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 Ballstown (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 Ballstown. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Ballstown is located in Ripley 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 Ripley County: Dearborn, Decatur, Franklin, Jefferson, Jennings, Ohio & Switzerland.
Below are the counties that are near Ballstown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ballstown:
- Ripley County (The home county of Ballstown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ballstown, with the one closest to Ballstown listed first.
- Batesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Morris
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Morris is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
- Lookout
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lookout is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Napoleon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Delaware
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Delaware is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Stumpke Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stumpke Corner is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumpke Corner
- Penntown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Penntown is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penntown
- Sunman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Osgood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pierceville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pierceville is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Milan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Otter Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Otter Village is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Village
- Versailles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bartholomew County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ballstown, with the one closest to Ballstown listed first.
- Hartsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hartsville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Rugby
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rugby is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Grammer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Grammer is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grammer
- Newbern
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Newbern is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Hope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hope is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,248 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <1>
- Petersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Petersville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Dearborn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ballstown, with the one closest to Ballstown listed first.
- Lawrenceville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lawrenceville is located in Dearborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- New Alsace
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- New Alsace is located in Dearborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alsace
- Moores Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Manchester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Manchester is located in Dearborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Sparta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sparta is located in Dearborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Saint Leon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Saint Leon is located in Dearborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Leon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 669 people
- Yorkville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Yorkville is located in Dearborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Kyle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kyle is located in Dearborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle
- Guilford
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Logan
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Logan is located in Dearborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Dillsboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bright
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bright is located in Dearborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Aurora
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Decatur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ballstown, with the one closest to Ballstown listed first.
- New Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Smyrna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Smyrna is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Saint Maurice
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Maurice is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Maurice
- Knarr Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Knarr Corner is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knarr Corner
- Millhousen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Millhousen is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhousen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Clarksburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clarksburg is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Greensburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Springhill ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Springhill is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Harris City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Harris City is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris City
- Letts Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Letts Corner is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letts Corner
- Letts
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Letts is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letts
- Westport
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Westport is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
- Adams
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Adams is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ballstown, with the one closest to Ballstown listed first.
- Alpine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Alpine is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Everton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Everton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everton
- Nulltown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Nulltown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nulltown
- Orange
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Orange is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Connersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Springersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Springersville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springersville
- Fairview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fairview is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Harrisburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Harrisburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ballstown, with the one closest to Ballstown listed first.
- Oldenburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Enochsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Enochsburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enochsburg
- Oak Forest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Forest is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
- Youngs Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Youngs Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Corner
- Metamora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Tree Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Tree Crossroads is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Tree Crossroads
- South Gate
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- South Gate is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gate
- Yellow Bank
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yellow Bank is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bank
- Andersonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Andersonville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Laurel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Brookville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- New Trenton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- New Trenton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Trenton
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ballstown, with the one closest to Ballstown listed first.
- Bryantsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bryantsburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryantsburg
- Canaan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Canaan is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Dupont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Middlefork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Middlefork is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefork
- Jennings County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ballstown, with the one closest to Ballstown listed first.
- Zenas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Zenas is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenas
- Butlerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oakdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Oakdale is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- San Jacinto
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- San Jacinto is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jacinto
- Grayford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grayford is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayford
- North Vernon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Queensville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Queensville is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensville
- Vernon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Scipio
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Scipio is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Ohio County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ballstown, with the one closest to Ballstown listed first.
- Hartford
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hartford is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Bear Branch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bear Branch is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
- Rising Sun
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Parke County
- Stumptown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stumptown is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
- Rush County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ballstown, with the one closest to Ballstown listed first.
- Williamstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Williamstown is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Milroy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Moscow
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Moscow is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Gowdy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gowdy is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowdy
- Glenwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Rushville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Homer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Homer is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Gings
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Gings is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gings
- Manilla
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Manilla is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manilla
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ballstown, with the one closest to Ballstown listed first.
