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 Unionville (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 Unionville. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Unionville is located in Monroe 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 Monroe County: Brown, Greene, Jackson, Lawrence, Morgan & Owen.
Below are the counties that are near Unionville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Unionville:
- Monroe County (The home county of Unionville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Unionville, with the one closest to Unionville listed first.
- Dolan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dolan is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolan
- Bloomington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
- Highland Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Village is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Ellettsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Smithville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stinesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Stinesville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Harrodsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harrodsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrodsburg
- Kirksville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kirksville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksville
- Stanford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stanford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanford
- Bartholomew County
- The following are listed by their distance from Unionville, with the one closest to Unionville listed first.
- Stony Lonesome
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Stony Lonesome is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Lonesome
- North Ogilville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- North Ogilville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ogilville
- Pleasant View Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pleasant View Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Village
- Corn Brook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Corn Brook is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Brook
- Taylorsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bethel Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bethel Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Village
- Garden City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Garden City is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Columbus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Clifford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Clifford is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Jewell Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Jewell Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell Village
- Jonesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Unionville, with the one closest to Unionville listed first.
- Helmsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Helmsburg is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmsburg
- Beanblossom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Beanblossom is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beanblossom
- Beanblossom has also been known as:
- Bean Blossom
- Nashville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Spearsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Spearsville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearsville
- Gnaw Bone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Story
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Story is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
- Mount Liberty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Liberty is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
- Pikes Peak
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pikes Peak is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Peak
- Becks Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Becks Grove is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becks Grove
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Unionville, with the one closest to Unionville listed first.
- Hendricksville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hendricksville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricksville
- Solsberry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Newark
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Newark is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Owensburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Owensburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensburg
- Calvertville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Calvertville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvertville
- Tulip
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Tulip is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- Koleen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Koleen is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koleen
- Mineral City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral City is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Hendricks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Unionville, with the one closest to Unionville listed first.
- Hazelwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hazelwood is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Stilesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Unionville, with the one closest to Unionville listed first.
- Houston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Houston is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Norman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Kurtz
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kurtz is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kurtz
- Freetown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Spraytown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Spraytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spraytown
- Cortland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cortland is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland
- Medora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Medora is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Unionville, with the one closest to Unionville listed first.
- Peoga
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Peoga is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoga
- Samaria
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Samaria is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Anita ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Anita is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anita
- Princes Lakes
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Princes Lakes is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princes Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,342 people
- Trafalgar
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Nineveh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Banta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Banta is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banta
- Providence
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Providence is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Bargersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Edinburgh
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Amity
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Amity is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Franklin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Unionville, with the one closest to Unionville listed first.
- Guthrie
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Guthrie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
- Judah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Judah is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judah
- Heltonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Zelma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Zelma is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zelma
- Popcorn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Popcorn is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popcorn
- Avoca
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Oolitic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Springville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Springville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Erie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Erie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Bedford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Crawford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Crawford is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Fayetteville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Fayetteville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Leesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Leesville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Unionville, with the one closest to Unionville listed first.
- Camby
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- West Newton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- West Newton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newton
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Unionville, with the one closest to Unionville listed first.
- Mahalasville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mahalasville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahalasville
- Taggart Crossing ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Taggart Crossing is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taggart Crossing
- Morgantown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Martinsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Paragon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wilbur
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Wilbur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
- Lewisville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lewisville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Bethany
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bethany is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Brooklyn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Plano
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Plano is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
- Brookmoor
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Brookmoor is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookmoor
- Hall
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hall is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Eminence
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Eminence is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
- Owen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Unionville, with the one closest to Unionville listed first.
- Gosport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Spencer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cuba
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cuba is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Quincy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Quincy is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Freedom
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Freedom is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Atkinsonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Atkinsonville is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinsonville
- Arney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Arney is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arney
- Patricksburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Patricksburg is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricksburg
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Unionville, with the one closest to Unionville listed first.
- Belle Union
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Union is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Union
- Cloverdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shelby County
- Mount Auburn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Auburn is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Unionville, see our County-by-County Page for Unionville.
Cemeteries Near Unionville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Unionville.
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 Unionville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Unionville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Unionville, with the one closest to Unionville listed first.
- Shiloh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lanam Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sample Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Stepp Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Payne Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
- The Payne Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Prospect Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1661357 <2>
- Friendship Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hickory Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Taylor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Valhalla Memory Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- South View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Collier Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (346 more) ...
- Georgetown Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Clear Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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 Unionville had a population of 94 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Unionville, with the one closest to Unionville listed first.
- Fleener
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fleener is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleener
- Needmore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Needmore is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Bloomington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nashville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Beanblossom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Beanblossom is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beanblossom
- Beanblossom has also been known as:
- Bean Blossom
- Mahalasville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mahalasville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahalasville
- Clear Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
- Ellettsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Smithville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Morgantown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hyndsdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hyndsdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyndsdale
- Martinsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Elkinsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Elkinsville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkinsville
- Spearsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Spearsville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearsville
- Paragon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Unionville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Unionville.
Newspapers Published in Unionville ...
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 140 newspapers that have been published in the area around Unionville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Unionville, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Unionville.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Unionville:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Monroe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartholomew County
- Brown County
- Greene County
- Hendricks County
- Jackson County
- Johnson County
- Lawrence County
- Marion 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> | 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 Unionville, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Unionville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |