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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 Alford (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 Alford. 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.

Alford is located in Pike County.

To see how the shape of Indiana's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pike County: Davies's, Dubois, Gibson, Knox & Warrick.

Below are the counties that are near Alford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Alford:

  • Pike County     (The home county of Alford)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alford, with the one closest to Alford listed first.
    • Petersburg
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Algiers
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Highbank Town
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highbank Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbank Town
      • Highbank Town is located in Pike County
    • Glezen
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Winslow
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winslow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
      • Winslow is located in Pike County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 829 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winslow <2>
    • Whiteoak
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Otwell
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • White Sulphur Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Oatsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Union
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Oakland City Junction
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland City Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland City Junction
      • Oakland City Junction is located in Pike County
    • Velpen
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Davies's County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alford, with the one closest to Alford listed first.
    • Sandy Hook
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sandy Hook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
      • Sandy Hook is located in Davies's County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sandy Hook
      • From Alford to Sandy Hook
    • Glendale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Washington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Montgomery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
      • Montgomery is located in Davies's County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <2>
    • Alfordsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alfordsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfordsville
      • Alfordsville is located in Davies's County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
    • Graham
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Graham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
      • Graham is located in Davies's County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Graham
      • From Alford to Graham
    • Capehart
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Cannelburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Plainville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
      • Plainville is located in Davies's County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 500 people
    • Elnora
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Odon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Odon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odon
      • Odon is located in Davies's County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,390 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odon <2>
  • Dubois County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alford, with the one closest to Alford listed first.
    • Ireland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ireland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireland
      • Ireland is located in Dubois County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ireland <2>
    • Portersville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Haysville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Haysville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
      • Haysville is located in Dubois County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Haysville
      • From Alford to Haysville
    • Zoar
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jasper
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Holland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Huntingburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Dubois
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dubois have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubois
      • Dubois is located in Dubois County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dubois <2>
    • Saint Anthony
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Celestine
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Celestine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celestine
      • Celestine is located in Dubois County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Celestine <2>
    • Ferdinand
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferdinand have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferdinand
      • Ferdinand is located in Dubois County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,253 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferdinand <2>
    • Kyana
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Gibson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alford, with the one closest to Alford listed first.
    • Dongola
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Oakland City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Giro
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Francisco
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Francisco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
      • Francisco is located in Gibson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
    • Somerville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hazleton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazleton
      • Hazleton is located in Gibson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazleton <2>
    • Douglas
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Douglas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
      • Douglas is located in Gibson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Douglas
      • From Alford to Douglas
    • Mackey
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Princeton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Patoka
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Buckskin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buckskin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin
      • Buckskin is located in Gibson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Buckskin
      • From Alford to Buckskin
    • Fort Branch
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Branch
      • Fort Branch is located in Gibson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,775 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Branch <2>
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alford, with the one closest to Alford listed first.
    • Willis
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Willis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
      • Willis is located in Knox County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Willis
      • From Alford to Willis
    • Monroe City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
      • Monroe City is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
    • Wheatland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Verne
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Decker
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Fritchton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ragsdale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ragsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragsdale
      • Ragsdale is located in Knox County
    • Bicknell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bicknell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bicknell
      • Bicknell is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,832 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bicknell <2>
    • Vincennes
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Bruceville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Beal
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beal. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beal
      • Beal is located in Knox County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Beal
      • From Alford to Beal
    • Edwardsport
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwardsport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsport
      • Edwardsport is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
  • Martin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alford, with the one closest to Alford listed first.
    • Loogootee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Windom
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Lacy
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Shoals
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
      • Shoals is located in Martin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 781 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shoals <2>
    • Burns City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burns City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns City
      • Burns City is located in Martin County
  • Spencer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alford, with the one closest to Alford listed first.
    • Dale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pigeon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pigeon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
      • Pigeon is located in Spencer County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pigeon
      • From Alford to Pigeon
    • Gentryville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Lincoln City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln City
      • Lincoln City is located in Spencer County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln City <2>
    • Mariah Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Rockport Junction
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Kercheval
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kercheval. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kercheval
      • Kercheval is located in Spencer County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kercheval
      • From Alford to Kercheval
  • Vanderburgh County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alford, with the one closest to Alford listed first.
    • Stacer
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stacer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacer
      • Stacer is located in Vanderburgh County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Stacer
      • From Alford to Stacer
    • Daylight
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Warrick County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alford, with the one closest to Alford listed first.
    • Lynnville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynnville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
      • Lynnville is located in Warrick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 977 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynnville <2>
    • Dickeyville ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dickeyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
      • Dickeyville is located in Warrick County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dickeyville
      • From Alford to Dickeyville
    • Graham Valley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Heilman
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Heilman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilman
      • Heilman is located in Warrick County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Heilman
      • From Alford to Heilman
    • Wheatonville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Folsomville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Elberfeld
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elberfeld have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberfeld
      • Elberfeld is located in Warrick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elberfeld <2>
    • Eames
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eames. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eames
      • Eames is located in Warrick County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Eames
      • From Alford to Eames
    • Tennyson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tennyson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennyson
      • Tennyson is located in Warrick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tennyson <2>
    • Boonville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonville
      • Boonville is located in Warrick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,409 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boonville <2>
    • De Gonia Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Lawrence County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alford, with the one closest to Alford listed first.
    • Saint Francisville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Billett
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Billett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billett
      • Billett is located in Lawrence County (IL)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Billett
      • From Alford to Billett
    • Russellville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lawrenceville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrenceville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
      • Lawrenceville is located in Lawrence County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,380 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrenceville <2>
  • Wabash County (IL)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Alford, see our County-by-County Page for Alford.

Cemeteries Near Alford ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Alford.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Alford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Alford, with the one closest to Alford listed first.

  • Morrison Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morrison Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morrison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Town Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Town Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Town Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stuckey Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stuckey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stuckey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Walnut Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Old Union Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McClure Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McClure Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McClure Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Arnold Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arnold Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arnold Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Indian Mound Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Mound Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Mound Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Willis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Weathers Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weathers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weathers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Willis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Delectable Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Freeland Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freeland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freeland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Weist Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weist Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

While we didn't find Alford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Alford.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Alford, with the one closest to Alford listed first.

  • Petersburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Algiers
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Rogers
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
    • Rogers is located in Pike County
  • Sandy Hook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sandy Hook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
    • Sandy Hook is located in Davies's County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Sandy Hook
    • From Alford to Sandy Hook
  • Bowman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman
    • Bowman is located in Pike County
  • Rumble
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rumble have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumble
    • Rumble is located in Pike County
  • Glezen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Littles
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littles have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littles
    • Littles is located in Pike County
  • Pond Creek Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pond Creek Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Creek Mills
    • Pond Creek Mills is located in Knox County
  • Cumback
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumback have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumback
    • Cumback is located in Davies's County
  • Winslow
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winslow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
    • Winslow is located in Pike County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 829 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winslow <2>
  • Ayrshire
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ayrshire have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayrshire
    • Ayrshire is located in Pike County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Otwell
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Thomas
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
      • Thomas is located in Davies's County
    • Survant
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Survant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Survant
      • Survant is located in Pike County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Alford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Alford.

Newspapers Published in Alford ...

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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Alford.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Alford, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Alford.

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 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 Alford:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Alford. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Alford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4913, Longitude: -87.2428    
<6>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 Alford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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