- Waldron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Waldron is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Blue Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Ridge is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Geneva
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Geneva is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Norristown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Norristown is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norristown
- Prescott
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Prescott is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Rays Crossing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rays Crossing is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rays Crossing
- Wilson Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson Corner is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Corner
- Switzerland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ballstown, with the one closest to Ballstown listed first.
- Avonburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Avonburg is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avonburg
- Pleasant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant
- Bennington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bennington is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
- Allensville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Allensville is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- East Enterprise
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Enterprise is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Enterprise
- Moorefield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Moorefield is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ballstown, with the one closest to Ballstown listed first.
- Billingsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Billingsville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billingsville
- Contreras
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Contreras is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contreras
- Boone County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ballstown, with the one closest to Ballstown listed first.
- Petersburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Idlewild
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Idlewild is located in Boone County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
- Belleview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Belleview is located in Boone County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Francisville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Francisville is located in Boone County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisville
- Bullittsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bullittsville is located in Boone County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullittsville
- McVille
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- McVille is located in Boone County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVille
- Rabbit Hash
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rabbit Hash is located in Boone County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Hash
- Former name for Rabbit Hash:
- Carlton
- Butler County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ballstown, with the one closest to Ballstown listed first.
- Scipio
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Scipio is located in Butler County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Alert
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Alert is located in Butler County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alert
- Okeana
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Peoria
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Peoria is located in Butler County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Saint Charles
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Saint Charles is located in Butler County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Shandon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Reily
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Reily is located in Butler County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reily
- Contreras
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Contreras is located in Butler County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contreras
- Auburn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Auburn is located in Butler County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Bunker Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bunker Hill is located in Butler County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
- Hamilton County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ballstown, with the one closest to Ballstown listed first.
- Harrison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Simonsons ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Simonsons is located in Hamilton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonsons
- Hooven
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Blue Jay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Blue Jay is located in Hamilton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Jay
- Cleves
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Grandview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Grandview is located in Hamilton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- North Bend
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Shaker Village ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Shaker Village is located in Hamilton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Miami Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Miami Heights is located in Hamilton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami Heights
- Sekitan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sekitan is located in Hamilton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sekitan
- Addyston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Addyston is located in Hamilton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addyston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 937 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ballstown, see our County-by-County Page for Ballstown.
Cemeteries Near Ballstown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ballstown.
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 Ballstown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ballstown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ballstown, with the one closest to Ballstown listed first.
- Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Johns Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Batesville.
- The St. Johns Cemetery has also been known as:
- Huntersville Cemetery
- St. Johns United Church of Christ (UCC) Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86686 <2>
- Boocher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Adams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Little Memory Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- New Pennington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pennington Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Pennington Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of New Point.
- St. Maurice Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Prattsburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Stephen's Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stephen's Cemetery
- The St. Stephen's Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Stephen's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
- St. Stephen's Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2270473 <2>
- Holy Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (392 more) ...
- Delaware Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Maple Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Perseverance Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Ballstown had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ballstown, with the one closest to Ballstown listed first.
- Batesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lookout
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lookout is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Morris
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Morris is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
- Napoleon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Enochsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Enochsburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enochsburg
- Spades
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Spades is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spades
- Oldenburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Delaware
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Delaware is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Stumpke Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stumpke Corner is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumpke Corner
- Smiths Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Smiths Crossing is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Crossing
- Smyrna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Smyrna is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Osgood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pierceville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pierceville is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Sunman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ballstown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ballstown.
Newspapers Published in Ballstown ...
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 Ballstown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ballstown, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ballstown.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Ballstown:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Ripley County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartholomew County
- Dearborn County
- Decatur County
- Fayette County
- Franklin County
- Jefferson County
- Jennings County
- Ohio County
- Parke County
- Rush County
- Shelby County
- Switzerland County
- Union County
- Boone County
- Butler County
- Hamilton 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> | 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> | 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- Ballstown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Ballstown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |