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 Yorktown (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 Yorktown. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Yorktown is located in Delaware 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 Delaware County: Blackford, Grant, Henry, Jay, Madison & Randolph.
Below are the counties that are near Yorktown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Yorktown:
- Delaware County (The home county of Yorktown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Yorktown, with the one closest to Yorktown listed first.
- Andersonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Andersonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Muncie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Progress
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Progress is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Daleville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Liberty Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Cowan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cowan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Gaston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Oakville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oakville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Desoto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Desoto is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desoto
- Selma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Eaton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Granville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Granville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Former name for Granville:
- Weaton
- Blackford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yorktown, with the one closest to Yorktown listed first.
- Shamrock Lakes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Shamrock Lakes is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Hartford City
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Millgrove
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Millgrove is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove
- Renner ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Renner is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner
- Mollie ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Mollie is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
- Ridertown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ridertown is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridertown
- Montpelier
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yorktown, with the one closest to Yorktown listed first.
- Matthews
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Matthews is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Fowlerton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fowlerton is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Fairmount
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Upland
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Rigdon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rigdon is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigdon
- Gas City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Jonesboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hackleman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hackleman is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleman
- Arcana
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Arcana is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcana
- Friendly Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Friendly Corner is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Corner
- Michaelsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Michaelsville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
- Farrville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Farrville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrville
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yorktown, with the one closest to Yorktown listed first.
- Aroma
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Aroma is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroma
- Durbin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Durbin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Omega
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Omega is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Strawtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Strawtown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawtown
- Clarksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Luxhaven
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Luxhaven is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxhaven
- Olio
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Olio is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olio
- Arcadia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Atlanta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cicero
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Noblesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bridgewater
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgewater is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yorktown, with the one closest to Yorktown listed first.
- Shirley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Shirley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 906 people
- Warrington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Warrington is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrington
- Wilkinson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Willow Branch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Branch is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Branch
- Colonial Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Eden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eden is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Fortville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Denny Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Denny Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Corner
- Maxwell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Maxwell is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Charlottesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Charlottesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlottesville
- Woodbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbury is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- McCordsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yorktown, with the one closest to Yorktown listed first.
- Middletown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Luray
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Luray is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Springport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Summit
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sulphur Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Foley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Foley is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
- Blountsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blountsville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Cadiz
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cadiz is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Messick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Messick is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messick
- Mooreland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mooreland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- New Castle
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Kennard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Kennard is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Howard County
- Jerome
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jerome is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Jay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yorktown, with the one closest to Yorktown listed first.
- Dunkirk
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Redkey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greene
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Greene is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Blaine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Blaine is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Pony
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pony is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pony
- Pennville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff Point is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Point
- Collett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Collett is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collett
- Fiat
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fiat is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiat
- Kosciusko County
- Warsaw
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yorktown, with the one closest to Yorktown listed first.
- Chesterfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Glyn Ellen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Glyn Ellen is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glyn Ellen
- Prosperity
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Prosperity is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Alexandria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gimco City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gimco City is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gimco City
- Country Club Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Country Club Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- North Anderson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- North Anderson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Anderson
- Anderson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Florida
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Florida is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Summitville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Summitville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
- Western Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Western Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Village
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yorktown, with the one closest to Yorktown listed first.
- Parker City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Windsor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Windsor is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Farmland
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Losantville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Modoc
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Modoc is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Ridgeville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ridgeville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 734 people
- Stone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Stone is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Winchester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Rural
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rural is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Bloomingport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomingport is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingport
- Snow Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Snow Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Saratoga
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yorktown, with the one closest to Yorktown listed first.
- Hobbs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Windfall City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Windfall City is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
- Windfall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tipton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yorktown, with the one closest to Yorktown listed first.
- Franklin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Economy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Economy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Hagerstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dublin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dublin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
- Cambridge City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greens Fork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Auburn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Auburn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Williamsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Wells County
- Keystone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Keystone is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Yorktown, see our County-by-County Page for Yorktown.
Cemeteries Near Yorktown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Yorktown.
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 Yorktown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Yorktown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Yorktown, with the one closest to Yorktown listed first.
- McKinley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hawk Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Elm Ridge Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Tomlinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Beech Grove Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Muncie.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84289 <2>
- Nottingham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sunderland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saunders Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Heagy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Tabor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (312 more) ...
- Moonville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sharp Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Parker Moore Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Yorktown had a population of 329 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Yorktown had a population of 11,041 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Yorktown, with the one closest to Yorktown listed first.
- Cammack
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cammack is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cammack
- Muncie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Daleville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Anthony
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Anthony is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
- Cross Roads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cross Roads is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Cowan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cowan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Royerton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Royerton is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royerton
- Chesterfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Middletown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oakville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oakville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Honey Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Honey Creek is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Springport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Luray
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Luray is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- New Burlington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Burlington is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Burlington
- Selma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Yorktown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Yorktown.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Yorktown ...
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 126 newspapers that have been published in the area around Yorktown.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Yorktown. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Yorktown and those printed in the larger area surrounding Yorktown.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4> of Yorktown.
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 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 Yorktown:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Delaware County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blackford County
- Grant County
- Hamilton County
- Hancock County
- Henry County
- Howard County
- Jay County
- Kosciusko County
- Madison County
- Randolph County
- Tipton County
- Wayne County
- Wells 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 Yorktown, 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- Yorktown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |