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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 Black Oak (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 Black Oak. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Black Oak is located in Davies's 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 Davies's County: Dubois, Greene, Knox, Martin & Pike.

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

  • Davies's County     (The home county of Black Oak)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Black Oak, with the one closest to Black Oak listed first.
    • Montgomery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Cannelburg
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Cannelburg is located in Davies's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
    • Washington
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Glendale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Glendale is located in Davies's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
    • Graham
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Graham is located in Davies's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
    • Capehart
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Capehart is located in Davies's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capehart
    • Sandy Hook
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Sandy Hook is located in Davies's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
    • Plainville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Plainville is located in Davies's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 500 people
    • Alfordsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Alfordsville is located in Davies's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfordsville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
    • Odon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Elnora
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Elnora is located in Davies's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
  • Dubois County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Black Oak, with the one closest to Black Oak listed first.
    • Portersville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Portersville is located in Dubois County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
    • Haysville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Haysville is located in Dubois County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
    • Ireland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jasper
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Dubois
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hillham
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Hillham is located in Dubois County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillham
    • Norton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Norton is located in Dubois County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
    • Celestine
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Huntingburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Zoar
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Zoar is located in Dubois County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
    • Saint Anthony
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Holland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Schnellville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Schnellville is located in Dubois County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnellville
  • Gibson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Black Oak, with the one closest to Black Oak listed first.
    • Giro
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Giro is located in Gibson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giro
    • Dongola
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Dongola is located in Gibson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dongola
    • Oakland City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hazleton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Francisco
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Francisco is located in Gibson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
    • Somerville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Black Oak, with the one closest to Black Oak listed first.
    • Newberry
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Newberry is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 186 people
    • Scotland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Scotland is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
    • Lyons
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Plummer
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Plummer is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummer
    • Island City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Island City is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
    • Elliston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Elliston is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliston
    • Switz City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Koleen
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Koleen is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koleen
    • Mineral City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Mineral City is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
    • Bloomfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Linton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • White Rose
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • White Rose is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rose
    • Owensburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Owensburg is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensburg
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Black Oak, with the one closest to Black Oak listed first.
    • Wheatland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Wheatland is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
    • Edwardsport
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Edwardsport is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsport
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
    • Bicknell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Ragsdale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Ragsdale is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragsdale
    • Westphalia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Monroe City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Monroe City is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
    • Willis
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Willis is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
    • Sandborn
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Sandborn is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandborn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
    • Freelandville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Freelandville is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freelandville
    • Fritchton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Fritchton is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritchton
    • Verne
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Verne is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verne
    • Bruceville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Busseron
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Busseron is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busseron
  • Lawrence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Black Oak, with the one closest to Black Oak listed first.
    • Huron
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Huron is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
    • Williams
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Williams is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
    • Silverville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Silverville is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverville
    • Georgia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Georgia is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia
    • Fayetteville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Fayetteville is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
    • Hartleyville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Hartleyville is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleyville
    • Coxton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Coxton is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxton
  • Martin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Black Oak, with the one closest to Black Oak listed first.
    • Loogootee
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Shoals
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Burns City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Burns City is located in Martin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns City
    • Lacy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Lacy is located in Martin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
    • Windom
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Windom is located in Martin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
    • Crane
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Olive
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Mount Olive is located in Martin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Black Oak, with the one closest to Black Oak listed first.
    • Prospect
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Prospect is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
    • French Lick
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • West Baden Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • 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
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Abydel is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abydel
  • Pike County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Black Oak, with the one closest to Black Oak listed first.
    • Highbank Town
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Highbank Town is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbank Town
    • Algiers
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Algiers is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algiers
    • Otwell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Otwell is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otwell
    • Alford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Alford is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford
    • Petersburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Petersburg is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,299 people
    • Whiteoak
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Whiteoak is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteoak
    • White Sulphur Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Winslow
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Glezen
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Glezen is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glezen
    • Velpen
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Velpen is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velpen
    • Union
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Union is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Oatsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Oatsville is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatsville
    • Oakland City Junction
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Sullivan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Black Oak, with the one closest to Black Oak listed first.
    • Carlisle
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Gambill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Gambill is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambill
    • Dugger
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Jericho
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jericho is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
    • Paxton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Paxton is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
    • Scotchtown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Scotchtown is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchtown
  • Crawford County (IL)
    • Heathsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Heathsville is located in Crawford County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathsville
  • Lawrence County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Black Oak, with the one closest to Black Oak listed first.
    • Russellville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Billett
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Billett is located in Lawrence County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billett
    • Saint Francisville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Black Oak ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Black Oak.

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 Black Oak - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • New Veale Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Patricks Glencoe Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Wagler Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Colbert Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cornettsville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Stoll Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hawkins Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • East Union Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (336 more) ...

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Black Oak had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Montgomery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Cannelburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Cannelburg is located in Davies's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
  • Washington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Cornettsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Cornettsville is located in Davies's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornettsville
  • Glendale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Glendale is located in Davies's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
  • Graham
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Graham is located in Davies's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
  • Jordan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jordan is located in Davies's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
  • Thomas
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Thomas is located in Davies's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
  • Cumback
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Cumback is located in Davies's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumback
  • Epsom
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Epsom is located in Davies's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epsom
  • Maysville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Maysville is located in Davies's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
  • Sandy Hook
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Sandy Hook is located in Davies's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Waco
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Waco is located in Davies's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
    • Loogootee
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Plainville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Plainville is located in Davies's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 500 people

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

Newspapers Published in Black Oak ...

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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Black Oak.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Black Oak, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Black Oak.

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 websites either 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 Black Oak:

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 Black Oak, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Black Oak) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.