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 Atherton (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 Atherton. 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.
Atherton is located in Vigo 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 Vigo County: Clark (IL), Edgar (IL), Clay, Parke, Sullivan & Vermillion.
Below are the counties that are near Atherton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Atherton:
- Vigo County (The home county of Atherton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Atherton, with the one closest to Atherton listed first.
- Shepardsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Shepardsville is located in Vigo County
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- Sandcut
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sandcut is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandcut
- North Terre Haute
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- North Terre Haute is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Terre Haute
- Spelterville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Spelterville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelterville
- Burnett
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Burnett is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- New Goshen
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fontanet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fontanet is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanet
- Terre Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Terre Town is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Town
- Harrison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison is located in Vigo County
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- Pine Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pine Ridge is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Barnhart Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Barnhart Town is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhart Town
- Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Libertyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Libertyville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Atherton, with the one closest to Atherton listed first.
- Perth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Perth is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Cloverland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cloverland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
- Bee Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bee Ridge is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Ridge
- Billtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Billtown is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billtown
- Staunton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Staunton is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
- Benwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Benwood is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benwood
- Carbon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Carbon is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
- Lena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lena is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Brazil
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Turner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Turner is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Billville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Billville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billville
- Knightsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Knightsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
- Harmony
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Harmony is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 639 people
- Fountain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Atherton, with the one closest to Atherton listed first.
- Kingman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Harveysburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Harveysburg is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Wallace
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wallace is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Atherton, with the one closest to Atherton listed first.
- Waveland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Alamo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alamo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Owen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Atherton, with the one closest to Atherton listed first.
- Denmark
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Denmark is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Patricksburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Patricksburg is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricksburg
- Atkinsonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Atkinsonville is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinsonville
- Parke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Atherton, with the one closest to Atherton listed first.
- West Atherton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- West Atherton is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Atherton
- Numa
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Numa is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numa
- Rosedale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rosedale is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
- Rosedale has also been known as:
- Roseville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <1>
- Mecca
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mecca is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
- Bridgeton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Armiesburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Armiesburg is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armiesburg
- Montezuma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Billie Creek Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rockville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mansfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Nyesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nyesville is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyesville
- Bloomingdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- West Union
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- West Union is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Atherton, with the one closest to Atherton listed first.
- Reelsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Reelsville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsville
- Portland Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Portland Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland Mills
- Limedale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Limedale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limedale
- Greencastle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Putnamville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Putnamville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
- Russellville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Russellville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Blakesburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Blakesburg is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakesburg
- Cloverdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Atherton, with the one closest to Atherton listed first.
- Farmersburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Fairbanks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Fairbanks is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
- Hymera
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hymera is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hymera
- Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
- Scott City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Scott City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott City
- Shelburn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Vermillion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Atherton, with the one closest to Atherton listed first.
- Clinton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Universal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Universal is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
- Fairview Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Park is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
- Sandytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sandytown is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandytown
- Summit Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Summit Grove is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
- Blanford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blanford is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanford
- Saint Bernice
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Bernice is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bernice
- Alta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Alta is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Hillsdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hillsdale is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Dana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dana is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Newport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cayuga
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Eugene
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Eugene is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugene
- Clark County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Atherton, with the one closest to Atherton listed first.
- Farrington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Farrington is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrington
- Dennison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dennison is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennison
- Weaver
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Weaver is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Livingston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Livingston is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Marshall
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksville is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Snyder
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Snyder is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
- Clark Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clark Center is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Center
- Edgar County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Atherton, with the one closest to Atherton listed first.
- Huffmanville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Huffmanville is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffmanville
- Clays Prairie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clays Prairie is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Prairie
- Vermilion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Kidley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kidley is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidley
- Elbridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elbridge is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
- Kentucky
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Kentucky is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
- Logan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nevins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Nevins is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevins
- Raven
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Raven is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Paris
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Scottland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Scottland is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottland
- Bloomfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomfield is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Oliver
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oliver is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Vermilion County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Atherton, with the one closest to Atherton listed first.
- Ridge Farm
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Vermilion Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Vermilion Grove is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion Grove
- Olivet
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Olivet is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Georgetown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Indianola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Meeks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Meeks is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks
- Busenville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Busenville is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busenville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Atherton, see our County-by-County Page for Atherton.
Cemeteries Near Atherton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Atherton.
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 Atherton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Atherton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Atherton, with the one closest to Atherton listed first.
- Wood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bound Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Steveson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Roselawn Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Evans Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rukes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pleasantview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Denny Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kennedy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Phillips Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Haven Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stewart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (402 more) ...
- Riverview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Atherton had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Atherton, with the one closest to Atherton listed first.
- Hudnut
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hudnut is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudnut
- Tecumseh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tecumseh is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
- Otter Creek Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rosedale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rosedale is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
- Rosedale has also been known as:
- Roseville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <1>
- Coxville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Coxville is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxville
- Clinton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Goshen
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Markles
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Markles is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markles
- Burnett
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Burnett is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Fontanet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fontanet is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanet
- Jessup
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jessup is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessup
- Coal Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Coal Bluff is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Bluff
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- Summit Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Summit Grove is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
- Catlin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Catlin is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
- Mecca
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mecca is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Atherton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Atherton.
Newspapers Published in Atherton ...
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 143 newspapers that have been published in the area around Atherton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Atherton, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Atherton.
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 Atherton:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Vigo County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Fountain County
- Montgomery County
- Owen County
- Parke County
- Putnam County
- Sullivan County
- Vermillion County
- Clark County
- Edgar County
- Vermilion 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> | 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 Atherton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Atherton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |