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 Bowling Green (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 Bowling Green. 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 Bowling Green ...
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 Bowling Green: Bowling Grn.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Bowling Green. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bowling Green.
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 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.
Bowling Green 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 Bowling Green. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bowling Green:
- Clay County (The home county of Bowling Green)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowling Green, with the one closest to Bowling Green listed first.
- Center Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Poland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Roadman Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Roadman Corner is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadman Corner
- Prairie City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Saline City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Saline City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
- Eel River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eel River is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eel River
- Art
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Art is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Art
- Clay City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Harmony is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 639 people
- Billville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Billville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billville
- Knightsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Knightsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
- Cory
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cory is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cory
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowling Green, with the one closest to Bowling Green listed first.
- Worthington
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Jasonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Calvertville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Calvertville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvertville
- Newark
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Newark is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Midland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Midland is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Tulip
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Tulip is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- Gilmour
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gilmour is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmour
- Hendricksville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hendricksville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricksville
- Hoosier
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hoosier is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosier
- Bloomfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Elliston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Elliston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliston
- Solsberry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hendricks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowling Green, with the one closest to Bowling Green listed first.
- Stilesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coatesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Amo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Reno
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Reno is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Hazelwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hazelwood is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowling Green, with the one closest to Bowling Green listed first.
- Stinesville
(20 miles [32.2 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Village is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Stanford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stanford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanford
- Dolan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Dolan is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolan
- Bloomington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowling Green, with the one closest to Bowling Green listed first.
- Minetree ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Lewisville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lewisville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Eminence
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eminence is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
- Plano
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Plano is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
- Paragon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hall is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Wilbur
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wilbur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
- Owen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowling Green, with the one closest to Bowling Green listed first.
- Patricksburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Patricksburg is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricksburg
- Atkinsonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Atkinsonville is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinsonville
- Denmark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Denmark is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Coal City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Coal City is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Cuba
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cuba is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Arney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Arney is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arney
- Freedom
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Freedom is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Spencer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Quincy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Quincy is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Gosport
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Parke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowling Green, with the one closest to Bowling Green listed first.
- Mansfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bridgeton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rosedale
(21 miles [33.8 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>
- Ferndale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ferndale is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- West Atherton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- West Atherton is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Atherton
- Numa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Numa is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numa
- Bellmore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bellmore is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellmore
- Billie Creek Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rockville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nyesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Nyesville is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyesville
- Mecca
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mecca is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
- Judson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Judson is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowling Green, with the one closest to Bowling Green listed first.
- Reelsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Reelsville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsville
- Cloverdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Putnamville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Putnamville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
- Limedale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Limedale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limedale
- Greencastle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Belle Union
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Belle Union is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Union
- Fillmore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fillmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Portland Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Portland Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland Mills
- Bainbridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bainbridge is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Blakesburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Blakesburg is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakesburg
- Groveland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Groveland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowling Green, with the one closest to Bowling Green listed first.
- Hymera
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hymera is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hymera
- Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
- Farmersburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shelburn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dugger
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gambill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gambill is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambill
- Scotchtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Scotchtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchtown
- Jericho
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jericho is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Scott City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Scott City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott City
- Fairbanks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairbanks is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
- Sullivan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vermillion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowling Green, with the one closest to Bowling Green listed first.
- Clinton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Universal
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Universal is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
- Fairview Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Park is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
- Sandytown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sandytown is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandytown
- Vigo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowling Green, with the one closest to Bowling Green listed first.
- Grange Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Grange Corner is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Corner
- Seelyville
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Lewis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lewis is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Riley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Riley is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Swalls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Swalls is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swalls
- Glen Ayre
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Glen Ayre is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ayre
- Burnett
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Burnett is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Fontanet
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Fontanet is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanet
- Youngstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Youngstown is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngstown
- Sandcut
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sandcut is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandcut
- Pimento
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Pimento is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pimento
- North Terre Haute
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Terre Haute is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Terre Haute
- Clark County (IL)
- Farrington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Farrington is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrington
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bowling Green, see our County-by-County Page for Bowling Green.
Cemeteries Near Bowling Green ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bowling Green.
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 Bowling Green - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bowling Green covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bowling Green, with the one closest to Bowling Green listed first.
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Zenor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Snoddy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Killion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Funk Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sixmile Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stephens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Crouse Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mast Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Olive Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Nier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wilkerson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (388 more) ...
- Gremes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cole Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Burger 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Bowling Green had a population of 467 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bowling Green, with the one closest to Bowling Green listed first.
- Patricksburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Patricksburg is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricksburg
- Jordan
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jordan is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Poland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ashboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ashboro is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashboro
- Saline City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Saline City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
- Asherville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Asherville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asherville
- Prairie City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Eel River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eel River is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eel River
- Atkinsonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Atkinsonville is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinsonville
- Art
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Art is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Art
- Hoosierville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hoosierville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosierville
- Clay City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Vandalia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vandalia is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
- Coal City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Coal City is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Harmony
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Harmony is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 639 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bowling Green. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bowling Green.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Bowling Green ...
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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bowling Green.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Bowling Green. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Bowling Green and those printed in the larger area surrounding Bowling Green.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of Bowling Green.
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 Bowling Green:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Clay County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Greene County
- Hendricks County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Owen County
- Parke County
- Putnam County
- Sullivan County
- Vermillion County
- Vigo County
- Clark County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bowling Green, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bowling Green) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |