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 Africa (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 Africa. 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.
Africa is located in Spencer 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 Spencer County: Dubois, Perry, Warrick, Daviess (KY) & Hancock (KY).
Below are the counties that are near Africa. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Africa:
- Spencer County (The home county of Africa)
- The following are listed by their distance from Africa, with the one closest to Africa listed first.
- Lincoln Pioneer Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rockport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Reo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Reo is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reo
- Rock Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rock Hill is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Grandview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Eureka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Eureka is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Hatfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hatfield is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Richland City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Richland City is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland City
- Estimated population in 2015: 407 people
- Richland City has also been known as:
- Richland
- Chrisney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bloomfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bloomfield is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Clay City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Clay City is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
- Kercheval
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Kercheval is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kercheval
- Pigeon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pigeon is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Dubois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Africa, with the one closest to Africa listed first.
- Holland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ferdinand
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Zoar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Zoar is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Africa, with the one closest to Africa listed first.
- Cannelton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Tell City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Troy
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Tobinsport
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Tobinsport is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobinsport
- Lilly Dale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lilly Dale is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Dale
- Ranger
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ranger is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
- Bristow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gerald
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gerald is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
- Rome
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rome is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Africa, with the one closest to Africa listed first.
- Stendal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Stendal is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stendal
- Spurgeon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Spurgeon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Vanderburgh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Africa, with the one closest to Africa listed first.
- Smythe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Smythe is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smythe
- Melody Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Melody Hill is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Hill
- Evansville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Daylight
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Daylight is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- McCutchanville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- McCutchanville is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCutchanville
- Highland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Highland is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Cypress
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cypress is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
- Vaughan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Vaughan is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
- Warrick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Africa, with the one closest to Africa listed first.
- Dayville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dayville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayville
- Eames
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Eames is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eames
- Tennyson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- De Gonia Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- De Gonia Springs is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Gonia Springs
- Boonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Newburgh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Folsomville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Folsomville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomville
- Heilman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Heilman is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilman
- Chandler
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chandler is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,288 people
- Dickeyville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Dickeyville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
- Baugh City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Baugh City is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baugh City
- Stevenson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Stevenson is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson
- Graham Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Graham Valley is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Valley
- Breckinridge County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Africa, with the one closest to Africa listed first.
- Cloverport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Tar Fork
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Tar Fork is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Fork
- Vanzant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vanzant is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanzant
- Stephensport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Stephensport is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephensport
- Daviess County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Africa, with the one closest to Africa listed first.
- Maceo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Maceo is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maceo
- Yelvington
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Yelvington is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelvington
- Owensboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ensor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ensor is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensor
- Philpot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Masonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Masonville is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
- Birk City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Birk City is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birk City
- Browns Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Browns Valley is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Moseleyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Moseleyville is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moseleyville
- Whitesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Curdsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Curdsville is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
- West Louisville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oklahoma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oklahoma is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Hancock County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Africa, with the one closest to Africa listed first.
- Lewisport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pellville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pellville is located in Hancock County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellville
- Hawesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Patesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Patesville is located in Hancock County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patesville
- Cabot
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cabot is located in Hancock County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
- Henderson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Africa, with the one closest to Africa listed first.
- Carlinburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Carlinburg is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlinburg
- Reed
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Reed is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Bluff City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bluff City is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Hebbardsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hebbardsville is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbardsville
- Spottsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Spottsville is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottsville
- Baskett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Baskett is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskett
- Niagara
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Niagara is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
- Robards
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Henderson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- White City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- White City is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Hopkins County (KY)
- Jewel City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jewel City is located in Hopkins County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewel City
- McLean County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Africa, with the one closest to Africa listed first.
- Glenville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Glenville is located in McLean County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Buel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Buel is located in McLean County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
- Elba
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Elba is located in McLean County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Beech Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Calhoun
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Calhoun is located in McLean County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
- Former names for Calhoun:
- Calhoon
- Fort Vienna
- Vienna Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calhoun <1>
- Rumsey
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rumsey is located in McLean County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumsey
- Livermore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lemon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lemon is located in McLean County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
- Island
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ohio County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Africa, with the one closest to Africa listed first.
- Buford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Buford is located in Ohio County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
- Aetnaville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Aetnaville is located in Ohio County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetnaville
- Deanefield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Deanefield is located in Ohio County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanefield
- Beda
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Beda is located in Ohio County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beda
- Fordsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Dundee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dundee is located in Ohio County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Hartford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Centertown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Centertown is located in Ohio County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Olaton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Olaton is located in Ohio County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaton
- Webster County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Africa, with the one closest to Africa listed first.
- Onton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Onton is located in Webster County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onton
- Sebree
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Africa, see our County-by-County Page for Africa.
Cemeteries Near Africa ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Africa.
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 Africa - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Africa covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Africa, with the one closest to Africa listed first.
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sunset Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- White Chapel Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shiloh Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the south of Reo.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960632 <3>
- St. Bernard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Alexander Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Alexandria Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hawes - Taylor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Yelvington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kelly Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (307 more) ...
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<4>
While we didn't find Africa in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Africa.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Africa, with the one closest to Africa listed first.
- Patronville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Patronville is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patronville
- Thruston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Thruston is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thruston
- Rockport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Owensboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Yelvington
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Yelvington is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelvington
- Enterprise
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Enterprise is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Ensor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ensor is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensor
- Rock Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rock Hill is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Philpot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ritchie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ritchie is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchie
- Eureka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Eureka is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Hatfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hatfield is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Stanley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rome
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rome is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Pettit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pettit is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Africa. See our List of 1890's Communities around Africa.
Newspapers Published in Africa ...
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 92 newspapers that have been published in the area around Africa.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Africa, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Africa.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Africa:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Spencer County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dubois County
- Perry County
- Pike County
- Vanderburgh County
- Warrick County
- Breckinridge County
- Daviess County
- Hancock County
- Henderson County
- Hopkins County
- McLean County
- Ohio County
- Webster 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> | 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- Africa) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Africa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |