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 Wiser (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 Wiser. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Wiser is located in Morgan 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 Morgan County: Brown, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Monroe, Owen & Putnam.
Below are the counties that are near Wiser. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wiser:
- Morgan County (The home county of Wiser)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wiser, with the one closest to Wiser listed first.
- Red House ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Red House is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Young
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Young is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young
- Waverly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Waverly is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Mooresville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brookmoor
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Brookmoor is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookmoor
- Brooklyn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bethany
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bethany is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Lake Hart
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Hart is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hart
- Monrovia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wilbur
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wilbur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
- Hall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hall is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Martinsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Morgantown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bartholomew County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wiser, with the one closest to Wiser listed first.
- Pleasant View Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant View Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Village
- Taylorsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Lonesome
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Lonesome is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Lonesome
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wiser, with the one closest to Wiser listed first.
- Eagle Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Eagle Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
- Zionsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Whitestown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Jamestown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gadsden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Gadsden is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wiser, with the one closest to Wiser listed first.
- Spearsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Spearsville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearsville
- Beanblossom
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Beanblossom is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beanblossom
- Beanblossom has also been known as:
- Bean Blossom
- Helmsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Helmsburg is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmsburg
- Nashville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Gnaw Bone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Liberty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Liberty is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wiser, with the one closest to Wiser listed first.
- North Ridge Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- North Ridge Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridge Village
- Carmel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Newark Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Newark Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark Village
- Bridgewater
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgewater is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Fishers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eagletown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Eagletown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
- Westfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wiser, with the one closest to Wiser listed first.
- New Palestine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Gem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gem is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
- Spring Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Lake is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- Philadelphia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Philadelphia is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- McCordsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mohawk
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mohawk is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Woodbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodbury is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Greenfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hendricks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wiser, with the one closest to Wiser listed first.
- Plainfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cartersburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Avon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Hazelwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hazelwood is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Clayton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brownsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Danville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Amo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hadley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hadley is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Stilesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Pittsboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Coatesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- New Winchester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Winchester is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Winchester
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wiser, with the one closest to Wiser listed first.
- Smith Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Smith Valley is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Valley
- Bluff Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Banta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Banta is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banta
- Stones Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stones Crossing is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Crossing
- Greenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bargersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Whiteland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- New Whiteland is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Whiteland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
- Providence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Providence is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Whiteland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Anita ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Anita is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anita
- Rocklane
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rocklane is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklane
- Samaria
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Samaria is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Franklin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wiser, with the one closest to Wiser listed first.
- West Newton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- West Newton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newton
- Camby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Southport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Homecroft
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Homecroft is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homecroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
- Speedway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Indianapolis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beech Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clermont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wolfington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Wolfington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfington
- Wynnedale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Wynnedale is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Snacks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Snacks is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snacks
- Spring Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Spring Hill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Acton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Acton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wiser, with the one closest to Wiser listed first.
- Unionville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dolan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dolan is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolan
- Stinesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stinesville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Owen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wiser, with the one closest to Wiser listed first.
- Quincy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Quincy is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Gosport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wiser, with the one closest to Wiser listed first.
- Belle Union
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Belle Union is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Union
- Groveland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Groveland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Fillmore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Fillmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Barnard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Barnard is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
- Cloverdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bainbridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bainbridge is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Greencastle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Putnamville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Putnamville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wiser, with the one closest to Wiser listed first.
- Brookfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Brookfield is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- London
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- London is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Boggstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Fairland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Clover Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Clover Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Village
- Beech Brook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Beech Brook is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Brook
- Candleglo Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Candleglo Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candleglo Village
- Mount Auburn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Auburn is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Fountaintown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fountaintown is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountaintown
- Hildebrand Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hildebrand Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hildebrand Village
- Riley Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Riley Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Village
- Shelbyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Flat Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wiser, see our County-by-County Page for Wiser.
Cemeteries Near Wiser ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wiser.
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 Wiser - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wiser covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wiser, with the one closest to Wiser listed first.
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Silon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- West Newton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Friends Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lick Branch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mooresville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- MacKenzie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lowe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfield Friends Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brooklyn Rest Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Monical Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (461 more) ...
- IOOF Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the IOOF Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Waverly.
- The IOOF Cemetery has also been known as:
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Waverly IOOF Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85505 <2>
- Mallow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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 Wiser in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wiser.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wiser, with the one closest to Wiser listed first.
- Landersdale
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Landersdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landersdale
- West Newton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- West Newton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newton
- Camby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Friendswood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Friendswood is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendswood
- Waverly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Waverly is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Mooresville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bluff Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Glenns Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Glenns Valley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenns Valley
- Valley Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Valley Mills is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
- Brooklyn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Banta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Banta is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banta
- Kinder
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kinder is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinder
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Exchange
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Exchange is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
- Stones Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stones Crossing is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Crossing
- Joppa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Joppa is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wiser. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wiser.
Newspapers Published in Wiser ...
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 428 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wiser.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wiser, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wiser.
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 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 Wiser:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Morgan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartholomew County
- Boone County
- Brown County
- Hamilton County
- Hancock County
- Hendricks County
- Johnson County
- Marion County
- Monroe 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wiser) 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 Wiser, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |