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 Wooley Corner (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 Wooley Corner. 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 Wooley Corner ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Wooley Corner: Wooley Cor. (or less commonly used: Wooley Crn.)
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 and doctors 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.
Wooley Corner is located in Fountain 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 Fountain County: Montgomery, Parke, Tippecanoe, Vermillion & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Wooley Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wooley Corner:
- Fountain County (The home county of Wooley Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wooley Corner, with the one closest to Wooley Corner listed first.
- Wallace
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Wallace is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Hillsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kingman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harveysburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Harveysburg is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Veedersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mellott
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mellott is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Layton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Layton is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Stone Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stone Bluff is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Bluff
- Newtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Newtown is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Covington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Attica
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Roberts
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Roberts is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wooley Corner, with the one closest to Wooley Corner listed first.
- Advance
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Advance is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
- Jamestown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Thorntown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wooley Corner, with the one closest to Wooley Corner listed first.
- Carbon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Carbon is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
- Lena
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lena is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Perth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Perth is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Clinton County
- Colfax
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hendricks County
- North Salem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wooley Corner, with the one closest to Wooley Corner listed first.
- Alamo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Alamo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Waynetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Yountsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Yountsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yountsville
- Wesley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wesley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Waveland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wingate
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Market
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- New Market is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
- Crawfordsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- North Union
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- North Union is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Union
- Cherry Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- New Richmond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Smartsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Smartsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartsburg
- Garfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Garfield is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Parke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wooley Corner, with the one closest to Wooley Corner listed first.
- Grange Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Grange Corner is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Corner
- Byron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Byron is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Annapolis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Annapolis is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annapolis
- Marshall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Marshall is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Guion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Guion is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guion
- Bloomingdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Judson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Judson is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- West Union
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Union is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Nyesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Nyesville is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyesville
- Bellmore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bellmore is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellmore
- Billie Creek Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rockville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Montezuma
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wooley Corner, with the one closest to Wooley Corner listed first.
- Russellville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Russellville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Portland Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Portland Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland Mills
- Blakesburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Blakesburg is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakesburg
- Roachdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bainbridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bainbridge is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Barnard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Barnard is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
- Groveland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Groveland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Greencastle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tippecanoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wooley Corner, with the one closest to Wooley Corner listed first.
- Odell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Odell is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
- Corwin ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Corwin is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin
- Corwin has also been known as:
- Corwin Station
- Romney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Westpoint
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Glenhall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Glenhall is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenhall
- Gladens Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gladens Corner is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladens Corner
- Shadeland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shadeland is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadeland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,922 people
- Concord
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Clarks Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stockwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stockwell is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockwell
- Elston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elston is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elston
- Vermillion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wooley Corner, with the one closest to Wooley Corner listed first.
- Perrysville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Newport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tree Spring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Tree Spring is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree Spring
- Cayuga
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Eugene
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Eugene is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugene
- Gessie
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Gessie is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gessie
- Hillsdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsdale is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Alta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Alta is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Rileysburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Rileysburg is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rileysburg
- Dana
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dana is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Summit Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Summit Grove is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
- Fairview Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Park is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
- Clinton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vigo County
- Fontanet
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fontanet is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanet
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wooley Corner, with the one closest to Wooley Corner listed first.
- Baltimore ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Baltimore is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
- Foster
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Foster is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Williamsport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Old Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Old Town is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- West Lebanon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Lebanon is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 686 people
- Independence
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Independence is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- State Line City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- State Line City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- State Line
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- State Line is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Sloan ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sloan is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
- Hedrick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hedrick is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
- Chatterton ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Chatterton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatterton
- Green Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Green Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Brisco ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Brisco is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisco
- Edgar County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wooley Corner, with the one closest to Wooley Corner listed first.
- Raven
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Raven is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Kidley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kidley is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidley
- Scottland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Scottland is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottland
- Logan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chrisman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clays Prairie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clays Prairie is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Prairie
- Vermilion County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wooley Corner, with the one closest to Wooley Corner listed first.
- Meeks
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Meeks is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks
- Illiana
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Illiana is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illiana
- Newell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Newell is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Belgium
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Belgium is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Georgetown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Danville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Olivet
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Olivet is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Tilton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Tilton is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,655 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tilton <1>
- Westville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ridge Farm
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Vermilion Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Vermilion Grove is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion Grove
- Busenville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Busenville is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busenville
- Denmark ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Denmark is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wooley Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Wooley Corner.
Cemeteries Near Wooley Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wooley Corner.
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 Wooley Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wooley Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wooley Corner, with the one closest to Wooley Corner listed first.
- Nolen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Scotts Prairie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Zackmire Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Centennial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fruits Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sparks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Field Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bonebrake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cashatt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Stonebraker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (405 more) ...
- Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bristleridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Baker Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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>
While we didn't find Wooley Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wooley Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wooley Corner, with the one closest to Wooley Corner listed first.
- Wallace
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Wallace is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Steam Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Steam Corner is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steam Corner
- Yeddo
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Yeddo is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeddo
- Kingman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alamo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Alamo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Hillsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Harveysburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Harveysburg is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Waynetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Byron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Byron is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Veedersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sylvania
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sylvania is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
- Yountsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Yountsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yountsville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Wesley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wesley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Cates
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cates is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cates
- Tangier
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tangier is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangier
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wooley Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wooley Corner.
Newspapers Published in Wooley Corner ...
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 147 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wooley Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wooley Corner, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wooley Corner.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Wooley Corner:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Fountain County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Clay County
- Clinton County
- Hendricks County
- Montgomery County
- Parke County
- Putnam County
- Tippecanoe County
- Vermillion County
- Vigo County
- Warren County
- Edgar County
- Vermilion 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 Wooley Corner, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wooley Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |