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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 Braxtons Siding (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 Braxtons Siding. 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 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.
Braxtons Siding is located in Orange 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 Orange County: Crawford, Dubois, Lawrence, Martin & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Braxtons Siding. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Braxtons Siding:
- Orange County (The home county of Braxtons Siding)
- The following are listed by their distance from Braxtons Siding, with the one closest to Braxtons Siding listed first.
- Paoli
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Abydel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Abydel is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abydel
- Youngs Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Youngs Creek is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Creek
- Chambersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chambersburg is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Mahan Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mahan Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan Crossing
- Prospect
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Prospect is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- West Baden Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Baden Springs is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baden Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Orleans
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Trotter Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Trotter Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotter Crossing
- French Lick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bromer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bromer is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromer
- Leipsic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Leipsic is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic
- Clark County
- Borden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Braxtons Siding, with the one closest to Braxtons Siding listed first.
- English
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Marengo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Taswell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Eckerty
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Grantsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Grantsburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
- Milltown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Riceville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Riceville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Pilot Knob
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pilot Knob is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- Magnolia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Magnolia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Carefree
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Carefree is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carefree
- Sulphur
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sulphur is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- West Fork
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- West Fork is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fork
- Beechwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Beechwood is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Davies's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Braxtons Siding, with the one closest to Braxtons Siding listed first.
- Alfordsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Alfordsville is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfordsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Cannelburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cannelburg is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Dubois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Braxtons Siding, with the one closest to Braxtons Siding listed first.
- Norton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Norton is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Hillham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hillham is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillham
- Dubois
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Celestine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Birdseye
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Schnellville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Schnellville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnellville
- Kyana
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Kyana is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyana
- Haysville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Haysville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Saint Anthony
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jasper
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Portersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Portersville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
- Ireland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ferdinand
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Floyd County
- Greenville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greene County
- Owensburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Owensburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensburg
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Braxtons Siding, with the one closest to Braxtons Siding listed first.
- Depauw
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Depauw is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depauw
- Frenchtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Frenchtown is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Palmyra
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ramsey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ramsey is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Bradford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bradford is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Corydon Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Corydon Junction is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon Junction
- New Salisbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Crandall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crandall is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Braxtons Siding, with the one closest to Braxtons Siding listed first.
- Medora
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Medora is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
- Vallonia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Norman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Braxtons Siding, with the one closest to Braxtons Siding listed first.
- Georgia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Georgia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia
- Mitchell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Spring Mill Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Spring Mill Village is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mill Village
- Stonington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stonington is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
- Lawrenceport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lawrenceport is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceport
- Bono
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bono is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
- Huron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Huron is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Hartleyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hartleyville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleyville
- Tunnelton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tunnelton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelton
- Fort Ritner
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Ritner is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ritner
- Williams
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Williams is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Coxton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Coxton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxton
- Bedford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Braxtons Siding, with the one closest to Braxtons Siding listed first.
- Lacy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lacy is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
- Windom
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Windom is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Shoals
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Olive
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Olive is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Loogootee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Burns City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burns City is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns City
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Braxtons Siding, with the one closest to Braxtons Siding listed first.
- Saint Croix
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Siberia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Siberia is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siberia
- Branchville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Branchville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Sassafras
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sassafras is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Apalona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Apalona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apalona
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Braxtons Siding, with the one closest to Braxtons Siding listed first.
- Livonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Livonia is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Claysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Claysville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Saltillo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saltillo is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Campbellsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hardinsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Smedley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Smedley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smedley
- Fredericksburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Salem
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Kossuth
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Kossuth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Plattsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Plattsburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Harristown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Harristown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harristown
- New Pekin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- New Pekin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pekin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
- South Boston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- South Boston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Braxtons Siding, see our County-by-County Page for Braxtons Siding.
Cemeteries Near Braxtons Siding ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Braxtons Siding.
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 Braxtons Siding - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Braxtons Siding covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Braxtons Siding, with the one closest to Braxtons Siding listed first.
- Paoli Community Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Springer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Scott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Youngscreek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lewis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Little Africa Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Irvin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Danners Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- IOOF Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Old Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (335 more) ...
- Miller Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Copelin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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>
While we didn't find Braxtons Siding in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Braxtons Siding.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Braxtons Siding, with the one closest to Braxtons Siding listed first.
- Paoli
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lost River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lost River is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost River
- Abydel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Abydel is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abydel
- Youngs Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Youngs Creek is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Creek
- Chambersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chambersburg is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Stampers Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stampers Creek is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stampers Creek
- Syria
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Syria is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syria
- Orangeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Orangeville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
- West Baden Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Baden Springs is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baden Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Greenbrier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greenbrier is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Orleans
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- French Lick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bromer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bromer is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromer
- Valeene
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Valeene is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valeene
- Leipsic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Leipsic is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Braxtons Siding. See our List of 1890's Communities around Braxtons Siding.
Newspapers Published in Braxtons Siding ...
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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Braxtons Siding.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Braxtons Siding, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Braxtons Siding.
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 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 Braxtons Siding:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Orange County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clark County
- Crawford County
- Davies's County
- Dubois County
- Floyd County
- Greene County
- Harrison County
- Jackson County
- Lawrence County
- Martin County
- Perry 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> | 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 Braxtons Siding, 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- Braxtons Siding) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |