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 Bandon (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 Bandon. 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.
Bandon is located in Perry 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 Perry County: Crawford, Dubois, Spencer, Breckinridge (KY), Hancock (KY) & Meade (KY).
Below are the counties that are near Bandon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bandon:
- Perry County (The home county of Bandon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bandon, with the one closest to Bandon listed first.
- Branchville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Branchville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Apalona
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Apalona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apalona
- Leopold
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ranger
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ranger is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
- Saint Croix
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sassafras
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sassafras is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Bristow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Magnet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Magnet is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Derby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dexter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dexter is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Gerald
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gerald is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
- Lilly Dale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lilly Dale is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Dale
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bandon, with the one closest to Bandon listed first.
- West Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Fork is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fork
- Alton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Alton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Sulphur
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphur is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- Beechwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beechwood is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Jericho
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jericho is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Fredonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fredonia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Eckerty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Grantsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grantsburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
- Riceville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Riceville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Taswell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Magnolia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Leavenworth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Dubois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bandon, with the one closest to Bandon listed first.
- Birdseye
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ferdinand
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kyana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kyana is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyana
- Schnellville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Schnellville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnellville
- Saint Anthony
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Celestine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Huntingburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dubois
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Holland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Norton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Norton is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Jasper
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hillham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hillham is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillham
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bandon, with the one closest to Bandon listed first.
- New Amsterdam
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- New Amsterdam is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Amsterdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Valley City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Valley City is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- Glidas
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Glidas is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidas
- Mauckport
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Central
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Central is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Depauw
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Depauw is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depauw
- Frenchtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Frenchtown is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Corydon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ramsey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ramsey is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Dogwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Dogwood is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- Laconia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Corydon Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Corydon Junction is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon Junction
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bandon, with the one closest to Bandon listed first.
- Youngs Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Youngs Creek is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Creek
- French Lick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Chambersburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chambersburg is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Trotter Crossing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Trotter Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotter Crossing
- Paoli
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- West Baden Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- West Baden Springs is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baden Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Abydel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Abydel is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abydel
- Prospect
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Prospect is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Pike County
- Stendal
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Stendal is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stendal
- Spencer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bandon, with the one closest to Bandon listed first.
- Saint Meinrad
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fulda
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Evanston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Evanston is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
- Lamar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mariah Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Santa Claus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Clay City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Clay City is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
- Dale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lincoln City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Rockport Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Rockport Junction is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport Junction
- Kercheval
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Kercheval is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kercheval
- Gentryville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Warrick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bandon, with the one closest to Bandon listed first.
- Heilman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Heilman is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilman
- Tennyson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Eames
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Eames is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eames
- Folsomville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Folsomville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomville
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bandon, with the one closest to Bandon listed first.
- Hardinsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fredericksburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Breckinridge County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bandon, with the one closest to Bandon listed first.
- Chenaultt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chenaultt is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenaultt
- Ammons
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ammons is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammons
- Union Star
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Union Star is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star
- Stephensport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Stephensport is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephensport
- Raymond
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Raymond is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Cloverport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Webster
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Webster is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Irvington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hardinsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Garfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Garfield is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Harned
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Tar Fork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Tar Fork is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Fork
- Daviess County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bandon, with the one closest to Bandon listed first.
- Yelvington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Yelvington is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelvington
- Maceo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Maceo is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maceo
- Hancock County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bandon, with the one closest to Bandon listed first.
- Hawesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lewisport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Patesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Patesville is located in Hancock County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patesville
- Pellville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pellville is located in Hancock County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellville
- Meade County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bandon, with the one closest to Bandon listed first.
- Roberta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Roberta is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberta
- Concordia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Concordia is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
- Wolf Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wolf Creek is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Beechland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Beechland is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechland
- Rhodelia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rhodelia is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- Andyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Andyville is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andyville
- Cedar Flat
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cedar Flat is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
- Battletown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Battletown is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battletown
- Cold Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cold Springs is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Liberty
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Lodale
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lodale is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodale
- Oolite
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Oolite is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oolite
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bandon, see our County-by-County Page for Bandon.
Cemeteries Near Bandon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bandon.
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 Bandon - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bandon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bandon, with the one closest to Bandon listed first.
- Frakes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bangle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Guillaume Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lanman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rennie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Walker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rickenbaugh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Horton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ewing Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Colby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (328 more) ...
- Sprinkle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- German Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rhodes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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>
While we didn't find Bandon in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bandon.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bandon, with the one closest to Bandon listed first.
- Leopold
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Branchville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Branchville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Apalona
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Apalona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apalona
- Celina
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Celina is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celina
- Mount Pleasant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Ranger
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ranger is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
- Oriole
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oriole is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole
- Uniontown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Uniontown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Saint Croix
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bristow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Doolittle Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Doolittle Mills is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittle Mills
- West Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Fork is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fork
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Derby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dexter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dexter is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Huffman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Huffman is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bandon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bandon.
Newspapers Published in Bandon ...
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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bandon.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bandon, 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 Bandon.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Bandon:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Perry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Dubois County
- Harrison County
- Orange County
- Pike County
- Spencer County
- Warrick County
- Washington County
- Breckinridge County
- Daviess County
- Hancock County
- Meade 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 Bandon, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bandon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |