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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 Barrick Corner (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 Barrick Corner. 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.

Name Variations for Barrick Corner ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Barrick Corner: Barrick Cor. (or less commonly used: Barrick Crn.)

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 and doctors 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.

Barrick Corner is located in Clay 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 Clay County: Greene, Owen, Parke, Putnam, Sullivan & Vigo.

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

  • Clay County     (The home county of Barrick Corner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barrick Corner, with the one closest to Barrick Corner listed first.
    • Clay City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Eel River
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Eel River is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eel River
    • Howesville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Howesville is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howesville
    • Saline City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Saline City is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
    • Bowling Green
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Bowling Green is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
    • Coalmont
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Coalmont is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
    • Center Point
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Art
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Art is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Art
    • Cory
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Cory is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cory
    • Prairie City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Prairie City is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
    • Poland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Roadman Corner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Roadman Corner is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadman Corner
    • Billville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Billville is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billville
  • Davies's County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barrick Corner, with the one closest to Barrick Corner listed first.
    • Elnora
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Elnora is located in Davies's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
    • Odon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Odon is located in Davies's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,390 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odon <1>
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barrick Corner, with the one closest to Barrick Corner listed first.
    • Jasonville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Worthington
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Midland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Midland is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
    • Gilmour
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Gilmour is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmour
    • Calvertville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Calvertville is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvertville
    • Hoosier
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Hoosier is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosier
    • Switz City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Tulip
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Tulip is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
    • Elliston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Elliston is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliston
    • Linton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Newark
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Newark is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
    • Island City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Island City is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
    • Bloomfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barrick Corner, with the one closest to Barrick Corner listed first.
    • Sandborn
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Sandborn is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandborn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
    • Westphalia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Freelandville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Freelandville is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freelandville
  • Lawrence County
    • Popcorn
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Popcorn is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popcorn
  • Martin County
    • Crane
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barrick Corner, with the one closest to Barrick Corner listed first.
    • Stinesville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Stinesville is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinesville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
    • Ellettsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Stanford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Stanford is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanford
    • Highland Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Highland Village is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
    • Kirksville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Kirksville is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksville
    • Bloomington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Clear Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Clear Creek is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
    • Dolan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Dolan is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolan
  • Morgan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barrick Corner, with the one closest to Barrick Corner listed first.
    • Lewisville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Lewisville is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
    • Minetree ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Minetree is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minetree
      • Minetree has also been known as:
      • Billtown
      • Meintree
      • Menietree
    • Paragon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Eminence
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Eminence is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
    • Plano
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Plano is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
  • Owen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barrick Corner, with the one closest to Barrick Corner listed first.
    • Denmark
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Denmark is located in Owen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
    • Coal City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Coal City is located in Owen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
    • Patricksburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Patricksburg is located in Owen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricksburg
    • Arney
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Arney is located in Owen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arney
    • Freedom
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Freedom is located in Owen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
    • Atkinsonville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Atkinsonville is located in Owen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinsonville
    • Spencer
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Cuba
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Cuba is located in Owen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
    • Gosport
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Quincy
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Quincy is located in Owen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
  • Parke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barrick Corner, with the one closest to Barrick Corner listed first.
    • Bridgeton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Rosedale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Mansfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • West Atherton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • West Atherton is located in Parke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Atherton
    • Numa
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Numa is located in Parke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numa
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barrick Corner, with the one closest to Barrick Corner listed first.
    • Reelsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Reelsville is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsville
    • Cloverdale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Putnamville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Putnamville is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
    • Limedale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Limedale is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limedale
    • Belle Union
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Belle Union is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Union
    • Greencastle
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sullivan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barrick Corner, with the one closest to Barrick Corner listed first.
    • Hymera
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Hymera is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hymera
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
    • Dugger
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Farmersburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Gambill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Gambill is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambill
    • Scotchtown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Scotchtown is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchtown
    • Jericho
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jericho is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
    • Shelburn
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Sullivan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Scott City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Scott City is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott City
    • Paxton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Paxton is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
    • Fairbanks
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Fairbanks is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
    • New Lebanon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Carlisle
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Vigo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barrick Corner, with the one closest to Barrick Corner listed first.
    • Lewis
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Lewis is located in Vigo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
    • Riley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Riley is located in Vigo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
    • Grange Corner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Grange Corner is located in Vigo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Corner
    • Pimento
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Pimento is located in Vigo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pimento
    • Swalls
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Swalls is located in Vigo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swalls
    • Youngstown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Youngstown is located in Vigo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngstown
    • Glen Ayre
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Glen Ayre is located in Vigo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ayre
    • Seelyville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Seelyville is located in Vigo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
    • Prairie Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Prairie Creek is located in Vigo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
    • Prairieton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Prairieton is located in Vigo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieton
    • Burnett
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Burnett is located in Vigo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
    • Fontanet
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Fontanet is located in Vigo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanet
    • Taylorville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Taylorville is located in Vigo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorville
  • Clark County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barrick Corner, with the one closest to Barrick Corner listed first.
    • Farrington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Farrington is located in Clark County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrington
    • Weaver
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Weaver is located in Clark County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
    • York
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • York is located in Clark County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York

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

Cemeteries Near Barrick Corner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Barrick Corner.

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 Barrick Corner - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Red Brush Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Liechty Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Sink Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Neihart Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Bullerman Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Duncan Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Greenwell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Goshorn Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Winters Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (399 more) ...
    • Bush Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Fiscus Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Rea Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)

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 Barrick Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Barrick Corner.

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

  • Coal City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Coal City is located in Owen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
  • Clay City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Daggett
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Daggett is located in Owen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daggett
  • Eel River
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Eel River is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eel River
  • Howesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Howesville is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howesville
  • Hubbell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hubbell is located in Owen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbell
  • Johnstown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Johnstown is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
  • Patricksburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Patricksburg is located in Owen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricksburg
  • Saline City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Saline City is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
  • Arney
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Arney is located in Owen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arney
  • Jasonville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Bowling Green
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Bowling Green is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Lewis
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Lewis is located in Vigo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
    • Worthington
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Ashboro
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Ashboro is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashboro

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

Newspapers Published in Barrick Corner ...

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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Barrick Corner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Barrick Corner, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Barrick Corner.

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 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 Barrick Corner:

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 Barrick Corner, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Barrick Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.