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 Bobtown (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 Bobtown. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
Bobtown is located in Jackson 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 Jackson County: Bartholomew, Brown, Jennings, Lawrence, Scott & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Bobtown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bobtown:
- Jackson County (The home county of Bobtown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bobtown, with the one closest to Bobtown listed first.
- Cortland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cortland is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland
- Seymour
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Elizabethtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- New Elizabethtown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Elizabethtown
- Spraytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Spraytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spraytown
- Fleming
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fleming is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
- Kriete Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kriete Corner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kriete Corner
- Brownstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Freetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dudleytown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dudleytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleytown
- Houston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Houston is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Retreat
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Retreat is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- Kurtz
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Kurtz is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kurtz
- Bartholomew County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bobtown, with the one closest to Bobtown listed first.
- Jonesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Ogilville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- North Ogilville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ogilville
- Bethel Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bethel Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Village
- Elizabethtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elizabethtown is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
- Garden City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Garden City is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Columbus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jewell Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jewell Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell Village
- Stony Lonesome
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Lonesome is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Lonesome
- Corn Brook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Corn Brook is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Brook
- Grammer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grammer is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grammer
- Petersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Petersville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Clifford
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Clifford is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bobtown, with the one closest to Bobtown listed first.
- Becks Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Becks Grove is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becks Grove
- Pikes Peak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pikes Peak is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Peak
- Mount Liberty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Liberty is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
- Story
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Story is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
- Gnaw Bone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nashville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beanblossom
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Beanblossom is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beanblossom
- Beanblossom has also been known as:
- Bean Blossom
- Helmsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Helmsburg is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmsburg
- Spearsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Spearsville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearsville
- Clark County
- Underwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Underwood is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood
- Decatur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bobtown, with the one closest to Bobtown listed first.
- Alert
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Alert is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alert
- Sardinia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sardinia is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardinia
- Harper
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harper is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Westport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Westport is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
- Letts Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Letts Corner is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letts Corner
- Letts
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Letts is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letts
- Burney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Burney is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burney
- Harris City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harris City is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris City
- Milford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Millhousen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Millhousen is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhousen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bobtown, with the one closest to Bobtown listed first.
- Deputy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dupont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Middlefork
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Middlefork is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefork
- Kent
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kent is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Smyrna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Smyrna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Jennings County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bobtown, with the one closest to Bobtown listed first.
- Four Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Four Corners is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Hayden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hayden is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden
- Scipio
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Scipio is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Queensville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Queensville is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensville
- North Vernon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Vernon
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Commiskey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Grayford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Grayford is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayford
- Oakdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Oakdale is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Paris Crossing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Paris Crossing is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Crossing
- Butlerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- San Jacinto
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- San Jacinto is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jacinto
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bobtown, with the one closest to Bobtown listed first.
- Edinburgh
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Nineveh
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Princes Lakes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Princes Lakes is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princes Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,342 people
- Peoga
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Peoga is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoga
- Amity
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Amity is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Samaria
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Samaria is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Trafalgar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bobtown, with the one closest to Bobtown listed first.
- Zelma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Zelma is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zelma
- Leesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Leesville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Heltonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Fort Ritner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Ritner is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ritner
- Erie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Erie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Crawford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Crawford is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Tunnelton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tunnelton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelton
- Bono
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bono is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
- Lawrenceport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrenceport is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceport
- Stonington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stonington is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
- Guthrie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Guthrie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bobtown, with the one closest to Bobtown listed first.
- Unionville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Smithville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Morgan County
- Morgantown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ripley County
- Holton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bobtown, with the one closest to Bobtown listed first.
- Austin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Albion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Albion is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Marshfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Marshfield is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
- Scottsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Blocher
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Blocher is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocher
- Goshen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Goshen is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Lexington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bobtown, with the one closest to Bobtown listed first.
- Flat Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mount Auburn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mount Auburn is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Norristown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Norristown is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norristown
- Geneva
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Geneva is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Wilson Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wilson Corner is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Corner
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bobtown, with the one closest to Bobtown listed first.
- Little York
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Little York is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Plattsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Plattsburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Kossuth
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Kossuth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Harristown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Harristown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harristown
- Salem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- South Boston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- South Boston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
- Campbellsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saltillo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saltillo is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Smedley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Smedley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smedley
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bobtown, see our County-by-County Page for Bobtown.
Cemeteries Near Bobtown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bobtown.
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 Bobtown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bobtown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bobtown, with the one closest to Bobtown listed first.
- Knabb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knabb Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Knabb Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northwest of Seymour.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2316507 <3>
- Cortland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Seymour.
- Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Ambrose Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Riverview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Glasson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Weddell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Crane Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Robertson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson Cemetery
- The Robertson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Honeytown Cemetery
- Honeytown Christian Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86607 <3>
- Gardner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Farmington Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (297 more) ...
- St. Paul Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spraytown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Durland 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>
While we didn't find Bobtown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bobtown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bobtown, with the one closest to Bobtown listed first.
- Peters Switch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Peters Switch is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Switch
- Rockford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rockford is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Jonesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Seymour
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Surprise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Surprise is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Reddington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Reddington is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reddington
- Waymansville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waymansville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waymansville
- Shields
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shields is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
- Azalia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Azalia is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azalia
- Waynesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Waynesville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesville
- Spraytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Spraytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spraytown
- Fleming
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fleming is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Walesboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Walesboro is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walesboro
- Freetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ewing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ewing is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bobtown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bobtown.
Newspapers Published in Bobtown ...
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 88 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bobtown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bobtown, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bobtown.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Bobtown:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartholomew County
- Brown County
- Clark County
- Decatur County
- Jefferson County
- Jennings County
- Johnson County
- Lawrence County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Ripley County
- Scott County
- Shelby County
- Washington 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bobtown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Bobtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |