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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 Bald Knobs (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 Bald Knobs. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.

Bald Knobs is located in Jackson 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 Jackson County: Bartholomew, Brown, Jennings, Lawrence, Scott & Washington.

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

  • Jackson County     (The home county of Bald Knobs)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bald Knobs, with the one closest to Bald Knobs listed first.
    • Houston
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Houston is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
    • Freetown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Spraytown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Spraytown is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spraytown
    • Kurtz
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Kurtz is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kurtz
    • Norman
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Cortland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Cortland is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland
    • Brownstown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Vallonia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • New Elizabethtown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • New Elizabethtown is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Elizabethtown
    • Medora
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Medora is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
    • Seymour
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Dudleytown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Dudleytown is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleytown
    • Fleming
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Fleming is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
  • Bartholomew County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bald Knobs, with the one closest to Bald Knobs listed first.
    • North Ogilville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • North Ogilville is located in Bartholomew County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ogilville
    • Stony Lonesome
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Stony Lonesome is located in Bartholomew County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Lonesome
    • Jonesville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Bethel Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Bethel Village is located in Bartholomew County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Village
    • Garden City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Garden City is located in Bartholomew County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
    • Columbus
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Corn Brook
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Corn Brook is located in Bartholomew County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Brook
    • Elizabethtown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Elizabethtown is located in Bartholomew County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
    • Jewell Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jewell Village is located in Bartholomew County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell Village
    • Taylorsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Petersville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Petersville is located in Bartholomew County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
    • Clifford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Clifford is located in Bartholomew County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
    • Pleasant View Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Pleasant View Village is located in Bartholomew County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Village
  • Brown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bald Knobs, with the one closest to Bald Knobs listed first.
    • Becks Grove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Becks Grove is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becks Grove
    • Story
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Story is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
    • Pikes Peak
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Pikes Peak is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Peak
    • Gnaw Bone
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Mount Liberty
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Mount Liberty is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
    • Nashville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Beanblossom
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Beanblossom is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beanblossom
      • Beanblossom has also been known as:
      • Bean Blossom
    • Helmsburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Helmsburg is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmsburg
    • Spearsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Spearsville is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearsville
  • Decatur County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bald Knobs, with the one closest to Bald Knobs listed first.
    • Alert
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Alert is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alert
    • Sardinia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Sardinia is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardinia
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bald Knobs, with the one closest to Bald Knobs listed first.
    • Hendricksville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Hendricksville is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricksville
    • Owensburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Owensburg is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensburg
  • Jennings County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bald Knobs, with the one closest to Bald Knobs listed first.
    • Four Corners
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Four Corners is located in Jennings County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
    • Hayden
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Hayden is located in Jennings County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden
    • Scipio
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Scipio is located in Jennings County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
    • Queensville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Queensville is located in Jennings County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensville
    • North Vernon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Commiskey
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Vernon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Paris Crossing
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Paris Crossing is located in Jennings County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Crossing
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bald Knobs, with the one closest to Bald Knobs listed first.
    • Peoga
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Peoga is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoga
    • Princes Lakes
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Princes Lakes is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princes Lakes
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,342 people
    • Nineveh
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Edinburgh
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Samaria
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Samaria is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
    • Trafalgar
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Anita ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Anita is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anita
    • Amity
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Amity is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
  • Lawrence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bald Knobs, with the one closest to Bald Knobs listed first.
    • Zelma
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Zelma is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zelma
    • Heltonville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Leesville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Leesville is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
    • Erie
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Erie is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
    • Crawford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Crawford is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
    • Fort Ritner
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Fort Ritner is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ritner
    • Guthrie
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Guthrie is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
    • Tunnelton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Tunnelton is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelton
    • Bedford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Oolitic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Judah
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Judah is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judah
    • Bono
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Bono is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
    • Avoca
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Avoca is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bald Knobs, with the one closest to Bald Knobs listed first.
    • Smithville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Unionville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Clear Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Clear Creek is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
    • Harrodsburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Harrodsburg is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrodsburg
    • Bloomington
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Dolan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Dolan is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolan
    • Kirksville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Kirksville is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksville
    • Highland Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Highland Village is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
    • Stanford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Stanford is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanford
    • Ellettsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Morgan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bald Knobs, with the one closest to Bald Knobs listed first.
    • Morgantown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Mahalasville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Mahalasville is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahalasville
    • Taggart Crossing ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Taggart Crossing is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taggart Crossing
    • Martinsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bald Knobs, with the one closest to Bald Knobs listed first.
    • Leipsic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Leipsic is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic
    • Orleans
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bromer
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Bromer is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromer
  • Scott County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bald Knobs, with the one closest to Bald Knobs listed first.
    • Austin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Marshfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Marshfield is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
    • Albion
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Albion is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
  • Shelby County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bald Knobs, with the one closest to Bald Knobs listed first.
    • Flat Rock
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Auburn
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Mount Auburn is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bald Knobs, with the one closest to Bald Knobs listed first.
    • Plattsburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Plattsburg is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
    • Kossuth
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Kossuth is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
    • Campbellsburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Saltillo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Saltillo is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
    • Smedley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Smedley is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smedley
    • Little York
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Little York is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
    • Claysville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Claysville is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
    • Salem
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Salem is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,236 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <1>
    • Harristown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Harristown is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harristown

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

Cemeteries Near Bald Knobs ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bald Knobs.

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 Bald Knobs - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Lutes Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Houston Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Thompson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Waggoner Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • McKinney Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Cummings Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Lucas Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cornett Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hanner Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Bower Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Bagwell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Spraytown Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (300 more) ...
    • Callahan Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Noblet Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Beck Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)

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>

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

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

  • Houston
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Houston is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
  • Freetown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Kurtz
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Kurtz is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kurtz
  • Spraytown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Spraytown is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spraytown
  • Christiansburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Christiansburg is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiansburg
  • Maumee
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Maumee is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maumee
  • Story
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Story is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
  • Becks Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Becks Grove is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becks Grove
  • Surprise
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Surprise is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
  • Elkinsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Elkinsville is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkinsville
  • Norman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Waymansville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Waymansville is located in Bartholomew County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waymansville
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Pikes Peak
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Pikes Peak is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Peak
    • Stratford ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Stratford is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
    • Zelma
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Zelma is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zelma

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

Newspapers Published in Bald Knobs ...

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 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bald Knobs.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bald Knobs, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bald Knobs.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Bald Knobs:

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 Bald Knobs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bald Knobs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.