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 Branchville (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 Branchville. 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.
Branchville is located in Perry 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 Perry County: Crawford, Dubois, Spencer, Breckinridge (KY), Hancock (KY) & Meade (KY).
Below are the counties that are near Branchville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Branchville:
- Perry County (The home county of Branchville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Branchville, with the one closest to Branchville listed first.
- Apalona
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Apalona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apalona
- Saint Croix
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Leopold
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sassafras
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sassafras is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Magnet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Magnet is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Ranger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ranger is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
- Bristow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Siberia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Siberia is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siberia
- Derby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dexter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dexter is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Gerald
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gerald is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
- Lilly Dale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lilly Dale is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Dale
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Branchville, with the one closest to Branchville listed first.
- West Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- West Fork is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fork
- Sulphur
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphur is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- Beechwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Beechwood is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Jericho
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jericho is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Alton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Alton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Fredonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fredonia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Grantsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grantsburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
- Eckerty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Taswell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Magnolia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Riceville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Riceville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Carefree
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Carefree is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carefree
- Dubois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Branchville, with the one closest to Branchville listed first.
- Birdseye
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kyana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kyana is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyana
- Schnellville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Schnellville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnellville
- Ferdinand
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Saint Anthony
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Celestine
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Dubois
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Huntingburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Norton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Norton is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Jasper
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hillham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hillham is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillham
- Holland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Branchville, with the one closest to Branchville listed first.
- New Amsterdam
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- New Amsterdam is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Amsterdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Valley City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Valley City is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- Glidas
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Glidas is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidas
- Depauw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Depauw is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depauw
- Frenchtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Frenchtown is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Mauckport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Central
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Central is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Corydon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ramsey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ramsey is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Corydon Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Corydon Junction is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon Junction
- Dogwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dogwood is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- Laconia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Martin County
- Windom
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Windom is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Branchville, with the one closest to Branchville listed first.
- Youngs Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Youngs Creek is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Creek
- Chambersburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Chambersburg is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- French Lick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Trotter Crossing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Trotter Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotter Crossing
- Paoli
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- West Baden Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- 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 north)
- Abydel is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abydel
- Prospect
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Prospect is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Mahan Crossing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mahan Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan Crossing
- Spencer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Branchville, with the one closest to Branchville listed first.
- Saint Meinrad
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fulda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Evanston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Evanston is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
- Lamar
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mariah Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Santa Claus
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Clay City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Clay City is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
- Dale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lincoln City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rockport Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rockport Junction is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport Junction
- Gentryville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Kercheval
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Kercheval is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kercheval
- Warrick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Branchville, with the one closest to Branchville listed first.
- Heilman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Heilman is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilman
- Tennyson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Eames
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Eames is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eames
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Branchville, with the one closest to Branchville listed first.
- Hardinsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fredericksburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Breckinridge County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Branchville, with the one closest to Branchville listed first.
- Chenaultt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Chenaultt is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenaultt
- Ammons
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ammons is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammons
- Stephensport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Stephensport is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephensport
- Union Star
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Union Star is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star
- Raymond
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Raymond is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Cloverport
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Webster
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Webster is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Irvington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hardinsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Garfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Garfield is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Harned
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Tar Fork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Tar Fork is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Fork
- Daviess County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Branchville, with the one closest to Branchville listed first.
- Yelvington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yelvington is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelvington
- Maceo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maceo is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maceo
- Hancock County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Branchville, with the one closest to Branchville listed first.
- Hawesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lewisport
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Patesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Patesville is located in Hancock County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patesville
- Meade County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Branchville, with the one closest to Branchville listed first.
- Roberta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Roberta is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberta
- Concordia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Concordia is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
- Wolf Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wolf Creek is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Beechland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Beechland is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechland
- Rhodelia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rhodelia is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- Cedar Flat
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cedar Flat is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
- Andyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Andyville is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andyville
- Battletown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Battletown is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battletown
- Oolite
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Oolite is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oolite
- Cold Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cold Springs is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Liberty
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Lodale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lodale is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodale
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Branchville, see our County-by-County Page for Branchville.
Cemeteries Near Branchville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Branchville.
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 Branchville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Branchville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Branchville, with the one closest to Branchville listed first.
- Walker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Guillaume Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bangle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ewing Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Colby Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Frakes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rennie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rickenbaugh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Horton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sprinkle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- German Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Luxenburger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (321 more) ...
- Senn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lanman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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 Branchville had a population of 36 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Branchville, with the one closest to Branchville listed first.
- Apalona
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Apalona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apalona
- Celina
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Celina is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celina
- Leopold
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Oriole
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oriole is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole
- Saint Croix
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- West Fork is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fork
- Doolittle Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Doolittle Mills is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittle Mills
- Uniontown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Uniontown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Bristow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ranger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ranger is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
- Derby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Dexter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dexter is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Alton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Alton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Siberia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Siberia is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siberia
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Branchville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Branchville.
Newspapers Published in Branchville ...
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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Branchville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Branchville, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Branchville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Branchville:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Perry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Dubois County
- Harrison County
- Martin County
- Orange County
- Spencer County
- Warrick County
- Washington County
- Breckinridge County
- Daviess County
- Hancock County
- Meade 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 Branchville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Branchville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |