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 Indian Creek (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 Indian Creek. 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 Indian Creek ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Indian Creek: Indian Crk. (or less commonly used: Indian Ck. or Indian Cr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Indian Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Indian Creek.
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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Indian Creek is located in Monroe County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Monroe County: Audrain, Macon, Marion, Ralls, Randolph & Shelby.
Below are the counties that are near Indian Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Indian Creek:
- Monroe County (The home county of Indian Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Creek, with the one closest to Indian Creek listed first.
- Monroe City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stoutsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Florida
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- North Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- North Fork is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
- Goss
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Goss is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Paris
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Santa Fe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Santa Fe is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Granville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Granville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Holliday
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Holliday is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Woodlawn
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Madison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Duncans Bridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Duncans Bridge is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncans Bridge
- Ash
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ash is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Audrain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Creek, with the one closest to Indian Creek listed first.
- Farber
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Farber is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farber
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Vandalia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Laddonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rush Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rush Hill is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Tulip
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tulip is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- Saling ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saling is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saling
- Mexico
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Thompson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Thompson is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Vandiver
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Vandiver is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandiver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Creek, with the one closest to Indian Creek listed first.
- Newark
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Plevna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Plevna is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Creek, with the one closest to Indian Creek listed first.
- Durham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Maywood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Maywood is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Argola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Argola is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argola
- Ewing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Gilead
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Gilead is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Weber
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Weber is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber
- Macon County
- Woodville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Woodville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Creek, with the one closest to Indian Creek listed first.
- Philadelphia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Philadelphia is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Dodge City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dodge City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
- Palmyra
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Oakwood is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Nelsonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Nelsonville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Hannibal
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Helton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Helton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Cave City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cave City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave City
- Taylor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Creek, with the one closest to Indian Creek listed first.
- Frankford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Curryville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Curryville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- New Harmony
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Harmony is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
- Ralls County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Creek, with the one closest to Indian Creek listed first.
- The Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Landing is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Landing
- Shaver Ford ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shaver Ford is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Ford
- Greenlawn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greenlawn is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn
- Perry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rensselaer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rensselaer is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Madisonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Madisonville is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
- New London
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Saverton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Saverton is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saverton
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Creek, with the one closest to Indian Creek listed first.
- Hunnewell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hunnewell is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunnewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Lakenan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lakenan is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakenan
- Kendall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kendall is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
- Emden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Emden is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emden
- Shelbina
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shelbyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shelbyville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
- Lentner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lentner is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentner
- Bethel
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Kirby
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kirby is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
- Enterprise
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Enterprise is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Clarence
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Leonard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Adams County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Creek, with the one closest to Indian Creek listed first.
- Marblehead
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Marblehead is located in Adams County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
- Fall Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fall Creek is located in Adams County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
- Pike County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Creek, with the one closest to Indian Creek listed first.
- Shepherd
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Shepherd is located in Pike County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
- Spencer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Spencer is located in Pike County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Indian Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Indian Creek.
Cemeteries Near Indian Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Indian Creek.
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 Indian Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Indian Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Indian Creek, with the one closest to Indian Creek listed first.
- St. Jude Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Jude Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Jude Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Monroe City.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #969154 <2>
- Holy Rosary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Judes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jeter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stoutsville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Crigler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Crutcher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Deer Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mt. Joy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hawkins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Utterback Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (190 more) ...
- Hunnewell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. Peter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Indian Creek had a population of 41 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Indian Creek, with the one closest to Indian Creek listed first.
- Clapper
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Clapper is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clapper
- Monroe City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stoutsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hunnewell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hunnewell is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunnewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Florida
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hassard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hassard is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hassard
- North Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- North Fork is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
- Hatch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hatch is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatch
- Greenlawn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greenlawn is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn
- Goss
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Goss is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Victor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Victor is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
- Huntington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Huntington is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ely
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ely is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
- Lakenan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lakenan is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakenan
- Kendall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kendall is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Indian Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Indian Creek.
Newspapers Published in Indian Creek ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Indian Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Indian Creek, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Indian Creek.
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 either 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 Indian Creek:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Monroe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Audrain County
- Knox County
- Lewis County
- Macon County
- Marion County
- Pike County
- Ralls County
- Shelby County
- Adams County
- Pike County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
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 Indian Creek, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Indian Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |