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 Wallace Junction (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 Wallace Junction. 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 Wallace Junction ...
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 Wallace Junction: Wallace Jct. (or less commonly used: Wallace Jctn.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Wallace Junction. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wallace Junction.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Wallace Junction is located in Owen 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 Owen County: Clay, Greene, Monroe, Morgan & Putnam.
Below are the counties that are near Wallace Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wallace Junction:
- Owen County (The home county of Wallace Junction)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wallace Junction, with the one closest to Wallace Junction listed first.
- Quincy
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Quincy is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Cuba
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cuba is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Gosport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Atkinsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Atkinsonville is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinsonville
- Spencer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Patricksburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Patricksburg is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricksburg
- Freedom
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Freedom is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Arney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Arney is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arney
- Denmark
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Denmark is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Coal City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Coal City is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wallace Junction, with the one closest to Wallace Junction listed first.
- Helmsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Helmsburg is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmsburg
- Beanblossom
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beanblossom is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beanblossom
- Beanblossom has also been known as:
- Bean Blossom
- Spearsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Spearsville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearsville
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wallace Junction, with the one closest to Wallace Junction listed first.
- Poland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bowling Green
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bowling Green is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Roadman Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Roadman Corner is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadman Corner
- Center Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Harmony
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Harmony is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 639 people
- Knightsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Knightsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
- Prairie City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Prairie City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Benwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Benwood is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benwood
- Billville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Billville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billville
- Brazil
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Carbon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Carbon is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
- Lena
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lena is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Saline City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Saline City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wallace Junction, with the one closest to Wallace Junction listed first.
- Hendricksville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hendricksville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricksville
- Newark
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Newark is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Calvertville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Calvertville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvertville
- Solsberry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Tulip
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Tulip is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- Worthington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hendricks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wallace Junction, with the one closest to Wallace Junction listed first.
- Stilesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Coatesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hazelwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hazelwood is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Amo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Reno
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Reno is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Clayton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hadley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hadley is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- New Winchester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- New Winchester is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Winchester
- Cartersburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Danville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Plainfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- North Salem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Avon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Avon is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,361 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <1>
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wallace Junction, with the one closest to Wallace Junction listed first.
- Banta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Banta is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banta
- Bluff Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bluff Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Anita ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Anita is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anita
- Providence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Providence is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Samaria
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Samaria is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Smith Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Smith Valley is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Valley
- Bargersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Trafalgar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wallace Junction, with the one closest to Wallace Junction listed first.
- Camby
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Newton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Newton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newton
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wallace Junction, with the one closest to Wallace Junction listed first.
- Stinesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Stinesville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Ellettsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Dolan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dolan is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolan
- Highland Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Highland Village is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Bloomington
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Unionville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Stanford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Stanford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanford
- Clear Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
- Kirksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Kirksville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksville
- Smithville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wallace Junction, with the one closest to Wallace Junction listed first.
- Minetree ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Minetree is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minetree
- Minetree has also been known as:
- Billtown
- Meintree
- Menietree
- Lewisville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lewisville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Plano
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Plano is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
- Eminence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eminence is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
- Paragon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hall is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Wilbur
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wilbur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
- Monrovia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Martinsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lake Hart
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Hart is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hart
- Taggart Crossing ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Taggart Crossing is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taggart Crossing
- Bethany
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bethany is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Brooklyn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Parke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wallace Junction, with the one closest to Wallace Junction listed first.
- Ferndale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ferndale is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Mansfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgeton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bellmore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bellmore is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellmore
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wallace Junction, with the one closest to Wallace Junction listed first.
- Cloverdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Belle Union is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Union
- Putnamville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Putnamville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
- Limedale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Limedale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limedale
- Fillmore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fillmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Greencastle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Reelsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Reelsville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsville
- Groveland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Groveland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Bainbridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bainbridge is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Blakesburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Blakesburg is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakesburg
- Barnard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Barnard is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
- Roachdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Portland Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Portland Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland Mills
- Vigo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wallace Junction, with the one closest to Wallace Junction listed first.
- Fontanet
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Fontanet is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanet
- Grange Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Grange Corner is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Corner
- Seelyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Seelyville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
- Swalls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Swalls is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swalls
- Burnett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Burnett is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Glen Ayre
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Glen Ayre is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ayre
- Riley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Riley is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wallace Junction, see our County-by-County Page for Wallace Junction.
Cemeteries Near Wallace Junction ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wallace Junction.
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 Wallace Junction - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wallace Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wallace Junction, with the one closest to Wallace Junction listed first.
- Combes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mannan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Asher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Burkhart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkhart Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Burkhart Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the southwest of Plano.
- The Burkhart Cemetery has also been known as:
- Alaska Cemetery
- Liberty Christian Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2293225 <3>
- Walters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Little Mount Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Little Mount Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lingle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Doe Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New Providence Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Maze Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (434 more) ...
- Gosport Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stierwalt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Shumaker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<4>
While we didn't find Wallace Junction in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wallace Junction.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wallace Junction, with the one closest to Wallace Junction listed first.
- Quincy
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Quincy is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Alaska
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Alaska is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Cataract
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cataract is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cataract
- Carp
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Carp is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carp
- Cloverdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Plano
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Plano is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
- Eminence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eminence is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
- Cuba
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cuba is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Belle Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Belle Union is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Union
- Gosport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Whitaker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Whitaker is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Wakeland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wakeland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakeland
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Little Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Little Point is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Point
- Atkinsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Atkinsonville is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinsonville
- Romona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Romona is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romona
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wallace Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wallace Junction.
Newspapers Published in Wallace Junction ...
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 112 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wallace Junction.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wallace Junction, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wallace Junction.
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 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 Wallace Junction:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Owen County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brown County
- Clay County
- Greene County
- Hendricks County
- Johnson County
- Marion County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Parke County
- Putnam County
- Vigo 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wallace Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Wallace Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |