville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Elizaville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizaville
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tilden, with the one closest to Tilden listed first.
- Kirklin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Reagan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Reagan is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
- Colfax
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Manson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Manson is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tilden, with the one closest to Tilden listed first.
- North Ridge Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Ridge Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridge Village
- Carmel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Newark Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Newark Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark Village
- Eagletown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Eagletown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
- Westfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hortonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hortonville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Sheridan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fishers
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bakers Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bakers Corner is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Corner
- Bridgewater
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bridgewater is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Monterey Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Monterey Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey Village
- Noblesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tilden, with the one closest to Tilden listed first.
- McCordsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Gem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Gem is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
- New Palestine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Woodbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Woodbury is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tilden, with the one closest to Tilden listed first.
- Smith Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Valley is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Valley
- Bluff Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Banta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Banta is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banta
- Greenwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stones Crossing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stones Crossing is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Crossing
- Bargersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Whiteland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Whiteland is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Whiteland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
- Providence
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Providence is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Rocklane
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rocklane is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklane
- Whiteland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Anita ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Anita is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anita
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tilden, with the one closest to Tilden listed first.
- Clermont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Traders Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Traders Point is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Point
- Snacks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Snacks is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snacks
- Speedway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wolfington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wolfington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfington
- Spring Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Spring Hill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Wynnedale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wynnedale is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Camby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Crows Nest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Crows Nest is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Nest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- North Crows Nest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- North Crows Nest is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Crows Nest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Rocky Ripple
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rocky Ripple is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ripple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- West Newton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Newton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newton
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tilden, with the one closest to Tilden listed first.
- New Ross
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ladoga
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Shannondale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shannondale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannondale
- Mace
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mace is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mace
- Smartsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Smartsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartsburg
- Darlington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Darlington is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
- North Union
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- North Union is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Union
- Bowers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bowers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Garfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Garfield is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- New Market
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- New Market is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
- Crawfordsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tilden, with the one closest to Tilden listed first.
- Mooresville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Young
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Young is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young
- Monrovia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Brookmoor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Brookmoor is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookmoor
- Lake Hart
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lake Hart is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hart
- Brooklyn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hall is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Red House ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Red House is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Bethany
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bethany is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Waverly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Waverly is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Wilbur
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Wilbur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
- Eminence
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Eminence is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
- Owen County
- Quincy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Quincy is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tilden, with the one closest to Tilden listed first.
- Barnard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Barnard is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
- Groveland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Groveland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Fillmore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fillmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Roachdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bainbridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bainbridge is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Belle Union
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Union is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Union
- Blakesburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Blakesburg is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakesburg
- Greencastle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Limedale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Limedale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limedale
- Cloverdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Putnamville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Putnamville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
- Russellville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Russellville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tilden, with the one closest to Tilden listed first.
- Brookfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brookfield is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- London
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- London is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tilden, see our County-by-County Page for Tilden.
Cemeteries Near Tilden ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tilden.
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 Tilden - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tilden covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tilden, with the one closest to Tilden listed first.
- Roberts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hughes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- White Lick Presbyterian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hoadley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Prebster Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Malachy West Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- White Lick Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Abner Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Barlow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lingeman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- McDaniels Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (497 more) ...
- Brownsburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Malachy East Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ward Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Tilden had a population of 63 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tilden, with the one closest to Tilden listed first.
- Brownsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pittsboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Maplewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Maplewood is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Gale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gale is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gale
- Avon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Danville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clermont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lizton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Montclair
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Montclair is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair
- Cartersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Plainfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bridgeport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeport is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Traders Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Traders Point is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Point
- Snacks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Snacks is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snacks
- New Brunswick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Brunswick is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brunswick
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tilden. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tilden.
Newspapers Published in Tilden ...
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 406 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tilden.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tilden, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tilden.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Tilden:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Hendricks County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Clinton County
- Hamilton County
- Hancock County
- Johnson County
- Marion County
- Montgomery County
- Morgan County
- Owen County
- Putnam County
- Shelby 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 Tilden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Tilden) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |