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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 Bartons Location (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 Bartons Location. 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 Bartons Location ...
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.
While the name of this community is Bartons Location, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Bartons Location may originally have been Barton's Location.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Bartons Location might be written as Barton Location.
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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Bartons Location is located in Pike 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 Pike County: Davies's, Dubois, Gibson, Knox & Warrick.
Below are the counties that are near Bartons Location. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bartons Location:
- Pike County (The home county of Bartons Location)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bartons Location, with the one closest to Bartons Location listed first.
- Petersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Petersburg is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,299 people
- Alford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Alford is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford
- Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Union is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Glezen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Glezen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glezen
- Algiers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Algiers is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algiers
- Oatsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oatsville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatsville
- Highbank Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Highbank Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbank Town
- Winslow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland City Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Whiteoak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Whiteoak is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteoak
- Otwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Otwell is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otwell
- White Sulphur Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Velpen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Velpen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velpen
- Davies's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bartons Location, with the one closest to Bartons Location listed first.
- Sandy Hook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sandy Hook is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Washington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glendale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Glendale is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Graham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Graham is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Capehart
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Capehart is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capehart
- Montgomery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cannelburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cannelburg is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Alfordsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Alfordsville is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfordsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Plainville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Plainville is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 500 people
- Elnora
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- 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 northeast)
- Dubois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bartons Location, with the one closest to Bartons Location listed first.
- Portersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Portersville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
- Ireland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Haysville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Haysville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Jasper
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Zoar
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Zoar is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Holland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Huntingburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dubois
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Gibson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bartons Location, with the one closest to Bartons Location listed first.
- Giro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Giro is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giro
- Dongola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dongola is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dongola
- Hazleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Oakland City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Francisco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Francisco is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Patoka
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Patoka is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patoka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 784 people
- Douglas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Douglas is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Somerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Princeton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mackey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mackey is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Buckskin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Buckskin is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin
- Fort Branch
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Haubstadt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bartons Location, with the one closest to Bartons Location listed first.
- Willis
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Willis is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Monroe City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Monroe City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
- Verne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Verne is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verne
- Wheatland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wheatland is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
- Decker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Decker is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Fritchton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fritchton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritchton
- Ragsdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ragsdale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragsdale
- Vincennes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bruceville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Beal
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Beal is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beal
- Bicknell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Edwardsport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Edwardsport is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Busseron
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Busseron is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busseron
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bartons Location, with the one closest to Bartons Location listed first.
- Loogootee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Windom
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Windom is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Shoals
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sullivan County
- Carlisle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Vanderburgh County
- Stacer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stacer is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacer
- Warrick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bartons Location, with the one closest to Bartons Location listed first.
- Lynnville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Wheatonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Wheatonville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatonville
- Dickeyville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Dickeyville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
- Elberfeld
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Graham Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Graham Valley is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Valley
- Heilman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Heilman is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilman
- Folsomville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Folsomville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomville
- Crawford County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bartons Location, with the one closest to Bartons Location listed first.
- Heathsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Heathsville is located in Crawford County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathsville
- Oil Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oil Grove is located in Crawford County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Grove
- Lawrence County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bartons Location, with the one closest to Bartons Location listed first.
- Saint Francisville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Billett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Billett is located in Lawrence County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billett
- Russellville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrenceville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgeport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Petersburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Birds
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Helena
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Helena is located in Lawrence County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Sumner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wabash County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bartons Location, with the one closest to Bartons Location listed first.
- Allendale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Adams Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Adams Corner is located in Wabash County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corner
- Patton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Patton is located in Wabash County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
- Orio
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Orio is located in Wabash County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orio
- Mount Carmel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lancaster
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lancaster is located in Wabash County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bartons Location, see our County-by-County Page for Bartons Location.
Cemeteries Near Bartons Location ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bartons Location.
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 Bartons Location - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bartons Location covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bartons Location, with the one closest to Bartons Location listed first.
- Freeland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fowler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Weist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Weathers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Stewart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Mound Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Frederick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Catt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stuckey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Old Town Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (337 more) ...
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blaize Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Willis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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>
While we didn't find Bartons Location in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bartons Location.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bartons Location, with the one closest to Bartons Location listed first.
- Bowman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bowman is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman
- Petersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Petersburg is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,299 people
- Pond Creek Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pond Creek Mills is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Creek Mills
- Monroe City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Monroe City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
- Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Union is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Rumble
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rumble is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumble
- Rogers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rogers is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Sandy Hook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sandy Hook is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Iona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Iona is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iona
- Glezen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Glezen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glezen
- Thomas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Oatsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oatsville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatsville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Littles
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Littles is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littles
- Algiers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Algiers is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algiers
- Wheatland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wheatland is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bartons Location. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bartons Location.
Newspapers Published in Bartons Location ...
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 92 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bartons Location.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bartons Location, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bartons Location.
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 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 Bartons Location:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Pike County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Davies's County
- Dubois County
- Gibson County
- Knox County
- Martin County
- Sullivan County
- Vanderburgh County
- Warrick County
- Crawford County
- Lawrence County
- Wabash County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Bartons Location, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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 from Point A (ie- Bartons Location) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |