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 Wynbrooke (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 Wynbrooke. 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.
Wynbrooke is located in Hendricks 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 Hendricks County: Boone, Marion, Montgomery, Morgan & Putnam.
Below are the counties that are near Wynbrooke. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wynbrooke:
- Hendricks County (The home county of Wynbrooke)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wynbrooke, with the one closest to Wynbrooke listed first.
- Avon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Brownsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Plainfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pittsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cartersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Danville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lizton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clayton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hadley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hadley is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Hazelwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hazelwood is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Amo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Winchester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- New Winchester is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Winchester
- North Salem
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wynbrooke, with the one closest to Wynbrooke listed first.
- Zionsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Eagle Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
- Whitestown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Gadsden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Gadsden is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Jamestown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lebanon
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Northfield Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Northfield Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Village
- Ulen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ulen is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Advance
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Advance is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
- Stringtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Stringtown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Elizaville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Elizaville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizaville
- Hazelrigg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hazelrigg is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelrigg
- Pike
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Pike is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wynbrooke, with the one closest to Wynbrooke listed first.
- Kirklin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Reagan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Reagan is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wynbrooke, with the one closest to Wynbrooke listed first.
- North Ridge Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Ridge Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridge Village
- Carmel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newark Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newark Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark Village
- Eagletown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Eagletown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
- Westfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgewater
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgewater is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Fishers
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hortonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hortonville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Sheridan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Monterey Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Monterey Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey Village
- Noblesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bakers Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bakers Corner is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Corner
- Olio
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Olio is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olio
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wynbrooke, with the one closest to Wynbrooke listed first.
- Gem
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Gem is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
- McCordsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- New Palestine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Spring Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Spring Lake is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- Woodbury
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Woodbury is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Mohawk
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mohawk is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Philadelphia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Philadelphia is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Fortville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Colonial Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Colonial Village is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Denny Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Denny Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Corner
- Greenfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Maxwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Maxwell is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wynbrooke, with the one closest to Wynbrooke listed first.
- Smith Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Valley is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Valley
- Bluff Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bluff Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Greenwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stones Crossing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stones Crossing is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Crossing
- Banta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Banta is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banta
- New Whiteland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Whiteland is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Whiteland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
- Bargersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rocklane
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rocklane is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklane
- Whiteland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Providence
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Providence is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Anita ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Anita is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anita
- Franklin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Needham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Madison County
- Ingalls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wynbrooke, with the one closest to Wynbrooke listed first.
- Clermont
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Speedway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Snacks
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Snacks is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snacks
- Wolfington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wolfington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfington
- Wynnedale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wynnedale is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Traders Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Traders Point is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Point
- Spring Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Spring Hill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Indianapolis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rocky Ripple
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rocky Ripple is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ripple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Camby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Crows Nest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crows Nest is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Nest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- North Crows Nest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Crows Nest is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Crows Nest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- West Newton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- West Newton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newton
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wynbrooke, with the one closest to Wynbrooke listed first.
- New Ross
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shannondale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shannondale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannondale
- Ladoga
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mace
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mace is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mace
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wynbrooke, with the one closest to Wynbrooke listed first.
- Mooresville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Young
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Young is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young
- Brookmoor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Brookmoor is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookmoor
- Red House ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Red House is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Lake Hart
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lake Hart is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hart
- Monrovia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brooklyn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Waverly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Waverly is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Bethany
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bethany is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Hall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hall is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Wilbur
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Wilbur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
- Eminence
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Eminence is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
- Plano
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Plano is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
- Owen County
- Quincy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Quincy is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wynbrooke, with the one closest to Wynbrooke listed first.
- Barnard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Barnard is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
- Groveland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Groveland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Fillmore
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Fillmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Belle Union
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Union is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Union
- Roachdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bainbridge
(25 miles [40.2 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cloverdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blakesburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Blakesburg is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakesburg
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wynbrooke, with the one closest to Wynbrooke listed first.
- Brookfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Brookfield is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- London
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- London is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Boggstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clover Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clover Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Village
- Fairland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fountaintown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Fountaintown is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountaintown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wynbrooke, see our County-by-County Page for Wynbrooke.
Cemeteries Near Wynbrooke ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wynbrooke.
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 Wynbrooke - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wynbrooke covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wynbrooke, with the one closest to Wynbrooke listed first.
- Shiloh Baptist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Salem Baptist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Turpin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Shiloh Methodist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- West Ridge Park Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ridge Park Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the West Ridge Park Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Indianapolis.
- The West Ridge Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Floral Park West Cemetery
- Wood Haven Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #448679 <2>
- Clermont Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Old Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Barlow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Merritt Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (491 more) ...
- North Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Merritt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gossett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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 Wynbrooke in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wynbrooke.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wynbrooke, with the one closest to Wynbrooke listed first.
- Clermont
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Avon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Bridgeport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bridgeport is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Brownsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ben Davis
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ben Davis is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Davis
- Snacks
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Snacks is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snacks
- Tilden
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Tilden is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilden
- Gale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gale is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gale
- Flackville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Flackville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flackville
- Plainfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Traders Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Traders Point is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Point
- Valley Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Mills is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Maywood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Maywood is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- North Indianapolis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- North Indianapolis is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Indianapolis
- Pittsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wynbrooke. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wynbrooke.
Newspapers Published in Wynbrooke ...
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 417 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wynbrooke.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wynbrooke, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wynbrooke.
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 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 Wynbrooke:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Hendricks County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Clinton County
- Hamilton County
- Hancock County
- Johnson County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Montgomery County
- Morgan County
- Owen County
- Putnam County
- Shelby County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Wynbrooke, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Wynbrooke) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |