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 Waugh (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 Waugh. 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 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.
Waugh is located in Boone 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 Boone County: Clinton, Hamilton, Hendricks, Marion & Montgomery.
Below are the counties that are near Waugh. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Waugh:
- Boone County (The home county of Waugh)
- The following are listed by their distance from Waugh, with the one closest to Waugh listed first.
- Gadsden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gadsden is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Elizaville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elizaville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizaville
- Whitestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Zionsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lebanon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Stringtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Stringtown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Ulen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ulen is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Eagle Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Eagle Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
- Northfield Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Northfield Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Village
- Pike
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pike is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Hazelrigg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hazelrigg is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelrigg
- Thorntown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waugh, with the one closest to Waugh listed first.
- Burlington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Prince William
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Prince William is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince William
- Cutler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cutler is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutler
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waugh, with the one closest to Waugh listed first.
- Kirklin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Reagan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Reagan is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
- Boyleston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Boyleston is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston
- Scircleville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Scircleville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scircleville
- Michigantown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Frankfort
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Manson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Manson is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson
- Forest
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Forest is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Colfax
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Beard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Beard is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard
- Cambria
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cambria is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Fickle
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fickle is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fickle
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waugh, with the one closest to Waugh listed first.
- Sheridan
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Eagletown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eagletown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
- Hortonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hortonville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Bakers Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bakers Corner is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Corner
- Westfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ekin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ekin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekin
- Carmel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Newark Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Newark Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark Village
- North Ridge Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- North Ridge Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridge Village
- Cicero
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Monterey Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Monterey Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey Village
- Arcadia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waugh, with the one closest to Waugh listed first.
- McCordsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Woodbury
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Woodbury is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Colonial Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Colonial Village is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Fortville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Denny Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Denny Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Corner
- Mohawk
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mohawk is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Eden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eden is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Gem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gem is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
- Hendricks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waugh, with the one closest to Waugh listed first.
- Brownsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Pittsboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lizton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Avon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- 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>
- North Salem
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Danville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Plainfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cartersburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- New Winchester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Winchester is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Winchester
- Clayton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hadley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hadley is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waugh, with the one closest to Waugh listed first.
- Russiaville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- West Middleton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- West Middleton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Middleton
- Alto
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Alto is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Indian Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Indian Heights is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Heights
- Shanghai
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Shanghai is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai
- Oakford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oakford is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakford
- Hemlock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hemlock is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Judson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Judson is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Kokomo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Guy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Guy is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waugh, with the one closest to Waugh listed first.
- Fishersburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Fishersburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishersburg
- Perkinsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lapel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Elwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Elwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Elwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elwood
- Ingalls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Edgewood Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Edgewood Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Village
- Frankton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Edgewood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Edgewood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,850 people
- Pendleton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- River Forest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- River Forest is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Forest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waugh, with the one closest to Waugh listed first.
- Traders Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Traders Point is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Point
- Meridian Hills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Meridian Hills is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,718 people
- Williams Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Williams Creek is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- Snacks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Snacks is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snacks
- North Crows Nest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Crows Nest is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Crows Nest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Crows Nest
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Crows Nest is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Nest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Rocky Ripple
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Ripple is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ripple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Clermont
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Spring Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Spring Hill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Wolfington
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Wolfington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfington
- Wynnedale
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Wynnedale is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Castleton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waugh, with the one closest to Waugh listed first.
- Shannondale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Shannondale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannondale
- Bowers
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bowers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- New Ross
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Darlington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Darlington is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
- Mace
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mace is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mace
- Garfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Garfield is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Smartsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Smartsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartsburg
- Ladoga
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Crawfordsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waugh, with the one closest to Waugh listed first.
- Barnard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Barnard is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
- Roachdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tippecanoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waugh, with the one closest to Waugh listed first.
- Clarks Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Stockwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stockwell is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockwell
- Gladens Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gladens Corner is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladens Corner
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waugh, with the one closest to Waugh listed first.
- Jericho ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jericho is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- East Union
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Union is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Kempton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Kempton is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Goldsmith
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Goldsmith is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith
- Groomsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Groomsville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groomsville
- Tipton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hobbs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sharpsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Nevada
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nevada is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Windfall City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Windfall City is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
- Windfall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Waugh, see our County-by-County Page for Waugh.
Cemeteries Near Waugh ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Waugh.
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 Waugh - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Waugh covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Waugh, with the one closest to Waugh listed first.
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Parr - Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mts. Runn Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hammack Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Crown View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dowden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hutton Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hutton Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Zionsville.
- The Hutton Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant View Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2136255 <2>
- Sugar Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Little Eagle Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (465 more) ...
- Eagletown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wiles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spencer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Waugh had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Waugh, with the one closest to Waugh listed first.
- Gadsden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gadsden is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Rosston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rosston is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosston
- Big Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Big Springs is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Northfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Northfield is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
- Jolietville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jolietville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolietville
- Elizaville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elizaville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizaville
- Lamong
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lamong is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamong
- Sheridan
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Terhune
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Terhune is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terhune
- Whitestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Eagletown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eagletown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
- Kirklin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hortonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hortonville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Lebanon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Zionsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Waugh. See our List of 1890's Communities around Waugh.
Newspapers Published in Waugh ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Waugh.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Waugh, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Waugh.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Waugh:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Boone County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Clinton County
- Hamilton County
- Hancock County
- Hendricks County
- Howard County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Montgomery County
- Putnam County
- Tippecanoe County
- Tipton 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Waugh) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Waugh, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |